Nurse Practitioner Registered
Resume:
RITA FRITZ, CNP
***** ******* ***., ******** ****, Ohio, 44126 · 440-***-****
adi2yn@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To counsel, screen, teach, and /or manage adults with the acute and chronic health conditions either in their homes, clinics, hospitals or remote settings on a part-time or per diem basis in order to optimize their health and quality of life.
EXPERIENCE
SEPTEMBER 2018 TO OCTOBER 2020
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER, oak street health; cleveland, OHIO - westown clinic
Provided Primary Health Care to Medicare patients using population health guidance largely within a managed care model.
APRIL 2018 TO AUGUST 2018
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER, visiting physicians association; troy, michigan
Performed home based Health Risk Assessments to Medicare Medicaid patients residing in Northeast Ohio.
OCTOBER 2017 TO APRIL 2018
EXPLANATION OF LAPSE IN EMPLOYMENT
Was primary caregiver for my Mother who was ultimately enrolled into Hospice at Home.
AUGUST 2017 TO OCTOBER 2017
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER, LIFELINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE; INDEPENDENCE, OHIO
Performed Annual Wellness Review Visits to persons with Medicare at Lifeline Screening community health screening events.
MAY 2017 TO AUGUST 2017
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER, ADVANCE HEALTH; CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA
Performed Annual Wellness Review Visits to persons with Medicare in their private homes or Assisted Living Facilities.
NOVEMBER 2001 TO MAY 2017
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER, CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION; NORTHEAST OHIO
* MARCH 2016 TO MAY 2017. THE PALLIATIVE MEDICINE AT HOME PROGRAM, PART-TIME
Provided home based Palliative Medicine Consultant services for symptom management and assistance with complex decision making for persons and families experiencing end stage chronic disease or terminal illness.
* JANUARY 2013 TO MARCH 2016. The SKILLED NURSING CONNECTED CARE PROGRAM, FULL TIME
Medically managed persons discharged from hospitals to Skilled Nursing Facilities with goals of preventing unnecessary re-hospitalizations, decreasing SNF lengths of stay, and improving patient satisfaction and outcomes throughout the health event.
* JULY 2011 TO AUGUST 2012. FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL SURGICAL SERVICES, FULL-TIME
Performed admission, discharges and daily management of hospitalized persons on the hospital’s surgical services (Trauma, Urology, Plastic Surgery and General Surgery services). Staffed the hospital 24/7 along with 3 other Nurse Practitioners.
* JULY 2009 to MAY 2011. THE MEDICAL CARE AT HOME PROGRAM, FULL-TIME
Provided primary health care to homebound persons throughout Northeast Ohio. Achieved goals of improving quality of life, managed chronic conditions, and reduced unnecessary hospitalizations.
* SEPTEMBER 2006 TO JULY 2009. CLEVELAND CLINIC MAIN CAMPUS CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL SERVICE, PART-TIME.
Provided peri-operative inpatient and outpatient care to persons undergoing cardiac and thoracic surgeries.
* NOVEMBER 2001 TO FEBRUARY 2003. LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC, FULL-TIME.
Performed pre-employment health screenings, managed the hospital employee health and immunizations program, provided employee health care for Worker’s Compensation cases for Lakewood Hospital and outside contracted employers; Was responsible for clinical and some administrative operations during a time of administrative transition.
AUGUST 2003 TO AUGUST 2006
NURSE PRACTITIONER OWNER / OPERATOR, HEALTHBRIDGE NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES; WESTERN CUYAHOGA COUNTY
Collaborated with select local primary care physicians in managing the acute and chronic health care needs of skilled and long-term care nursing facility residents.
NOVEMBER 2004 TO JUNE 2005
STAFF NURSE PRACTITIONER AND CLINICAL MANAGER, EVERCARE (WAS A DIVISION OF UNITED HEALTH CARE); CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Provided primary and acute care to residents in Skilled and Long-Term Care Nursing Facilities
JANUARY 1988 TO OCTOBER 2001
STAFF REGISTERED NURSE; LAKEWOOD HOSPITAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT JANUARY 1988 TO SEPTEMBER 1991 AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FROM SEPTEMBER 1991 TO OCTOBER 2001; LAKEWOOD, OHIO
Provided direct patient care.
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EDUCATION
FALL 1996 TO SPRING 2001
MASTERS AND BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF AKRON (302 EAST BUCHTEL AVE., AKRON, OHIO, 44325)
* GPA 3.97/4.0
* Earned advanced degrees while raising young family and working part-time in the Emergency Department.
* Was Nurse Manager of The University’s Center for Nursing Clinic during the 2000-2001 school year providing primary care to the underserved and uninsured.
FALL 1985 TO SPRING 1989
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (275 EASTLAND ROAD, BEREA, OHIO, 44017)
* GPA 3.5/4.0
* Completed degree while working full-time in hospital as a Registered Nurse
FALL 1981 TO SPRING 1984
DIPLOMA IN NURSING, ST. VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER SCHOOL OF NURSING (SCHOOL CLOSED. HOSPITAL ADDRESS IS 2351 EAST 22ND STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44115)
* Average Grade A-
* Senior Class Treasurer
* Completed Course of Study to become a Registered Nurse
Fall 1980 to Spring 1981
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES, JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (1 JOHN CARROLL BOULEVARD, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OHIO, 44118)
SKILLS
Experienced in Primary Care (office, home, and long-term care settings), Transitional Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Perioperative Care, Acute Care, Annual Medicare Wellness Review Visits, Home based Palliative Care, Trauma and Wound Care, Chronic Disease management, and Advanced Care Planning.
‘Patient first’ focused throughout career. Also hard working, dependable, thorough, efficient, self-directed and ethical.
Awarded St Vincent Charity School of Nursing Alumni Award for outstanding service, scholarship, leadership and character.
Experienced in the following electronic record systems: EPIC, Greenway, and Point Click Care
Actively seeks out and am current in Continuing Medical and Advanced Practice Nursing education.
Worked in primary care office setting during the COVID-19 crisis, screening and counseling patients in COVID-19 prevention while managing their primary health care needs in office and remotely.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Board Certified as an Adult Nurse Practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) since 2001 with a Certificate of Authority in good standing with the State of Ohio.
* Current Certificate to Prescribe and DEA license
* Certified biannually in Basic Life Support (current) and previously in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum
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