Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
JESSICA THOMPSON, RN, BSN
** ***** **** ****, *****, CT 06418
***********@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicathompson1
Ambitious nurse practitioner student who has completed 500 hours of clinical rotations in a variety of clinical settings with the expected graduation date of May 12, 2012.
Nine years of comprehensive nursing experience including inpatient, pediatrics, and care coordination, with strong critical thinking skills and proven reliability.
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Primary Care 283 hours Griffin Faculty Practice Plan, Oxford, CT
• Suburban population in Naugatuck Valley with unique patient needs.
• Up to 10 patients per day.
• Proficient in history taking, assessment, plan formation, and patient education.
• Independent in coding and prescription writing.
• Performed comprehensive assessments of the family unit.
Pediatric 60 hours Pediatric Associates, Waterbury, CT
• Urban population serving the greater Waterbury area of CT.
• Up to 15 patients per day in a busy pediatric practice.
• Strong analytical, history-taking and assessment skills for both sick and well-child visits.
• Developed rapport quickly with patients and families.
OBGYN 60 hours Associated Women’s Health Specialists, Waterbury, CT
• Urban population within Waterbury, CT.
• Up to 15 patients per day.
• Proficient in gynecological exams, pap smears, STD testing and counseling, and women’s health education.
Gastroenterology 60 hours Gastroenterology Specialists, Ansonia, CT
• Suburban population serving the greater Bridgeport, CT area.
• Up to 10 patients per day in very busy GI office.
• Independent with colon screening and obtaining health history, assessment, and assisted with plan and treatment formation.
Medical Mission 40 hours Sacred Heart University, Antigua, Guatemala
• Chosen to work as a nurse practitioner student in 2 rural towns of Guatemala.
• Provided comprehensive health care to patients of all ages including health history taking, full physical assessments, evaluation and treatment plans and medication administration.
• Educated patients regarding diet, hydration, hygiene, child care, oral care, women’s health, and diagnosis and medication management.
EXPERIENCE
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital May 2010-current; April 2007- July 2009
Clinical Nurse
• Assume charge nurse and resource nurse roles.
• Care for pediatric respiratory, oncology, hematology, bone marrow and liver transplant patients.
• Responsible for educating families to be independent in the care of children with tracheostomies and ventilators.
• Provide education for families of children with cancer and families of children post-liver transplant.
• Coordinate home care services, treatments, discharge planning and outpatient therapies.
Pediatric Services of America (PSA) Healthcare May 2009-May 2010
Administrator
• Worked as care coordinator for large pediatric private duty nursing company and asked to fulfill the administrator role within 6 months.
• Accountable for monitoring of state regulations, compliance, and supervising assigned cases.
• Liaison between physicians, insurance companies, and families.
• Oriented care coordinators, RNs and LPNs to trach care, ventilators, gastrostomy tubes, and pediatric care.
• Provided a smooth transition for pediatric patients and their families from the hospital setting to the home.
Cross Country Trav Corp August 2005- January 2007
Pediatric Travel Nurse
• Assignments included:
o University of California, San Francisco, CA
o Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
o Children’s Hospital of Boston, Boston, MA
o Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA
• Implemented patient care on several unique pediatric units including medical/surgical units, hematology/ oncology/bone marrow transplant units, and liver transplant units.
• Educated family members about the care of the child pre and post bone marrow transplant.
• Responsible for patients both pre and post small bowel and liver transplant as well as educating their families on medications, infections, and follow-up care.
• Provided care and education for patients with cystic fibrosis, endocrine disorders, hemophilia, and anorexia nervosa.
Presbyterian/ St. Luke’s Medical Center July 2003- October 2006
Clinical Nurse
• Started as a graduate nurse and within a year fulfilled the role as a charge nurse.
• Implemented patient care for a busy 23-bed pediatric medical/surgical/oncology unit.
• Cared for children with respiratory syncytial virus, cardiac anomalies and post-cardiac surgery, externalized ventricular shunts, genetic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, limb preservation, and epidermolysis bullosa.
EDUCATION
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Master of Science in Nursing- May 2012
Family Nurse Practitioner
Maintained 4.0 GPA
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT
Bachelors of Science in Nursing- May 2003
Maintained 3.2 GPA
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE
Active CT Nursing License #081210
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON)
CT APRN member
American Heart Association BLS, PALS
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