AMANDA PETERS FNP-C

• Appropriately diagnosing and treating a variety of diseases including skin cancers, actinic keratosis, various dermatitis, benign lesions and skin changes.
• Daily average office visits 25-30 patients.
• Preforming biopsy with shave or punch removal to aid in diagnosing and treating a patient.
• Diagnosing melanoma and coordinating treatment with a surgeon and oncologist.
• Use of electrodessication and pharmaceutical treatment of in situ squamous cell carcinoma and in situ basal cell carcinoma.
• Providing patients and families with education on skin cancers and prevention techniques.
• Management of chronic conditions with biological medications and lab monitoring.
• Surgical intervention of non melanoma skin cancers and atypical nevi with intermediate repair . Various closure techniques including simple running, interrupted, locked and subcuticular running.
• Coordinating with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
• Prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
• Cosmetic correction of the signs of aging with neuromuscular relaxers and fillers.
• Educating patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Preceptor to nurse partitioner students, medical students and medical residents.
• Community ambassador for JCMG that attends regular community events providing education and skin exams for the public.

• Travel nursing at Boone Hospital, Columbia Missouri working in the ICU.
• Travel nursing at St. Mary Hospital, Jefferson City Missouri working in the ICU and ER.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease, coronary artery disease, diabetic monitoring and transplant patient management.
• Managed evaluation and treatment of emergency room patients.
• Provided quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.

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• Charge nurse responsibilities included oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians, and unit clerks.
• Worked with high acuity patients with a focus on cardiac and respiratory systems.
• Provided care to immediate post- operative open heart surgical patients.
• Member of the Code Team and Rapid Response Team that was dispatched hospital wide.
• Close monitoring and treatment of patients requiring intravenous medications and titrations, medical life support, assisting with IABP and Swan Ganz, intra-abdominal pressures, atrial lines and CRRT uses.

• Managed quality care for patients after open heart surgery. Patient with heart failure, end-stage renal disease, diabetes and coronary artery disease.
• Internal hospital agency that provided care to patients in all areas of the hospital including obstetrics, phycology, medical surgical floors. Primary areas provided care in the ICU and ER.
• Provided care for all ages.