QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Excellent at interpersonal communication and working within interdisciplinary teams

• Highly effective assessment, evaluation, and resolution skills

• Effective organizational and instructional skills

• Flexible and adaptive to change

• Broadens professional knowledge through participation in continuing education

• Strong cultural sensitivity skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Memorial Urgent Care, Las Cruces, New Mexico August 2017-Present Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating minor illnesses on a walk-in basis

• Ordering and interpreting basic labs and x-rays

• Performing basic procedures including suturing simple lacerations, ingrown toenail removal, and I&D of wounds and abscesses

• Patient education on disease process, health promotion, medications, and treatments

• Proficient documentation in electronic medical record system of patient visits

• Referral to Emergency Room or other specialists as necessary Yolanda Lagunas, MD PA, El Paso, Texas March 2015- July 2017 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

• Perform comprehensive prenatal care, support, and counseling to low risk pregnant women

• Perform comprehensive postpartum care, support, and counseling

• Provide preconception counseling

• Provide contraception counseling, placement and follow up

• Perform STD screening, counseling, and treatment

• Perform screening, appropriate diagnostics and treatment for gynecological patients

• Provide referrals to other providers for additional skilled or supportive services

• Served as preceptor to nurse practitioner students Heather L. Doss, APRN, MSN, FNP-C

10057 Paloma Dr, El Paso, TX 79924

915-***-****

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Foundation Surgical Hospital Of El Paso, El Paso, Texas 2013-2015 House Supervisor, Registered Nurse

• Served as Team Leader within the PCMH model and oversaw the duties of the nursing staff

• Performed independent, comprehensive telephone and clinical triage

• Assisted healthcare providers with examinations and procedures

• Prepared and administered oral, subcutaneous, intra-muscular and intravenous medications

• Provided one-on-one patient education related to acute or chronic illness, self-care, wellness/preventive health measures and normal development and physiology

El Paso Day Surgery, El Paso, Texas 2007-2014

Registered Nurse, Recovery Room Staff Nurse

• Monitor patients immediately after procedures done under general anesthesia, conscious sedation, local anesthesia, and therapeutic injections

• Assess vital signs, management of post-operative pain, nausea, and vomiting

• Wound care and dressing changes

• Provide patient education and discharge instructions William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 2010-2013 Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse

• Thorough assessment and monitoring of critically ill patients

• Documenting physical assessments, vital signs, reporting critical changes to healthcare team

• Administering lifesaving medications as ordered

• Provide education to patients and family members on care plans, medications, life-saving medical equipment, and acute and chronic disease processes

Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 2006-2010

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse

• Monitoring and assessing critically ill patients.

• Collect lab specimens, blood draws, intravenous catheter placement, urinary catheter insertion, nasogastric tube placement, and other treatments as ordered by healthcare team

• Provide patient and family education on acute and chronic conditions, treatments, plan of care, medications, equipment

• Responsible for precepting nursing students and providing orientation to new nurses Heather L. Doss, APRN, MSN, FNP-C

10057 Paloma Dr, El Paso, TX 79924

915-***-****

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EDUCATION

Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota December 2014 Master of Science in Nursing

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico May 2005 Bachelor of Science in Nursing

LICENSURE

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas, License #AP127444, Expires 06/2021 Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, New Mexico, License #03340, Expires 06/2021 Registered Nurse, Texas, License #727407, Expires 06/2021 CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certified, Expires 02/2021 Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified, Expires 02/2021 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certified, Expires 02/2021 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Current Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society, Current

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Current Texas Nurse Practitioners, Current

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Heather L. Doss, APRN, MSN, FNP-C

10057 Paloma Dr, El Paso, TX 79924

915-***-****

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