Ginger Cowell, APRN-BC, MSN
Nurse Practitioner
**************@*****.*** • 609-***-****
LinkedIn • Wilmington, DE 19801
Board certified APRN with more than 15 years’ experience as a nurse practitioner and clinical leader within diverse environments, including emergency, urgent care, occupational health, and telemedicine units.
Qualifications Summary
Demonstrated ability to provide forward-looking leadership to both established and emerging clinical operations, partnering with executive leaders and practitioners to ensure excellence in patient care.
Well-developed expertise in autonomous provision of patient care within both traditional on-site and telemedicine capacities, applying knowledge of patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment processes as well as laboratory and test interpretation and chronic disease management.
Highly engaged, respected leader and mentor adept in allocating resources and optimizing workflows to meet dynamic operational demands; known for sustaining positive attitude and perseverance while effectively managing priorities.
Career Experience
Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE 2018 – Present
Virtual Covid-19 Team Clinical and Operational Lead, 5/2020 - Present
Adopted additional level of accountability in leadership of virtual Covid-19 related clinical operations. Ensure compliance with most current best practices while directing contributions of team of six providers and numerous medical assistants in management of Covid-19 testing and treatment.
Showcased impressive adaptability while aligning operations with swiftly changing Covid-related guidance.
Virtual Primary Care Clinical and Operational Lead Nurse Practitioner, 4/2017 - Present
Deliver oversight to clinical and operational functions of virtual patient care while also providing direct patient care as practitioner. Engage with patients via remote portal to conduct assessments and develop diagnoses. Offer patient education in condition management and treatment options.
Spearheaded build out and development of virtual primary care practice to better meet patient needs.
US Acute Care Solutions, Elkton, MD 2015 – 2019
Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner Union Hospital, 10/2015 – 12/2019
Served as Nurse Practitioner within fast-paced emergency room setting, leading patient triage, conducting examinations, and determining diagnoses. Prepared patient records and facilitated discharge or transfer processes.
Readily met demands of seeing upward of six patients per hour, including both critical and non-urgent cases for patients from infants to the elderly.
Cape Urgent Care, Cape May, NJ 2007 – 2015
Nurse Practitioner, 7/2007 – 9/2015
Met demands of urgent care practice, performing patient assessments, ordering and interpreting tests, and enacting treatment plans per determined diagnoses.
Showed unwavering stamina while handling up to 60 cases per day and maintaining positive relations with patients and staff.
Demonstrated skill in competent suturing and fracture care with excellent attention to detail.
Additional Experience
Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner, Bayfront Emergency Physicians, Somers Point, NJ
Clinic Nurse Practitioner RN/Charge Nurse Medical/Surgical RN, Care Regional Medical Center, Cape May, NJ
Per Diem Nurse, Various Institutions
Adjunct Professor, Nursing, Stockton State University and Atlantic Cape Community College
Education
Wilmington University, New Castle, DE
Doctorate Nursing Practice, Leadership (expected 2022)
University of Delaware, Learner School of Business, Newark, DE
Pocket Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Master of Science, Nursing
Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Atlantic Cape Community College, Hamilton, NJ
Associate of Applied Science, Nursing
Licenses & Certifications
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse – Board Certified, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), (FL, DE, PA, NJ, MD)
Registered Nurse, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), (DE, PA, NJ, MD)
Telehealth Coordinator Certification, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Stroke Certified, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BLS ACLS PALS Certified
Training & Development
Six Sigma, Scrum, and Agile courses
Achieving Competency Today (ACT): Issues in Healthcare Quality, Cost, Systems, and Safety
Affiliations & Leadership
Fellow, American College oof Healthcare Executives (FACHE)
Nurse Practitioner Preceptor, Wilmington University
Mentor, ANCC
Member, Nursing Workforce Council
Member, Patient Access & Experience Committee
Honors & Awards
Named ‘Top Nurse of 2020’ for State of Delaware by Delaware Today
Multiple Diamond Service awards