LISA FERRENTINO
FAMILY NURSE P R ACTITIONER
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NORTH PORT, FL 34287
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Compassionate, dedicated, eager and motivated Family Nurse Practitioner looking to join an award-winning organization. Offering exceptional critical care, urgent care, primary care along with excellent comprehensive experience across the life span. Providing acute, urgent and chronic disease process management for diverse and challenging populations. In-depth knowledge of Epic and EClinical EMR. Passionate and hardworking provider building strong relationships with patient and families to build interpersonal skills and achieve the best patient outcomes. Highly qualified, board certified, eager, and motivated family nurse practitioner driven to build lastin relationships with colleagues, co-workers, patient and families.
Career Objective
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.) IN FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER Aug 20 GRACELAND UNIVERSITY — Lamoni, IA
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN NURSING GPA 4.0
Dec 11 STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA — LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE (A.S.) IN NURSING GPA 3.75
May 05 FLORIDA SOUTH WESTERN — PUNTA GORDA, FL
Education
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ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER
Extracurricular Activities
PORT CHARLOTTE BANDITS MEDICAL TRAINER
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NURSING
Awards & Honors
Dean's List
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PORT CHARLOTTE BANDITS MEDICAL TRAINER
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Dean's List
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
DR.LUIS FERNANDEZ MD PRIMARY CARE — Port Charlotte, Fl Jan 2023 - Present
CHARGE NURSE CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — PORT CHARLOTTE, FL
Sep 2019 - Present
P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e
Documented and submitted acquired patient data into EMR, transmitting information for billing purposes. Analyzed test results and information gathered during examinations to properly diagnose illnesses and diseases.
Conducted frequent follow-up evaluations to determine efficacy of treatments. Counseled and educated clients regarding health risk factors, disease processes and health promotion. Utilized proper assessment tools to formulate diagnosis and individualized plans of care. Diagnosed and treated chronic health care problems, such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Performed routine and annual physical examinations. Consulted with, and referred patients to, appropriate specialists when conditions exceeded scope of practice and expertise.
Evaluated patient care needs to prioritize treatment and maintain patient flow. Diagnosed and treated acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections and injuries. Urgent and acute care assessments and diagnostic treatments for 15-26 patients in a 9 hour shift. Performed primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures and debriding wounds.
Developed treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care and professional practice guidelines.
Prescribed medication dosages, routes and frequencies, based on such patient characteristics as age and gender.
Performed, and interpret results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs) and radiographs (x-rays). Diagnosed and treated complex and emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers. Prescribed medications based on efficacy, safety and cost as legally authorized. Analyzed and interpreted patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Team leader of registered nurses, nursing assistants in the provision of optimal quality nursing care within available resources. Responsible for the overall needs of the patients, staff members, available nursing resources, and providing adequate supervision and guidance to nursing staff, ancillary staff members, patients, and families. Ensuring nursing staff understands and implements written policies, procedures, supervision of clinical procedures and practice. Ensures physicians orders, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, specific patient and family orders are followed and appropriate implementation is provided within an efficient time period. Scheduling for unit needs according to patient acuity and grind. Providing education leadership, preceptorship, and facility policies to new hires.
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CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSE TRAVELER
LRS HEALTHCARE — Omaha, NE
Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
BAYFRONT HEALTH PORT CHARLOTTE — Port Charlotte, FL Sep 2005 - Sep 2019
REGISTERED NURSE ONCOLOGY
FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — Port Charlotte, FL
Jul 1999 - Sep 2005
Used evidence-based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection. Communicated changes in patient clinical condition with physician. Compared expected and actual outcomes of care, identifying deviation from plan of care. Assisted physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation and elective cardioversion.
Prioritized nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data and identified needs. Supervised and monitored unit nursed staff.
Set up and monitored medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, and pressure lines. Administered medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, and by other methods. Monitored patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis and shock and institute appropriate interventions.
Assessed patients' pain levels and sedation requirements. Provided post-mortem care.
Cardiovascular Intensive Care registered nurse responsible for critically ill pulmonary, cardiovascular, neurological, and hematological patient monitoring. Providing in-depth critical hemodynamic monitoring, educating, intervention, and critical care support to patients and families within the critical care setting. Coordinating care with ancillary departments such as radiology, laboratory, blood bank, operating rooms, interventional cardiovascular labs, electrophysiological diagnostics, communitiy resources, interventional radiology, transferring centers, flight crews, ground transport, and discharge education for critically ill patients and their families. Left Ventricular Assistive Device (Heartmate) Coordinator for destination therapy patients. Implantation of LVAD, LVAD candidate team leader and coordinator, weekly and monthly resource meeting scheduler, policy and procedure coordinator, community LVAD educator and outreach coordinator. Establish community readiness for LVAD patients to return to home, emergency home settings implementation, community outreach and support groups, LVAD on-call coordinator, and facility educator about critically ill end-stage heart failure and LVAD devices. Unit preceptor and educator for new cardiovascular intensive care nurses and patient care technicians. Ensure the safe and effective implementation of nursing process into daily clinical practice. Ensuring proper education, clinical judgement, hemodynamic knowledge, and physician collaboration occurs daily within the unit structure. Review policies and procedures among nursing committees and staff members. Regular scheduled unit meeting and up to date learning available within the unit and nursing staff compliance. Maintain documentation of implantation of devices, notifications to the state, Heart mate, community awareness educations, and seminars. Maintain good academic standing and continued education requirements yearly with the encouragement to other staff members to seek higher educational standards and critical care certifications. Providing and ensuring safe, effective, efficient, clinical practice fro myself and other staff members on the unit. Attend quality and risk management meeting to educate staff and patients about safe practices and quality assurance.
Started as a certified nursing assistant then obtained my licensed practical nurse followed by my registered
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nursing degree. Continue to grow within the nursing profession due to a burning passion and desire to help others and make a difference within the lives of those I encountered. Continued with my growth within the health care industry and love every day.
S k i l l s
Excellent penmanship and community awareness
Current member of American Nurses Association
Current member of American Association of Critical Care Nurses L i c e n s e s And Certifications
Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (ACLS)
Basic Life Support Certified (BLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
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