Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 6 years in diagnosis, treatment, and follow up with adult oncology/hematology patients. I have a total of 12 years experience providing nursing care to oncology/hematology patients.
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Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Virginia Cancer Institute
07.2019 - Current
Provide outpatient care designated to hematology and oncology patients.
Practice care adhering to NCCN guidelines
Maintain consistent productivity, seeing up to 16 scheduled patients a day while preserving efficient patient flow.
Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and treatment complications through careful questioning and thorough assessment.
Perform duties that include consenting for new treatment, providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic symptom management, providing education to patients and their caregivers, ordering diagnostic imaging, reviewing restaging scans with the collaboration of the attending physician, managing infusion and CT reactions, ordering blood products, and direct admission of patients.
Clinical Nurse III
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
04.2013 - 07.2019
Bedside nurse on a 21 bed, inpatient, step-down unit - The Cellular Immunotherapies and Transplant Program at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Provided care to adult and pediatric oncology patients who were preparing, receiving, or recovering from a stem cell transplant.
Provided care to adult oncology patients who are preparing, receiving, or recovering from chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Administered chemotherapy and biotherapy in accordance with the curriculum of the Oncology Nursing Society.
Provided care to high acuity post-transplant patients with complications, including graft versus host disease, hepatic veno-occlusive disease, infections, organ damage, or secondary malignancies.
Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team daily in implementing care plans and promoting positive health outcomes.
Primary preceptor to new graduates and experienced nurses who are new to the unit and guides RN development with effective communication, coordination, and implementation of the unit orientation plan.
Served as resource/charge nurse, managing patient throughput and staffing needs for the unit, and provides expertise to other nurses.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
12-2012
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Hampton University
Hampton, VA
05-2009
Certification
Licensed and Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, License Number 0024176517, Expires 8/31/2025, Certification Number F07180009, Expires July 1, 2028
Authorization to Prescribe, License Number 0024176517, Expires 8/31/2025
Registered Nurse, Commonwealth of Virginia, License Number 0017145171, Expires 8/31/2025
American Heart Association - Basic Life Support, Expires 8/2026
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Virginia Cancer Institute
07.2019 - Current
Clinical Nurse III
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
04.2013 - 07.2019
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner