Nurse Practitioner Nursing

Patricia L. Bell, FNP-C

Pembroke Pines, Florida 757-***-**** *********@*****.***

Education

Master’s in Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010

R.N., Riverside School of Professional Nursing, 1995

B.S.B.A., Christopher Newport University, 1979

Experience

Nurse Practitioner, CardioMenderMD: Sept 2018 to March 2020

Lead NP in a medically supervised weight loss clinic. Responsibilities include:

Manager of 5 Nutritional Counselors/Medical Assistants

Manage weight loss patients: help patients reduce and treat current health issues, monitor labs, and prescribe when warranted

Provide weight loss counseling

Perform Physical Exams, venipuncture and injections.

Encompassing knowledge of major disease processes to conform weight loss to each individual patient, to include prescribing weight loss medication and related disease medications when appropriate

Nurse Practitioner, Medi Weight Loss Clinic: August 2012 – April 2018

Lead NP in a medically supervised weight loss clinic. Responsibilities included:

Manage and care for patients with the need for weight loss

Help patients reduce or treat current health issues

Manage labs, injections, venipuncture, and 4 Bariatric Counselors

Encompassing knowledge of major disease processes to conform weight loss to each individual patient, to include prescribing weight loss medication when appropriate

Manage and train PRN NP’s; have precepted NP’s on many occasions

Perform injections, comprehensive physical exams, venipuncture and patient counseling to include

weight loss and general health.

Home Health Nurse Practitioner, MedXM. April 2012 – August 2012

Home health assessments: Complete PE’s and EMR

Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner, Arthritis Specialists: August 2010 – April 2012

Managed and treated patients with all arthritic conditions

Prescribed and referred as appropriate

Problem-focused physical examinations

RN, Williamsburg Family Practice: January 1996 to October 2007

Performed R.N. duties, including:

Assisted physicians with procedures (FFE, PAP, minor surgery)

Served as a Triage Nurse (liaison between patient and physician)

Standard nursing duties: vital signs, injections, venipuncture, filing lab results, calling in prescriptions, etc.

PRN, Nursing for VCU Student Health Center: January 2008 – October 2008

PRN Nursing for Womancare of Williamsburg, (Obstetrics and Gynecology) and Williamsburg/James City County Public Schools (School Nursing): 1995 - 1996

Affiliations

Member of American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

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