Nurse Practitioner

DERRICK NEWKIRK

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Qualification Summary

Experienced nursing professional with more than 18 years of experience in healthcare

Board certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

DATA 2000 waivered to prescribe buprenorphine

Highly motivated individual with excellent clinical experience

Excellent communication skills with both clinicians and patients

Committed to providing the best possible care to patients and their families

EDUCATION

M.S., Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.; December 2015 B.S., Nursing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.; May 2007 A.D., Nursing, Rockingham Community College, Wentworth, N.C.; May 2002

M IL IT A R Y E X P E R I E N C E

Senior Airmen – United States Air Force (1995-1999)

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

Nurse Practitioner – Pain & Addiction (December 2016-March 2021)

Restoration of Greensboro Medical Clinics – Greensboro, N.C.

Provides care for patients with impairments that involve musculoskeletal, neurologic and other bodily injuries, and makes appropriate referrals based on patients’ conditions

Buprenorphine-waivered provider; treats patients with opioid addiction and refers them to substance abuse counseling

Develops patient management plans, reviews progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care

Prescribes medications and treatment regimens that are appropriate and relevant to medical condition

Orders diagnostic tests, including but not limited to: MRIs and laboratory tests with direct medical oversight

Works closely with patients to teach them how to manage their pain, medications and alternative ways to relieve pain

Nurse Practitioner – Skilled Nursing Facility (March 2016 – December 2016)

Restoration of Greensboro Medical Clinics – Greensboro, N.C.

Provided general care to patients of all ages, but predominately elderly and post-acute patients, with utmost care, patience, compassion and understanding

Assessed and managed patients with routine, minor and acute illnesses; performed comprehensive physical examinations of patients, focusing on physiologic, psychologic, and cognitive status

Provided teaching and emotional support to patients, families and caregivers as appropriate

Worked with patients and families to educate them about the end of life process, helping provide resources for end of life care and ensuring patients’ wishes are respected and carried out

Developed and implemented individual plans of care based on patient assessment, ensuring appropriate follow-up in accordance with established nurse practitioner protocols

Performed duties within the scope of practice, including testing, treatment, history and physicals, patient assessment and education

Worked with and communicated with physicians in a timely manner to ensure all quality measures are met and patient updates are shared

Nurse Practitioner PRN (December 2016 – August 2017)

Genesis Healthcare/Meridian Center – High Point, N.C.

Supplemental nurse practitioner providing care for long-term patients, as well as post-acute care patients in long term care facility.

Staff Nurse – Medical Intensive Care Unit (February 2010 – February 2016) Forsyth Medical Center – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Duties included managing patients with a variety of medical and surgical conditions, including patients in need of ventilator support and hemodynamic monitoring.

PRN Staff Nurse (2009-2015)

Bayada Home Health – Greensboro, N.C.

Provided care for a client in need of ventilator support at night.

Staff Nurse – Intermediate Intensive Care Unit (2009-2010)

Forsyth Medical Center – Winston-Salem, N.C.

Managed patients in the intermediate care area with a variety of medical and surgical conditions.

Supplemental Staff Nurse – Operating Room (2007-2009)

Alamance Regional Hospital– Burlington, N.C.

Duties included circulating a variety of surgical cases and primarily orthopedics.

Staff Nurse – Neuro Operating Room (2002-2009)

Moses Cone Memorial Hospital– Greensboro, N.C.

Responsibilities included circulating and scrubbing neurosurgical cases.

L IC E N S E, C ER T I F I C A T I O N S A N D P RO F E S S I O N A L A SS OC I A T I O N S

NC NP #5008385, AANP certification # AG0216034, NC RN license #184165, Member American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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