Camille Buchanan
Apex,NC
Summary
Empathetic Trauma Surgical Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 5 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner
Duke Medical Center
10.2018 - Current
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Implemented individualized patient care plans to address assessment findings.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient cases and treatment plans.
- Informed patients and families on disease prevention and health promotion.
- Scheduled and followed up on patient appointments, maximizing continuity of care.
RN, Emergency Department
Wake Medical Health And Hospitals
10.2009 - 12.2018
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Trauma Registered Nurse
Wake Medical Center
10.2004 - 10.2009
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
RN, Critical Care
Medical College Of Virginia
05.2000 - 10.2004
- Responded rapidly to critical codes to coordinate stabilization treatments and restore vital functions.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain stats within optimal levels.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
RN Staff Nurse
Medical College Of Virginia
08.1997 - 06.2000
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
LPN Charge Nurse
Ashland Care Center
09.1993 - 08.1997
- Assessed patients' temperature, pulse, and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.
- Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
- Established cordial relationships with medical personnel and staff to promote teamwork and maintain positive attitude.
- Assembled and used equipment such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers to effectively manage patient care.
- Assisted in coordinating transfers, discharges and admissions to establish smooth transition of patients.
Education
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
06.2010
Skills
- Critical Care Nursing
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Records Review
- Developing Patient Care Plans
- Inpatient Care
- Lab Result Evaluation
- Individualized Care Plans
- Preventive Care
- Medical Imaging
Certification
- ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), American College of Surgeons- 07/2019-07/2023
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association - 12/2021-12/2023
- BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association - 12/2021-12/2023
- FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board - 07/2018-07/2028
Timeline
Advanced Family Nurse Practitioner - Duke Medical Center
10.2018 - Current
RN, Emergency Department - Wake Medical Health And Hospitals
10.2009 - 12.2018
Trauma Registered Nurse - Wake Medical Center
10.2004 - 10.2009
RN, Critical Care - Medical College Of Virginia
05.2000 - 10.2004
RN Staff Nurse - Medical College Of Virginia
08.1997 - 06.2000
LPN Charge Nurse - Ashland Care Center
09.1993 - 08.1997
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill - Master of Science, Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Winston-Salem State University - Bachelor of Science, Nursing
- ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support), American College of Surgeons- 07/2019-07/2023
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association - 12/2021-12/2023
- BLS (Basic Life Support), American Heart Association - 12/2021-12/2023
- FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board - 07/2018-07/2028
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