Jeffrey W. Rhodes

***** ***** ******, ***** **** IN., 46373

Cell: 219-***-****

adhef3@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Purdue University Calumet

Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

2009

Purdue University Calumet

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

2002

South Suburban College

Associates of Science in Nursing

1996

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

Registered Nurse in the state of Indiana

Nurse Practitioner in the state of Indiana

1996 - present

2009 - present

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Franciscan Hammond Clinic, Munster, IN. 46321

Nurse Practitioner – Urgent Care

Diagnose and treat patients with acute and chronic illness from age 2-geriatrics. Conduct physical exams, health histories, perform general procedures and interpretation of labs and other tests. Duties include suturing of lacerations, wound care, incision and drainage of abscesses, splint applications, foreign body removal.

Patients First Emergency Medical Consultants, Crown Point. IN.

2009 - present

Triage nurse/Physician Productivity Assistant

2006-2009

Triage responsibilities include rapid assessment, classification, and treatment of all patients presenting to the emergency department. Physician productivity assistant responsibilities include all duties that help expedite the patients through the emergency department, including ongoing assessment of patients and ordering of diagnostic testing as needed.

The Community Hospital, Munster, IN. 46321

Assistant Nurse Manager – Emergency Department

2006-2009

Assisted the Nurse Manager in any manner necessary to assure

competent care is rendered to patients being treated in the Emergency

Department. Assisted and taught staff to formulate, implement

and evaluate patient care. Planned and evaluated the orientation

of all new staff members of the department. Developed unit

standards and authored hospital wide policies. Responsible for

all staff scheduling, payroll and yearly evaluations. Wrote yearly

revenue and expense budget and FTE budgets. Assisted with the

interviewing and hiring of new staff members and any disciplinary actions.

Registered Nurse – Emergency Department/3 North Telemetry

1999-2006

Functioned as a staff nurse caring for both emergency department

patients and renal telemetry patients.

Registered Nurse – Inpatient/Outpatient Oncology

1997-1999

Functioned as a staff nurse on all shifts caring for oncology patients

in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Functioned as a charge

nurse and precepted new staff.

St. Margaret Mercy Hospital, Dyer, IN. 46311

Registered Nurse – Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit 1995-1997

Provided comprehensive care/assessment of adult patients in the

intensive adult inpatient psychiatric unit. Responsible for compiling

and evaluating medical history and mental health findings. Initiated,

monitored, and recommended medications and treatment changes.

Facilitated communication between psychiatric services, programs

and care givers.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Sigma Theta Tau International

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Coalition of Advance Practice Nurses in Indiana

Society for Nurses of Advanced Practice

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Co-Chairperson – Community Hospital Disaster sub-committee. Authored the hospital wide bioterrorism, emergency preparedness, and decontamination policies.

Community Hospital Pandemic Committee. Authored the hospital wide Pandemic Response policy.

Community Hospital Bio-terrorism committee member – responsible for the purchasing of all emergency department equipment with ASPR funding. Purchased and implemented evacuation chairs throughout the hospital.

Co-chairperson – Community Hospital Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Committee

Community Hospital new Emergency Department project committee member – responsible for all capital budget items, training of staff, implementation of new policies.

Community Hospital Safety committee member – responsible for providing quarterly reports to the committee.

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