Nurse Practitioner Fnp

FNP-C

SUMMARY

I’m a board certified FNP with *2 years of Nurse Practitioner experience in the subspecialties of Cardiology, Emergency medicine and Urgent Care. I’ve practiced autonomously and collaboratively in both roles. Prior to obtaining my Masters in Nursing I practiced as a BSN-RN for 8 years in CVICU, CCU, and in the Cath Lab.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

FNP 7/1/2021-current

In and Out Urgent Care. Staff NP

FNP 9/1/2020-current

Premier Urgent Care. Staff NP

FNP 4/1/20-5/30/2020

Louisiana State Penitentiary- Staff NP in their assessment Treatment Unit (ATU)

FNP 2/19/2019-1/31/20

Fast Pace Urgent Care.Clinical Director and Staff NP in McComb Mississippi.

FNP 12/01/2017-1/25/2018

Maxem Health Urgent Care. Work PRN as an NP providing urgent care to multiple different communities at multiple locations for this company

FNP-1/01/2017

ApolloMD- working PRN from 1/01/2017 until August 2017 in the ED At Wesley Medical Center until taking a full-time ED position with ApolloMD 9/01/2017-current

FNP-2/13/2017

Full time fast track NP position with and for Wesley Medical Center until the position ended 8/21/2017 due too an emerging Residency Program that assumed this role for the hospital.

FNP- 9/19/16

Delta Locums- working independently running an urgent care with Urgent Team in Horn Lake Ms. ED assignment Greenwood Lafleur ER 9/1/17 working multiple shifts. Still employed with Delta.

FNP- 7/07/16-9/16/19

Peak Healthcare- Making rounds and managing patients in a SNF and LTC fa

FNP – 2/2011-5/17/16

Schumacher Group, TeamHealth, and HPP: (ER) Rapides Regional Medical Center, Opelousas General Medical Center, River Parish Hospital, and Southwest Regional Medical Center

FNP – 5/08-9/10

PEPA, OLOL (practiced in the ER)

Performed H&P’s, physical exams, interpretation of diagnostic test including x-ray, C T, labs, ABG’s, formulated diagnosis, and treatment regiments. I’ve performed many procedures including digital blocks, regional anesthesia, I&D’s, suturing, EJ placements, IV insertion, joint reductions, and splinting. Additionally I’ve ordered the titration of vasoactive drugs, assisted in the administration conscious sedation and paralytic’s in addition to hemodynamic monitoring of these patient.

FNP – 1/06-5/08

Louisiana Cardiology Associates, Baton Rouge Practiced in the subspecialty of Cardiology. In that role I was involved with both the clinic and hospital evaluation of cardiac disease and treatment of such. I specifically was responsible for making hospital rounds independently as well as in the clinic. I interpreted ECG, Echo, Nuclear stress test, CTA of the coronaries, read GXT, interrogated PPM, ICD, reviewed Coronary angiograms, and was responsible for interpretation of and adjusting meds based on the routine labs done in a cardiology clinic including lipid profiles, adjusting Coumadin, and monitoring other specific labs when deemed necessary based on drugs I initiated such as Amiodarone.

FNP – 9/05-1-06

Red Stick Cardiology, Baton Rouge

I was responsible for both seeing clinic patients and making hospital rounds independently with access to my collaborating physician. I performed a myriad of duties all of which are in the job description that was aforementioned above.

FNP – 2/05-9/05

Ochsner Cardiology in the acute care setting, New Orleans I was responsible for evaluating and treating patients in the hospital setting performing Cardiology consultations and admissions for the Ochsner cardiologist. I was involved in the fellowship program they ran for aspiring Cardiologist. I performed all duties required as an NP in the acute care setting including vent management, titration of vasoactive drugs, detecting and treating arrhythmias, interrogating implantable cardiac devices, cardio version; whether that be electrical or chemical, and of course Hemodynamic monitoring. I also autonomously ran a diagnostic stress test center under a rotational basis in the ninth ward where we performed both exercise and nuclear stress test.

FNP – 8/00-12/04

Baton Rouge Cardiology Consultants, Baton Rouge in addition to aforementioned task I also dictated cath reports, interventions both of EP and angioplasty, stenting, in addition to the hemodynamics that I interpreted and dictated that were ultimately reviewed by and signed off on by the intervening Cardiologist.

RN, BSN – 1998 to 2000

Outpatient Cath Lab, Baton Rouge

Responsibilities included organizing and planning for elective outpatient procedures performed, administering vasoactive drugs, conscious sedation for cases, caring for clients as the circulating nurse, scrub tech., and recording and monitoring hemodynamic for procedures. I was also a preceptor for new employees.

RN, BSN – 1996 to 1998

Baton Rouge General, Baton Rouge

Responsibilities included circulating, scrubbing, and recording for various different cardiac procedures (PTCA, STENT, LHC, RHC, EP studies, TEC, Rotoblator, DCA, PPM insertions, ICD insertions, cardioversions, TEE, and tilt table test.

RN, BSN – 1993 to 1996

Baton Rouge General, Baton Rouge

Responsibilities included charge nurse in a 14 bed CV/CICU with 7 Registered Nurses during 8-12 hour shifts. Also was responsible for managerial duties for the ICU and staffing while the manager was off. Was preceptor to students, paramedics, as well as new employees. Taught and performed hemodynamic monitoring, wave form analysis, dysrhythmia interpretation and treatment, vent management, venous/arterial blood collection, laboratory interpretation. I am skilled in caring for all post-op cardiothoracic surgery patients on vasoactive drugs, paralytics, and sedatives. Assisted in the insertion Swan-Ganz catheters, temporary transvenous pacing wires, IABP catheters, chest tubes, and pericardiocentesis.

EDUCATION

MSN, FNP – 2000 NLNAC accredited

MUW, Columbus, Mississippi

GPA: 3.9

BSN, Nursing – 1993

Southern University, Baton Rouge

GPA: 3.4

AFFILIATIONS

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society 2000

LICENSES

ANCC – 2015-2020

NP – 2018

RN – 2018

BLS,ACLS,PALS, and ATLS certified

HONORS

Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing 2000

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