Nurse Practitioner seeking Telehealth position

Sarah Yoder

York, Pennsylvania ***** 717-***-****

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Board Certified Nurse Practitioner – Adult & Geriatric Care Motivated, talented, and compassionate Nurse Practitioner with 16 years of advanced practice experience and a demonstrated commitment to the delivery of safe, quality, evidence-based medical and psychiatric care for adult/geriatric populations. Outcomes focused clinician adept at attentively listening to patient needs, identifying and resolving care gaps, independently and collaboratively delivering integrated care to promote optimal health outcomes. Agile professional; highly regarded for strengths in healthcare leadership, the ability to coach, mentor, and train highly talented nurse practitioner students, and the capacity to drive elevated levels of employee and organizational performance to maximize productivity while maintaining high levels of patient/family satisfaction. Eager to leverage professional training, credentials, and experience to serve in a dynamic Adult/Geriatric Nurse Practitioner role in an inpatient or outpatient setting. Areas of Training and Experience Include:

Internal Medicine

Primary Care

Diagnostic Testing

& Interpretation

Psychiatric and Dementia

Care

Medication Management

Palliative Care and Hospice

Acute/Chronic

Care Management

Caregiver Education

Preventative Medicine

Comprehensive

Health Assessments

Case Management

Patient Safety & Advocacy

Physical Medicine

Telehealth Medicine

Professional Experience

PROSPERO HEALTH/LANDMARK, York, PA; Lancaster, PA 2022 - Present Provides health care services in the personal home setting as well as via telemedicine. Patient population includes acute and chronic advanced medical disease management with an emphasis on palliative care medicine, alleviating acute and chronic symptoms. Team approach to care management, utilizing social work services to address social determinants of health, participating in weekly team meetings in efforts to successfully deliver adequate care within the home setting. On call during the day for all acute patient needs, in person and via telemedicine. PROHEALTH PARTNERS, Elizabethrown, PA 2020 - 2022

Independently manages all patients residing in short term and long term skilled nursing facilities with goals reducing risk of hospitalization. Providing psychiatric medication management, post-surgical care, therapeutic modality plans in collaboration with physical, occupational and speech therapy, palliative and comfort care during end of life. Identifying strategies to reduce gaps in care. Act as a liaison between patients and families, to identify, advocate for, and ensure the provision of high-quality care to meet all identified health needs. Provided timely, detailed, and complete clinical documentation in compliance with rigorous standards of professional practice. During the Covid Pandemic, providing acute and chronic medical management. MATRIX MEDICAL NETWORK/OPTUM HEALTH SYSTEMS, York, PA 2013 – 2020 Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Promote optimal levels of health and wellbeing by providing preventative and primary health promotion and teaching for a caseload of 20-25 weekly visits of adult/geriatric patients in their homes. Effectively reduce adverse health and safety events in collaboration with the patient’s PCP. Focus on medication review, teaching and reduction in polypharmacy. Offer guidance to individuals with comorbidities to have a better understanding of their conditions and reduce risk for hospitalization. The completion of telehealth visits to the isolated adult and geriatric members to promote a continuity of care and health education during the initial Covid outbreak.

APPLE HILL INTERNAL MEDICINE, York, PA 2008 – 2012 Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

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Independently managed a panel of patients providing primary medical care for adult and older adult patients with acute, episodic, and chronic health needs. Obtained detailed medical histories, performed comprehensive health assessments, ordered, and interpreted appropriate diagnostic studies to accurately establish differential and working diagnoses. Prescribed pharmacologic and non-pharmaceutical treatment interventions to effectively manage conditions and support patients in achieving/maintaining peak levels of health and wellbeing. Educated patients and family members of medical diagnoses, healthy lifestyle choices, and treatment compliance to promote long term positive results. Successfully managed the coagulation therapy for all the patients receiving such treatment in the entire medical practice. Performed minor procedures such as wound debridement, biopsies and excision and draining of abscesses. Achieved and surpassed yearly goals set forth by leading attendings and management. Mentorship of nurses and nurse practitioner students. WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER – MEDSTAR, Washington, DC 2005 – 2008 Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner

Leveraged healthcare leadership experience and patient care expertise to collaborate with attending physicians to manage the care of individuals with a broad range of medical needs in a 926-bed facility offering primary, secondary, and tertiary care for adult patients. Seamlessly facilitated the admission, discharge, and transfer of patients, between units, on the basis of acuity, stability, and identified treatment needs. Consulted and conferred with clinical specialists as well as case management to ensure the timely delivery of requisite care to promote long term positive outcomes and safe discharges. Provided monthly training and education for nurses to help broaden their understanding of acute and chronic medical problems as well as current guidelines in practice.

Additional experience as a Registered Nurse: Medical Surgical and Trauma Care with Inova Fairfax Hospital Education & Credentials

Master of Science in Nursing – Adult & Geriatric Care, George Mason & George Washington Universities, Fairfax, VA (2005) Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Newman University, Wichita, KS American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner No. 200-***-****, (Current) Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner License No. SP00874, (Current) Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse License No. RN595664, (Current) professional affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners

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