Patient Care Nurse Practitioner

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Accomplished United States Air Force Veteran and Registered Nurse with 14 years of comprehensive healthcare experience. Proven track record in leading diverse teams of nurses and healthcare professionals across clinical and hospital settings. Adept at utilizing strong communication, analytical, and strategic planning skills to guide organizations through the dynamic shifts in healthcare. Expertise in creating efficient practices for healthcare teams that ensure exceptional patient care and quality customer service. Skilled in mentoring staff, improving workflows, and fostering collaboration to enhance clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Coaching and Development

Patient Care and Advocacy

Policy and Planning

Resource Allocation

Strategic Planning

Women in Healthcare Leadership

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Nursing - Bowie State University Bowie, MD

Bachelor of Science, Nursing Cum Laude - Walden University Minneapolis, MN

Associate of Science, Nursing - Anne Arundel Community College Anne Arundel, MD

Defense Information School, United States Air Force (USAF) Fort Meade, MD

EXPERIENCE

MedStar Health May 2024– Present

Nurse Practitioner Annapolis & Baltimore, MD 40 Hours Per Week (HPW)

Leadership

Serve as a clinical resource nurse, providing mentorship to staff, fostering positive relationships, and promoting teamwork across the healthcare team.

Offer comprehensive technical, administrative, and management support to the leadership team, contributing to organizational effectiveness and strategic planning.

Lead efforts to resolve complex, inter-departmental issues, enhancing communication and collaboration across teams.

Proactively identify areas for workflow and efficiency improvements and effectively communicate strategies to optimize daily operations.

Care Coordination

Recognize, anticipate, and troubleshoot potential issues impacting patient safety, ensuring timely interventions to uphold quality care standards.

Available for consultation on-call for Gastroenterology-related issues, providing expert guidance and support to clinical staff.

Collaborate with physicians to achieve service-specific outcome targets, focusing on clinical outcomes and improving patient satisfaction metrics.

Design, order, and document comprehensive treatment plans, including medication prescriptions, based on an in - depth review of patient history, physical examination, and diagnostic results, ensuring coordination with MDs as needed.

Newbridge Pain & Spine Center January 2024 – May 2024 Nurse Practitioner Waldorf, MD

40 Hours Per Week (HPW)

Leadership

Act as the clinical resource by mentoring staff and fostering positive relationships, thereby promoting effective teamwork and enhancing the overall work environment.

Provide comprehensive technical, administrative, and management support to the leadership team, contributing to

enhanced organizational efficiency and streamlined operations.

Work collaboratively across departments to resolve complex issues and optimize patient care processes, ensuring that interprofessional communication leads to timely, effective solutions.

Identify opportunities for workflow improvements and proactively communicate actionable ideas, driving changes that boost operational efficiency and improve patient outcomes.

Care Coordination

Proactively identifies and addresses issues that could compromise patient safety, ensuring that care standards remain high.

Works directly with physicians to recommend and coordinate procedures and treatments, ensuring that service outcomes and performance targets are met.

Develops comprehensive treatment plans and care strategies—including medication prescriptions—by reviewing patient history and diagnostic results and documenting these plans while consulting with MDs as necessary.

Partners with physicians to drive key clinical outcomes and boost patient satisfaction metrics through ongoing collaboration and quality improvement initiatives.

This integrated approach helps create a streamlined, patient-centered care process where safety, efficiency, and clinical excellence are paramount.

A Clean Start Family Practice & Urgent Care June 2022 – Present Nurse Practitioner Pikesville, MD

16 Hours Per Week (HPW)

Leadership

Serves as a clinical resource nurse for mentoring staff, maintaining positive relationships, and building teamwork within the entire healthcare team

Provide comprehensive technical, administrative, and management advice to the leadership team

Conduct problem solving to intricate and discrete issues inter-departmentally

Identify and communicate ideas to improve workflow and efficiency

Care Coordination

Proactively recognize, anticipate, and troubleshoot potential issues that could compromise patient safety to maintain a high standard of care.

Work closely with physicians to meet service-specific outcome targets, including key metrics such as clinical results and patient satisfaction.

Design, order, and document appropriate treatment plans and care strategies —incorporating medication prescriptions—based on a thorough review of patient history (HPI) and diagnostic results, with collaboration from MDs as needed.

Quality First Urgent Care January 2023 – April 2023

Nurse Practitioner Burtonsville/ Clarksville, MD 40 Hours Per Week (HPW)

Leadership

Serves as a clinical resource nurse for mentoring staff, maintaining positive relationships, and building teamwork within the entire healthcare team

Develop strategies to effectively communicate information to the unit and the hospital through publications, correspondence, and presentations

Care Coordination

Performs evaluations and identifies medical problem from thorough evaluation

Performs history and physical examinations of patients

Writes or electronic prescribes appropriate medications

Orders and interprets laboratory and radiological tests.

Coordinates with specialists as needed

Orders and recommends therapeutic interventions as needed

Kaiser Permanente January 2016 – January 2023

Lead Clinical Nurse of Medical Specialties Halethorpe, MD 40 Hours Per Week (HPW)

Leadership

Serves as a clinical resource nurse for mentoring staff, maintaining positive relationships, and building teamwork within the entire healthcare team

Provide comprehensive technical, administrative, and management advice to the leadership team

Conduct problem solving to intricate and discrete issues inter-departmentally

Leads the unit and serves as the subject matter expert at the departmental and hospital organizational levels

Identify and communicate ideas to improve workflow and efficiency

Develop strategies to effectively communicate information to the unit and the hospital through publications, correspondence, and presentations

Care Coordination

Recognize, anticipate, and troubleshoot issues impacting the safety of the patient

Lead and perform all clinical nurse responsibilities that are directed to and impact the patient

Evaluate clinical practice and appropriateness of care, including audits, regulatory requirements, and quality improvement initiatives

Provide equitable care to patients regardless of socioeconomic, racial, or gender status

Care Administration

Works in multiple units, Urgent Care/Clinical Decision Unit, Internal Medicine, Nephrology Department, and Dermatology Department

Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms and changes in patient conditions

Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions

Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses

Chesapeake Medical Staffing Agency February 2015 – August 2015

Travel Nurse: Registered Nurse II – 40 HPW Timonium, MD

Care Coordination

Learned protocols and procedures of the organization to immediately provide value

Traveled and conducted in-home nursing care assignments for patients in the National Capital Region

Led and performed all clinical nurse responsibilities that are directed to and impact the patient

Executed time management while caring for an average of 40 patients per day

Tracked supplies and inventory, and counseled patients

Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to develop improved diets and healthcare plans

Care Administration

Provided excellent clinical, analytical, and communication skills with patients and physicians

Collaborated with physicians to create a plan of patient care

Communicated with physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care as status

Administered care, medications, and vaccines to patients of all ages

Prepared medical records and reports and responded to patient inquiries and concerns

Exuded care and empathy for all patients

Educated patients on preventive health and wellness

MedStar Health Good Samaritan Hospital December 2013 – February 2015

Baltimore Washington Medical Center December 2012 - November 2013

Emergency Room: Registered Nurse II - 40 HPW Baltimore, MD

Leadership

Supported and contributed to the unit, department, and organizational goals inclusive of the mission, vision, and values

Demonstrated advocacy and support on behalf of interprofessional teams and patients

Coached incoming team members on the culture and safe practices of the unit

Participated in the development and implementation of quality activities

Preoperative Planning

Provided emotional support to patients and their loved ones while working in close collaboration with the healthcare team to complete the necessary safety checks before entering the operating room

Managed late start cases, ensuring that patients and their families were composed

Care Coordination

Provided relationship-based care to patients that promoted efficient and accountable nursing care processes

Monitored and responds to physician, patient, and staff complaints and compliments

Observed patients’ vital signs

Obtained patient history safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII)

Administered preoperative medications and completed patient education before surgery

Communicated and collaborated with interprofessional groups to ensure coordination, continuity, and safe care

Provided equitable care to patients regardless of socioeconomic, racial, or gender status

Mercy Medical Center November 2011 – November 2012

Registered Nurse (Orthopedics) 40 HPW Baltimore, MD

Care Coordination

Delivered care reflective of patients' requirements relative to their age -specific needs

Multi-tasked to meet the needs of each patient

Provided patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation from admission through transfer or discharge

Worked with the interdisciplinary team to provide evidence-based, high-quality patient care and safety

EXPERIENCE BEYOND 10 YEARS

Anne Arundel Medical Center January 2009 – November 2011

Pro re nata (PRN) Nurse 40 HPW Annapolis, MD

Doctors Hospital January 2009 - November 2011 PRN

Lanham, MD

United States Airforce July 1999 – July 2007

Customer Service Representative Langley AFB, VA

CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Maryland Board of Nursing

American Nephrology Nursing Association

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)

Maryland Medical Cannabis Certified

AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

Achievement Medal and Longevity Medal in the USAF

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Operating Systems: Windows 10

Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and SharePoint

Medical Equipment: Electrocardiogram Machine (EKG), Bladder Scanner, Photochemotherapy (PUVA) Light Machine, Blu Light Machine, and Fetal Heart Tone

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