Alyssa O'Rourke
Detroit
Summary
Uniquely trained Nurse Practitioner candidate with specialized ICU and PACU registered nurse training, specialty palliative care Nurse Practitioner fellowship training, ACHPN certified, with 3 years of inpatient palliative medicine experience at a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Overview
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1
Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health
09.2023 - Current
- Functioning as an inpatient nurse practitioner with a palliative medicine consult service
- Collaborated within an interdisciplinary team to ensure holistic patient-centered care across various settings.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, treatment options, end of life care, and symptom management strategies.
- Implemented evidence-based interventions to address physical, emotional, spiritual, and social concerns that arise with advanced illness.
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Fellow
University of Michigan Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Working as a fully licensed Nurse Practitioner among an interdisciplinary team
- Inpatient consulting, inpatient palliative care bed management, ambulatory, and telehealth care clinical rotations in palliative care and hospice medicine (UM Hospital, Ann Arbor VA, and Arbor Hospice)
- Management of a wide variety of patient populations including oncology, heart failure, COPD, congenital heart disease, ALS, stroke/neuro, & geriatrics
- Weekly didactic sessions specific to symptom management, goals of care discussions, and opioid/methadone/buprenorphine prescribing
Travel Post Anesthesia Care Registered Nurse
New England Baptist Hospital
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Immediate post-operative care of the orthopedic patient including cardiac monitoring, IV medication administration, moderate sedation titration, pain control, airway management, ACLS/BLS/PALS during emergency situations, and patient/family education
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Immediate post-operative care of patients (ages 2 weeks - geriatric) including cardiac monitoring, IV medication administration, moderate sedation titration, pain control, airway management, ACLS/BLS/PALS during emergency situations, and patient/family education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with anesthesia and surgical teams
Covid Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Boston University Healthway
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Follow up with students and faculty who report positive COVID symptoms as part of the university-wide symptom surveillance.
- Clinical decision making to determine whether COVID-19 or other testing is required based on most up to date CDC guidelines, scheduling students for healthcare visits, and providing information on local testing centers or directing employees to their PCP/Emergency Department
Travel Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
FlexCare Medical Staffing
09.2018 - 08.2020
- Independent ICU nursing role for the duration of each travel contract
- Duke University Hospital | Neurosurgical ICU | Sept – Dec 2018
- Orange County Global Medical Center | Medical ICU | Jan – March 2019
- McLaren Oakland Hospital | Medical/Surgical ICU| April – Aug 2019
- University of Massachusetts Memorial | COVID ICU | Oct 2019 – April 2020
- North Shore Medical Center | COVID ICU| May – August 2020
Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Completion of RN new graduate residency program
- Independent Neuroscience ICU nursing role including titration of high risk medications, cardiac monitoring, interpreting ventilator settings, care of the critically ill patient and facilitating interdisciplinary communication/collaboration
- Functioned within the “Stroke RN” role which included carrying the stroke pager, responding to new onset stroke patients in the ED, traveling to CT scan, collaborating with Neurosurgery resident and ED Pharmacist to administer tPA, continuous monitoring of the patient and transport to ICU and/or interventional radiology/OR
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Simmons University
Boston, MA12-2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI07-2016
Skills
- Henry Ford West Bloomfield Ethics Committee Member November 2024 - Current
- Henry Ford APP Didactic Presenter, Buprenorphine Basics June 17, 2026
- Henry Ford Internal Medicine Didactic Presenter, Pain Management in Serious Illness August 8, 2025
- Henry Ford Nutrition Didactic Presenter, Nutrition at the End of Life October 8, 2025
- Henry Ford Oncology Residents Palliative Education Presenter September 2024 - Current
- Henry Ford Oncology Residents Advance Care Planning Presenter August 2025 - Current
Certification
- RN/NP | Registered Nurse & Nurse Practitioner Specialty Certification - Michigan | #4704351625
- FNP-BC | ANCC | #2021231728
- ACHPN | Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse| #324300046
- BLS | Basic Life Support| #225418311167
Timeline
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health
09.2023 - Current
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner Fellow
University of Michigan Hospital
07.2022 - 07.2023
Travel Post Anesthesia Care Registered Nurse
New England Baptist Hospital
05.2022 - 06.2022
Covid Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Boston University Healthway
01.2022 - 04.2022
Post Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
09.2020 - 06.2022
Travel Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
FlexCare Medical Staffing
09.2018 - 08.2020
Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Mayo Clinic
08.2016 - 07.2018
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Simmons University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Michigan State University