Nurse Practitioner Temple University

Alfred Abu, DNP, BSN, FNP-BC, CRNP, RN

**********@*****.*** 832 Arbor Road Yeadon PA 19050 610-***-****

Professional Summary

ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner seeking a position with a health care organization that offers opportunity for professional growth. Qualified and competent nurse professional with 4+ years midlevel provider experience as a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner, and 15+ years of progressive responsibility as a Registered Nurse providing quality patient care.

Work History

Integrity Locums 4/2022 – present

Work for Integrity Locums agency as an Independent Contractor CRNP Hospitalist per diem at Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

Provided efficient, comprehensive, compliant, advance care for the adult-gerontology hospitalized patients. Autonomously coordinated and implemented care for acutely and chronically ill patients, Duties included but not limited to:

. Performed and documented history and physical examination on all patients admitted to the inpatient and observation private physicians’ service

. Provided on-going monitoring of patients’ condition and treatments while hospitalized

. Managed acute and chronic conditions, formulated and implemented plan of care.

. Ordered treatments, labs, diagnostic studies, interpretation of diagnostic test and lab results

. Made consults to specialty providers, social work and case management.

. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in identifying patients’ needs and addressing those needs

. Provided health education, health maintenance and follow up care for patients in anticipation of discharged from the hospital

Bayada – Willow Groove, PA 3/2022 – present

Work for Bayada Nursing agency as an Independent Contractor Registered Nurse per diem at the US Mint, providing professional nursing care in an occupational health setting. Duties include but not limited to:

. Performs history and physical

. Performs health screening

. Treatment of work-related injuries

. Medication administrations, including vaccinations

. Lab specimen collection

. Health promotion, and maintenance through patients’ teaching

. Auditing of patients’ health records for compliance with annual mandatories

. Maintain workplace safety in accordance with OSHA guidelines

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Darby, PA 4/2017 – 1/2022

CRNP- Hospitalist

Provided efficient, comprehensive, compliant, advance care for the adult-gerontology hospitalized patients. Autonomously coordinated and implemented care for acutely and chronically ill patients, from admission through discharge. Duties included but not limited to:

. Performed and documented history and physical examination on all patients admitted to the Observation Unit, and Inpatient Non-teaching team

. Provided on-going monitoring of patients’ condition and treatments while hospitalized

. Performed routine medical consults and documented consult notes on hospitalized patients

. Managed acute and chronic conditions, formulated and implemented plan of care.

. Ordered treatments, labs, diagnostic studies, interpretation of diagnostic test and lab results

. Made consults to specialty providers, social work and case management.

. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams in identifying patients’ needs and addressing those needs

. Provided health education, health maintenance and follow up care for patients in anticipation of discharged from the hospital

. Did discharges and patients’ referral for post-discharged follow-ups

Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 5/2018 – 12/2019

. Provide NP hospitalist coverage on per diem basis

. Duty: Includes but not limited to performing a comprehensive patients’ assessment, taking History & Physical, admitting patients and ordering treatments, labs, diagnostic studies, interpretation of diagnostic test and lab results, and making consults.

. Provides on-going monitoring of patients’ condition and treatments while hospitalized.

. Answered calls from nurses concerning patient’s health needs and concerns and addressed them appropriately

Darby Medical Associates, Darby PA 3/2017 – 6/2017

Work in a primary care setting on as needed basis, providing coverage for a primary care physician

Duty: Include but not limited to:

. Provided health care services for patients with acute and chronic illnesses, ages ranging from adolescence to geriatric.

. Performed history and physical

. Diagnoses and treatments

. Ordered labs and interpreted lab values

. Did referral for specialty cares and social services

. Did follow-up cares

. Did patient and family teachings

Registered Nurse

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Philadelphia, PA 7/2005 – 10/2021

RN, Cardiovascular/Heart Failure Unit, Temple University Hospital

. As part of the Cardiovascular/Heart failure team, provided advanced, specialized nursing care for heart failure patients and pre-post-operative care for cardiac catheterization, coronary artery bypass graft, and vascular surgery patients. Work with physicians and technicians to meet clinical outcome goals.

. Performed direct patients’ care including, assessments, medications administration (including IV antiarrhythmic drugs) and continual patient’s evaluation

. Used hemodynamically monitoring device (swan gang) and cardiac assistive device (LVAD)

. Removed invasive lines (femoral and radial sheaths, picc lines, NG tubes)

. As rotating charge nurse, oversee clinical patient care on the unit, assigned patients, care duties to RNs, LPNs, and technicians and also acted as a clinical resource person.

. Provided patient and family teachings on disease prevention and health maintenance.

Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA 5/2004 – 7/2005

. Provided complete patient’s centered care with acute and chronic diseases; worked in collaboration with healthcare providers to achieve optimum care.

Performed direct patients’ care including, assessments, medications administration (including IV antiarrhythmic drugs) and continual patient’s evaluation

. As rotating charge nurse, oversee clinical patient care on the unit, assigned patients, care duties to RNs, LPNs, and technicians and also acted as a clinical resource person.

. Provided patient and family teachings on disease prevention and health maintenance.

MERCY HOSPITAL of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3/1999 – 4/2004

. Provided complete patient’s centered care with acute and chronic diseases; worked in collaboration with healthcare providers to achieve optimum care.

Performed direct patients’ care including, assessments, medications administration (including IV antiarrhythmic drugs) and continual patient’s evaluation

. As rotating charge nurse, oversee clinical patient care on the unit, assigned patients, care duties to RNs, LPNs, and technicians and also acted as a clinical resource person.

. Provided patient and family teachings on disease prevention and health maintenance.

Skills

. Quality assessment skills

. Communication and organizational skill

. IV lines and NG tubes insertion

. Proficient in EPIC EMR

. Proficient in MEDITECH EMR

Education

Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA

Degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

Degree: Bachelor of Science, Nursing Practice

Frankford Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA

Degree: Diploma in Nursing

Penn State University, Abington, PA

Degree: Associate in Arts and Sciences

Licensure & Certifications

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, FNP, ANCC Board-Certified.

Pennsylvania RN License

Delaware RN License

PA Prescriptive Authority

DEA Authority

NPI Number

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

Professional Affiliation

. ANCC

. PCNP

. AANP

Community and volunteer services

. Safe Water for Sierra Leone

. Medical mission trip to Sierra Leone

References: Available upon request

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