Nurse Practitioner Health

KATHRYN E. BOUCHARD

RN, BSN, FNP-C

OBJECTIVE

My objective is to combine my 15 years of complex, varied experience as an RN as well as 2 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner in an internal medicine office. With my masters degree as a Nurse Practitioner to gain employment in a company that fosters my professional and personal development.

EMPLOYMENT

February 2012-current: Unified Health Group

Nurse Practitioner

Focus on pain management and procedures such as Trigger Point Injections, Facet injections and joint injections. Large population of Ortho/spine patients.

July 2009- February 2012: Lakewood Medical Center Lakewood,CO

Family Nurse Practitioner

Managed large population of widely varied and complex patients as urgent and outpatients

Average patient load 24 per day.

Special skills, minor surgeries, interpreting EKG’s, treadmill stress tests, pulmonary function tests, X-rays, starting IV’s and administering urgent care such as antibiotics, steroids, nebulizers as needed.

2005-2007 Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette, CO

Staff and Charge RN in PACU

Recovered inpatient and outpatient from various surgeries.

Provided post-operative teaching to patients and families.

Worked collaboratively with healthcare team to facilitate appropriate patient care, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, social work, physical therapy and RN’s inside and outside the PACU

2004-2005 University of Colorado Hospital Denver, CO

Staff and Charge RN in Burn ICU

Managed medically complex patients with severe, life threatening injuries.

Collaborated with health care team to develop appropriate plans for patients and families.

Provided intensive pain management strategies for the extreme nature of this patient population’s injuries.

2000-2004 Fitness Associates Thornton, CO

Owner and ACE certified Personal Trainer

Completed assessments on individuals to regarding physical health and nutrition. Including body fat, BMI, cardiovascular, flexibility and strength.

Assisted with developing health plans incorporating cardiovascular health, flexibility, strength and healthy eating changes for lifestyle.

Provided follow up and teaching for clients to enhance and adjust programs as needed as well as periodic measurements to assess progress in the individual’s program.

2000-2002 North Suburban Hospital Thornton, CO

Staff and ChargeRN ICU

Managed complex medical and psychiatric patients.

Provided education to patients and families regarding treatment and outcomes.

Collaborated with ICU health team to streamline effective care.

2000-2001 Dr. Robert Ehrardt, Plastic Surgeon 2000-2001 Denver, CO

Managed patients in a perioperative setting including pre-op, -circulating, and post –op management

Consultation and education with patients regarding procedures and care related to relevant surgery.

Follow up and evaluation of patients postoperatively to evaluate healing and adaptation to surgical procedure.

Parkland Memorial Hospital 1995-1998

Surgery and Trauma ICU Staff and Charge RN Level I Hospital

Provided nursing care to complex cardiovascular, neurological and trauma patients in a level I ICU setting.

Completed ICU residency for RN’s with final selection for STICU. Included rotation in MICU, BICU, and NICU.

Parkland Memorial Hospital 1994-1995

Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Unit Staff and Charge RN

Provided nursing care to acute and chronic renal failure patients as well as patients with pancreatic failure pre and post operative transplantation.

Provided hospital wide education and treatment for peritoneal dialysis for affected patients.

EDUCATION

2006-2009 University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center

MS, FNP. GPA: 3.96

1989-1994 University of Oklahoma

BS, Nursing. GPA 3.4

ASSOCIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Current Colorado RN License

Current Colorado Nurse Practitioner License

Active DEA license

Current BLS certification

Member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society

Member of American Nurses Association

Nationally certified by AANP

PUBLICATIONS

Smoking Cessation in HIV+ Population. Published for October Issue of Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2009.

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