Crystal Yeater APRN, FNP-BC
Moundsville
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate advanced nursing professional with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Team-oriented and reliable with expert clinical knowledge and abilities, clear verbal and written communication skills, and sound judgment. Highly skilled in core quality measures, documentation requirements, and patient health education guidelines. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
WVU Reynolds Rapid Care
07.2021 - Current
- Provide direct care for 30+ patients daily, including pediatrics, adult, and special needs clientele. Institute best practices in patient and family support.
- Conducted physical examinations to assess patients' health and current condition for optimal treatment.
- Managed chronic conditions by monitoring patient health and treatment plan progress to make necessary adjustments in care.
- Ordered and executed various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition.
- Prescribed medications to patients to treat conditions and alleviate symptoms.
- Educated patients on variety of infectious disease issues, nutrition, obesity, and smoking cessation to improve overall health and wellness.
- Rapidly analyzed and responded to critical situations such as cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurological in emergency situations.
- Create treatment plans balancing medical expertise, patient goals and individual compliance levels.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals, and gynecological examinations.
- Performed minor surgical procedures to address simple, urgent patient injuries or conditions.
- Prescribed medications, recommended treatments or suggested related therapeutic procedures.
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital
07.2021 - Current
- Assess patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
- Discuss care plans with patients and explain test results and proper use of medications.
- Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Educate patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
Nurse Practitioner
Doctors Urgent Care
12.2020 - 05.2021
- Primary care provider for 50+ patients per day.
- Devise treatment plans for disorders involving cardiovascular, endocrine and other internal systems.
- Order and execute various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition.
- Implement therapeutic regimens involving medications and other interventions to mitigate symptoms and prevent reoccurrence.
- Provide preventive care such as well-child checks, annual physicals and gynecological examinations.
- Suturing, staples, wound care, I/D drainage/packing, skin biopsies, gyn procedures, splinting and joint aspiration/injections.
House Supervisor
WVU Reynolds Memorial Hospital
10.2015 - 07.2021
- Direct day-to-day administrative and operational functions for 110-bed facility, providing guidance and leadership to over 500 employees across more than 26 departments.
- Using available data, make appropriate administrative decisions regarding complex, predictable and unpredictable situations affecting hospital, such as public relations, patient care, medical-legal, financial issues, bed coordination, etc.
- Initiate appropriate actions in emergency situations such as: power failure, disaster, fires, etc. When necessary, function as administrator until hospital administration arrives and assumes command.
- Serve as liaison to ancillary and support departments to support coordination house wide improvement initiatives.
- Respond to emergency pages, assess need for additional help, coordinate plans for patient transfer if necessary, and ensure family support.
- Facilitate flow of patients into and through hospital, 24/7, by monitoring status of and coordinating bed assignments.
- Collaborate with physicians regarding patient conditions, updates and necessary care changes.
Nursing Faculty
Belmont College
08.2018 - 06.2021
- Oversight and instruction of Medical Surgical, ICU, ED, and LTC Clinicals.
- Didactic instruction of multiple classrooms hosting 20+ students per class.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Flipped classroom, concept-based instruction.
- Contribute educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Continuously update course strategies and content based on current trends and technological advancements in healthcare.
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
Wheeling Hospital
09.2006 - 10.2015
- Manage delivery of care for all patients in large volume 34-bed Emergency Department/Level II Trauma Center, providing direct care to patients, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising teams comprised of nurses, paramedics, technicians, and unit clerks.
- Provide skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Monitor patient conditions, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Implement interventions, including medication and IV administration, wound care, ostomy care, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Function as on-call certified Adult and Peds SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner).
- Enhance nurse satisfaction and retention, collaborating with leadership to devise initiatives for improving staff morale.
- Elected Shared Governance Chair by peers.
Education
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH2020
BSN - Nursing
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV2015
ADN - Nursing
West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling, WV2006
LPN - Nursing
BM Spurr School of Practical Nursing
Glen Dale, WV1994
Skills
- Proficient in EMR (electronic medical records) including EPIC, Meditech, and Sunrise
- Management and leadership
- Strong diagnostician
- Policy and program development
- Meticulous documentation
- MS Office/Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Blackboard
- Acute and emergent care expertise
- Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Licensure
NPI #1417542465
WV RN License 69163/APRN 107981
OH RN License 394204/APRN 0028129
DEA MY6359726
Certification
ANCC Board Certified Advanced Practice Provider
SANE-A (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult; International Association of Forensic Nursing/IAFN)
SANE-P (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Pediatric; Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD)
BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
STABLE (post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of neonates)
PEARS (Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization)
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
Professional Affiliations
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Emergency Nursing Association (ENA)
International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)
WVFRIS (West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services)
Ohio County SART (Sexual Assault Response Team)
Marshall County STOP/SART
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
WVU Reynolds Rapid Care
07.2021 - Current
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital
07.2021 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Doctors Urgent Care
12.2020 - 05.2021
Nursing Faculty
Belmont College
08.2018 - 06.2021
House Supervisor
WVU Reynolds Memorial Hospital
10.2015 - 07.2021
Emergency Department Charge Nurse
Wheeling Hospital
09.2006 - 10.2015
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
Franciscan University of Steubenville
BSN - Nursing
Wheeling Jesuit University
ADN - Nursing
West Virginia Northern Community College
LPN - Nursing
BM Spurr School of Practical Nursing
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