Nurse Practitioner Educator

Work Experience

•New York-Presbyterian-Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor, NY. August 18, 2020-Present.

Nurse practitioner. As a surgical nurse practitioner, I treat the patients who have been admitted to the surgical service, as well as the patients whom surgery is consulting on. Collaborating with the surgeons, I treat these patients in the inpatient setting. The types of surgeries our patients have include, but are not limited to: general (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, bowel resection), colorectal, bariatric, orthopedic (total joints, fractures), and spine. I also monitor inpatients who may possibly need surgery, such as patients with small bowel obstructions and managing their condition with conservative management. I communicate with the hospitalists, specialists, case managers, physical therapists, nurses, patients, and family members to help form a plan of care and treatment for individual patients. I also participate in daily interdisciplinary rounds.

•Execu-Search Agency. April 2020 to August 2020. This was a temporary position for which I worked as a Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Educator at multiple COVID-19 testing sites.

oNew York City Health and Hospital in the Bronx, NY. July 8, 2020-August 3, 2020. This site was a testing center in The Bronx. My role here as an NP was to work with the residents of the community who come in and give them guidance and screen for COVID-19.

oNew York State Department of Health in Bear Mountain, NY.

June 5-7, 2020. My role here was a Nurse Educator instructing the nurses how to properly collect COVID-19 specimens via nasopharyngeal.

April 9-26, 2020. My role here was to support the employees working at the site. I assessed and tested for COVID-19 for the employees who are symptomatic as well as assist in wellness checks upon employees’ arrival. I have been providing education for the nursing staff (i.e., how to collect samples) as well as implementing and reinforcing certain policies at the site.

•New York Spine and Pain Physicians in Harrison, NY. February 2020 to March 23, 2020. Nurse practitioner in a pain management practice. I treated patients with pain related to spinal derangements, joint pain, fibromyalgia, cancer, and more. I prescribed medications as indicated and drew up care plans. Reason for leave was layoffs at company due to pandemic.

•WMC Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY. May 2015 to October 2019.

Registered Nurse and occasional charge nurse on the medical-surgical floor with orthopedic, bariatric, gynecological, and other general surgeries. While providing direct nursing care, I worked with the physicians, case managers, social workers, and physical therapists in determining the patient’s plan of care for admission and discharge. The reason for leaving this position was to pursue my career as a Nurse Practitioner, hence the gap from November 2019-January 2020.

•NYU Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY. July 2009 to May 2015.

Registered Nurse on the neurological and neurosurgical observations unit and floor. Working here provided me with extensive experience in stroke, brain and spinal cord injury, and epilepsy. I served as a preceptor for new hires and new graduate RNs. Educating new nurses is a passion of mine. I left this position since I had moved away from Long Island, NY.

•North Shore Asthma and Allergy Associates in New Hyde Park, NY. April 2008 to July 2009.

LPN administering immunotherapy injections for allergies, while providing patch testing, and preparing vials for allergy immunotherapy. I left this position to pursue my career as a Registered Nurse.

Educational Degrees

Masters. Dominican College. Blauvelt, NY. 2016-2019. Family Nurse Practitioner

Graduated with Honors.

Bachelors. Farmingdale State College. Farmingdale, NY. 2012-2014. BS in Nursing

Associates. Nassau Community College. Garden City, NY. 2007-2009. AS in Nursing

Bachelors. SUNY Oneonta. Oneonta, NY. 2001-2005. BS in Geography

Educational and Clinical Experience During FNP Graduate Program

•Pediatrics Primary Care- 178 hours. Port Jervis Family Health with Michele Doyle, FNP and Pomona Pediatrics with Lynne Weissman, FNP, DNP

9/2018- 12/2018

•Adult and Geriatric Primary Care- 445 hours. Rockland Pulmonary and Medical Associates with AnneMarie McDermott, FNP, DNP and Kathy Begley-Pritzker, FNP, DNP

5/2018- 5/2019

• Women’s Health- 72 hours. Stat Health, West Nyack with Patricia Meade, FNP, DNP

11/2018- 1/2019

•Urgent Care- 55 hours. Rockland Urgent Care with Greg Straus, FNP

5/2019- 8/2019

Presentations

•Magnet Hospitals versus Non-Magnet Hospitals. Presented at Dominican College, Blauvelt, NY

5/2018

Professional Certifications

•NY State Nurse Practitioner in Family Health, License #F345081-01 (Expires 8/2022)

•Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certified from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, ANCC ID#201-***-**** (expires November 2024)

•NY State Registered Professional Nurse, License #618158-01 (Expires 3/2024)

•NPI number (available upon request)

•DEA number (available upon request)

•Connecticut Registered Nurse, License #165961 (expired February 2020)

•ACLS (Expires 5/2023)

•BLS (Expires 7/2022)

Affiliations/Memberships

•Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State

6/2017- Present

Interests

•Working with a multidisciplinary team in a professional manner in order to obtain optimal care for each patient. I am appreciative of all healthcare workers and their roles and am a team player.

•Navigating the healthcare system and helping patients to obtain all their medical needs and educating them. I understand that not all patients learn in the same manner, therefore, being creative and energetic, I will make each educational opportunity an individualized one.

•To work with a diverse population in providing optimal care, community and environmental health, and closing the gap in healthcare disparities.

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