Nurse Practitioner Triage
Resume:
Susan Jacob
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ADULT GERONTOLGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
• Advances Practice Registered Nurse with experience in diagnosis, treatment, symptom management and follow up of adult hematology/oncology patients.
• Extensive experience in mentoring young nurses, providing assistance as a resource and motivator.
• Performs delegated functions under the supervision of the physician to include differential diagnosis, use of prescriptive authority, and/or treatment of a variety of human responses throughout the wellness to illness spectrum according to practice guidelines, protocols or standing orders.
• Oncology Authority with taking care of high volume of patients with as lymphoma, Myeloma, breast, colon and chronic leukemia’s and managing the therapy related side effects.
• Promotes quality health care through integration of current research into practice. PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Baylor College of Medicine- November 2018-
current
Work as as a nurse practitioner in the inpatient unit of stem cell transplant. Med XM, Houston, TX August 2015- Nov-2018
Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Practitioner providing primary care for patients in the community such as group homes, adult senior care living facility and in homes. Conduct comprehensive initial and ongoing physical examinations based on age and diagnosis, including psychological status. Identify normal/abnormal health characteristics.
• Call EMS and sent to Emergency room as per the need.
• Refer clients to the case management or palliative care if a need is identified.
• Review the medications with the patients and do the necessary lab tests as per the need.
• Follow up of patients after their acute illness.
• Patient and family education.
NP, Oncology Consultants. Houston, TX. August 2016- February 2017.
• Acts under the authority and supervision of the attending physician and in accordance with regulations, clinic policy and protocols. Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, reviews/orders diagnostic tests and radiographic results, prescribe necessary medications, formulates and manages patient treatment plans and outcomes. Develop and manage chemotherapy treatment plans, monitor outcomes, and initiate appropriate care for symptom management.
• Make appropriate referrals. Perform clinical assessment and management of chemotherapy and radiation therapy related side effects. Formulate working/differential diagnoses and stage work-up specific to the diagnosis.
• Assist with referrals and multidisciplinary patient care, delegate’s tasks to other members of the team, follow up patient after chemotherapy for side effects management and follow up test results and change the management plan accordingly. Collaborates in research projects, formulates protocols and applies research to practice.
• Prepare the notes for the new patients and complete the notes, staging, coding and answer the calls and be the first one to respond the patient’s and triage nurse enquires. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas November 2007-June 2015 Registered Nurse
• Worked in the Leukemia floor (G16) as an efficient resource RN, Preceptor and as a charge nurse. Acted as a strong leader of the leukemia night shift team. Administered chemotherapy, biotherapy blood and blood products and monitored for side effects and reactions and efficiently managed them. Effectively educated the patients and family on how to take care at home after the therapy and neutropenic precautions. Expert in IV, Foley, NG tube and Dubhoff tube insertion.
• Monitored patients on telemetry and critical patients. Took care of patients who are very sick and a challenge to manage by many other staff members. Prepared patients for diagnostic tests, monitored them following the tests and did the discharge teaching. Was a permanent preceptor for the new nurses to the unit. Northshore LIJ Health System, New York November 2005- June 2007 Registered Nurse, Cancer Unit
Worked efficiently in the Leukemia, Lymphoma and Stem cell transplant unit in the hospital. Maintained high level of personal accountability and managed 4-6 patients in the shift. Infused stem cell products and managed complications and monitored for GVHD and reported the finding to the team appropriately.
Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY October 2004- September 2005 Registered Nurse, MED/SURG Unit
Managed 8-10 patient is a medical surgical floor with acute and chronic health problems. King Khalid General Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia November 1995- June 2002 Charge Nurse, ICU, CCU
Efficiently managed medical surgical patients and managed patients in ICU, CCU and Ob/Gyn patients. Assisted with dressing changes and procedures like Lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirations and biopsies.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India January 1993- November 1995 Operating Room Nurse
• Worked as scrub and circulatory nurse for almost all major surgical procedures as well as ENT, Urological surgeries and was a member of the Kidney transplant team of the hospital.
EDUCATION
Texas Woman’s University, Houston, Texas, 2014
Masters in Nursing- Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 1993 BSc (HON) in Nursing
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION
Board certified Adult Gerontological Nurse Practitioner- AANP (2014) Registered Nurse- State of Texas.
BCLS- Current
HONORS/AWARDS
Awarded as the best nurse of the hospital in 1999-2000 in Saudi Arabia. Best speaker award during the case presentation competition in the year 1999 in Saudi Arabia. Employ of the month in Leukemia unit (G16) multiple times.
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