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Aaron Carter
Bemidji,MN
Summary
Recently licensed Family Nurse Practitioner with 10-year experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Driven to further education and refine skills through continuing education, preceptorship, and independent study.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
RN Clinical Nurse ER/Urgent Care
Indian Health Service
Cass Lake, MN
09.2014 - Current
- Provide clinical nursing to patients with medical emergencies which include physical trauma, sepsis, cardiac events, respiratory distress, and other disease processes that require urgent/emergent intervention.
- Use of ACLS and PALS protocols for resuscitation.
RN Surgical First Assist Orthopedic Surgery
Sanford Health
11.2017 - 10.2018
- Assists supervising orthopedic surgeon both in clinic as well as with surgical cases in the operating room setting
- Responsible for wound closure using appropriate sutures and staples, splinting, dressing and monitoring wound for signs of infection per surgeon orders
- Application and removal of fiberglass and plaster cast material in both clinic and surgical settings.
Registered Nurse Home Care
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
08.2013 - 09.2014
- Provides skilled nursing care to Native Americans residing in their homes, located on the Leech Lake Reservation
- Serve as RN case managers while providing clinical patient centered, skilled, hands-on nursing care utilizing the nursing process
- Perform appropriate, accurate, and thorough documentation using the SOAP model on the electronic health record
- Prepares clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences on his/her patients in a timely manner as per agency policy
- Responsible for reporting abnormal urgent findings immediately to the provider or EMS.
Phlebotomist
Bemidji Sanford Medical Center Laboratory
06.2009 - 08.2013
- Obtain laboratory specimens for processing and perform other testing in a professional manner from hospital and nursing home patients to ensure quality results in accordance with regulatory and accreditation standards
- Perform arterial, venous, and capillary blood draws from all age groups
- Setup microbiology culture studies and perform urinalysis.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN05.2013
Skills
- Emergency/Critical Care
- Wound Management
- Initial Trauma Life Support
- Medication administration and monitoring
- ECG interpretation
- Wound management including suturing
- Splinting/Casting
- Intravenous Therapy and Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Charge Nursing Duties
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
Accomplishments
- Featured student in New Horizons BSU alumni magazine Fall/2012
- Featured student in Bemidji School of Nursing newsletter Spring/2013
- Presenter at annual BSU Student Scholarship and Achievement Day 2012 and 2013
License And Education
- Minnesota Board of Nursing Certified Nurse Practitioner - Family; License: 10600; Issued: August 18, 2023
- Minnesota Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse, 213799-7, 06/07/2013
- Minnesota Board of Nursing, Public Health Nurse Registration, 21233, 06/06/2013
Personal Information
Hobbies: Woodworking, Reading, Hockey, Tennis
Awards
- Academic Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- President's Award 6 of 8 semesters
- Dean's List 8 of 8 semesters
Volunteer Experience
- Clinica Del Pueblo, Oaxaca De Juarez, Mexico, 05/2012, 08/2012, 30, Clinic Volunteer, Assisted physicians and nurses in daily clinic routines while under their supervision. Worked with community outreach programs building houses for underserved populations in rural Oaxaca. Responsible for education on nutrition and healthy lifestyles. Worked with government HIV/AIDS clinics.
- Bemidji, MN, Camp Counselor, Camp counselor for three weeks in August of 2010 and 2011 for grade school children and high school teens from Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota.
References
- Joe Rubash, Nurse Practitioner, Sanford Health Walker Clinic, (218) 766-9685
- Stacy Cederstrom, Family Nurse Practitioner, Cass Lake Indian Health Service, (701) 390-3068
- Dr. Isha Mohamud, MD, Emergency Physician, Cass Lake Indian Health Service, (540) 392-6186
- Dr. Michael Borromeo, MD, Internal Medicine Physician, Red Lake Indian Health Service, (218) 556-6840
Certification
- Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers - Certified
American Heart Association
Issued 7-13-2022 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Certified
American Heart Association
Issued 10-19-2022
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteImportant To Me
Career advancementPersonal development programsWork-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsWork Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Affiliations
- Sanford Health
- Indian Health Service
- Bemidji State University
Interests
Gardening
Hockey
Tennis
Timeline
RN Surgical First Assist Orthopedic Surgery
Sanford Health
11.2017 - 10.2018
RN Clinical Nurse ER/Urgent Care
Indian Health Service
09.2014 - Current
Registered Nurse Home Care
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
08.2013 - 09.2014
Phlebotomist
Bemidji Sanford Medical Center Laboratory
06.2009 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Indiana State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bemidji State University