CHAU HERRING DNP APRN NP-C
Lee's Summit,MO
Summary
Certified nurse practitioner with over 12 years of experience delivering high quality care to a diverse population in occupational health, orthopedic sport medicine and critical care. Excelling in fast-paced environments, demonstrating strong analytical skills and bilingual proficiency. Achieved significant improvements in patient care plans with an exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Nurse Practitioner
Concentra Urgent Care
10.2018 - Current
- Evaluate, diagnose and treat acute illness, work-related and non work-related injury.
- Order and interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from the normal.
- Create customize return-to-work plans for injured employees, ensuring proper accommodations were made in accordance with medical recommendations.
- Develop and implement patient management plans, record progress notes, and assist in provision of continuity of care.
- Provided compassionate care to injured workers, facilitating their timely return to work.
- Enhanced communication between healthcare providers and company management by serving as a liaison during critical incidents involving employee injury or illness.
- Perform DOT physical, pre-employment physical, return to work physical, and sport physical
- Laceration repair, wound care and manage infection.
- Assist training new clinicians
Nurse Practitioner Per Diem
ComplexCare Solutions, Inc.
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Responsible for annual health assessment of high-risk patient that captures a comprehensive picture of the patient's medical condition.
- Enhance communication and collaborative relationships with multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
- Screen patients for potential participation in care management program.
- Provide patient education, and identify opportunities for health promotion and illness prevention.
- Act as patient advocate.
Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner
Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists
11.2017 - 08.2018
- Manage and direct patient care for pre-operative, peri-operative and post-operative both inpatient and outpatient setting.
- Admitting and discharging patient accordingly.
- Evaluating, diagnosing and designing treatment plans
- Order and interpret lab and radiological test.
- Perform procedures: intraarticular injection, suturing, splinting, and casting.
- Facilitated smooth discharge planning through close coordination with case managers, therapists, and family members.
- Specialized training as first assist in the operative room.
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Centerpoint Medical Center
05.2012 - 10.2017
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes, central lines and Swan-Ganz catheter.
- Responding to life-saving situation.
- Reduced patient complications by promptly identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for critically ill patients.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Univeristy of Missouri of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO05.2020
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practice
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences
Kansas City, MO05.2012
Skills
- Excellent in communicating and interacting with multicultural patients across the life span
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative practice model
- Ability to manage time, adapt to fast-pace, prioritize multi-tasking in a busy environment
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Self-direct with ability to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to details
- Bilingual (English and Vietnamese)
- Familiar with Allscipt, Epic, Meditech, Centricity, Athena, and Touchwork
Accomplishments
- Magna Cum Laude
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- Daisy Award Nominee
- Primary Care Traineeship Scholarship
- Francis W. & Julia J. Bartlett Nursing Scholarship
- Baptist Trinity Lutheran Scholarship
Certification
- Certified Nurse Practitioner- MO, KS
- Registered Nurse- MO, KS
- Certified Medical Examiner
- BLS
- NIHSS
- Certified Critical Care Nurse
- DEA
Affiliations
- American Association of Nurse Practitioner (AANP)
- Philippine Nurse Association of Greater Kansas City
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACRN)
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Timeline
Occupational Nurse Practitioner
Concentra Urgent Care
10.2018 - Current
Nurse Practitioner Per Diem
ComplexCare Solutions, Inc.
08.2018 - 10.2018
Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner
Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists
11.2017 - 08.2018
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit
Centerpoint Medical Center
05.2012 - 10.2017
Doctor of Nursing Practice -
Univeristy of Missouri of Kansas City
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practice
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences
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