Nurse Practitioner Quality Assurance

Kim Redwine

**** ***** ***** *** ******, AL ***44

205-***-**** or ********@*****.***

Summary Objective

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Veteran’s Health Administration Birmingham, AL 1/2011-present

Nurse Practitioner

Responsible for management of day to day patient care activities.

Initiates interdisciplinary projects to improve organizational performance

Provides direction and oversight to clerks scheduling in >50 neurology clinics

Participates in the development of SOPs within the department

Introduces and assists in multiple interdisciplinary clinics

Serves as neurology point of contact for initial review, screening, and triage of all consults to include tracking of appointment scheduling, completion time of consults, tracking of no shows, and wait times

Assists and respond to patient phone calls regarding clinical questions, making and assessment and decision on subsequent treatment plan

Assists in establishing outcome measures and other projects for quality assurance purposes within the clinic

Performs quality assurance for neurology clinics

Collaborates in the resolution of system issues which involve the provision of patient care

Initiates and participates in interdisciplinary development of clinical pathways

Reviews and revise neurology inpatient and outpatient policies and procedures as indicated

Develops and maintain patient handouts for neurology department

Manages panel of patient via face to face and telehealth appointments

Coordinates of transportation to and from medical appointments

Coordinates home health services

Coordinates infusion treatment for neurological conditions

Responds to Secure messaging

Serves as designated clinical surrogate for department of neurology

Orders EEG, EMG, video EEG, NCV, RNS, and other required neurological tests

Coordinates care of muscle, skin, and nerve biopsies

Assists in the process of screening and management of patients with Deep brain stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation devices

UAB Hospital- Renal Transplant Birmingham, AL 1/2007-1/2011

Nurse Practitioner- Responsible for acute care for all post-transplant patients.

Perform History and Physical Examination

Order medications

Order diagnostic tests and Procedures

Compile data for transplant database

Complete daily progress notes

Perform discharge teaching

Complete prior authorizations

Perform inpatient rounds

Interpret tests and procedures

UAB Hospital-Medical ICU Birmingham, AL 10/00-11/2006

Intensive Care Registered Nurse

Responsible for bedside care of critically ill patients.

Perform activities for daily living Set up for arterial lines

Perform arterial blood draws Administer PO and IV medication

Assist MD with special procedures Monitor ventilated patients

Mentor for new.inexpereinced Staff Communicate with families

Set up for Swan-Ganz catheters Perform Care ventilated patients

Set up and remove central catheters Perform continuous hemodialysis

EDUCATION

University of Alabama at Birmingham Doctorate in Nursing Practice 2010

University of Alabama at Birmingham Master of Science in Nursing 2005

Family Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care

University of Alabama at Birmingham Bachelor of Science Nursing 2000

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Social & Behavioral Sciences

LEADERSHIP / ACTIVITIES

Team Lead for department of neurology

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society

Central Alabama Nurse Practitioner Council

Speaker in the annual UAB Nursing Conference

Speaker in VA nurse practitioner symposium

Nursing Instructor for Adult Health I

Health fair speaker at Roebuck Hawkins Day Camp

Familiar with Microsoft Office to include Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint

VA Action Based Leadership graduate

Vice President Matrons Mission Group

Virtual VA Leadership program graduate

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