Registered Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Corey W. Henry, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
Missouri City, Texas 77489
CAREER PROFILE:
- Proven record of reliability and accountability
- Strong nursing assessment and critical thinking skills
- Resourceful problem solver, capable of implementing solutions via the nursing process
- Possess cultural sensitivity with diverse populations across the health care continuum
- Effective leader and collaborator, exhibiting professionalism to patients, families, peers, & physicians
- Described by peers as a positive role model and one who takes initiative
- Lifelong learner in nursing profession
EDUCATION:
Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri
May 2017
Master of Science in Nursing – Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program
4.0 GPA
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
May 1998
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
3.0 GPA
CERTIFICATION and MEMBERSHIPS
-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner License #AG08170131, Expires 8/14/2022
-Texas Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse License #653891, Expires 8/31/2021
-American Heart Association Basic Life Support, Expires 6/2021
-Certified in Vision Screening, Expires 10/2020
-Member of Texas Nurses Association
-Member of American Nurses Association
-Member of Houston Area Nurse Practitioners Association
-Member of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Interventional Pain Specialists, Pasadena, TX
NURSE PRACTITIONER
December 2019-current
- Provide primary care services typically performed by a mid-level provider, under the supervision of a physician.
- Provide acute and chronic care in the clinic, including assessing and managing patients following established standards and practices.
- Rotate through assigned clinic sites at any of the IPS clinic sites.
- Examine new and follow up patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
- Administer and/or order diagnostic and laboratory testing. Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal and determine the need for follow up appointments and further treatment options.
- Perform the following injections: intra-articular, trigger point, tendonitis, bursitis
- Manage and refill intrathecal pain pumps
- Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
- Make sure the patients follow their treatment plans, including compliance with tests and other treatment recommendations.
- Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes, and results of physical examination.
- Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens. Serve as the resource patients need for ongoing care information, counseling and provide guidance for patients with critical conditions.
- Prescribe therapy or medication,
- Visit and treat patients as assigned, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to primary physician.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Other duties as assigned
Baylor Scott and White Pain Management, Temple TX
March 2018-December 2019
NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories.
- Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, and laboratory studies.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records via the EMR system.
- Prepares written and e-prescription orders for drugs and controlled substances.
- Interviews and advises patients regarding health and illness prevention; instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions. Provides patient education.
- Triage patient telephone calls and provides consultation
- Provides monitoring and continuity of care between physician visits.
- Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocols.
- Maintains strictest confidentiality of patient information and office business practices.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by supervising physician.
Strawberry Health Center, Pasadena, TX
July 2012 – March 2018
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE AND CHARGE NURSE
- Collaborates with the Nurse Manager and nursing staff to enhance the quality of care, improve staff performance and mentor the nursing staff while supervising the day-to-day activities of the clinic and Station A.
- Provides nursing oversight to help coordinate daily workflow of physician and patients in family practice, pulmonary clinic, and podiatry clinic.
- Enhances the interdisciplinary and interdepartmental relationships within the area, services and clinic.
- Clinic charge nurse and leadership experience in area of responsibility.
- Contributing facilitator in implementation of team huddle in ambulatory setting.
- Serves as preceptor and mentor to new graduates and newly hired nurses.
- Readiness rounds surveyor for nursing, Code Blue coordinator, and infection control coordinator.
- Epic super user
Aldine Health Center, Houston, TX
August 2011 - July 2012
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE AND CHARGE NURSE
- Collaborates with the Nurse Manager and nursing staff to enhance the quality of care, improve staff performance and mentor the nursing staff while supervising the day-to-day activities of the clinic and Station A.
- Provides nursing oversight to help coordinate daily workflow of physician and patients.
- Enhances the interdisciplinary and interdepartmental relationships within the area, services and clinic.
- Clinic charge nurse and leadership experience in area of responsibility.
- Serves as preceptor and mentor to new graduates and newly hired nurses.
- Triage RN and Code Blue coordinator
Summit Ambulatory Surgery Center, Houston, TX
October 2003 – August 2011
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE AND PACU CHARGE NURSE
- Development and monitoring of Quality Improvement activities to enhance client care and customer satisfaction
- Staff educator and regulatory compliance officer: monitored systems, processes, and procedures daily to ensure AAAHC, JACHO, and NFPA compliance
- Performance Improvement data collection, analysis, tabulation, review and interpretation of findings on graphs, spreadsheets, and reports
- Nurse Preceptor, mentor, and resource person to staff
Fort Bend Surgery Center, Sugarland, TX
October 2002 – October 2003
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE AND PACU CHARGE NURSE
- Direct patient care: Utilization of the nursing process in the care of pre-op and post-op patient
- Provided pain and airway management to post-surgical patients
Mega Nursing Agency, Houston, Texas
May 2001 - October 2002
AGENCY REGISTERED NURSE
- Hemodynamic monitoring, vital signs assessment, and 12 lead EKG interpretation
- Administered analgesics, titrate vasoactive drips, and care of the ventilated patient
- Managed patients with central lines, swan ganz catheters and arterial lines
Worked in a variety of adult critical care areas such as MICU, SICU, CVICU, CV recovery room, burn unit, and emergency room
Lyndon B. Johnson, Houston, TX
May 2000 - May 2001
PER DIEM REGISTERED NURSE
- Hemodynamic monitoring, vital signs assessment, and 12 lead EKG interpretation
- Administered analgesics, titrate vasoactive drips, and care of the ventilated patient
- Managed patients with central lines, swan ganz catheters and arterial lines
Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX
July 1998 - May 2000
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE AND ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER
Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Day Shift Charge Nurse
- Provide holistic care for critically ill adult patient populations/conditions: GI bleed and Blood coagulopathies, Shock states: (septic, hypovolemic, cardiogenic and anaphylactic), Diabetic ketoacidosis, high-risk surgical patients, hypertensive crisis, multi-system organ failure)
- Incorporates and utilizes the AACN’s Synergy Model and the Nursing Process in clinical and ethical decision making
- Resource person, mentor, providing leadership and support to clinical and ancillary staff
- Provide emotional support to patients and families in coping with illness and end-of life decisions
- Perform unit-based audits: Catheter-associated based infections, staff EMR documentation, VAP prevention, and restraint compliance
- Delegation of tasks and functions to team members in accordance to personnel’s knowledge base and level of competency
- Reports directly to Nursing Clinical Managers and Director, communicating night shift updates and unit-based challenges
- Plan and schedule daily staffing assignments for oncoming shift
- Assist Physicians with bedside procedures and invasive line insertion:
(Central lines, arterial lines, paracentesis, intubations, lumbar puncture,
EGD and chest tube insertion)
- Report abnormal assessment findings and lab results in a timely manner using SBAR communication
- Coordinate and collaborates with nursing supervisors, bed management, and other nursing units for timely admission and transfer of patients
- Rapid Response/Code Blue Leader-Team member: Implement ACLS, BLS, and Acute Coronary Syndrome Protocol according to American Heart Association guidelines and Harris Heath system policies and procedures
- Participates in skin care rounds for pressure ulcer prevention
- Airway management and pulmonary assessment of patients receiving ventilator care / support
- Hemodynamic monitoring Management and titration of intensive care medications for the hemodynamically unstable patient
Drips: Levophed, Neo synephrine, Vasopressin, Epinephrine, Dopamine,
Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Nipride, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Insulin,
Fentanyl, Ativan, Versed, Nimbex, Cardene, Esmolol, and Heparin
Park Plaza Hospital, Houston, TX
June 1996 - July 1998
STUDENT NURSE
- Assisted nursing staff with the care of medical-surgical patients
- Monitored intake and output, obtained vital signs, repositioning patients with limited and/or no mobility
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
Public speaker: Volunteers and participates in career day activities for school age children
Missions and Outreach for Greater Than I Am Church
December 2005 - current
- Assisted with coordination of outreach activities: community health fairs, feeding the homeless, Christian ministry to homeless and disabled veterans
RECOGNITIONS AND HONORS:
-May 2016 - Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
-Co-Author 2014 July- Sigma Theta Tau International's 24th International Nursing Research Congress in Hong Kong. Poster: Lessons Learned in Patient Centered Medical Home Standards of Care and Solidifying Population Health Management through Electronic Medical Record
-Co-Author 2014 July- Sigma Theta Tau International's 24th International Nursing Research Congress in Hong Kong - Oral Presentation: Hardwired Ambulatory Nursing Indirect Pre-Visit Planning Model of Care and Team Huddle Score Positive Outcomes in Population Health
-Co-Author 2014 May- Poster Presentation American Academy Ambulatory Nursing National Conference in New Orleans. Poster: Pre-Visit Planning Indirect Model of Care and Huddles Target Health Care Disparities through Disease Management and Health Promotion
-Recipient May 2013 National Daisy Award at Harris Health System
-Co-Author April 2013 Poster Presentation American Academy Ambulatory Nursing, Team Huddle: Best Practice Care Coordination Management in Ambulatory Care Services
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