DOROTHY FANARA, MSN, FNP-BC, RN

www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-fanara Massapequa Park, NY 516-***-**** adjg2s@r.postjobfree.com Professional Summary

Highly skilled Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse with over 25 years of experience providing clinical leadership in a variety of medical settings. Continually exceeds expectations by building valuable relationships and works well with people at all levels of an organization, including administrators, management, medical staff, team members, and patients. Seeking to leverage my skills and experience in a Family Nurse Practitioner role. Skills

• Rendering Advanced Clinical Practices Services

• Implementing COVID-19 Protocols & PPE Policies

• Suturing, Splinting & Casting Injuries

• Working with All Ages from Neonate to Geriatric

• Strong Customer Service Skills & Bedside Manner

• Policies & Procedures Development

• Effectively Utilizing & Maintaining EMR

• Quality Control & Performance Improvement

• HIPAA & Regulatory Agency Compliance

• Exceptional IV Access

• Medical Staff Supervision

• Patient Care, Assessment & Monitoring

• Case Management

• Budget Monitoring & Management

• Acting as a Care Liaison & Advocate

• Autonomous Professional & Team Player

Work History

Family Nurse Practitioner 04/2020 to Current

ProHealth Urgent Care – West Islip, NY

• Adjusting practice to account for changes in the health care environment due to COVID-19, including implementing new clinical processes and protocols to respond to the unprecedented battle against a global pandemic.

• Effectively supporting suspected/confirmed COVID patients beyond testing, including assessing and triaging, answering questions, educating them about their symptoms, and offering guidance on OTC medicines that may offer relief.

• Collaborating with Physicians, Medical Assistants, Radiology Technologists, Clerical staff, and Management, while working diagnose then treat a wide range of acute illnesses, accidents, and injuries in the adult and pediatric population.

• Ordering then interpreting tests and x-rays for diagnosis, screening, and therapeutic interventions, as well as taking medical histories, examining patients, and formulating therapeutic treatment plans and recommendations.

• Performing minor surgical procedures including laceration repair, incision, drainage of abscesses, and foreign body removal, while also suturing and splinting for minor orthopedic injuries.

• Delivering care and providing direction in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to patients and diversity, while preserving and protecting patients’ autonomy, dignity, and rights.

• Identifying individualized expected outcomes in partnership with the patient, family, and other health care providers, as well as intervening in acute clinical situations as appropriate and commensurate with training and experience. Staff Nurse, Emergency Department 05/2011 to 12/2019 NYU Winthrop Hospital – Mineola, NY

• Monitored, recorded, and reported symptoms or changes in patients' conditions as well as maintained accurate, detailed reports, and records including recorded patient medical information and vital signs.

• Participated in the monitoring activities of the performance improvement program while complied with organizational policies or procedures and adhering to safety guidelines to ensure a safe work and patient care environment.

• Performed advanced age-specific clinical assessment/triage, care planning, treatment, interventions, and evaluation/monitoring including identifying patients in early crisis.

• Collaborated with the interdisciplinary healthcare team for early intervention and optimal patient outcomes while documented care and care planning in the medical record.

• Performed duties or designated procedures within an expected Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and in accordance with medical center policies, protocols, techniques, guidelines, standardized procedures, and state or federal regulations.

• Participated in medical record reviews and data collection while served as a liaison and resource in area of specialty for a culturally diverse multidisciplinary healthcare team, patient, and family populations.

• Provided patient/family education and support in complex clinical situation, provided information to appropriate individuals regarding plan of care, expected outcomes, and follow-up care.

• Performed all aspects of patient care safely without imposing risk to self or others while adhering policies and procedures. Nurse Manager, Emergency Department 02/2007 to 04/2011 St. Joseph Hospital – Bethpage, NY

• Led all aspects of care for emergency department patients including managing scheduling and all aspects of supervision for a 25-bed emergency department.

• Managed all daily emergency services with an average case volume of 750 cases per month.

• Assisted in the development, monitoring, or control of the staff, operations, and capital budgets and initiated or supported activities to control costs while maintaining awareness of professional issues.

• Formulated and implemented nursing philosophy and objectives consistent with the stated goals of the organization by developing policies, procedures, or staffing.

• Evaluated programs and patient care activities as well as reviewed or revised clinical policies or procedures in collaboration with the Administrator, the nursing staff, and the professional staff.

• Developed an organizational structure, assigned responsibilities or delegated authority that would facilitate safe, effective, and efficient care for patients.

• Provided leadership and support in developing or maintaining effective relationships with medical staff as well as ensured physician orders were followed for all patients.

• Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions. Previous Work History

Field RN – Visiting Nurse Services of New York, Jericho, NY – 12/2005 to 01/2007 Staff Nurse, Emergency Department – Mary Immaculate Hospital, Queens County, NY – 09/1998 to 11/2005 Staff Nurse, Emergency Department – Parkway Hospital, Forest Hills, NY – September 1993 to September 1998 Education

LIU Post – Master of Science in Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner, GPA 3.8 – 2019 Farmingdale State College – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, GPA 3.87 – 2016 Lillian Kiely Scholarship for Academic Excellence Recipient, Magna Cum Laude Catholic Medical Center School of Nursing – Associate of Applied Science in Nursing – 1993 Dean's List all semesters, Magna Cum Laude

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