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Rachel Katz, CFNP

Objective Dedicated practitioner with over 3 years of primary care experience caring for children, adolescents, and adults. Background in primary care and urgent care, in addition to pediatric oncology and internal health care. Flexible, quick-learner who adapts easily to new situations and enjoys a challenge. Self-motivated professional with a commitment to providing quality medical care. Strong organizational and communication skills.

Education Columbia University

MS, Family Nurse Practitioner, February 2008

BS, Nursing, May 2006

Smith College

BA, Biology, May 2005

Work Experience October 2009 – July 2010

Memorial Urgent Care, Colorado Springs, CO

Family Nurse Practitioner

• Worked per diem in a hospital based urgent care setting

• Saw multiple age groups and a variety of conditions, including acute asthma exacerbations, DKA, fractures, and head trauma

• Performed numerous procedures including suturing, stapling, and I&D of abscesses

March 5-24, 2010

Internal Medical Corps, Port Au Prince, Haiti

Volunteer Family Nurse Practitioner

• Volunteered for 3 weeks providing urgent and primary care in a clinic located inside an Internally Displaced Persons Camp outside of Port Au Prince, Haiti

• Saw multiple age groups and a variety of health conditions, including acute typhoid infection, malaria, uncontrolled diabetes, asthma, and malnutrition

• Worked with a multiplicity of colleagues, including Haitian doctors, Haitian nurses, translators, and other volunteer medical personnel

August 2009 – July 2010

Iron Horse Pediatrics, Colorado Springs, CO

Family Nurse Practitioner

• Worked 40 hours per week providing specialized, family-centered pediatric care in a busy pediatric practice

• Provided care for high-risk patients including premature infants, patients with multiple co-morbidities, developmentally delayed children, and sexually active adolescents

• Initiated an adolescent-centered practice model, including performing routine STD testing, safe sex counseling, and addressing mental health concerns

• Assessed and monitored routine health care, performed complete physicals and well baby exams, provided care for psychiatric and developmental concerns such as ADHD, and acted as gatekeeper for specialty referrals

February 2008 – July 2009

Manhattan’s Physician Group, New York, NY

Family Nurse Practitioner

• Worked 40 hours per week providing specialized, family-centered care in a busy internal medicine/family medicine practice

• Provided care for high-risk patients, including patients with multiple co-morbidities, sexually active teenagers, and developmentally delayed children

• Assessed and monitored routine health care, performed complete physicals and pap smears, and acted as gate-keeper for specialty referrals

April 2007 – February 2008 Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, NY Triage Nurse

• Triaged patients in a primary care setting; included phone triage and in-person assessments

• Worked approximately 30 hours/week with high risk patient populations, including patients with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Syphilis, and IV drug users

• Worked in an integrative, primary care setting

September 2006 – April 2007

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, New York, NY Staff Nurse

• Staff nurse: cared for 2-4 patients/shift

• Cared for acutely ill patients, including bone-marrow transplants, leukemia, brain tumors, and osteosarcoma

• Administered chemotherapy, monitored for adverse events, and managed pain control

• Patient and family education, reassurance, and grief support

FNP Clinical Experience ADULT PRIMARY CARE:

September 2007 – December 2007 Infectious Disease Clinic, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Clinical Preceptor: Janise Zadel, ANP

• Worked approximately 150 clinical hours with HIV positive patients

• Provided individualized care to high risk patient population group, including patients with unstable housing/homeless, multiple co-morbidities, advanced age

• Assessed patients for general health and health care maintenance, monitored HIV status and medications, acted as gate-keeper for appointments with specialists

September 2006 – September 2007 Hunt’s Point Multiservice Center, Bronx, NY

• Worked approximately 300 hours with high-risk patient populations in an integrative, family medicine clinic

• Provided individualized care to patients with many complicating factors, including unstable housing/homeless, IV drug use, multiple co-morbidities including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, uncontrolled Diabetes, Hypertension and Cardio-Vascular Disease

• Assessed patients for general health status, performed complete physicals, cared for acutely ill walk-in patients, and acted as gate-keeper for specialists

PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT PRIMARY CARE:

May 2007 – December 2007 Women and Children Care Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital Clinical Preceptor: Andrea Jurgrau, PNP

• Worked approximately 100 hours with HIV positive and HIV exposed children and adolescents

• Provided family-oriented, individualized care with high risk patient populations, including patients HIV/AIDS, unstable living situations, developmentally delayed, sexually active teenagers, and adolescent mothers

• Assessed general health status, monitored HIV and medications, assessed home/living situation, acted as gate-keeper for specialist referrals

September 2006 – September 2007 Hunt’s Point Multiservice Center

• Worked approximately 200 hours providing individualized, family-centered pediatric care in an integrative family medicine clinic

• Provided care for high risk patient populations, including patients with congenital HIV, multiple co-morbidities, unstable living situations, and gross developmental delays

• Assessed general health status, performed complete physicals, managed multiple asthma patients, and acted as gate-keeper for specialist referrals

WOMEN’S HEALTH & OB/GYN:

September 2007 – December 2007 Colposcopy Clinic Clinical Preceptor: Dorothy Sawo, ANP, WHNP

• Worked approximately 50 hours providing specialty colposcopy care to women of all ages

• Provided individualized care to high risk patient population, including patients that were HIV positive, multiple sexual partners, and were HPV positive

• Assessed and monitored cervical dysplasia, performed ECC’s, and acted as gate-keeper for specialist referrals

September 2006 – September 2007 Hunt’s Point Multiservice Center, Bronx, NY

• Worked approximately 100 hours with women of all ages, provided gynecologic and obstetric care

• Provided individualized gynecologic and obstetric care with a high risk patient population, including patients that were HIV positive, had unstable housing or were homeless, had multiple sexual partners, and unplanned pregnancies

• Assessed and monitored general gynecologic health, provided basic obstetric care, assessed STD’s and HIV

Certifications

Nationally Certified FNP

Basic Life Support

Advanced Pediatric Life Support

Trained on multiple Electronic Medical Records systems

Languages:

French: Basic knowledge

Spanish: Basic knowledge

Lectures:

Childhood Death and Dying: Case Studies from a Pediatric Oncology Unit. NYU School of Social Work. March 5, 2009.

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