Dana Lewis
Chicago,IL
Summary
Empathetic and hard working Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 20 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago
04.2015 - Current
- Provide independent provider care for patients presenting to the emergency department through discussing the history of present illness, assessment, diagnostics, differential diagnoses and treatment. Also work as the provider in triage and perform rapid assessments and place orders for all patients upon arrival to emergency department.
- Proficient in numerous bedside procedures common to emergency department visits (i.e. Splinting, suturing, gyn exams and I&D procedures).
- Effectively collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care and follow up for a high volume of patients, in a fast-paced environment and a largely underserved patient population.
- Nurse Practitioner Graduate Student Clinical Coordinator and Preceptor for UIC Emergency Department.
- Member of the UIC Emergency Department Hiring Search Committee
Nurse Practioner Emergency Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
11.2012 - 04.2015
Independently run the University of Chicago's fast track area as well as provide care for patients of critically ill patient's who present to this extremely fast-paced, high volume and high acuity emergency department
Effectively collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care and follow up for a high volume of patients in a fast-paced environment for a largely underserved patient population
Nurse Practitioner Emergency Medicine
Bellevue Hospital
08.2011 - 11.2012
Senior Staff Nurse
New York University Langone Medical Center
03.2008 - 08.2011
Registered Nurse on a GI/GYN/GU surgical and step-down unit
Education
Master of Science - Adult Nurse Practitioner
Hunter College
New York (City), NY05-2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
New York University
New York (City), NY12-2008
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, FL06-2000
Skills
Proficient in the use of multiple EMR systems such as EPIC and Cerner
Bedside procedures such as laceration repair, I&D, splinting, arthrocentesis Experienced preceptor EKG and radiology interpretation
ACLS, BLS, PALS certified
Experienced preceptor
EKG and radiology interpretation
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois Chicago
04.2015 - Current
Nurse Practioner Emergency Medicine
University of Chicago Medical Center
11.2012 - 04.2015
Nurse Practitioner Emergency Medicine
Bellevue Hospital
08.2011 - 11.2012
Senior Staff Nurse
New York University Langone Medical Center
03.2008 - 08.2011
Master of Science - Adult Nurse Practitioner
Hunter College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
New York University
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
University of Florida
Fellowship
The RADIANT Fellowship aims to create a sustainable model for advancing abortion care statewide by firstly providing targeted education to Illinois-licensed healthcare providers and supporting the rollout of reproductive services to close gaps in access.. This grant-funded fellowship, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), provides specialized training in reproductive health care delivery.
RADIANT (Reproductive Advocacy and Diversity in Advanced Nursing Training) Fellow
October 2025-present
Through the fellowship, I will help educate providers on reproductive health care delivery and expand access to reproductive care in communities where services may be limited.
Awards
Ann Dillion Award for Caring for Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing for creating the Community Health Initiative in Uganda
Recipient of the Johnson and Johnson's Campaign for Nursing's Future Scholarship in 2007
Rudin Scholarship recipient from NYU College of Nursing in 2006 and 2007
The Alice Charlotte Hoggsett Award in for the education of young girls from the University of Florida
Research
Publication
Morris, C3325, Lewis D, Eilbert W. Manwithapainfulredeye. JACEPOpen,2024;5:13325. http://doi.org/10.1002/
emp2.13325
Research Study Team Member-2021-2022
Personalized Analytics and Wearable Biosensor Platform for Early Detection of Covid-19 Decompensation
DeCode
Collected data to identify a set of predictor variables that most accurately predict a COVID-19 decompensation event aimed at developing and validating a clinically-useful COVID Decompensation Index (CDI).