Oakland Park, Fla ***** Cell: 954-***-****
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LINDA BEAUCHAMP-UHLAN
Professional Experiences
*/*/**** – 2/2022 - Vitas Hospice Home Health Care
Responsible for patient assessment and documentation according to Medicare guidelines, including daily assessments, weekly plans of care reviews and recertification documentations. Assessing and discussing patient care, medications with doctor and compliance, in order to make necessary changes related to patient comfort, physical or cognitive issues. Assessing and discussing wounds, necessary medications, dressing changes, frequency, compliance, and if necessary consulting our wound care ARNP for follow ups. Daily communication with team manager and IDG staff related to patient concerns and status. Keeping Social Worker and Chaplain and aides informed of patients status for continuity of care and necessary follow ups.
Other responsibilities included frequently mentoring new staff members
6/1/2012-1/14/2017- Daebeux Nclex Review
Education Instructor
LPN and RN instructor, reviewing each subject matter and practicing NCLEX questions in each subject matter, in order to prepare students for their NCLEX exam
4/19/2010 –6/1/2117 Carleen Home Health School, Plantation
Educational Instructor
LPN and RN instructor. Student advocate, while following the education requirements of the State Board of Nursing. NCLEX reviews completed after each subject matter. Teaching tools used included power points, YouTube video for visual education and handouts to support verbal education related to each subject matter.
8/2007 - 2/2010 Memorial Health Care System, Pembroke
Urgent Care Center - Clinic
Emergency room responsibilities. Assessing and treating patients per protocol with necessary discharge instructions Current BLS, ACLS and PALS
3/2007 – 6/2007 Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale
Interventional Radiology Nurse
3 month training, responsible for pre, during and post procedure care, IV’s, conscious sedation administration, removal of PICC lines, accessing infusion ports, removal of indwelling sheaths and completing appropriate paperwork.
2003 – 2006 Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Fort Lauderdale
Research Nurse
Research of implanted post market ICD’s and BIV’s with Medtronic, Guidant and St Jude
NIH certified and Critical Source documentation trained
Responsible for appropriate source documentation according to each individual study protocol
Trained in all protocol material via the companies mentioned above
Monitored and obtained consents according to the WIRB protocol
Evaluated inclusion and exclusion criteria
Coordinated appropriate follow up schedules for each study patient and physician
Documented all paper trails, data fax and computer uploads of study materials along with patient evaluations, including adverse events, emergency hospitalizations and urgent office visits.
Conducted Tilt studies, including IV’s, EKG’s and patient monitoring
1992 – 2003 North Ridge Medical Center Oakland Park, FL
Registered Nurse
6 years combining open heart telemetry, ICU, CCU, Gastrointestinal outpatient, Orthopedic/neurology department and IV therapy
5 years as an Emergency room nurse (E.R. and Trauma trained)
1988 - 1992 Delray Hospital Delray Beach, FL
Licensed Practical Nurse
Trained and certified in neurological disorders, orthopedics, post-operative care and emergency room and trauma courses
Education
1972 – High school graduation - Our Lady of Mercy High School
Farmington, MI
1972-1974 – Mercy College - Detroit, MI
Major: Pre-med Biology
1974-1975- University of Michigan
Major: Pre-med Biology
1987-1988 - Atlantic Vocational School of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nursing
1990 -1992 –Florida Atlantic University
School of Nursing
1994 -1995 - Broward Community College
School of Nursing – RN
2003- A.T.O.M.
Atlantic School of Oriental Medicine
And Acupuncture Masters program
References
References available upon request
Accreditations
E.R and trauma certified, ACLS, BLS, PALS certified, Research Nurse certified.