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Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Certification
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS
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Debra A. Tomaszewski, MSN, AGPCNP-BC

Chicopee,MA

Summary

Motivated and energetic Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Specialties are addiction medicine, cardiology, chronic medical illness and risk modification.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Adjunct Professor

University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing
Amherst, MA
01.2015 - Current
  • Medical/Surgical Nursing, Internship, Community And Psychiatric Nursing

Addiction Medicine/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Swift River Addiction Campus
Cummington, MA
03.2016 - 11.2019

Primary medical provider for the inpatient Detoxification Unit, Inpatient Residential unit, and OutpatientPHP/IOutpatient/ MAT Suboxone clinic .

Physical exams, chronic medical disease treatment and follow-up, acute illness treatment and sick visits.

Addiction Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Clean Slate Massachussetts
West Springfield, MA
10.2016 - 01.2017

Locum Tenens 3 month contract provider in outpatient addiction medicine.

  • Planned and executed MAT clinic using Suboxone, Vivitrol, Naltrexone, Acamproste, Disulfiram
  • Referred to medical specialists and psychiatric services

Locum Tenens NP Provider

Altegra Health Care for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
05.2015 - 10.2016
  • Adult and Geriatric Primary Care NP Provider - Physical Exams/Health Assessments

Inpatient Primary Care Provider

Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center
Pocasset, MA
04.2014 - 01.2015

Adult Primary Care Provider in inpatient mental health setting

Primary Care Provider

Commonwealth Community Care
Springfield, MA
11.2013 - 02.2014

Nurse Practitioner team leader for chronically ill patients in home-care setting.. Care coordination duties with LPN's, RN's, mental health care teams.

Outpatient clinic for chronic medically ill dual diagnosis mental health patient patients.

SEARCH internship, St Vincent's Hospital
Worcester, MA
08.2012 - 01.2013
  • Preceptor - Gary Blanchard, M.D., Gerontologist Private Practice Gerontology

Hampden County Sheriff's Department
09.2009 - 01.2013
  • Ludlow, Chicopee, and Springfield, MA B.S.N
  • Main Institution,Pre-Release Center,Women's Correctional Center,Day Reporting

Riverbend Medical Group
Chicopee, MA
09.2011 - 05.2012
  • Preceptor - Johanna Howland, ANP-BC Primary Care and Urgent Care adult medicine

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING

Brightwood Health Center
Ludlow, Springfield, MA
10.2011 - 04.2012
  • R.N
  • Staff Education Project - Cardio vascular Learning Heart Failure Topics: Chest Pain and Congestive

Cardiovascular Specialist

Merck & Co, INC United States Human Health 1
Merck, N.J.
01.1997 - 04.2009
  • Hartford/Spri ngfield

Staff Nurse

Baystate Medical Center
05.1983 - 01.1997
  • Medical Surgical Unit, Telemetry,CCU, CSICU, Cardiology Research INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION UMass Medical School - Graduate School of Nursing School of Medicine Clinical Inter- Professionalism Curriculum (CIPC) with third year medical students, Geriatric Navigator Program - Working with gerontologists in private practice

Registered Nurse

Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
06.1984 - 01.1997

Staff Nurse - Medical Surgical, Telemetry, CCU, CSICU, Cardiology Research Clinical Trials Coordinator/Investigator.

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA
04.2021 - 06.2024

2021-2022 Provider for Brightwood Health Center in Urgent Care. Worked with Paul Pirraglia, MD- Director of Ambulatory Care to improve care for late stage liver failure patients in concert with Division of Gastroenterology.

2022-2024 Provider for Division of Gastroenterology Outpatient Department treating GI and liver disease states

Education

ANCC NP certification MA NP. licensure Registered Nurse BLS certification - undefined

Diploma - undefined

BSN, Elms College Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing

MSN, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty in Cardiology - undefined

University of Massachuse tts Medical School
Worcester, MA

Skills

  • Cardiology
  • Community Health
  • Instructor
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health
  • MSN
  • Navigator
  • Nursing
  • Primary Care
  • Research
  • Telemetry
  • Urgent Care

Additional Information

  • HONORS and AWARDS , 2012 - UMASS Graduate School of Nursing Worcester - Community Service Award 2012 - Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Induction - UMASS Worcester 1995 - Magna cum Laude Elms College 1990 - 1995 American Heart Association NCEP Committee Award of Excellence Nurse Train-the-Trainer program - Massachusetts Chapter 1992 - 1995 C.A.R.E. Trial Investigator Award of Excellence

Certification

  • ANCC NP Certification
  • ASAM certification/Buprenorphone waiver
  • MA NP Licensure
  • MA RN Licensure
  • BLS Certification
  • XDEA, DEA, MA Controlled substance licenses

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

Riverbend Medical Group, Chicopee, MA

Preceptor - Joanna Howland, ANP-BC

Primary care and Urgent Care Adult Medicine August - May 2013

UMASS Memorial Cardiology Ambulatory Care Center

Preceptor - Dennis Tighe, MD, FACC, Assoc Director of Echocardiography

Cardiology outpatients and Congenital Cardiology Clinic January - May 2013

Caring Health Center, Springfield, MA

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

Preceptor - Uma Chaganti, MD

Adult and refugee primary care/underserved populations August, 2012 - January 2013

Timeline

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Baystate Medical Center
04.2021 - 06.2024

Addiction Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Clean Slate Massachussetts
10.2016 - 01.2017

Addiction Medicine/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Swift River Addiction Campus
03.2016 - 11.2019

Locum Tenens NP Provider

Altegra Health Care for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
05.2015 - 10.2016

Clinical Adjunct Professor

University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Nursing
01.2015 - Current

Inpatient Primary Care Provider

Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center
04.2014 - 01.2015

Primary Care Provider

Commonwealth Community Care
11.2013 - 02.2014

SEARCH internship, St Vincent's Hospital
08.2012 - 01.2013

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING

Brightwood Health Center
10.2011 - 04.2012

Riverbend Medical Group
09.2011 - 05.2012

Hampden County Sheriff's Department
09.2009 - 01.2013

Cardiovascular Specialist

Merck & Co, INC United States Human Health 1
01.1997 - 04.2009

Registered Nurse

Baystate Medical Center
06.1984 - 01.1997

Staff Nurse

Baystate Medical Center
05.1983 - 01.1997

ANCC NP certification MA NP. licensure Registered Nurse BLS certification - undefined

Diploma - undefined

BSN, Elms College Baystate Medical Center School of Nursing

MSN, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Subspecialty in Cardiology - undefined

University of Massachuse tts Medical School
Debra A. Tomaszewski, MSN, AGPCNP-BC