Registered Nurse Practitioner

Profile

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and International Medical Graduated (IMG) professional with a vast background in emergency, internal medicine, psychiatric services, and home health care. Experience in the healthcare industry. Highly skilled in Nursing, excellent track record of addressing patients in a clinical setting and advocating for the needs of ancillary services. Proficient clinical professional and knowledgeable of best practices in early assessment and interventions, integration of technology, and clinical supervision and evaluation. Passionate about whole-body wellness and preventative care. Trained in functional medicine. Practiced in various health care settings and capable of treating patients with multiple illnesses and injuries. Team player ready to provide seamless collaborative care for patients.

Core Competencies & Skills

Proficient knowledge in Family, emergency, internal, psychiatric medicine, and home health care

Substantial understanding of clinical research processes

Proficient critical thinking

Knowledgeable in prescribing medications & treatments

Adept at diagnosis by evaluation and assessment of patients

Exceptional analytical capabilities

Excellent professional work ethics

Knowledgeable with principles of infection control

Comprehensive wound management, assessment, and appropriate dressings

Multi-tasking abilities

Efficient in dealing with a stressful situation.

Leadership and interpersonal relationships, team player with diligent work habits

Effective Time Management skills

Extensive experience supervising and coordinating with staff.

Knowledgeable

Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities.

Outstanding ability to maintain confidentiality.

Highly organized and efficient

Clear communication skills

Fully bilingual (English, Spanish)

Computer and Electronic Medical Record proficient

Education

1/2023- 1/2024 Postmaster Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner -MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC at Saint Thomas University

12/2021 Master’s in science of nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Miami Regional University. 05/2005 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nurse, Universidad Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

07/2001 Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Professional Training Center, Miami, Florida.

Foreign Education

06/1998 Residency in Family Practice, Hospital Ambrosio Grillo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

08/2000 Residency in Urologist, Hospital Ambrosio Grillo, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

06/1994 Doctor of Medicine, General Medicine, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Licenses/Certifications

Autonomous Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Registration 658459

APRN FNP License # APRN11020358

Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) AAPC accreditation

State of Florida Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse License #RN9233719

Basic Life Support/CPR Certification (BLS)

Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pyschiatric Nurse Certification, (2009)

Mental Health Technician, (2000)

Medical Assistant, (1999)

Phlebotomy Technician, (1999)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nurse Practitioner 07/2022- ongoing

Signify Health.

•Provide primary and preventative care to patients, including comprehensive and developmental assessments.

•Provide initial, annual, and focused physicals.

•Diagnose and provide appropriate treatments and refer to specialists when necessary.

•Conduct assessments, as appropriate according to the patient’s age to obtain and document pertinent physical, social, behavioral, environmental, and lifestyle factors that influence health.

•Initiate and interpret diagnostic tests and procedures relevant to the patient’s status

•Respond to any urgent/emergent conditions and ensure that patients receive the appropriate care in the appropriate setting, prescribing, and treating as appropriate and communicating closely with specialists to provide timely updates on members’ status.

•Experience in utilization review, concurrent review, and/or risk management a plus.

•Experience performing chart audits and educating peers on best practices preferred.

RN Case Manager for Clinical and Behavior 08/2015 – ongoing

Elevance Health, (DBA, Simply Health Care Plan), Miami, Florida.

•Coordinate and facilitate patient care through assessment, evaluation, planning, implementation.

•Assess the patient’s knowledge of age appropriate preventive measures, HEIDIS.

•Communicate patient needs to a variety of care team members and follow up accordingly.

•Manage discharge plans upon completion of treatment, work collaboratively with patients, families, physicians, and nurses to ensure high quality care.

•Act as the patient's advocate as it relates to insurance coverage and financial assistance.

•Maintain the patient's comprehensive clinical record through detailed documentation.

•Coordinate with third party payors regularly.

•Perform frequent case reviews, check medical records, speak with patients, and care providers regarding treatment, and respond to the plan of care.

•Make recommendations regarding the appropriateness of care for identified diagnoses based on the research results for those conditions.

•Assist with determining whether a treatment meets the criteria for reimbursement by the insurance plan.

•Ensure that patients make a safe transition from acute to home care.

•Involved in pre-certification, determines recommendation procedure, medication, therapy appropriate for an individual according to the guidelines of their insurance plan.

Registered Nurse (Clinician, Geriatric and Behavior Health) 02/2005 – 08/2015

Home Health Care, Miami, FL

•Provided nursing services to homebound patients with physical and psychiatric needs

•Support provided included assessment, counseling, prescription medication education, lab work results, care plan for treatment of illness and diagnosis, and administration of treatments procedures

•Experienced at Supervising and Educator of Register Nurse new hires

•Provided skill services to patient for maintenance of health care, medication administration for patients diagnosed with a variety of mental health illnesss (Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Psychiatric Disorders)

•Conducted Family/Patient education for disease management

•Responsible for the correct gathering and evaluation of patient information, risk assessment, and referral

•Educated patients regarding proper care of surgical incisions

•Evaluated patient skin to prevent pressure ulcers applied medicated salves and provided other treatments to existing wounds

•Knowledgeable and applied the principles of infection control, comprehensive wound management including wound assessment, recommendation of appropriated wound dressing

•Supervised and coordinated all in field services, patient care and staff assignments and schedules

Medical Assistant 05/2000 – 02/2005

Leon Medical Center, Miami, FL

Assisted attending physician in care of patients

Assistant physician in the Urgent Care Emergency room as medical assistant

Maintained accurate and organized medical records

Checked laboratory test and other patient exams in order to facilitate and expedite the physician’s

Other Foreign Medical Experience Available Upon Request.

Cosette Sanchez, Msn, Rn - Aprn, Fnp-c

Cell: 786-***-****

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