Carolyn Marcum

**** ***** ****** ****, ********, TN 38002 Phone 901-***-****

adx339@r.postjobfree.com

Family Nurse Practitioner

Advance Practice Nurse, Board Certified

Competently caring for patients since 2008 as a nurse practitioner and 2003 as a registered nurse. Evidenced based practice for each individual patient including physical, social, psychological, and spiritual health.

Professional Experience

Provider Health Services (August 2011- October 2021) Caring as a Nurse Practitioner in long term care and skilled nursing facilities. Compassionately acting as each patient’s internist while caring for a wide range of chronic and acute illnesses. Caring for patients following hospitalization resulting in muscle weakness and need for rehab services. Continuing to care for acutely ill patients to prevent further hospitalization. Caring for many COVID patients within a COVID unit. Collaborating with physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, and administration in a multidisciplinary team approach to providing optimal care. West Cancer Center- Memphis, TN (March 2008- August 2011) Adult oncologic and hematologic patients cared for with Medical Director, Dr Lee Schwartzberg Caring for cancer patients during chemotherapy and treatment with emphasis on side effect prevention, treatment with curing disease when possible. Acting as internist during treatment to control chronic illnesses. Also managing acute illness throughout treatment and addressing the emotional/psychological effects of disease process. University of Memphis, adjunct professor (2010-present) Guiding and supporting nurse practitioner students throughout their clinical course rotation with Women’s Health, Pediatrics and/or Adult and Family rotations. Coordinating with nurse practitioner or doctor preceptors to ensure student is succeeding during clinical course. Grading assignments and educating through discussion to aid in learning proper standard of care, disease treatment/prevention and appropriate interaction with patients and families. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (January 2002- March 2008) Nurse Educator, Leukemia/Lyphmoma (May 2006- March 2008 Registered Nurse, Leukemia/Lyphoma (November 2003- May 2006) Caring for pediatric oncologic patients when first diagnosed and beginning treatment, during illness and when required inpatient hospitalization. Supporting families and patients in diagnosis and treatment. Working closely with multidisciplinary team approach to care for patients and families. Educating and guiding new nurses when beginning at St Jude.

Education

University of Memphis, Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Graduated December 2007, Magna Cum Laude

University of Memphis, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Graduated May 2003, Cum Laude

References available upon request