Professional Summary

Seeking a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting in an area of specialization under the direction of a physician.

Skills

Formulate diagnosis, and establish a treatment plan for a patient, family, and/or population

Implement individualized, evidence based interventions

Evaluate progress toward expected goals of a patient, family, and/or population

Serve as a clinical expert to the interdisciplinary team

Computer proficiencies in MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and EMR

Professional Experience

Nurse Practitioner, Space City Pain Specialists, Baytown TX, 1/2020-present

Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting under the direction of a physician. Practice evidenced based treatment plans. Obtain history and physical exams. Orders appropriate diagnostic studies, procedures, and correctly interprets the imaging results. Utilizes critical thinking to synthesize and analyze collected data. Develops, implements, evaluates and alters the plan of care as needed. Performs trigger point injections, pain pump refills, mange spinal cord stimulators, Vertiflex, MILD procedures and medication management. Inpatient acute care pain management consults and follow ups. Supervised medical assistants and nonclinical staff.

Nurse Practitioner, Gastroenterology, Yuma Gastro LLC, Yuma AZ, 8/2019- 12/2019

Provides advanced nursing care to patients with acute and chronic gastrointestinal illnesses and multiple chronic co-morbidities, including diagnosing and treating and initiating medication, performing diagnostic interventions and executing follow-ups as required in a clinic setting and acute care setting under the direction of a physician. Synthesizes and critically analyzes data to identify needs, formulate diagnosis, and establish a treatment plan. Implements individualized, evidence based interventions based on assessment, treatment plan, and identified prioritizes to maximize health potential and/or expected goals of a patient. Serves as a clinical expert to the interdisciplinary team. Incorporates and disseminates research findings and evidence based practice into treatment plans, protocols, and guidelines.

Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Pain Management/Opioid Dependency

Dr. Rehan Memon, MD, FIPP M & M Clinical LLC, Houston, TX, 8/2018 to 8/2019

Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting under the direction of a physician. Practice evidenced based treatment plans. Obtain history and physical exams. Orders appropriate diagnostic studies, procedures, and correctly interprets the results. Utilizes critical thinking to synthesize and analyze collected data. Develops, implements, evaluates and alters the plan of care as needed. Perform trigger point injections, and medication management. Inpatient acute care pain management consults and follow ups, Inpatient drug and alcohol rehab consults and follow ups. Supervised MAs and nonclinical staff.

Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Chronic Care/Workers Compensation

Dr. Demetris Green Sr, MD PA, Locum Tenens, Houston, TX 6/2018 to 8/2019

Provides advanced nursing care to patients in a clinical setting under the direction of a physician. Deliver evidenced based treatment plans. Responsibilities include obtaining medical history, performing physical exams, DOT exams, opioid dependency follow-up visits, diagnosing, and treating medical conditions, prescribing medications. Educate and guiding patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits.

Registered Nurse/Vascular Access/Float Nurse

Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston TX 6/2015 to 8/2018

Responsible for delivering evidenced based care to vascular patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other interdisciplinary team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing and clinical competency. Admitted new clients by reviewing records and applications and conducting orientations. Determined clients' requirements by completing intake interview; determining need for therapeutic medical, psycho-social, and psychiatric evaluations, reviewing therapist evaluations, treatment objectives, and plan of care

Education

Master of Science in Nursing 12/2017

University of Texas at Arlington

Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP

GPA 3.7

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 5/2012

Texas Tech University

Associate Degree in Nursing 5/2011

Lee College

Affiliations

American Association of Nurse Practitioners American Nurses Association

American Nurses Credentialing Center Houston Area Nurse Practitioners Association

Fort Bend County Black Nurses Association The National Black Nurse Practitioner Association Texas Nurses Association

Certifications

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, AANP- current

Basic Life Support, BLS-current

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support- current

Pediatric Advanced Life Support, PALS -current

Licensure

APRN, State of Texas, issued 4/2018, current

APRN, State of Arizona, issued 7/2019, current

Registered Nurse, State of Texas, issued, 5/2011, current

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