MICHELLE BARTO
Mckean,PA
Summary
Dedicated Certified Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of practitioner experience and 23 years of nursing experience along with advanced clinical training in gastroenterology, family practice, and employee health. Background including inpatient/ outpatient settings, telemetry floor, medical/surgical floor, trauma/ surgical intensive care, and endoscopy nursing. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
UPMC Cooperate Services
07.2020 - Current
- Provide patient care under the supervision of a collaborating physician
- Evaluate new and established patients in the outpatient and telemedicine setting
- Perform detailed histories and physical examinations
- Order, review, and interpret laboratory data and imaging studies
- Diagnose and carry out appropriate treatment plans
- Participate in medical decision making and institute treatment plans.
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
08.2011 - 07.2020
- Providing health surveillance and promotion to a full patient panel
- Independently performing full physical exams, ordered labs, diagnostics and medications
- Diagnosing and managing a variety of illness including chronic and acute gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic conditions
- Ensuring compliance with age-appropriate preventive health measures and teaching.
Clinical Nurse III, Endoscopic Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
12.2003 - 08.2011
- Provided patient education, communication and advocacy as part of gastroenterology services within a community hospital setting
- Assisted physicians and surgeons during endoscopic procedures along with other procedures requiring partial and complete patient sedation
- Prepared and maintained endoscopic components, surgical tools and other equipment with 100% readiness for emergent use
- Assisted compounding anesthesia/ sedation in accordance with physician order and administering to the patient under supervision as directed.
Clinical Staff Nurse II, Surgical/ Trauma Intensive Care Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
10.2006 - 10.2008
- Responsible for total patient care for critically ill patients in the surgical/trauma intensive care unit
- Provided ongoing complex assessment, planning, implementation and interventions as well as continuous invasive and noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management
- Cared for invasive catheters/devices, provided wound care and monitoring in addition to assisting physicians with bedside procedures
- Acted as an advocate for patients' & families' needs and provide emotional support for patients & their families
- Interpreted lab values, critical changes &/or any pertinent patient information that would lead to patient improvement to physicians and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Clinical Nurse II, Telemetry Med/Surg Floor Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
01.2001 - 12.2004
- Successfully performed charge nurse duties which included maintaining charts, accurately entering new orders, monitoring the med/surg floor, and executing patient care plans to improve patient outcomes
- Maintained a database of patient information and updated vital statistics
- Provided care that was specific to the patient's age and condition
- Completed physical examinations on all assigned patients, recognized changes in conditions and followed specific procedures/ protocols to maintain patient safety and improve the patient’s outcome
- Completed all appropriate charting accurately in a timely manner
- Ensured that infection control procedures were implemented
- Supervised licensed and non-licensed nursing personnel and delegated appropriate tasks
- Provided/ updated information to patients and/or family members to ensure no communication gaps
- Participated in patient assessment meetings to improve the patient’s quality of care.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Gannon University
Erie, PA01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA01.2000
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Self directed
- Adaptability
- Time management and prioritization
- Effective decision making and critical care thinking
- Successful diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric conditions/ illnesses
- IV/ Medication administration
- Procedural assistance and care
- Post-operative care
- Wound care
- Reporting, electronic charting
- Telemedicine
- HIPPA Compliance
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Certification Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania, license number: RN530868L
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, FNP, license number: F1110148
- Current American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification, license number: SP011448
Affiliations
SGNA, Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. Membership
Timeline
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
UPMC Cooperate Services
07.2020 - Current
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
08.2011 - 07.2020
Clinical Staff Nurse II, Surgical/ Trauma Intensive Care Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
10.2006 - 10.2008
Clinical Nurse III, Endoscopic Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
12.2003 - 08.2011
Clinical Nurse II, Telemetry Med/Surg Floor Staff Nurse
UPMC Hamot Medical Center
01.2001 - 12.2004
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Gannon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Certification Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania, license number: RN530868L
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, FNP, license number: F1110148
- Current American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification, license number: SP011448
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