Nurse Practitioner Department Technician

Heather Barnard

Guyton, GA *******.********@*****.*** 843-***-****

EDUCATION

Duke University – Durham, NC – 2021

Doctor of Nursing Practice

University Scholar Nominee

Samford University – Birmingham, AL – 2016

Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner

●Magna Cum Laude

●Sigma Theta Tau

University of South Carolina, Upstate – Spartanburg, SC – 2011

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina – Charleston, SC – 2009

Bachelor of Science in Health, Exercise, and Sports Science

●Athletic Director’s Honor Roll & SOCON Honor Roll

●Division I Multi-Sport Athlete

CERTIFICATIONS

·DEA – EXP 7/2023

·SC RN/NP – EXP 4/2024

·GA RN/NP – EXP 1/2023

·AED,BLS,ACLS,PALS – EXP 3/2024

·AANP National Certification – EXP 1/2027

·Suboxone Waiver

PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

Department of Defense/ Defense Health Agency- Fort Stewart, Georgia. October 2021- Current

Family Nurse Practitioner

Initiate, implement, and supervise treatment plans and education of chronic conditions

Provide independent and collaborative specialty, comprehensive and therapeutic healthcare services, integrating the art and science of nursing into medical practice.

Provide educational management to patients and their families regarding disease processes and diagnostic tests

Provide counseling to patients and their families for prevention of illness and maintenance of health in order to assist patients in attaining physical, mental, and social well-being.

Care of chronic, acute, non-acute, and psychological diagnosis.

New patient intake/screening and performing history and physical examinations

Matrix Providers- Fort Stewart, Georgia February 2020- October 2021

Family Nurse Practitioner

Care of active-duty service members

Deployment screening

In processing evaluations

Global Family Medicine and Urgent Care – Bluffton, SC April 2019 – February 2020

Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care of people across the lifespan

Cross coverage of urgent care for acute care visits

Southern Coast Pain Specialist – Beaufort, SC August 2018 – March 2019

Family Nurse Practitioner

·Management of chronic pain

·Consultation for interventional pain relief modalities

Memorial Health University Physicians – Okatie, SC May 2017 – August 2018

Family Nurse Practitioner- Internal Medicine

Primary care of adult patient

Chronic disease management

Acute care

Central Carolina Hospital – Sanford, NC September 2015 – April 2017

Critical Care Float Registered Nurse

●Triage and care of patients experiencing emergent medical conditions

●Executing medical orders and procedures of both adult and pediatric patients within the emergency department

●Patient education and discharge

Samaritan Medical Center January 2014 – September 2014

Urgent Care Registered Nurse

●Care of adult and pediatric patients with minor health issues

●Triage, medical intake, vital signs, respiratory treatments, lab draw, patient discharge and instruction

ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) August 2013 – January 2014

Nurse Educator

●Wellness Education that included topics such as exercise, sleep, healthy nutrition, and stress management

●Body composition analysis utilizing BODPOD, assessment of cardiovascular fitness while performing VO2 submaximal testing, and establish of basal metabolic rate by utilizing indirect calorimetry

●Group and individual education to active duty soldiers, their family members and veterans

Samaritan Medical Center June 2012 – August 2013

Intensive Care Registered Nurse

●Care of adult patients in an acute care setting that include, but are not limited to, congestive heart failure, respiratory distress, sepsis, managing ventilated patients, postoperative patients, and post myocardial infarction

●Conscious sedation, central line management, ventilator and BiPAP management

●Administration of anti- arrhythmia medications, blood products, and antibiotics

●Coordinating care within the interdisciplinary team

Roper St. Francis Hospital 2009 – 2011

Emergency Department Technician

●Patient-focused care and nursing support within a busy, Magnet accredited hospital

●EKG, lab draw, patient transport, procedure support, and department admissions

VOLUNTEER/NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Justice Association

Founding Board Member

Reducing healthcare disputes which may interfere with accurate diagnosis and/or medical treatment by improving relationships between pediatric families and those serving the pediatric community.

Louis’ Kids – 2009

Activities Director

Louis’ Kids is a non-profit organization committed to promoting healthy lifestyles with underprivileged children

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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