Christine Townsend
Winter Park,Florida
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Services
HCA Lake Monroe Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Manage clinical strategies for patient treatment and recovery.
- Execute high-level medical interventions including intubation techniques under supervision.
- Assist with bedside bronchoscopies, thoracostomy insertion
Emergency Medical Services, Critical Care Transport Nurse
AdventHealth Emergency Medical Services
08.2019 - Current
- Directed team operations focused on the safety and well-being of seriously ill individuals.
- Executed advanced skills including intubation and arterial line insertion.
Nurse Practitioner, Central Florida Pulmonary Group
AdventHealth
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Developed and managed clinical plan for critically ill patients
- Performed advanced clinical skills under supervision such as intubations and central line placement
- Assisted with bedside bronchoscopies, thoracostomy insertion
Emergency Room/ICU/Clinic, Registered Nurse- Site Lead
Comprehensive Health Service - Iraq
09.2016 - 03.2019
- Directed team and maintained operational efficiency.
- Delivered critical healthcare services at a remote worksite.
- Ensured all elements of patient care adhered to safety and wellness guidelines.
Emergency Services, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Orlando Health - South Seminole Hospital
07.2012 - 07.2016
- Functioned as clinical expert by leading and administering bedside care in critical situations, which resulted in high quality outcomes
- Facilitated, collaborated and communicated with interdisciplinary team in development of evidence-based clinical initiatives designed to optimize patient outcomes
Education
Post Graduate Certificate - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Central Florida
05.2023
Master of Science - Clinical Nursing Specialist
University of Central Florida
05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration
University of Phoenix
04.2007
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Valencia Community College
05.1994
Skills
- Acute care expertise
- Comprehensive health assessments and interventions
- Intubation and ventilator management
- Effective Medication Management
- Arterial line insertion and management
- Diagnostic test interpretation
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient safety and education
Affiliations
- Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- Member, Past President Greater Orlando Emergency Nurses Association
Certification
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- ATLS, American College of Surgeons
- CEN, Emergency Nurses Association
- TNCC, Emergency Nurses Association
- Nationally certified Paramedic
- ACLS & BLS, American Heart Association
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
Leadershipprocessimprovement
- Supply Management System, 2021, Co-Led a multidisciplinary committee which implemented a supply system which decreased revenue expenditure and increased productivity time.
- Mass Casualty Incident Process, 2018, Led multidisciplinary committee which developed a unified response to mass casualty incident as a new base.
- Walking Blood Bank, 2017, Led a multidisciplinary committee which revised the emergency blood donation and transfusion process theater wide in Iraq.
- Emergency Department Severe Sepsis Alert Protocol, 2012, Collaborated with organizational team to lead development and implementation of a process, which allowed for early identification and treatment of the severe sepsis population.
Credentials
- MSN
- APRN
- AGACNP
- CCNS
Projects
One Million Global Peripheral IV Catheter Study, 2015, Sub-investigator Heart Failure Readmissions in The Elderly Population Study, 2015, Sub-investigator Throughput Delays in The Emergency Department Study, 2011, Co-investigator
Presentationspublications
- Blood Culture Contamination: How Low Can You Go?, 11/16, Podium presentation, Emergency Nurses Association National Conference, Orlando
- Cardiac Observation Emergency Department Collaborative, 03/12, Poster presentation, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, Chicago
- A Shared Governance Approach to Innovative Budget Smart Practice, 03/11, Podium presentation, National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists Conference, Baltimore
- Campaign to Save and Going Green, 02/11, Poster presentation, Emergency Nurses Association Leadership Conference, Portland
- Implementation of a multifaceted electrocardiogram screening policy in the emergency department and its impact on STEMI percutaneous coronary intervention times, 09/10, Poster presentation, American College of Emergency Physicians Conference, Las Vegas
Leadershippositions
- Site Manager
- Charge Nurse
- Nurse Preceptor
- Critical Care Team Leader
- Education Committee Member
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner, Central Florida Pulmonary Group
AdventHealth
10.2023 - 03.2024
Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Services
HCA Lake Monroe Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Emergency Medical Services, Critical Care Transport Nurse
AdventHealth Emergency Medical Services
08.2019 - Current
Emergency Room/ICU/Clinic, Registered Nurse- Site Lead
Comprehensive Health Service - Iraq
09.2016 - 03.2019
Emergency Services, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Orlando Health - South Seminole Hospital
07.2012 - 07.2016
Post Graduate Certificate - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Central Florida
Master of Science - Clinical Nursing Specialist
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Administration
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Valencia Community College
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