Susan Rojas, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
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Gulfport, MS.
Summary
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with dual certification in family (FNP) and adult gerontological acute care (AGACNP). May provide care to children, adults, and elderly individuals in an outpatient setting and critical care needs. Eager to collaborate with other health care professionals to improve the health and wellness of patients in our community. Education
MSN- University of South Alabama - May 2022
BSN- William Cary College- May 2005
Experience
Providing quality care and compassion to patients as a Registered Nurse since 2005 in the hospital setting, with most of that experience obtained in the Intensive Care Unit. Over 1000 hours of guided preceptorship as a student FNP and AGACNP in areas such as: Urgent Care, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Women’s Health, Hospital Medicine, Emergency Department, and Intensive Care. Obtaining a dual board certification in FNP and AGACNP through the ANCC in May 2022.
2022- Present
Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner at Singing River Health System- Gulfport, MS. Providing care to patients in an acute care setting for a range of illnesses from life threatening to non urgent. Implementing treatment plans in collaboration with other health care professionals utilizing a systematic approach that encompasses the patients current medical needs as well as their chronic co-morbidities.
2009- 2022
RN/ICU at Ochsner Medical Center- Bay St. Louis, MS. Providing care to critically ill patients in collaboration with other health care professionals. Administering life sustaining medications while monitoring the patient’s response and overall status. Monitoring and providing care for patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Providing emotional support to the patients and families during grief-stricken times. 2006-2009
RN/ICU at Garden Park Medical Center- Gulfport, MS. Providing critical care to patients while educating the patients and family about chronic and acute disease processes.
Assisting in bedside procedures such cardioversion and bronchoscopy. Collaborative care of patients suffering from acute and chronic illnesses. 2005-2006
RN/ Medical-Telemetry at Garden Park Medical Center- Gulfport, MS. Providing care to stable patients requiring cardiac monitoring. Administering medications and education to patients on their acute or chronic disease processes. Providing emotional support to patients and their families during times of grief.
Certification
AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC certified through the ANCC, RN, WCC, BLS, ACLS, PALS, and ATLS. Skills
Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in collaboration with other health care professionals in outpatient and inpatient settings. Monitor and manage patients with acute and chronic diseases/disorders. Educate patients and family on disease processes and the importance of medication safety and preventative. Able to perform advanced procedures: Incision and drainage, suturing, intubation, chest tube placement, central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, paracentesis, and thoracentesis.
*References upon request