CHARLES Z. WILBERT
Louisville,USA
Summary
Compassionate Nurse Practitioner with comprehensive experience providing advanced wound care to patients in clinical settings of home, assisted living, nursing facilities and clinic.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner Wound Care
NAIR Wound Care
02.2023 - Current
- Advanced wound care in the home setting. Sharp excisional debridement, skin substitute grafts, wound care treatment plan, obtaining appropriate off-loading devices, wound supplies, nutrition counseling, infection management, imaging, and labs
- Building referral sources and collaborating with Home Health agencies.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and management strategies, promoting healthier lifestyles.
- Assessed and diagnosed patients, determining appropriate treatment plans in a timely manner.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
- Streamlined communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
- Increased quality of care by participating in ongoing professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, and online courses.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Nair Home Care
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Utilized evidence-based practice principles to guide clinical decision-making in the management of acute and chronic health conditions.
- Conducted physical examinations, ordered diagnostic tests, interpreted results, and formulated diagnoses under physician supervision when necessary.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to address social determinants of health impacting patients'' well-being, connecting them with appropriate resources as needed.
- Contributed to quality improvement efforts within the practice by identifying areas for potential enhancement and implementing new strategies accordingly.
- Increased access to primary care services for underserved populations by participating in community outreach initiatives and health fairs.
- Maintained open lines of communication with patients and their families, addressing concerns or questions promptly and compassionately.
- Optimized patient outcomes by effectively communicating with physicians regarding complex cases or changes in patient status that warranted further evaluation or intervention.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize patient outcomes and ensure continuity of care.
- Managed acute and chronic illnesses, conducting thorough assessments and developing appropriate treatment plans in collaboration with physicians.
- Reduced hospital admissions through effective preventive care measures and early intervention strategies for at-risk patients.
- Enhanced clinical skills through ongoing professional development opportunities, staying current on best practices in primary care nursing.
- Served as a mentor for new nurse practitioners entering the field, offering guidance on best practices in primary care nursing while fostering professional growth among colleagues.
- Provided patient-centered care in variety of clinical settings.
Registered Nurse-Clinical Director-VP of Operations
Renaissance Medical, LLC
01.2013 - 01.2021
- Performed PAP set ups, various Oxygen delivery systems, tracheostomy equipment, invasive and non-invasive ventilators, pediatric and adult population home therapy/monitoring modalities.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating the ventilator program to comply with current Policy/Procedure
- Maintaining existing referral sources and building new relationships to establish new referrals.
- In-servicing physicians, hospital staff, office staff on RenMed services/programs to establish strong referral source relationships.
- Responsible for growth and development of branch locations (Frankfort growth +60%, Lexington previously no presence and now have established consistent referral sources).
- Communicating with staff at all branch locations and organizing the daily activities for each individual branch.
- Responsible for hiring and terminating clinical staff/ marketing reps for all locations.
- Holding monthly branch meetings and addressing new/existing issues.
- Working AR reports, stop/held reports, P/L reports, and claim denials.
- Decreasing overhead costs and increasing per patient revenues by reaching out to vendors and negotiating the best possible pricing in an effort to increase profit margins.
Registered Nurse-5 East Neuro/Neuro ICU G
Jewish Hospital
12.2011 - 04.2013
- Provided nursing care for CVA, post-op spine, epileptic, and other neuro related disorders such as ALS, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This was a telemetry unit that consisted of high acuity patients. My daily tasks consisted of any of the following: Neuro checks, Cardene drips, insulin drips, Protonix drips, Blood transfusion, peritoneal dialysis, wound care, tracheostomy care, NG tube/ DHT insertion, monitoring for acute CVA and proper management of acute CVA patients, monitoring cardiac strips, A-line monitoring, code Blue/ MET team involvement.
- Responsible for advocating for patients and educating patients and family members on pathologies, policies, procedures, treatments, interventions, plan of care, medications.
- Communication with other healthcare disciplines including physicians and pharmacists.
Respiratory technician/RN
Renaissance Medical, LLC
04.2001 - 05.2009
- Assisted in the development of new office branches in Frankfort, KY and in the Medical Arts building on Eastern Parkway, Louisville, KY by ensuring all the correct paperwork, office supplies, and medical equipment were in place. As well as training newly hired Respiratory Technicians and Respiratory Therapists.
- Assisted in the delivery and education on home medical supplies such as oxygen tanks, concentrators, nebulizers, and other respiratory supplies.
- In-serviced and provided education to patients on sleep apnea along with their respective equipment and supplies and was responsible for fitting patients with the appropriate mask.
- Responsible for following up with the patients to ensure compliance to the devices per MD order and performed at home assessments of the patient’s oxygen equipment and provided them with any necessary supplies.
Education
RN license -
University of Cincinnati
APRN license - undefined
APRN - undefined
Masters of Science in Nursing-FNP - undefined
12.2021
BSN - undefined
Galen College of Nursing
02.2018
ASN - undefined
Galen College of Nursing
07.2011
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Indiana University Southeast
05.2008
Skills
- Advanced wound care
- Wound debridement
- Pressure ulcer management
- Biofilm disruption
- Diabetic foot care
- Wound dressings selection
- Offloading techniques
- Venous leg ulcer treatment
- Skin grafting
- Clinical decision making
- Compression therapy
- Negative pressure therapy
- Infection control standards
- Treatment plan development
- Wound care training in field
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of home health nurses and providers to develop wound care plan for patients.
- Worked with Suresh Nair MD on developing advanced wound care protocol for the home site of service.
- Developed clinical wound care template for usage in the HAN setting for wound care patients.
- Trained new wound care providers on advanced wound care management.
- Speaker on wound care management for MD's and Nurse Practitioners entering wound care treatments in their practice.
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner Wound Care
NAIR Wound Care
02.2023 - Current
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Nair Home Care
02.2022 - 02.2023
Registered Nurse-Clinical Director-VP of Operations
Renaissance Medical, LLC
01.2013 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse-5 East Neuro/Neuro ICU G
Jewish Hospital
12.2011 - 04.2013
Respiratory technician/RN
Renaissance Medical, LLC
04.2001 - 05.2009
APRN license - undefined
APRN - undefined
Masters of Science in Nursing-FNP - undefined
BSN - undefined
Galen College of Nursing
ASN - undefined
Galen College of Nursing
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Indiana University Southeast
RN license -
University of Cincinnati
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