Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Scott Alan Shuford, RN, MSN, AOCNP ***** North Portales, Cathedral City, CA 92234
760-***-**** ********@*****.***
Current Certifications: ANCC Certification Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Previously Held Certifications: CCRN, American Association Critical Care Nurses
HPNA, Hospice Palliative Care Nurses Association [including Advanced Practice Nurse]
ANCC, Family Nurse Practitioner
Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Master’s of Arts in Gerontology
University of San Diego, CA
Master’s Degree in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Phoenix, San Diego, CA
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Palomar Community College, San Marcos, CA
Associates Degree in Nursing
Honors: Nominated for Nurse Practitioner of the Year, UC San Diego Health System
Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, International Nurses' Honor Society, Zeta Mu Chapter,
Recipient of Kaiser Nursing Scholarship
Recipient of Scripps Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship for Nursing
Nominated for California Nurses' Association "Search for Excellence"
Recipient of Pat Bassett Memorial Scholarship for Nursing, Scripps Memorial Hospital
Professional Experience:
07/2021 to Present Nurse Practitioner Lucy Curci Cancer Center, Eisenhower Medical Center
Day to day care of patients presently undergoing radiotherapy for diagnosed malignancies. Assessing patients for expected adverse effects associated with radiotherapy and developing treatment plans to ensure safe tolerance to radiotherapy.
12/2009 to 05/2021 Nurse Practitioner UC San Diego Cancer Center, Encinitas, CA
Day to day care of patients presently undergoing intravenous and oral cytotoxic chemotherapy for diagnosed malignancies. ONS BioChemo certified routinely administering intravenous chemotherapy.
Assessed patients on a walk-in basis for symptom management and management of episodic conditions associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapies.
Responsible for patient teaching for all patients preparing to undergo cytotoxic chemotherapy. Competent in the management of a variety venous access devices.
Assumed responsibility for annual Mask Fit testing for over 100 staff members N95 masks, resulting in annual savings of over $15,000 for practice.
Responsible for annual flu vaccination for over 100 staff members resulting in increased staff efficiency and staff satisfaction.
Annual training in basic CPR for all clinical staff resulting in increased staff efficiency and staff satisfaction.
07/2008 to 12/2009 Nurse Practitioner Pacific Oncology Hematology Associates, Vista, CA
Day to day care of patients presently undergoing intravenous and oral cytotoxic chemotherapy for diagnosed malignancies. ONS BioChemo certified routinely administering intravenous chemotherapy.
Assessed patients on a walk-in basis for symptom management and management of episodic conditions associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapies.
Responsible for patient teaching for all patients preparing to undergo cytotoxic chemotherapy. Competent in the management of a variety venous access devices.
10/2006 to 07/2008 Perioperative Nurse Practitioner Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA
Tasked with reducing day of surgery cancellations through appropriate selection and preparation of patients for elective surgery. Liaison between Departments of Anesthesia, Surgical Services, and Surgery to ensure patients are fully evaluated prior to arriving to surgery, reducing day of surgery cancellations from a 6-8% to 2% per month.
Served as the ‘Nurse Champion’ to ensure Sharp Grossmont’s compliancy with CMS and Medicare publicly reported Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) guidelines to improve surgical outcomes by reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality. Developing and implemented an ongoing Quality Assurance program for concurrent, realtime monitoring of SCIP guidelines as opposed to retrospective chart review
05/2005 to 10/2006 Director of Clinical Outreach and Professional Education Hospice of the North Coast
Provided clinical education of staff and community through expanded marketing efforts increased daily census and visibility of nonprofit hospice while meeting facility goal of increasing patient census to over 50.
Developed and implemented Outcome Oriented Quality Assurance and Program Improvement and served as designated HIPAA Security officer while serving as Clinical Resource for RN Case Managers, Social Workers, Home Health Aides.
04/2004 to 04/2005 Director of Patient Care Services Hospice by the Sea, Solana Beach, CA
Responsibility for compliance with CMS and Medicare regulatory requirements for 140 hospice patients including weekly IDT meetings reviewing the care of all patients on.
Supervised RN Case Managers, Social Workers, Home Health Aides and Chaplains and serves as primary clinical resource for RN Case Managers.
Developed disease specific Hospice programs for Patients with End Stage Cardiovascular Disease and End Stage Alzheimer’s Disease.
1995to 2004 Nurse Practitioner Sharp Mission Park, Medical Group, Vista, CA
Comprehensive primary care including routine maintenance examinations across the life-span including Geriatric patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
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