Connie Thompson-Fly, APRN-C

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adt5ci@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Working with a multidisciplinary care team committed to providing the highest quality of care and improving patient outcomes through development of long-term care plans, patient teaching, and offering participation in appropriate CRT for eligible patients.

Family Nurse Practitioner

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2012 – Present Varnado Family Practice Clinic

6214 Hwy 10 Greensburg, LA 70441

225-***-****

Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment option to assist patients to maintain their health and comfort.

Assessment, diagnosing and developing treatment plans for patient population with chronic and non-chronic illnesses.

Autonomous execution of clinical research studies in compliance with CITI program including management of documentation, safety procedures, eligibility screening and clinical interaction of patients.

Thoroughly reviewed diagnostic test results and explained medical procedures and protocols to patients and caregivers.

Physical assessment of patients, reviewing lab and diagnostic tests results to appropriately treat patients in a primary care clinic setting.

Collaborated with physicians, specialist, pharmacists, and other medical personnel to develop treatment plans for chronic illnesses including diabetes and heart disease.

Provided contraceptives to patients and educated them on reproductive health issues.

Managed the clinics Louisiana Vaccines For Children program for administration of vaccines to eligible pediatric patients.

2018 – 2020 Total Family Medicine Clinic

44354 Hwy 445 Robert, LA 70445 985-***-****

Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment option to help patients maintain their health and comfort.

Assessment, diagnosing and developing treatment plans for patient population with chronic and non-chronic illnesses and acute injuries.

Taught patients and caregivers about medical procedures, protocols, treatment options, and medication side effects.

Collaborated with physicians, specialist, pharmacists, and other medical personnel to develop treatment plans for chronic illnesses including diabetes and heart disease.

Provided contraceptives to patients and educated them on reproductive health issues.

Registered Nurse

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Coram Infusion Services, New Orleans, LA 1996-2010

Position: Infusion nurse, quality assurance, staff inservicing.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation – Maternal Child Unit, New Orleans, LA 1995-2000

Position: Staff RN, ante/post-partal care, lactation counseling.

Support Systems International – Greater New Orleans, LA 1989-1991

Position: Wound Care Consultant.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, New Orleans, LA 1983-1989

Position: Staff RN, Transport Team.

Ochsner Covington Clinic, Covington, LA 2010-2012

Position: Staff RN Infusion Suite, Clinical Research Coordinator

Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Greater New Orleans, LA 2000-2010

Position: Staff RN, Clinical Research Coordinator

(Pediatrics, Lung Transplantation/Pulmonology, Nephrology,

Hematology/Oncology)

Publications: “Effect of Antithymocyte Globulin Induction, Rabbit vs. Horse, On BOS and Survival in Lung Recipients.” Valentine VG, Sloan L, Thompson CE, Fuchs DM, Killon DS, Taylor DE, J Heart Lung Transplant 2004AmJ Resp Crit Care Med 2004;169(7); A271.;23(2):S118.

EDUCATION:

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA -- 2012

Master of Science in Nursing

Family Nurse Practitioner

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -- 2010

Charity Hospital School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA – 1983

Current Memberships & Affiliations

Alexander Milne Home for Women – Board of Directors

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners

American Nurses Association

Louisiana State Nurses Association

Northshore Nurses Association

ADDITIONAL:

I have performed 22 research studies throughout my professional career, topics including: Vaccines, Interferon, Transepithelial Migration of Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Neutrophils, Nephrology, Pulmonology, etc.

Sponsors include big Pharma, NIH, LSU health science, Tulane Medical Center.

CRT for the Varnado Practice- Health literacy interventions to overcome disparities in CRC screening PI Connie Arnold study # H13-114

Employment (as RN)

October 2006-Present -Business Manager, C. Fly Marine Services. Responsible for accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, marketing and advertising, office management, data entry, Human Resources of marine engineering office.

Sept 2005-2006 Clinical Research Coordinator, Nephrology Research, Ochsner Health Systems. Administration of all aspects of clinical research trials including preparation, submittal and retention of regulatory documentation, surveillance, and reporting of research irregularities to appropriate entities. Responsible for coordination of clinical interaction of patients, institutional research team and sponsors. Assists in recruitment of patients for clinical research trials. Coordination of clinical trial policies and procedures with FDA regulations, institutional policies, and good ethical clinical practices.

Feb 2003-Sept 2005. Clinical Research Coordinator, Lung Transplantation/Pulmonary-Critical Care Medicine Dept, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Multi-Organ Transplant Center. Autonomous execution of clinical research studies including management of documentation, safety procedures and clinical interaction of patients, study sponsors and departmental research team. Monitoring and reporting of any research irregularities to the Office of Research Administration. Coordination of clinical trial policies and procedures with FDA regulation, institutional policies, and good ethical clinical practices. Preparation, submittal and retention of all study and regulatory documentation. Assists with recruitment of patients and maintain all study files.

October 2000-Feb 2003 Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Managed all aspects of clinical trial research involving pediatric patients. Coordinated clinical trial policies, documentation and clinical interactions for satellite pediatric clinics involved in clinical research studies. Responsible for preparation, submittal and retention of all study documentation and regulatory documents. Provided surveillance and reporting of any research irregularities to the Office of Research Administration. Interacted with FDA auditors during audit of clinical research study performed before granting marketing approval to manufacturer.

March 1998-January 2001 Triage Nurse – On call Tulane Medical Center. Responsibilities included assessment of patients via telephone, providing appropriate medical advice using nursing judgement and computerized protocols and thorough documentation. Provided health information to the community while acting as a patient advocate working collaboratively with other health care professionals to provide healthcare services to patients.

Sept 1996-2001 Per Diem Staff R.N. Coram Home Health, Inc. Provide patient care for hi-tach infusion patients on a per diem basis. Have provided quality assurance auditing of all patient records. Assisted in coordination of patient care between field assurance auditing of all patient records. Assisted in coordination of patient care between field nurses and pharmacy staff. Provided in servicing of field nurses on company policy and procedures.

Nov 1998-Oct 2000 – Per Diem Pediatric Clinic R.N., Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Functioned s part of healthcare team to provide care and education to patients and caregivers. Responsibilities included providing ‘hands on’ patient care, extensive teaching, managing physician schedules, assisting with special procedures and rotating to all specialty pediatric clinics including: Pulmonology, Cardiology, Neurology, Infectious Disease, Child Development.

Sept 1995-April 1997 Maternal Child/Infusion Staff R.N. Ochsner Home Health, Inc. Communicated with physicians regarding patients’ response to therapy, clinical condition, family/caregivers abilities to manage/provide patient care. Performed newborn/post-partal in home visits providing assessment of mother and baby and intensive education for new parents Performed extensive in-home lactation counseling for post-partal mothers. Responsible for in home administration of hi-tech infusion therapies. Provided education, training, and coordination with other healthcare professions for patients and caregivers regarding all aspects of their medical care. Developed and implemented use of assessment and documentation tools for maternal/child patients.

June 1991- November 1995 Maternal Child Staff RN, Alton Ochsner Hospital

Functioned as staff nurse floating between 40-bed tertiary care pediatric unit and 30-bed mother-baby unit according to staffing needs. Responsible for providing ante-partal and post-partal care including intrauterine fetal monitors, lactation counseling, newborn transition, and nursery care. Provided intensive education for new parents regarding care of the newborn and post-partal care. Provided pediatric patient care including initiation and maintenance of peripheral IV’s, maintenance of central IV lines and EVD’s, medication administration, physical assessments, chemotherapy, administration, and monitoring.

Jan 1989- June 1991 R.N. Medical Sales Consultant, Support Systems International Inc. Responsible for representation of internationally respected Clinitron wound therapy units in the New Orleans area. Duties included generation of new accounts, maintenance, and expansion of existing accounts through product interaction with physicians and other health care professional. Coordinated clinical follow-up, wound care consultation and education to health care staff and distribution of therapy units to respective accounts. Provided educational/technical presentations for health care professionals for continuing education credit.

Jan 1987-April 1989 Per Diem Specialty R.N., Favorite Nurses, Inc.

Provided patient care in area hospitals on pediatric units, pediatric emergency departments and pediatric and neonatal intensive are units. Assisted in training of new staff nurses. Participated in marketing and generation of new hospital accounts.

April 1988-April 1989 Weekend Charge R.N., Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tulane Medical Center

Responsible for supervision and training of new professional weekend staff. Provided patient care in addition to management responsibilities in tertiary level nursery. Coordinated staffing for all weekend shifts. Functioned as neonatal resuscitation team member attending all high-risk deliveries.

June 1983-1989 Staff R.N., Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Alton Ochsner Hospital. Provided patient care in tertiary level NICU averaging 40 transports monthly. Coordinated and performed high risk infant transports throughout a tri-state area. Cross-trained as Maternal-Child RN. Providing ante-partal and post-partal care including intrauterine fetal monitoring, lactation counseling, newborn transition, and nursery care. Provided intensive education for new parents regarding care of the newborn and post-partal care.

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