Nurse Practitioner Quality Assurance
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Dr. BEVERLY DEGRANDCHAMP DNP, FNP-BC, CCRN
St. Petersburg, Florida 33709
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BOARD CERTIFICATION: FAMILY
YEARS IN PRACTICE: 12
CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS: BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN
EXPERIENCE: ER, FAMILY PRACTICE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, GERIATRICS,
CARDIOLOGY, SEXUAL ASSULT EXAMINER, EDUCATOR, DIABETES EDUCATOR
THE LITTLE CLINIC 2/11- 5/09/11-out of business
8 Cadillac Drive, Suite 250
Brentwood, TN 37027
Responsibilities: responsible for overall clinic operations. Primary duties include: greet and provide superior medical services to walk in patients; building relationships to encourage patient volume; brand recognition and repeat visits; revenue generation and cost containment; and participate in peer review.
STAFF CARE, INC (Locum Tenum) 7/10--1/11
5001 Statesman Drive
Irving, Texas, 75063
Responsibilities: 24 hour call at Cordova Community Hospital/ER-Urgent care, Cordova, Alaska.99574. Highly independent role for critical access facility.
Multiple cardiac management such as MI’s, CHF, Pulmonary edema, DKA, defibrillator malfunctions, chest pain, PAT, SVT, acute statis asthmaticus, major trauma, utures, fracture stabilization/casting, foreign body removal (fish hooks, 3 inch staples, etc), stabilization and activation of Air-Vac to Anchorage. Very extended role.
DR. KENNETH NEIFELD 4/09-4/10
1099 5th Avenue North, Suite 130
Satellite office: Maderia Beach, FL
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Responsibilities: Internal medicine, family practice; includes hospital and nursing home rounding. Developed INR testing, insulin pump management, ankle brachial pressure index (ABI) testing.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 8/09-8/10
ADJUNCT FACULTY
1290 Bruce B. Downs--CON
Tampa, FL 33612
Assistant Dean of the Maters Program: Dr. Denise MaGuire
USF fax: 813-***-****
Site visits/evaluator for nurse practitioner students in the clinical area
COMPLETED DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) at Case Western Reserve University, graduation 5/2010
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AND TAMPA BAY HEART INSTITUTE 12/07-4/09
Educator: ADN program at St Petersburg, College
Consultant for dialysis services including CQI, data collection, interpretation, and change agent.
Director: Dr. Charles Nutinsky D.O.
6000 49th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Telephone: 727-***-****
Fax: 521-5007
PROJECT HOPE: MEDICAL ONE TEAM 3/07- 2010
Director: Dr. Tanya Hawthorne
Telephone: 727-***-****
Fax: 727-***-****
Volunteer Provider for family practice indigent patient populations
MINUTE CLINIC, INC. (ORLANDO) 9/06- 2/08
333 Washington Av. No 5000
Minneapolis, MN, 55401
Team Leader: Susan Martin ARNP-BC, Sherry Roberts-Tampa
Telephone: 321-***-****
Fax: 612-***-****
Responsibilities: Care of adult and pediatric patients with minor illnesses in walk-in clinics.
BAY PINES VA MEDICAL CENTER 8/05-4/06
10000 Bay Pines Blvd
Bay Pines, FL 33744
Cardiology: Dr. Udipi Shettigar, MD
Responsibilities: Stress testing, In-patient/Out-patient consults, pacemaker interrogations
FACULTY NURSE/CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR 8/04- 8/05
ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE/
ST. PETERSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL
6500 38th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Responsibilities: Clinical instructor at the bedside for 12 students in the nursing program. Grading, counseling, and directing in all aspects of patient care. Also worked in Quality Management in summer 05' auditing charts for Stroke Initiative, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pneumonia.
Community Liason between HCA management and St. Petersburg College Administrators: troubleshooting various challenges between facilities. Served in a leadership role between entities.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER/CERTIFIED 7/03-7/04
FLORIDA PHYSICAL MEDICINE
Medical Director: Dr. Paul Maas, DO
5301 Park St.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33709
Responsibilities: WORKS INDEPENDANTLY (MD collaboration by phone). Family practice, personal injury, wellness development. Diagnosis/treatment of minor emergencies, depression, and general family practice. Orders tests, referrals, and collaborates directly with other health professionals. Cares for children, adolescents, teens, young adults, geriatrics. Women’s health a plus- performs many first pap smears, contraception, etc.
MEDICAL EXAMINER: SEXUAL ASSULT TEAM 3/01- 2/04
HELP-A-CHILD, INC
8800 49TH STREET NORTH STE 410
PINELLAS PARK, FL 33782
727-***-**** EXT 166
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER/CERTIFIED 3/01-5/03
Dr. Roy Finley/Skyway Family Practice
1100 62nd Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33705
Responsibilities:
Busy, fast-paced family practice office. On-Call responsibilities. Mentor/Preceptor for USF/University of Tampa Schools of Nursing, ARNP tract. Leadership within the office and coordination of care
FAMILY PRACTITIONER in ACUTE CARE CENTER ; 12/02- 2/04
JACKSONVILLE NAVAL HOSPITAL;
STERLING MEDICAL
DIRECTOR: DR. FRANK SANTAMARIA
Worked in the emergency room setting: cared for infants, small children, adolescents, teens, young adults. Minor emergencies, family practice medicine.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER/Certified 7/00- 3/01
Community Health Centers, Inc.
Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center
1310 22nd Ave North
St. Petersburg, Fl, 33705
phone: 727-***-****
Responsibilities:
Diabetic Educator: Founder of Diabetic Program. Established collaboration with FMQIA. Participator with Pinellas County Health Department in "Close the Gap" grant to minorities. Provides primary care in underserved clinic.
(High populations of diabetes, hypertension, STD's, women's health and behavioral disorders). Rotation on call.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTICTIONER/Certified 5/1999- 6/00
Juan Escobales M.D.
2815 1st. Ave. North
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33713
Responsibilities:
1. Provides primary care for family/geriatric clients. (High populations of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, women's health)
2. Assist with on-call, approximately 30 hours/month with Suncoast Medical Group-Family Practitioners.
3. Rounding at Nursing Homes- approximately 22 in the Pinellas County (list available upon request). This includes high volume call-backs, faxes, and additional visits for acute problems.
4. Hospital rounds: privileges at BMC, St. Anthony's and Ed White. Responsibilities include writing orders, dictating history and physicals, discharge summaries.
Medicare/Medicaid number upon request
HIGH TECH STAFF NURSE 1995-1998
Tenet Palms of Pasadena Home Care Services
5633 1st. Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33707
813-***-****/Manger-Pam Simpson
Responsibilities: Assessment, coordination of patients in the home
environment receiving high-tech procedures and care: diabetic education, wound care,
IV therapy, etc.
FLIGHT NURSE 1994-1997
Care Flight International
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport
Chief Flight Nurse-Diana Burgess
Responsibilities: Assessment and coordination and care of critical patients in international/national flights
CHART REVIEWER 1996-1997
Columbia Northside Medical Center
6000 49th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33709
813-***-****/Director, Quality Mgmt.-Ellie Jones
Responsibilities: Assist in the overall coordination of the hospital-wide
quality assessment and improvement activities including a.) Review of
charts for appropriateness of care b.) Participation in data gathering for
medical studies and investigations c.) Review of referral charts
OWNER/OPERATOR/FOUNDER 1983-1994
Nephro-Nursing Services, Inc., Santa Barbara, California
Founded specialized business aimed at providing 24-hour a day, year round services to acute care hospitals. Among services offered are acute Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, Hemoprofusion, therapeutic Apheresis, and Prosorba immunoabsorbtion.
Hands-on director, always maintaining clinical skills, master trouble-shooter abilities through consistent patient involvement. Responsible for the 24-hour operation of each specialty, which entails screening and hiring efficient, competent and reliable personnel, clinical management, business management, staff training for hospital on site, training of own staff, quality assurance and materials management. All services well received by patients and staff. Highly successful independent contractor with a history of no malpractice liability ever pursued. In capacity of owner of renown, reliable nursing care business constantly sought as consultant, public speaker and instructor of nursing as well as staff seminars. Established full/partial service contracts with all local hospitals by maintaining appropriate dialysis equipment, which required establishing credit, vendor contracts, banking credibility and a solid business and personal reputation. Also negotiated contracts for nearly a decade with hospitals, winning bids on continuing services despite fluctuations in the national economy and hospital patient census.
DIALYSIS COORDINATOR 1983-1986
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California
Responsible for the administrative duties of the Acute Dialysis Unit, also a practicing Clinical Specialist.
Duties include budget, Quality Assurance, education, and the day-to-day operation of the unit.
OTHER WORK HISTORY
Invitation for poster presentation at the American College Nurse Practitioner for: Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave among Nurse Practitioners in Retail Healthcare Clinics 10/2011
Head Nurse, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA 1982-1983
Registered Nurse, Santa Barbara Community Dialysis Center, Santa Barbara, CA 1981-1982
Critical Care R.N.- Float, RICU, CICU, ER 1980-1981
Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St Petersburg, FL
Instructor, Tampa College Medical Education Center, Pinellas Park, FL 1980-1981
Staff Nurse-Open Heart Unit 1979-1980
Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Critical Care LPN., PRN, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL 1978-1980
Critical Care LPN, Hubert Rutland Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL 1976-1978
Critical Care LPN., University of Florida, Shands Teaching Hospital 1975-1976
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Florida Nurses Association
American Diabetes Association
American Association of Diabetes Educators
Sigma Theta Tau International- member
University of Tampa Alumni Association-member, leadership council member
American Association of Critical Care Nurses- Member
American Nurses Credentialing Center- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Critical Care Registered Nurses- Certification (current) (C.C.R.N.)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support- Certification (current)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Fundraising Chair-Honor’s Society of Nursing at the University of Tampa-1998
Recipient of Federal Traineeship Scholarship: 1997, 1998
Recipient of University of Tampa Alumni Scholarship: 1997
Democratic Leadership Council member: 1997, 1998
Recipient of Flom Nursing Scholarship: 1995, 1996
Board of Directors- Treasurer St. Petersburg Bike Club 1996
President- Student Nurses Organization, University of Tampa (1994-1995)
EDUCATION
DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice)- Case Western Reserve University (2010)
ARNP- Family Nurse Practitioner (1999)- University of Tampa
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1997)- University of Tampa
Associate of Science in Nursing (1974-1975) St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
Licensed Vocational Nurse (1974-1975)_Tomlinson Adult Education Center, St. Petersburg, FL
High School: Notre Dame Academy/St. Petersburg Catholic High School graduation May 1974
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Speaker at Pinning and Recognition Ceremony- University of Tampa- May 1997
Speaker at 18th Annual “Seminar on the Beach” for BMA of Tampa- June 1997
Annual presentation of “Acute Renal Failure and Vascular Access” at
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - 1982-1992.
Dialysis: Do's and Don't of Coding: 2005
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