+Elizabeth Kaluanya, MSN, FNP-C

Sugar Land, TX **498

Cell: 832-***-**** / Email: adh94i@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking for employment position as a Nurse practitioner (NP) in a clinic, facility, hospital, or similar settings to provide quality healthcare services to patients and educate them about various health conditions to help improve their lives.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

November 2019 – 02/2020: Relode Locum – UTMB Corrections Facility Clinic Houston, TX. Nurse Practitioner primary care

Perform comprehensive physical assessment, diagnosed, initiate a plan of care, implement the plan of care, and evaluate. Sees inmates with chronic and, sub-acute illness mostly adults.

Order labs, and interprets labs diagnostic testing including labs, X-ray, EKG

Order prescriptions / perform treatment plans and gives referral.

Work in collaboration with the physician

Educate inmates on their disease process, and on health maintenance/preventatives.

Collaborates with the doctors, NPs, nurses, and other medical teams in the facility.

Document using EPIC EMR

Software: UP TO DATE.

September 2017 – Current: Signify Health – Nurse Practitioner

In – Home Health & Well-Being Assessment

Conducts in home health visit on medical patients with chronic medical health conditions such as patients with hypertension, h/o heart failure, diabetes, COPD, and so on. Coordinate with patient’s primary medical providers as a means of preventive health care.

Take patients histories of both current and present medical condition and performed assessment using clinical knowledge, judgment, and current findings

Review patient’s medications, laboratory results, and answer all patients’ questions.

Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management

Perform labs/tests such as A1c, monofilament test for diabetes, urine dipstick for micro albumen, peripheral artery diseases testing with quantaflo, hand out FOBT kit for occult blood test to members

Communicate gaps in care to member’s providers

Identify referral needs

Identify urgent and emergent situations for proper intervention immediately and collaborates with the healthcare medical director.

Provide patients/family educate members on topics related to health conditions and promotion and documents any findings during assessment.

Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

Document electronically and submit within 24 hrs.

May 2018 – September 2018 – Humana (Your Home Advantage) – Nurse Practitioner – Houston TX

In – Home Health & Well-Being Assessment

Conducts in home health visit on medical patients with chronic/complex medical health conditions such

On patients with hypertension or h/o heart failure, diabetes, COPD, and so on. Coordinate with patient’s

primary medical providers as a means of preventive health care.

Take patients histories of both current and present medical condition and performed assessment using clinical knowledge, judgment, and current findings

Review patient’s medications, laboratory results, and answer all patients’ questions.

Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management

Communicate gaps in care to member’s providers

Identify referral needs

Identify urgent and emergent situations for proper intervention immediately and collaborates with the healthcare medical director.

Provide patients/family educate members on topics related to health conditions and promotion and documents any findings during assessment.

Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI)

Document electronically and submit within 24 hrs.

July 2017 – Current: Emergency Medical Doctors Services South Houston, TX. Nurse Practitioner in urgent care / primary care – 16 /24 hours / weekly (part-time).

Perform comprehensive physical assessment, diagnosed, initiate a plan of care, implement the plan of care, and evaluate. Sees chronic/ acute patients of all ages, and including well woman screening, weight loss, and immunizations.

Order labs, and interprets labs diagnostic testing including labs, X-ray, EKG

Order prescriptions / Implement treatment plans and gives referral.

Educate patients on their disease process, and on health maintenance/preventatives.

Collaborate with the doctor, nurse practitioner, and the nurses.

Document using Office Ally EMR

Software: Epocrates, and Ferri’s advisor.

October 2013 – September 2017 – Kindred Hospital, Houston TX.

Registered Nurse

Provided care to unstable patients who required close monitoring, and frequent assessments with patients on step down ICU. Performed nursing skills care that involves ventilation, tracheostomy, arterial lines, IVs, IV pumps, EKG monitoring, G-tubes, NG-tubes, Foley catheters, and Central lines, post-op-care, Performed admissions, treatment for patients in step down ICU and Medical-Surgical unit. Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary terms, and maintaining details, and documentations.

Provided pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions such as managing emergency medical procedures such as basic life cardiac support. Other skills duties include drawing blood, dressing changes, PICC/Central lines/IV Therapy treatment, blood products /transfusion and all other aspects of nursing care/education.

Performed admissions, discharges, and transfers; participated with the interdisciplinary teams, on teaching / discharge planning for patients from LTAC to Home or lower level of care.

September 2011 – October 2013 – Stoneybrook Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Houston TX.

Registered Nurse

Provided skilled nursing duties to long-term rehabilitative residents’ mostly geriatric patients aimed at helping individuals regain or maintain their independence level of functioning or to provide comfort and support following illness or surgeries.

Patient care includes frequent assessments, medication administrations, wound care, tracheostomy care, and colostomy care. Others includes wound care, G- tubes, NG-tubes, IV therapy, respiratory care, dialysis, anticoagulant therapy, insulin administration) and rehabilitative services.

Also provide care with patients that have different chronic illness such as: hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes care, dialysis patients, and other chronic health problem. Assist patient to their optimum level.

Provided documentation of physical changes including any behavioral observations in the daily plan. Maintain strong interpersonal relationships and effective collaboration with other healthcare providers, facilitated team performance to accomplish assigned responsibilities.

September 2011- September 2013 - Epic Home Health Services - Houston, TX.

Registered Nurse, Pediatrics –full time

Provided care to medically fragile children in their homes.

Provided primary nursing care for patients with Congenital and medical illnesses (DM, HTN, Seizures, ADHD, Asthma, etc)

Coordinate the development of a plan of care with the MD through collection and review of critical data.

Performed daily assessments, tube feeding (GB/GJ), Trach-Ventilation dependent, CVC dressing changes, and others as pertinent to the home health procedures

Collaborated with families, PT, OT, ST, and primary caregivers on patient care.

September 2011- October/2012 - All Tech Home Health Houston, TX

Registered Nurse - Home Health Care Nurse

Performed patient’s admissions, discharges, and recertifications.

Visit up to more than ten patients in a day at home and perform basic nursing skills through assessment and notify physicians of clinical changes. Also provided treatment as well as palliative care duties.

Dressed wounds and controlled infections.

Monitored the intake of food and medicines

Assessed patients and recommended hospitalization

Interacts with departments regarding patient care

Educates patients and their families on health care needs.

Skills: -Excellent verbal and written communications, providing preventative care, assist in educating patients on their conditions, and providing good quality level of patient care. –Problem – solving to assist in determining diagnosing with patients’ diseases, and ordering tests prescribe. -Strong interpersonal skills help to work closely with team members for best treatment plan and making best recommendations to patients. -Skilled motivations include the ability to listen closely to patients about their complaints and provide / recommendations best options.

Summary of education & Degrees

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN): Family Nurse Practitioner - Walden University Minneapolis, MN (11/2014 - 11/2016)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - University of Houston, Victoria-Sugar Land, Texas (01/2012 - 12/ 2012)

Associate Degree in Nursing – Lee College Baytown, Texas (RN) 06/2009 - 08/2011

Certifications / Licensing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in (NP- C)

Registered Nurse

Certified Basic Life Support

Certificate of Completion – “Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist 2019” – Methodist Hospital Houston TX.

BSN Degree - Honors: Dean’s List – University of Houston, Victoria – Sugar Land, TX

MSN Degree – Sigma Theta Tau – Honor Society

Professional Organization

2016 - Present: Houston Area Nurse Practitioners

2016 -Present: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

COMPUTER SKILLS: Office Ally software, epic software, Microsoft Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, WordPerfect, and Internet.

REFERENCES: Available Upon Request

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