Nurse Practitioner Registered

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Gain extensive experience in family practice and emergency medicine as an APRN

Provide comprehensive, holistic, patient-centered primary care in collaboration with other practitioners

Future goals include providing advanced nursing care in developing countries

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Nursing, December 2015

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston Texas

Family Nurse Practitioner Track

GPA of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale

Rigorous and comprehensive curriculum with over 600 hours of clinical experience in primary care, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics throughout the greater Houston area

Emergency/Trauma Medicine Post-Master’s Certification completed May 2016

300 additional hours of clinical experience in certified trauma centers across Houston

Bachelors of Science in Nursing, May 2011

Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.94 on a 4.0 scale

Comprehensive curriculum with over 900 hours of clinical experience

College Preparatory High School Diploma, May 2007

Southwest Christian Academy, Houston, Texas

Graduated Valedictorian with a GPA of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale

WORK EXPERIENCE

Family Nurse Practitioner

08/2019-Present, Acura Hospice, Sugar Land, Texas

Collaborates with staff members and medical director to provide end-of-life services to patients in assistive living facilities and personal homes. Performs face-to-face assessments and accurately documents for patient recertification. Provides recommendations for interdisciplinary team management of patients. Proficient use of electronic narrative documentation through Kinnser. Gained experience with telemedicine visits conducted during COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

06/2016-Present, Sugar Land Med-Ped Clinic; Sugar Land, TX; Contract Work

Delivers comprehensive care to patients in a busy private family practice setting with one additional collaborating physician. Patient age range from birth to geriatrics. Care includes managing acute and chronic medical conditions for patients with multiple complex comorbidities, providing referrals, screenings, and counseling. Proficient use of electronic documentation with e-ClinicalWorks. Philosophy of care is based on pursuing a holistic wellness approach with all patients. Work also includes mentoring and precepting several NP students from various nursing programs in Texas.

Adjunct Professor

05/2016-05/2017, The University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, Texas

Worked as an adjunct clinical faculty in the BSN program. Successfully implemented teaching strategies for Fundamentals and Med Surg 1 clinical rotations. Worked with students to gain quality clinical experiences in major hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Led Health Assessment laboratory experiences for newly placed BSN students. Operated simulation mannequins to enhance student learning. Evaluated student’s clinical performance, head-to-toe check offs, and care plan development. Provided insightful feedback to all students personally.

Registered Nurse

06/2011-03/2015, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital; Houston, Texas

Delivers comprehensive, holistic care in a metropolitan medical-surgical ICU setting; duties include: providing patient and family care to the critically ill, managing highly technical equipment (ventilators, Artic Sun, invasive lines, CVVHD machine, ECMO, Level One), and ensuring continuity of care by relating to all members of the healthcare team as a patient liaison.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Academic & Student Life:

Recipient of government grant for completion of Emergency Medicine Post-Masters through UTHSC at Houston.

Endowed Academic Scholarship (2007) and Memorial Hermann Hospital Alumni Association Nursing Scholarship (2009) at Houston Baptist University

Alpha Chi Scholarship Honor Society (2009-present); Sigma Theta Tau Honor Nursing Society (2011-present)

Houston Baptist University’s Nursing Student Association (2008-2011); Bylaws Director (2010-2011)

Representative of HBU nursing program in Scotland exchange program with Robert Gordon University funded by the Houston Grampian Society.

Work:

ACLS training and certification (2011- 2017); PALS certification (2015-2017)

Successful completion of ICU new graduate program through Memorial Hermann Southwest (Nov. 2011)

Certification to perform Continuous Veno-venous Hemodialysis at the ICU bedside (Jan. 2013)

American Association of Critical Care Nursing member (2013 – 2015); AANP member (2015-present)

Memorial Hermann Southwest Bioethics Committee Member (2014)

ICU Unit Team Leader (2013-2015); Evidence Based Research Journal Club Committee Leader (2014)

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