Anna Benjamins
Eastvale,CA
Summary
Board Certified Adult Geronotology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. An enthusiastic individual with superior organizational and clinical skills, with proven ability to effectively work in both team-based and independent capacities. Bringing strong work ethic to any setting. Excited to begin new challenge with successful team.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Titanium Healthcare
Los Angeles, CA
02.2021 - Current
- Performed physical exams, ordering and evaluating lab test as well as medications.
- Managed patients with acute and chronic conditions while assuming 80% of practice for retiring physician
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Built trust and rapport with patients by listening to concerns, advocating for wellness and educating on acute and chronic health issues.
- Implemented HCC programs for weighted diagnoses
- Implemented weight management program for patients with and without chronic conditions
Nurse Practitioner
MedWell Medical
Long Beach, CA
10.2020 - 12.2021
- Delivered primary care for patients, including diagnosis, treatment, referral for consultation or specialty services, follow-up care.
- Delivered primary care for chronically ill geriatric patients in several assisted living and board and care facilities.
- Managed other staff, student Nurse practitioners, through excellent interpersonal communication.
Trauma Performance Improvement RN
Orange County Global Medical Center
Santa Ana, CA
01.2017 - 05.2020
- Independently evaluate and monitor trauma performance indicators according to ACS guidelines.
- Co-developed and implemented trauma grand rounds in association with trauma director and associate trauma director.
- Key contributor with American College of Surgeons trauma survey.
- In collaboration with trauma team, review hospital admissions for trauma associated injuries and adherence to trauma guidelines.
- Participate in outreach programs: Every 15 minutes, Stop the Bleed.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
Supervisor
OneLegacy- Donate Life Organization
Los Angeles, CA
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Provide guidance and leadership to the clinical operations within the Organ Procurement department.
- Work collaboratively and efficiently with multiple hospital systems to support each hospital's policies and guidelines with the donation process.
- Develop and implement Policies, Procedures and Process Improvement.
- Created and implemented Clinical Resource Specialist team training and professional development process.
- Provide on call supervisor services both nights and weekends.
- Perform thoracic organ outcome reviews with local transplant center.
Trauma Clinician
Western Medical Center
Santa Ana, CA
01.2006 - 01.2014
- Managed the intake process and assessments for all trauma patients.
- Coordinate and conduct clinical rounds for trauma.
- Assist trauma surgeons with procedures within emergency and intensive care settings.
- Monitor hospital quality improvement process.
Procurement Transplant Coordinator
OneLegacy
Los Angeles, CA
09.2004 - 01.2014
- Coordinated all efforts of organ donation process and recovery throughout many hospital systems.
- Assisted with the development of clinical guidelines for new staff.
- Participated in a published research program.
- Developed into the "go to" clinical coordinator for complex cases.
Student Nurse/Staff Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
01.1990 - 09.2004
- Developed into the relief charge nurse.
- Managed care for incarcerated clinic, surgical and medical patients.
- Maintained hemodynamic monitoring proficiency.
- Managed and coordinated care for 16 bed surgical/trauma intensive care unit.
- ER, medical-surgical, clinic patient care coordination.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Diploma - Nursing
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center School of Nursing
Skills
- Effective working relationships with hospital personnel
- Responsible problem solver; prioritize and manage work flow without direct supervision
- Patient-focused care in fast-paced scenarios; hospitalist, trauma and geriatric/custodial long-term care clinical experience
- Performance improvement monitoring
Custom
Internal Medicine/Hospitalist: 146 hours in ICU, medical/surgical floors, ED, and office, assessing over 150 patients.
Adult/Gerontology: 147 hours in 5 different SNF/LTAC/ARU settings, assessing over 145 patients.
Trauma Service: 149 hours in medical/surgical floor, assessing over 110 patients.
Trauma Service: 147 hours in ER, OR, ICU, medical/surgical floor, and burn clinic, assessing over 75 patients.
Accomplishments
- Research coordinator for OneLegacy to advance and develop new protocols for organ donor management.
- Research project lead for FloTrac hemodynamic monitoring.
- Research coordinator for HRSA grant study for Hypothermia in Organ donors.
- Served as a prominent data collector for various research projects while employed at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in the surgical intensive care unit.
- Functioned as a team member developing a comprehensive skills competency evaluation for the intensive care nursing staff at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.
- Operated skills stations in all areas of intensive care unit practice as well as a few advanced skills trauma/critical care stations.
Certification
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care- ANCC
- Society for Trauma Nursing- ATCN
- ACLS/BLS
- PALS-can obtain if required
- North American Transplant Coordinator Organization Certificates of Completion-CPTC
- Obesity Management, Obesity Medicine Association - 2021
Custom
Nurse Practitioner 95015035 valid through 08/2024
National Provider Identifier 1578172268
Furnishing license valid through 08/2024
DEA certification
CURES access
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Titanium Healthcare
02.2021 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
MedWell Medical
10.2020 - 12.2021
Trauma Performance Improvement RN
Orange County Global Medical Center
01.2017 - 05.2020
Supervisor
OneLegacy- Donate Life Organization
01.2014 - 01.2017
Trauma Clinician
Western Medical Center
01.2006 - 01.2014
Procurement Transplant Coordinator
OneLegacy
09.2004 - 01.2014
Student Nurse/Staff Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
01.1990 - 09.2004
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Diploma - Nursing
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center School of Nursing
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care- ANCC
- Society for Trauma Nursing- ATCN
- ACLS/BLS
- PALS-can obtain if required
- North American Transplant Coordinator Organization Certificates of Completion-CPTC
- Obesity Management, Obesity Medicine Association - 2021
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