Nurse Practitioner Management

Location:

Charlotte, NC, 28078

Salary:

$84,500

Posted:

February 28, 2012

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Resume:

Tammy Garcia

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Huntersville, NC 28078

704-***-****(C)

704-***-****(H)

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Education

Masters of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner May 2010

Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC

Master’s Thesis: Factors in Single Black Women with Breast Cancer

Bachelors of Science, Nursing Dec. 2007

Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC

Associate Degree, Nursing June 1986

Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC

Awards and Honors

North Carolina Nursing Education Teachers Scholarship Fall 2008, Fall 2009

Dean’s List, Winston Salem State University: Spring, Summer, Fall 2007

Certifications:

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners July 2011

Teaching Experience

Adjuvant Faculty: Clinical Nursing Instructor, Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Fall 2011

BLS Instructor 2004-present

Adjuvant Nursing Faculty, Clinical Instructor, Cabarrus College of Health and Sciences,

2005-2007

Oncology Nurse Preceptor, Northeast Medical Center, 450 bed facility-14 bed unit 2000-2005

Medication Administration for Unlicensed Personnel, Level III Youth Treatment Facilities

1999-2008

Clinical Practicums

Residency Practicum: Rowan Diagnostic Center, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Angela Sharpe NP, Dr. Christopher Agner, Salisbury, NC Spring 2010

Obtained thorough histories appropriate for acute and chronic problems.

Formulated appropriate differential diagnosis.

Independently performed physical exams appropriate to the presenting complaint.

Provided patient education through guidance and counseling regarding the expected course of illness in the treatment plan for individuals and families.

Consistently addressed health maintenance, illness, prevention, treatment and health promotion

Provided follow-up assessment in hospital when admitted from medical office.

Planned appropriate follow-up care.

Pediatrics: Ameri-Care Health, Dr. Uwadiogbu O. Ejindu Charlotte, NC Fall 2009

Performed routine physicals and sick evaluations for children

Utilized psycho-social-cultural, spiritual and alternative therapy considerations in the evaluation and management of children residing in diverse families

Women’s Health: Conover Family Practice, Gerri Morrison, FNP Conover, NC Summer 2009

Applied knowledge and evidence-based research from the pathophysiological, psychosocial, ethical, genetic and nursing sciences to the assessment and management of problems affecting women throughout the life span in the family.

Used knowledge of women’s responses to therapeutic and pharmacologic/alternative medicine regimes when monitoring and evaluation care and follow-up.

Adult-Older Adult: Concord Internal Medicine & Pulmonolgy, Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, Dr. Douglas Kelling Concord, NC Spring 2009

Rowan Diagnostic Center, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Tracey Hildebran, NP Salisbury, NC

Integrated evidence-based research findings into diagnosis and management of common and chronic health problems.

Used physical assessment to evaluate current illness to determined management.

Initiated strategies to assure safe monitoring and evaluation of adult/older adults with episodic or chronic health problems through consultation and referral to specialist or community resources.

Provided follow-up assessment in hospital when admitted form medical office.

Work Experience:

Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast (457 bed facility) Concord, NC 1999-present

Clinical Support:

Access Port-a-Caths

Provide assessment and maintenance for all central lines: Hickmans, PICCs, Port-a-Caths as well as Peripheral sites .

Responsible for trouble shooting all central lines problems

Insertion of small bore feeding tubes throughout hospital

Phlebotomy

Oncology Unit: (Northeast Oncology Associates)

Provided care for patients with multi-system failure secondary from wide spread metastatic disease process.

Performed physical assessment to prevent, reverse, or minimize life-threatening

complications through prophylaxis, early detection, and effective management.

Administration of all blood products including Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Access and maintenance of all central lines: Hickman, PICC, Tri-lumen, Port-a-cath.

Administration of chemotherapy agents

Monitored for and cared for patients with oncologic emergencies.

Provide wound, post op care surgical new incisions

Provided post op care including dressing changes, incision/wound healing monitoring, vital signs monitoring.

Provided trach and ostomy care management.

Reiterated patient education regarding present course of management ordered by MD

Phlebotomy

Performing neurological and rrovided primary care for acute neurological patients: Cerebral Vascular Accidents.

Advanced Home Care Charlotte, NC 2008-present

Admit patients to agency with episodic, chronic, wounds, home chemotherapy and post op.

Perform initial home physical assessments and set up home medical management for Paragon Surgical Group for pot op mastectomy patients as well as area general surgical groups.

Apply Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for non-healing incisions, wounds or complicated chronic, surgical wounds.

Assessment and providing education to patients on signs and symptoms of infection and infection control and when to report to agency/MD.

Provide education for chronic patients with comorbidities: Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Renal Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Anticoagulation Monitoring/management for Coumadin and Lovenox therapy

Initiation of chemotherapy in home.

Ostomy and trach management/education

Administration Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Assessment and management/monitoring of central lines.

Phlebotomy

Collaborating and coordinating care with Occupation Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy.

Assessing and identifying need for Medical Social worker Referral, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy and Home Health Aide.

References:

Professional: Angela Sharpe, ANP

Nurse Practitioner, Veterans Administration

407 Frontier Cir., China Grove, NC