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Adult Nurse Practitioner

Location:
Framingham, MA
Posted:
February 26, 2021

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Miriam S. Sithole

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Professional Experiences:

United Health Group (Optum Care) May 2016 - December 2020

● Implement interventions to support patient gain and maintain physiological stability to safely discharge home

● Prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities for treatment of acute and chronic disease

● Assess need for laboratory and diagnostic tests; order and interpret results

● Monitor patients’ responses to treatment and make changes as necessary

● Facilitate patients’ transition within and between health-care settings; from admission to discharge

● Weekly meetings collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on patients’ skilled progress and making appropriate referrals as warranted

● Prescribe, manage, and adjust pain medications - including opioid and adjuvant therapies - especially for post orthopedic procedures and chronic pain

Dr. Ajay Anand Group: ARNP Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2016

● Collaboration with supervising physician on care plans for management of acute and chronic medical conditions.

● Completion of histories and physicals for long term care residents.

● Write orders for medications, treatments and diagnostic tests.

● Identifying health risk factors and focusing on wellness and disease prevention especially on the short- term rehabilitation units.

● Contribute to interdisciplinary care plans.

● Make referrals to other health care providers and community resources.

● Admission and safe discharge of patients.

Caritas Physician Network: ARNP Feb. 2010 - Mar. 2012

● Weekly Grand rounds with physicians from different disciplines as part of medical education to mid-level practitioners and other healthcare providers.

● Collaboration with supervising physician(s) on care plans for management of acute and chronic medical conditions.

● Examination, taking medical histories of skilled and long term care residents.

● Write orders for medications, treatments, diagnostic tests.

● Identifying health risk factors and focusing on wellness and disease prevention especially on the short- term rehabilitation units.

● Attend, contribute to weekly interdisciplinary care plan meetings.

● Admission and safe discharge of patients.

● Maintain patient medical records per HIPPA guidelines. Wingate at Sudbury: Staff nurse Jul. 2001 – Dec.2009

● Perform nursing duties: Daily assessments; administer medications; admissions and discharges.

● Develop individual patient care plans and patient teaching.

● Delegate and supervise assignments to certified nursing assistants. Wingate at Sudbury: Staff Development Coordinator Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2007

● Staff continuous education facilitation.

● Tracking licensed staff credentials records.

● Evaluation of annual competencies.

● Orientation of new staff.

New Vision Foundation: Non–profit organization Feb. 2003 - Jan. 2006

● Work on a wide variety of community outreach and education projects geared to improve the welfare and health needs of Metro-West residents.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital: RN, Operating Room Jan. 2000 - Jun. 2001

● Assisted in a wide variety of intra-operative procedures in multiple surgical specialties in the OR. Registered Nurse: Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital, Westborough.Sept. 1999 -Jan. 2000

● Perform nursing duties: Daily assessments; administer medications; admissions and discharges.

● Update medical records as appropriate to reflect patient current status.

● Develop individual patient care plans and patient teaching.

● Participate in assigned nursing practice committee – wound care.

● Delegate and supervise assignments appropriate to certified nursing assistants. Nutrition Coordinator:Metro-West Medical Center – Framingham Campus. Oct. 1995-Aug. 1998

● Taught and assisted patients with food selections to meet the prescribed diets.

● Corrected and modified special menus: ADA, AHA, and renal diets.

● Updated and prepared in-patient Enteral nutrition per physician orders.

● Performed quality and accuracy tray line checks on patient’s food orders.

● Supervised dietary aides on the tray line.

Certified Nursing Assistant (Medication Certified):Bethany Health Care Center. Jan.1994- Feb. 1996

● In charge of 30 residents on level Four Unit.

● Administered medications.

● Transcribed monthly medical physician orders in patient’s medical records per facility policy.

● Set-up of monthly doctors’ appointments for in-house clinic visits.

● Patient teaching for those going out for special tests.

● Assessed, monitored patient skin integrity with wound management as indicated on physician orders

● Assisted patients with activities of daily living.

● Orientation to new nursing staff joining our team. Certified Nursing Assistant:Oak Knoll Health Care – Framingham

● Assisting patients with activities of daily living.

● Documentation of patient current functioning status as care planned. EDUCATION:

MSN:Advanced Primary Nursing: Northeastern University, Boston, MA. Sept. 2007 - May 2009

Mass Bay Community College in Partnership with Brigham Women’s Hospital: Sept. 1997 - May 1999

● Participated in a fifteen-week didactic and clinical operative course.

● Introduction to role of circulator.

● Participated in a wide variety of intra-operative procedures in a variety of surgical specialties.

● Introduced to and practiced role of scrub nurse. Associate in Science: Registered Nursing: Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA. Masters in Education:Home Economics: Framingham State College, Framingham, MA. B.Sc. in Food and Nutrition: Framingham State College, Framingham, MA. Certificate in Education: Gweru Teachers’ College/ University Of Zimbabwe, Southern Africa.



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