Jane Bell Pitts
Covington, La *0433
Bellgurl1@yahoo
“She thought she could, so she did.”
Objective
To utilize my education and knowledge as a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive and caring medical care in a holistic environment on an as needed basis at a medical facility that will both cultivate and challenge me to continue to grow as a medical professional. Education
Loyola University
New Orleans, graduate – May 10, 2008
Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bridge
Our Lady of the Lake College
Baton Rouge- Graduate – August 1996
Associate Degree in Nursing
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge – Graduate – August 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism/Advertising
Professional Experience
Rapid Urgent Care - January - March 2022
Mandeville, Covington, Slidell, Bogalusa, Albany, Amite, La - January - March 2022 Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Newborn to Geriatric
Duties: acute and urgent care of outpatients, including onsite radiologic evaluations, comprehensive sports/school physicals and occupational medicine in multiple family-oriented medical home clinic Docutap
EHR - Docutap
Slidell Memorial Physicians Network, Family Practice Slidell, La – October 2019 – January 2022
Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Newborn to Geriatric
Duties: Primary and urgent care of outpatients in a family-oriented medical home clinic EHR - EPIC
University of South Alabama
Mobile, Al – January – December 2020
Title: Adjunct Faculty, Professor, BSN Program Clinical Instructor Patient Population: Clinical Instructor of Dual Enrollment FNP Students Duties: Clinical Evaluation of student’s care plans and direct patient care, along with direction and support.
Cardiology Institute
Slidell, La – August 2013 – August 2019
Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Young adult to Geriatric
Duties: Outpatient management of newly diagnosed and chronic cardiology patients, primary and urgent care of outpatient cardiology patients, including but not limited to the management of new onset, persistent and malignant HTN, acute and chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, both medical management as well as post PCI and CABG; providing primary care for cardiac patients; monitoring & management of patients undergoing cardiac stress testing, both outpatient and inpatient; inpatient acute cardiac patient management from admit to discharge, communicating with family, as well as various specialties to coordinate care EHR – Advanced MD
Pelican Urgent Care
Slidell, La – December 2017 – May 2018
Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Newborn to Geriatric
Duties: acute and urgent care of outpatients, providing onsite radiology, occupational medicine a worker’s compensation, in a family-oriented medical home clinic Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, La – August 2013 – December 2013
Title: Adjunct Faculty, Professor, BSN Program Clinical Instructor Patient Population: BSN student in a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Duties: Providing education, instruction and evaluation of student nursing care of the inpatient cardiology intensive care patients, including but not limited to the management of post-op angiogram, CABG, malignant HTN, acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation, as well as some Surgical Intensive Care overflow patients, using hospital-select EHR, post t-clinical evaluation of student’s care plans and direct patient care, along with direction and emotional support for these young people on their educational journey.
St Tammany Community Health Center
Slidell, La – April 2010 – July 2013
Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Newborn to Geriatric
Duties: Primary and urgent care of outpatients in a family-oriented medical home clinic. EHR Schumacher Group, ED staffing,
LSU Bogalusa Hospital
Bogalusa, La – May 2010 –July 2012
Title: ER/fast track – Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Infant to Geriatric
Duties: acute care and management of the emergency department patient Emergency department patient using EMR
Lakeview Regional Medical Center, Covington, La – May 2009-April 2010 Title: Pediatric Hospitalist – Family Nurse Practitioner Patient Population: Infant to 18-year-old inpatient pediatric patient Duties: Acute care and management of the pediatric inpatient using EMR - Meditech United Med Care, Mandeville, Covington, Folsom, La – June 2008-April 2009 Title: Family Nurse Practitioner
Patient Population: Infant to Geriatric
Duties: Primary care, urgent care and occupational medicine in a family-oriented walk-in clinic Tulane Hospital & Clinic,
New Orleans, La – April 1999-October 2008
Title: Staff RN
EMR - Meditech
*Post-Anesthesia Care Unit – December 2006-October 2008 Patient Population: Infant to Geriatric
Duties: Care and management of both the acutely ill ventilated and stable postoperative patient, overflow care of Surgical Intensive Care Unit patients, communicating with various specialties to coordinate care in a teaching environment
* Level I PICU/peds float, Regional Center- February 2006-December 2006 Patient population: Neonate to 1 year, PICU/peds: Newborn to 18 Duties: Relief Charge Nurse; Staff RN; care of acutely and/or chronically critically ill & compromised children such as trauma, rare brain tumors and leukemia to congenital heart conditions and organ transplants, in a warm friendly environment including the Child Life Specialist team, palliative care. Care and management of children with compromised airway, congenital hearts, post-op hearts and ECMO, as well as other life-threatening diagnosis pre- and post-operatively, providing peritoneal dialysis, operating various medical equipment such as High Frequency Oscillator Ventilation, communicating with family, as well as various specialties to coordinate care in a teaching environment, organizing staff assignments an overseeing nurses and nurse technicians
*Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ECMO center– April 1998-August 2005
Patient Population: Neonate to discharge date
Duties: Relief Charge Nurse; Staff RN; care of acutely and/or chronically critically ill & compromised neonates, extremely premature to term, from birth to discharge, including palliative care and RTS program. Care and management of infants with compromised airway, congenital heart and other life-threatening diagnosis pre- and post-operatively, providing peritoneal dialysis, operating various medical equipment such as High Frequency Oscillator Ventilation, communicating with family, various specialties to coordinate care in a teaching environment, organizing staff assignments and overseeing nurses and nurse technicians Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La – June 1996-December 1998
Title: Staff RN, well-baby/post-partum, med/OB, level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Duties: Relief Charge Nurse; care and management of the well newborn and post-partal mother, post-operative care of gynecological surgical patient, and care and management of the Level II neonate, operating various medical equipment, communicating with various specialties, organizing staff assignments, and overseeing nurses and nurse techs and CMAs Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Baton Rouge, La – August 1995 – May 1995 Title: Nurse Technician, Orthopedic/Neurology Unit Duties: Wound care, assisting RN in basic bedside management of patients Licensure/Board Certification/Certifications
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Louisiana
Registered Nurse, Louisiana
Registered Nurse, Alabama
BLS, ACLS 10/2022 — PALS 2/2020
Internships
Metairie Institute, Internal Medicine, Edward Gaber, MD Ochsner Internal Medicine, David Bossenmeyer, FNP
Ochsner Cardiology Clinic, Max Luna, MD
Family Medicine Clinic, Jeanette Arcuri, FNP
Ochsner Pediatric Clinic, Joshua LeBlanc
Ochsner OB/Gyn Clinic, Daniel Mokry, MD
Honors/Awards/organizations
Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Member, Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners Member, Associate, American College of Cardiology
Member, Sigma Theta Tau National Nursing Honor Society Xi Psi chapter Travel Award Sexual Medicine Society of North America 2007 Member, Historian, Kappa Kappa Psi Service Fraternity Member LSU Alumni Band, 5 year member
Vice President, FHS Crimson Band Booster Club, 2017-present
*References furnished upon request.