ALEXANDRA ARCE-PICKRELL
Miami,FL
Summary
MULTI-FACETED,INNOVATIVE NURSE PRACTITIONER SOLID CLINICAL BACKGROUND
ONCOLOGY~FAMILY PRACTICE~WOMEN'S HEALTH
Compassionate Healthcare professional versed in examining, educating, and communicating with patients to assess healthcare needs.
Orders and interprets diagnostic testing and explains results and treatment options.
An attentive and focused practitioner with 11 years of direct patient care combined with oncology, family practice, and women's health expertise.
Dedicated professional with demonstrated strengths in customer service, time management, and trend tracking. Good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communicator with a strong background in cultivating positive relationships and exceeding goals.
Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Empathetic Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and the healthcare team.
Calm, understanding professional bringing over 11 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing.
Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Board-certified Advanced Practice Nurse driven to build strong relationships with patients and families.
Acts as patient advocate to achieve best possible outcomes.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Guardiant Health
04.2022 - Current
- Guardiant Health
- Addressed patient questions and explained diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
- Performed initial and periodic physical examinations to evaluate patient needs
- Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance, providing informational handouts or referrals to learning resources
- Medicare Annual Wellness Exams- Virtual in English and Spanish
- Interviewed patients to construct comprehensive medical histories
- Helped patients and their caregivers locate health care resources
- Detailed patient histories, current health and diagnoses in medical records system.
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
ORA ONCOLOGY, CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA
07.2020 - 05.2022
- Virtual Oncology Clinic
- Clinical Operations and Implementation
- Health Technology and Product Design
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Lead Virtual Clinic (Remote Employee) company closed in 2021
- Provided direct patient care to include nurse navigation
- Oversaw clinical operations and program design and served as oncology subject matter expert while concurrently working with tech team and outside vendors
- Held a multi-faceted role, which included providing direct patient care to oncology patients and caregivers to include nurse navigation
- Developed peer orientation curriculum and training
- Provided leadership to members of the NP team
- Dynamic dual clinical/ technical role, which included coordination, clinical, programmatic design, recommendation of best practices, workflow optimization, config file, clinical platform build-out, and data validation
- Verification of tech design created by tech team for clinical content and use
- As clinical program designer, provide Clinical Program Operations and Leadership and ideation of first-ever virtual value-based oncology program
- Cultivated outside partner entity relationships to include oncology practice providers and staff, as well as identification of new opportunities for development and expansion of new services
- Advocated for patients, collaborating with healthcare team to address short- and long-term needs
- Modified patients' treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and new physician order
Medical Oncology Nurse Practitioner
CANCER CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA
05.2019 - 10.2019
- Provided direct patient care medical oncology, including new patient visits, follow-ups, chemo teaching, education, patient advocate hematology and oncology patients, geriatric, and adult
- Improved comfort, compliance and outcomes by educating patients and family members on chemotherapy treatment expectations
- Enhanced patients' abilities to deal with treatment challenges, helping to lessen anxiety and manage end-of-life care
- Advocated for patients, collaborating with healthcare team to address short- and long-term needs
- Kept treatments aligned with patients' needs and progress by monitoring care and conducting pre-administration assessments
- Helped control side effects by keeping medication regimens up-to-date
- Identified contraindication to chemotherapy through coordinated diagnostic testing
- Advised patients on at-home care and preventive lifestyle choices
- Ordered diagnostic tests and requested specialist care to meet patient needs.
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, DUKE UNIVERSITY
01.2019 - 03.2019
- Administered direct patient care to survivorship oncology patient population
- Developed a clinical survivorship program to include care plans
- Directed APRN team of 8 nurse practitioners
- Survivorship program design and implementation
- Delivered evidence-based, cost-effective care following facility policies.
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER WEST OAHU
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Center/ Medical Oncology -APRN, Administered direct patient care to medical oncology and survivorship oncology patients
- Designed survivorship and oral chemo program
- Facilitated nurse navigation and community education to include TV appearance on KHON 2-
- Ask a Specialist
- Active member of Queens APRN executive leadership committee
- Administered various clinical procedures to include Ommaya IT chemotherapy, bone marrow aspiration, and biopsy
- Identified contraindication to chemotherapy through coordinated diagnostic testing
- Oversaw work of LPNs and nursing aides, delegating assignments to meet patients' needs
- Helped control side effects by keeping medication regimens up-to-date
- Kept treatments aligned with patients' needs and progress by monitoring care and conducting pre-administration assessments
- Improved comfort
- Compliance and outcomes by educating patients and family members on chemotherapy treatment expectations
- Enhanced patients' abilities to deal with treatment challenges, helping to lessen anxiety and manage end-of-life care
- Administered medications to patients and monitored patients for reactions or side effects
- Advised patients on at-home care and preventive lifestyle choices
- Resolved or reduced patient symptoms with intramuscular, intravenous and oral medicines
- Practitioner- Corporate Wellness FLORIDA BLUE, BCBS OF FL
- Designed and implemented wellness programs for corporate partner entities
- Provided emotional support for patients and families coping with the challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
- Cultivated warm and compassionate atmosphere for patients receiving chemotherapy, wound care in infusion treatment facility.
Co-Owner and Manager
WCL
01.2005 - 01.2019
- Operated family-owned wine country vacation rental and property management in Healdsburg, California-onsite and remotely
- Oversaw hospitality industry-property management, interior design, business management, budget, purchasing, 10 direct reports, marketing, business development
- Cultivated customer rapport and promoted loyalty for repeat business
- Developed and enforced adherence to annual budget
- Generated operations reports to forecast business needs and form robust strategies
- Built solid partnerships with selected organizations to promote brand strategy
- Developed training programs to target operational weaknesses
- Outlined new business goals, objectives and action plans to drive improvement
- Evaluated staff performance to assess skill and knowledge gaps
- Contacted existing and prospective clients to increase new and repeat business
- Oversaw day-to-day activities to facilitate business operations
- Drove company objectives by recruiting and developing top-quality talent.
Nurse Practitioner Educator
Inventiv Health, Merck Pharma
01.2013 - 11.2013
- Provided assessment of partner company employees and selected, designed, and implemented appropriate work-site wellness plan per book of business
- Health Fair design and implementation
- Health Education and direct patient care
- Established health priorities for different populations and successful intervention strategies by collecting and analyzing data
- Checked patients' diets, physical activities and risk factors for disease
- PHARMACEUTICAL I
- Served as Hep CNP Educator State of Florida - Pegintron, and Victrelis.
Womans Health Nurse Practitioner
PALI WOMEN'S HEALTH- LOCUMS
01.2011 - 08.2011
- Educated patients about reproductive health issues and dispensed contraceptives.
- Facilitated patient referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers.
- Treated women with chronic medical conditions such as endometriosis, ovarian cysts and infertility.
- Identified female-specific cancers such as ovarian or cervical cancer using thorough testing procedures.
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
- Educated teenage women on puberty and body changes related to hormones and growth.
- Administered prenatal and postnatal care for mothers to include vitamin regimens, postnatal pain management, breastfeeding coaching and hormone imbalances.
- Educated women on perimenopause, explaining symptoms, bodily changes and physical limitations.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
Owner / Patient Advocate
GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Facilitated patient advocacy for geriatric population to include care management
- Navigation, health education, and coordination of services.
Oncology Nurse Practitioner/ Breast Health Specialist
Breast, BREAST CENTER ONCOLOGY BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL I
01.2008 - 10.2008
- Provided direct patient care to patients of the breast center, Diagnoses included abnormal/ normal pathologies, genetic counseling of high-risk breast cancer patients
- Served as breast oncology / breast health educator in both
- English and Spanish
- Helped control side effects by keeping medication regimens up-to-date
- Kept treatments aligned with patients' needs and progress by monitoring care and conducting pre-administration assessments
- Improved comfort, compliance and outcomes by educating patients and family members on chemotherapy treatment expectations
- Advocated for patients, collaborating with healthcare team to address short- and long-term needs
- Assisted with examinations, treatments and office procedures
- Checked patients' diets, physical activities and risk factors for disease.
Nurse Practitioner- Director Medication
UNITED HOMECARE SERVICES
- Developed and implemented a medication management program for the elderly
- Utilized customized patient teaching tools to support patients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient care and streamline processes.
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER MIAMI AND KEYS
- Enhanced outcomes by educating and guiding patients and family members through diverse diagnoses and treatments
- Supported comprehensive patient care, assessing and formulating treatment plans to address medical, social, and behavioral needs
- Reached accurate diagnoses by examining patients, recording data, and interpreting results
- Protected patients by counseling them on drug regimens and their contraindications and possible side effects
- Women's, Reproductive health
- Primary Care
- Family Planning
- Colposcopy
- Menopause
- Prescribed medications or treatments based on patient medical assessments.
- Monitored patient condition and progress, ordering appropriate laboratory tests.
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
Registered Nurse- Nurse Clinician
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER
- VIP program Oncology
- OA/O1 Process Improvement
- Interior Design Health Consultant Oncology - new hospital
- Bilingual Health Care educator/navigator
Registered Nurse
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRENTICE
- Post Partum
- Labor, New Born Nursery
- Gyne-oncology
- Worked with interdisciplinary team to organize and implement patient care plans
- Intervened and stabilized patients during emergencies with immediate first aid, CPR or advanced life support care
- Educated patients and caregivers on proper at-home care and treatment regimens.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Education
BSN -
Aurora University
Aurora, ILBachelor of Arts (BS) - Journalism / Broadcast Journalism & PR
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, ILMaster of Science - Womens Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Miami
Miami, FLCertificate - Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06.2021
Fellowship - Duke Johnson And Johnson Fellowship
Duke University
Durham, NC06.2018
Post Graduate Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner
Frontier Nursing University
Hyden, KY05.2015
Skills
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Oncology
- Family Practice
- Woman's Health
- Attention to Detail
- Tech Savvy
- Program Development
- Design Thinking, Health Innovation
- Clinical Team Lead- Leadership
- Fluent in Spanish
- Certified in CPR/AED, ACLS
- Telehealth Proficiency
- Disease Prevention Education
- Women's health exams
- Advanced physical examination
- Startup experience-Interdisciplinary team
- Business Acumen
- Entrepreneur
Additional Information
- IUI , Cycle management Florida ARNP License Hawaii APRN / RN License California APRN / RN License North Carolina APRN / RN License Illinois RN License Texas APRN / RN License GA APRN / RN License Nurse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate Drexel University, Duke University, Philadelphia, PA Fellowship, Leadership, / and Nurse Leadership Fellow, Johnson Basic Life Support (BLS) Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP) ACLS certification January 2022
Certification
- ANCC Board Certified
- NCC Board Certified
- Licensed Registered Nurse- Compact State License
- APRN Licensed- FL, TX, HI, GA, NC, CA
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Guardiant Health
04.2022 - Current
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
ORA ONCOLOGY, CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA
07.2020 - 05.2022
Medical Oncology Nurse Practitioner
CANCER CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA
05.2019 - 10.2019
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
Oncology Nurse Practitioner, DUKE UNIVERSITY
01.2019 - 03.2019
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER WEST OAHU
01.2017 - 07.2018
Nurse Practitioner Educator
Inventiv Health, Merck Pharma
01.2013 - 11.2013
Womans Health Nurse Practitioner
PALI WOMEN'S HEALTH- LOCUMS
01.2011 - 08.2011
Owner / Patient Advocate
GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT
01.2008 - 01.2010
Oncology Nurse Practitioner/ Breast Health Specialist
Breast, BREAST CENTER ONCOLOGY BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL I
01.2008 - 10.2008
Co-Owner and Manager
WCL
01.2005 - 01.2019
Nurse Practitioner- Director Medication
UNITED HOMECARE SERVICES
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER MIAMI AND KEYS
Registered Nurse- Nurse Clinician
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER
Registered Nurse
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRENTICE
BSN -
Aurora University
Bachelor of Arts (BS) - Journalism / Broadcast Journalism & PR
Northern Illinois University
Master of Science - Womens Health Nurse Practitioner
University of Miami
Certificate - Innovation And Entrepreneurship
Drexel University
Fellowship - Duke Johnson And Johnson Fellowship
Duke University
Post Graduate Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner
Frontier Nursing University