Rhonda McCabe, R.N., B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.

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Wentzville, Missouri 63385

Cell: 636-***-****

E-mail: adw6yn@r.postjobfree.com

I am an experienced Family Nurse Practitioner who is interested in exploring employment opportunities with your practice. I have had the opportunity to view your posting on the web. I have enclosed my Curriculum Vitae for your consideration. As my CV illustrates, I have enjoyed a well-rounded progressive career in Adult/Pediatric Medicine. My record is one of increased responsibility and accomplishments while working well with a professional patient care team. I feel my experience in the following areas would be most beneficial to you:

Patient Consultations, Patient Follow-ups, Weekly treatment visits.

Patient Education.

Patient management both within the in-patient and out-patient settings.

Public Speaking conferences.

Seven (7) Years of experience as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Radiation Oncology.

Additional year (1) experience in Primary Care Medicine

Total of 8 years of experience as APRN.

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Licensed in Florida, Missouri and Illinois. All licenses in good standing.

Eight (8) years of experience in

GASTROENTEROLOGY/ENDOSCOPY as an RN, BA, BSN.

I have my own DEA number.

Experience with EMR Tool.

Experience with E-Scribe Tool.

My professional memberships include:

FNPN-Florida Nurse Practitioner Network

ASTRO-American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology

SNAP-St. Louis Nurses in Advanced Practice

AANP-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

AAN-American Academy of Neurology

AOPA-Airplane Owners and Pilots Association

I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your practice needs and my education and experience that I am confident would be a benefit to your patients and physicians. I am excited to learn of an open position in your practice. I may be reached at 636-***-****. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Rhonda McCabe, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Enclosure: Curriculum Vitae

Rhonda McCabe, R.N., B.A., B.S.N., M.S.N., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.

1824 Peine Road

Wentzville, Missouri 63385

Cell: 636-***-****

E-mail: adw6yn@r.postjobfree.com.

Professional Goal: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Family Nurse Practitioner in the clinic/hospital setting, in which access to the healthcare system is readily available within the community to both the adult and pediatric populations.

I believe my past experience as a registered nurse in the areas of intensive care, endoscopy, adjunct faculty at Maryville University in St. Louis and my MSN, APRN-FNP-C experience in RADIATION ONCOLOGY for over 7+ years and 1 year in primary care medicine will be a value to your practice setting. Additionally, 8 years of experience in endoscopy as an RN, BSN

Professional memberships include:

1. ASTRO-American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology

2. SNAP-ST. Louis Nurses in Advanced Practice

3. AANP-American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

4. AAN-American Academy of Neurology

5. AOPA-Airplane Owners and Pilots Association

6. FNPN-Florida Nurse Practitioner Network

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Radiation Oncology-

I have worked as an Advanced Practiced Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner in the area of Radiation Oncology. My responsibilities involve management of patients who are undergoing radiation therapy via standard XRT and also SBRT to areas in the body containing cancer tumors. Irradiated areas of the body containing different types of cancers include the brain, head and neck, eyes, parotid glands, vocal cords, thorax, chest, heart, lungs, breast, esophagus, stomach, gall bladder, pancreas, bowel, abdomen, pelvis, prostate, cervix/vaginal, anal/ rectal, cancers of the bone, spine, (some of which cause spinal cord compression requiring urgent intervention utilizing radiation therapy), ribs, extremities and skin.

Radiation therapy is utilized along with narcotic analgesics for pain control as well as to improve/resolve symptoms of paresthesia’s/paralysis with interventional radiation therapy when an area of the body; brain, spinal cord compression, nerves or organs were compromised by tumor involvement.

I perform New Patient Consultations, follow-up examinations after the patients have completed radiation therapy, manage patient’s toxicities while undergoing chemo-radiotherapy treatments in ‘weekly treatment management’ visits and provide patient education in an ongoing fashion. I also dictate Completion of Therapy Notes.

I closely follow thyroid cancer patients for a period of 10 years, status-post total thyroidectomy surgery, who have undergone subsequent Radioactive Ablative Iodine-131 Therapy as well as those cancer patients that have undergone external beam radiation treatments to the thyroid bed.

I also closely monitor prostate cancer patients for a period of 5 years following external beam radiation and /or Prostate Seed Brachytherapy Implantation and I have performed urethrograms during treatment planning CT simulations to prepare for external beam radiation therapy. Additionally, I have cared for patients who have undergone Quadramet and Xofigo therapy for castrate resistant prostate cancers who experience painful, symptomatic, metastatic osseous disease.

I follow both male and female patients through 5 years of follow-up visits from breast cancer after completing breast conservation or mastectomy surgery with subsequent adjuvant chemo-radiation therapy.

I also care for colon cancer patients who receive Neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy and follow them for 5 years S/P radiation therapy.

I obtain and maintain documentation in the Electronic Medical Record for: Review of Systems, and Physical Assessments. I order blood work, urine pregnancy tests for women of childbearing age who are about to undergo radiation treatments, CT imaging, MRIs, PET/CT imagaing, ultrasounds and order Treatment Planning Simulation.

I provide referrals as needed to other specialty practices such as GI consultations, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Consultations, Social Services as well as ‘Hope and Life Foundation’ which is a charitable organization to help with financial assistance for those patients who are struggling with healthcare and other associated costs.

In the absence of the Radiation Oncologist, I have covered the department with the presence of a Locum Radiation Oncologist on the premises.

While working with the FLORIDA ONCOLOGY NETWORK within the Adventist Healthcare System, I covered the radiation oncology departments within 4 Hospitals to include:

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center-Daytona/Ormond Beach

Florida Hospital Flagler-Palm Coast

Fish Memorial Medical Center-Orange City

Florida Hospital-Deland

(I was on staff at) Florida Hospital-Waterman

I was afforded the opportunity to attend the annual ASTRO conference held in San Diego, California in the fall of 2010 and again in San Francisco in the fall of 2014.

I have worked in radiation oncology in Central Florida as documented above and St. Louis, Missouri and Swansea, Illinois-(where I am currently employed) for about 8 years.

I have also served on staff as Adjunct faculty with Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri teaching within the BSN program of undergraduate nursing students to include both clinical instruction as well as lectures.

I have served in the public area in various speaking engagements/venues to promote education within the communities at large regarding the importance of cancer screenings for early detection of cancer. I have presented these types of conferences both in the state of Florida and Missouri.

I have received a special invitation from the Daytona College to speak to a group of medical professionals for CEU credit hosted by the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona, Florida.

Additionally, I have been sought out to speak on live radio in Palm Coast, Florida regarding health-related topics of interest to the listening audience in which the format included a question and answer portion of the broadcast at the end of the topic presentation.

Take Care Health Clinics located within Walgreens Retail Markets-

I have been employed as a Family Nurse Practitioner with Take Care Health Systems located within the Walgreens Retail Stores. I cared for patients from age 18 months and older. I am experienced in vaccine administration, history and physicals, EMR documentation, E-scribe and the clinic setting within the retail market caring for acute, episodic illnesses. I am happy to be able to offer affordable, easily assessable healthcare to the community in a convenient fashion to meet the healthcare needs of both adults as well as our pediatric patients. I also offer patient education with regards to maintaining optimal health so they may strive to personally improve their health and in turn improve the health of the community I live in as well.

Endoscopy Lab (GI Lab)-

I have experience in the Endoscopy Lab performing Upper Endoscopic Procedures, Colonoscopies, Esophageal Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, Echocardiograms and Bronchoscopy Procedures have been very rewarding. These procedures screen for early detection of esophageal, stomach, colon, rectal, pancreatic, hepatic, and lung cancers.

I worked with Gastroenterologists to assist in procedures such as colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, ERCP’s, PEG tube placements, liver biopsy, bone marrow biopsy, thoracentesis, Bravo capsule placements, esophageal manometry and 24 hour ambulatory pH monitoring. I worked with Pulmonologists to perform Bronchoscopy procedures. All of the above include obtaining, timing, labeling biopsy and polyp retrieval and sending to lab for evaluation.

I have had several opportunities to present educational programs to the community to raise the awareness of the importance of screening colonoscopy and share the current guideline recommendations for early detection of colon cancer. I enjoy the one on one contact with the patients and the opportunity to answer questions they have concerning colon/GI cancers.

Intensive Care Unit-

My responsibilities in the Intensive Care Units involved cardiac, CVP and hemodynamic monitoring, temporary / permanent pacemakers, arterial lines, chest tubes, thoracentesis procedures, and care of the ventilated patient. Other responsibilities included TPN / blood transfusions, radial, brachial and femoral ABG’s, maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance, insertion of nasogastric and dobhoff tubes. Insertion/maintenance of PEG tubes, colostomy and stoma sites. Some patients required complicated, strict, sterile dressing changes while others were undergoing peritoneal dialysis. On occasion, I have assisted physicians with insertion of Pulmonary Artery Catheters (Swan Ganz Catheters), Central Venous Pressure lines, Arterial lines, angiograms and other radiology procedures in the nuclear medicine department.

I have served on the hospital code team and assisted with codes of patients after CABG surgery in the CVR requiring open chest heart massage.

Certifications: Board Certified via AANP, BLS, ACLS, PALS.

I also have my own DEA number.

Professional Experience:

RADIATION ONCOLOGY- 2009-Current. (excluding 2011-2012 noted below)

Take Care Health Systems as a Family Nurse Practitioner-2011-2012

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital-Endoscopy Lab 2007-2009.

St. John’s Mercy Medical Center-Endoscopy Lab 2005-2006. (The largest endoscopy department in the state of Missouri).

RN-Tensive Agency-Provided ICU nursing care as supplemental staff to hospitals under staffed in the local St. Louis metropolitan area.

St. Peter’s Community Hospital-Intensive Care Unit.

St. Luke’s Hospital-West-Intensive Care Unit.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:

Senator Steve Ehlman of St. Charles, Missouri representing the Missouri 88th General Assembly, presented the “Good Samaritan” Award for successful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of an unconscious, clinically dead, St. Charles County citizen found in a vacated parking lot late at night. This gentleman was pulseless and breathless. CPR was performed and a 911 call was placed. The patient was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Charles. He was admitted to the hospital for further evaluation and management. After a week in the hospital, he was discharged without residual neurologic deficits from his hemorrhagic stroke and complete cardiopulmonary arrest.

Additionally, Congressman Jim Talent presented this information at a Congressional Meeting and the above event was documented as a permanent entry into the congressional record Thursday, July 11, 1996.

Education:

Master of Science in Nursing as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Family Nurse Practitioner, from Maryville University. January 18, 2006 - May 2, 2009.

I was selected by my professors to join the Honor Society of Nursing-Sigma Theta Tau International-Omicron Iota Chapter-Maryville University.

Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Maryville University.

Bachelor’s of Art in Health Science with a minor in Chemistry and Biology from Missouri Baptist College.

Registered Nurse Diploma from Missouri Baptist School of Nursing.

High School Diploma from Northwest High School House Springs, MO. National Honor Society.

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