Nurse Practitioner Health

Shawn V. Hennessy, MS, APRN, FNP-C, ENP-C

508-***-**** Mashpee, MA

**************@*******.*** linkedin.com/in/shawnhennessyaprn Professional Experience

Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department March 2016 - Present Falmouth Hospital, Falmouth, MA

• Deliver patient-centered, evidence-based care by performing focused assessments on patients with emergent complaints, and order and interpret appropriate ancillary testing.

• Independently manage patients with ESI levels 3, 4, and 5, while collaborating with attending physicians and nursing staff to coordinate the care of the critically ill patient.

• Perform procedures as clinically indicated, including laceration repair, nerve block, splinting, incision & drainage, foreign body removal, pelvic examination, and slit lamp examination.

• Provide Advanced Practice Clinician coverage in hospital-operated urgent care center, typically treating 4 patients per hour.

• Perform Telehealth assessments for patients presenting to the urgent care center with COVID-19 symptoms during the public health emergency.

Lead Nurse Practitioner, Virtual Urgent Care March 2021 - Present ConvenientMD Urgent Care, Massachusetts

• Engage with patients via synchronous audiovisual technology to provide treatment for urgent care related medical concerns.

• Collaborate with patients and guardians to guide them through a physical exam in such a way that allows for the ascertainment of critical information pertaining to the patient’s current state of health.

• Order tests and treatments as medically indicated so as to provide comprehensive care despite limitations posed by virtual care.

• Provide patients with prompt follow up via patient portal to communicate assessment findings and discharge plans. Digital Health Nurse Practitioner, Dermatology March 2021 - Present Dermatica, United States

• Conduct virtual visits via an asynchronous Telehealth platform to treat conditions including acne, hyperpigmentation, rosacea, skin changes related to aging.

• Coordinate care for dermatology patients by reviewing photos and medical history, and communicating digitally to determine the most appropriate treatment regimens, and also to identify any contraindications to treatment in which referring for an in-person evaluation is most appropriate. Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Psychiatric Assessment Team December 2015 - December 2016 Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure that there are no medical causes of their symptomatology and make appropriate recommendations for disposition from the emergency department.

• Perform psychiatric assessments to patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies in the Emergency Department and prescribe appropriate medications to manage patients’ acute psychiatric symptoms. Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine June 2015 - April 2016 Medical Affiliates of Cape Cod, Harwich, MA

• Develop care plans and order laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and prescription medications as needed for adult and geriatric patients with multiple medical co-morbidities.

• Initiate expended gynecologic services to patients of a large medical practice with special interest in women’s health issues including contraceptive management and post-menopausal issues. Education

Regis College, Weston, MA Emmanuel College, Boston, MA Master of Science in Nursing, May 2015 Bachelor of Arts in Management, May 2011 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, May 2014

Licenses & Certifications

• Family Nurse Practitioner, AANP

• Emergency Nurse Practitioner, AANP

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Active State APRN Licenses: Massachusetts, Texas, New Hampshire, Maine* (*in process)

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