Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 10 years of bedside nursing experience, dedicated to providing evidence-based care to a diverse patient population. Highly skilled in providing excellent patient care across the lifespan, with experience effectively managing acute and chronic conditions. Able to collaborate with the interdisciplinary team including primary care physicians, specialists, and RNs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Montefiore Medical Center: Weiler Campus
02.2023 - Current
Managed all phases of the critical care cycle of a 38-bed neonatal unit
Performed patient teaching to caregivers while offering emotional support
Provided complex care such as assisting in multiple sterile procedures/bedside surgeries
Resource/transport nurse
Cared for ventilator dependent patients, including high frequency oscillator, high frequency jets, etc.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Westchester Medical Center – Maria Fareri’s Children’s Hospital
01.2017 - Current
Provide around-the-clock critical care to premature and sick newborns transitioning to extra-uterine life
Consult and coordinate with the health care team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans
Provide nutritional assessment and specialized feedings
Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs; provide arterial and IV therapy
Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medications; reports adverse reactions to medications and treatments
Monitor vital signs and initiates corrective action when patient displays adverse symptoms, and communicates these findings to the health care team
Instruct and educate patient’s family; participate in discharge planning
Record all care information through careful documentation, accurately, completely, and in a timely manner
Perform other position-related duties as assigned.
Pediatric Nurse
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
07.2015 - 01.2017
Assess the patient, plan interventions, and evaluate the outcomes of care given
Perform treatments and special cares as required
Administer medication and immunizations as ordered
Observe, report, and record abnormal vital signs, seizure activity, other disease manifestations, and other clinically significant data
Revise care plan as patient's condition changes
Assume the role as charge nurse of a unit for the shift assigned
Direct and supervise other RNs, LPNs, and CNAs when in charge
Review medication administration record for completeness at end of shift
Give and receive nursing report
Keep nurse's notes, plan of care, and all other documentation pertaining to assigned resident timely, accurate, and complete
Follow infection control standards and ensure that assigned personnel do likewise
Other related duties that may become necessary or as directed by unit supervisor, department director, and/or administrator.
Registered Nurse
Regency Extended Care Center
04.2015 - 07.2015
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs via assessment
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions
Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ conditions
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records of patients’ conditions
Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
Maintain patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
Education
Master’s of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner -
Lehman College
12.2022
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing -
Lehman College
12.2018
Associates of Applied Science in Nursing -
SUNY Westchester Community College
05.2014
Bachelor’s of Arts in Liberal Arts -
College of Mount Saint Vincent
05.2011
Skills
Experience with a wide variety of patients in various units of the hospital, specifically pediatrics
Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new challenges
Skilled in developing rapport with all types of people
Efficient and organized
Skilled in monitoring patients for basic functions – blood pressure, pulse, temperature
Empathetic; good listener; able to efficiently assess needs of the patient
Organizations
American Nurses Association
NYSNA member
Certificates And Licenses
Certified Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, 08/2020
NYS Registered Professional Nursing, License #696434, 02/2015
NYS Nurse Practitioner in Family Health, License #353142, 11/2023
Basic Life Support via American Heart Association, 2023 – 2025
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 2023 - 2025
Personal Information
Title: MSN, FNP-BC, RNC-NIC
Timeline
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Montefiore Medical Center: Weiler Campus
02.2023 - Current
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Westchester Medical Center – Maria Fareri’s Children’s Hospital
01.2017 - Current
Pediatric Nurse
Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center
07.2015 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse
Regency Extended Care Center
04.2015 - 07.2015
Master’s of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner -