Lisa G. Wilkins
Nurse Practitioner
Dallas,TX
Summary
Empathetic Surgical Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 4.5 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating neurosurgical medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization. Well versed in EMR, especially EPIC with Superuser knowledge.
Overview
7
7
Certifications
12
12
years of post-secondary education
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner and RNFA
Methodist Brain And Spine Institute
Dallas, Texas
02.2017 - Current
- Assessed new and follow-up patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, specialty referrals for treatment and/or surgical clearances
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Discussed proposed surgical procedures, risk and potential complications with supervising physician and patient to obtain proper patient informed consent.
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Cared for post-surgical patients after brain and/or spine surgical procedures.
- Teamed with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, referrals and high-risk management strategies.
- Strictly adhered to all HIPAA regulations.
- Onboarded new mid-levels and Physicians by setting up clinic and hospital note templates and amassing all contact information for efficient communications and excellent patient care.
Registered Nurse, ICU
Texas Health Resources Dallas
Dallas, TX
06.2008 - 01.2017
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Explained health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Maintained respectful treatment environment that honored patients' and families’ cultural and religious traditions and preferences.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Supervised new employees and student nurses to promote adherence to established patient care standards and practices.
Research Associate II, Neuropathology
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
06.2002 - 05.2006
- Performed basic research pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease.
- Validated incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns.
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Specifically, research examined Protein Phosphatase 2A in conjunction with tau and microtubules in dementia/Alzheimer disease progression.
- Also involved in extended communication with several pathologists and colleagues to ensure consistent sample preparation regarding brain tissue genotyping and synaptophysin assays for Alzheimer’s brain bank.
- Distilled large amounts of information and produced reports, spreadsheets and documents outlining key details.
- Set up equipment, organized inventory and maintained facilities.
Assistant Economics Researcher
Insight Research Corporation, Ms. Elizabeth Morris
Dallas, TX
06.1990 - 08.2006
- Assisted in Economics research pertinent to clients’ business relocations.
- Assisted in assessing and planning long-term city development.
- Preparation of custom economic analysis and direct and indirect tax impact for city incentive funds and relocations of large corporations.
- Clientele consists heavily of city and county jurisdictions, transportation, and intermodal organizations.
- Facilitate understand for all parties of implications of business development and assist with educating clients to make informed decisions to maximize mutual city and corporation benefit.
- Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to all customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere
Research Associate I, Virology Laboratory Manager
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
01.2001 - 06.2002
- At Amelia Court HIV Research Clinic, Performed clinical research in HIV for both pharmaceutical and NIH-funded phase III and IV human trials.
- Directly managed, trained staff, scheduled work hours and assigned projects for two laboratory personnel so that research coordinators to ensure optimum sample and data collection and analysis.
- Meticulous maintenance of patient-clinic confidentiality and data integrity and cleanliness of laboratory
- Collected and analyzed data and subsequently organized and distributed patient samples as appropriate for pertinent pharmaceutical and government research studies.
- Helped team meet regulatory requirements by coordinating documentation and filings
- Established bio-safety protocols and procedures and performed proper sterile techniques.
- Communicated extensively with laboratories nation-wide to accept and disperse patient samples.
- Established extensive doctor-clinic communication procedures to ensure that mission-critical information flowed seamlessly.
- Flow cytometry including IQA sample processing.
Research Assistant II, Laboratory Manager
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
01.1998 - 01.2001
- Carried out SIV and HIV basic science.
- Responsible for progression of multiple research projects.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Lab management tasks included ordering and tracking of reagents in, keeping detailed notebooks of each research project and keeping up-to-date computer data files for each project.
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Utilized real-time PCR to quantitate T-cell Rearrangement Excision Circles (TREC) to correlate disease progression and thymic function.
- Techniques included Real Time PCR, Cell Culture both P1 and BL3, cloning, general PCR, whole blood preparation, extensive four-color flow cytometry and viably freezing cells.
- Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
Research Technician II
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
07.1995 - 01.1998
- Elucidated cellular pathways and physiological components of olfaction in Drosophilae melanogaster.
- Maintenance of Drosophilae stocks, laboratory organization, data collection and analysis, assisting in training laboratory personnel and data base maintenance.
- Utilized PCR, in situ hybridization, and mutagenesis techniques.
- Supported senior management with creation and enhancement of continuous improvement of research procedures.
- Kept all work areas extremely clean and sanitized properly to avoid errors in research.
- Followed research protocols when gathering data and performing lab experiments.
Research Technician II
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dr. A.J. Hudspeth
Dallas, Texas
06.1994 - 07.1995
- Supported senior scientists with creation and enhancement of continuous improvement of research procedures.
- Isolated and cloned voltage-activated calcium-gated channel in hair cells of the cochlea.
- Cloning, sequencing, double checking sequence and sequence alignment of DNA.
- Followed research protocols when gathering data and performing lab experiments.
- Maximized efficiency by meticulously organizing and administering experiments.
Education
Master of Science - Nurse Practitioner
Texas Women’s University
Dallas, Tx 06.2013 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX 08.2010 - 07.2012
Associate of Science - Nursing
Collin County Community College District
Plano, TX 06.2006 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
The University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX 06.1989 - 12.1993
Skills
Acute care expertise
Certification
Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA)
Timeline
Current BLS and ACLS
02-2021
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative. Good Clinical Practice, 2020
11-2020
Montefiore, Human Subjects Basic Course, 2020
11-2020
Registered Nurse First Assist (RNFA)
09-2018
Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner and RNFA
Methodist Brain And Spine Institute
02.2017 - Current
Texas Board of Nursing licensed AGNP, November, 2016
11-2016
AGPCNP certification through AANP, October, 2016
10-2016
Master of Science - Nurse Practitioner
Texas Women’s University
06.2013 - 08.2016
CCRN
05-2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
08.2010 - 07.2012
Registered Nurse, ICU
Texas Health Resources Dallas
06.2008 - 01.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing
Collin County Community College District
06.2006 - 05.2008
Research Associate II, Neuropathology
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
06.2002 - 05.2006
Research Associate I, Virology Laboratory Manager
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
01.2001 - 06.2002
Research Assistant II, Laboratory Manager
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
01.1998 - 01.2001
Research Technician II
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
07.1995 - 01.1998
Research Technician II
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dr. A.J. Hudspeth
06.1994 - 07.1995
Assistant Economics Researcher
Insight Research Corporation, Ms. Elizabeth Morris
06.1990 - 08.2006
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology
The University of Texas At Dallas
06.1989 - 12.1993
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