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DELESA WALDEN

Wimauma,USA

Summary

Empathetic Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 4 years of experience as an NP in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing, over 15 years as a Registered Nurse. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

HCA Southshore Hospital/Sunshine Neurology
Florida
07.2022 - Current
  • Individually managed 15-20 patients daily
  • Interview clients, obtain and record health histories
  • Perform comprehensive physical/neurological exams and development assessments
  • Order and interpret appropriate labs and diagnostic tests
  • Provide health teaching and counseling
  • Collaborate with other specialties such as Neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, Neuro-Opthalmology, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Pain Management etc
  • (Diagnosed and manage various disorders of brain and spinal cord such CVAs, Cranial Nerve Palsies, Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors/Cancers, Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries, Intracranial Bleeds, demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Neuromuscular disorders such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, Syncopal episodes, Altered Mental Status, Headaches, Movement disorders such as Parkinsonism, Essential Tremors, Restless Legs Syndrome, Seizures, Neuropathy, Myopathies/Myositis), Dementias.

Nurse Practitioner - Nocturnist

Naphcare Correctional Health Inc
Florida
03.2022 - 07.2022
  • Individually managed 300+ patients
  • Interview clients, obtain and record health histories
  • Perform physical and development assessments
  • Order appropriate diagnostic tests
  • Diagnose health problems
  • Manage the health care of clients
  • Provide health teaching and counseling
  • Initiate referrals, and
  • Maintain health records
  • (Condition treated include but are not limited to head injury, seizures, syncopal episodes, headaches, conjunctivitis, otitis media and externa, upper respiratory tract and lung infections, angina, atypical chest pain, costochondritis, asthma, COPD, GERD, pancreatitis, cellulitis, Incision and drainage of abscesses, fractures, lacerations - Suturing of simple and complex lacerations not requiring ligament or tendon repair, opioid/benzodiazepines/alcohol use disorders)

Registered Nurse - Med-Surg Tele Overflow

Bay Care St. Joseph's Hospital
Tampa, Florida
08.2021 - 03.2022
  • Managed major and minor medical surgical conditions related to pulmonary, cardiology, nephrology, oncology, urology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, ENT, and neurology under the supervision of expert physicians
  • Monitoring and interpretation of EKG
  • Administration of cardiac drips
  • Patient education and health promotion
  • 1:6 Nurse to patient ratio.

Registered Nurse/Nurse Preceptor - Med-Surg/Tele

Bon Secours Southside Regional Medical Center
Petersburg, Virginia
10.2016 - 08.2021
  • Staff supervision in capacity of unit charge nurse
  • Managed major and minor medical surgical conditions related to pulmonary, cardiology, nephrology, oncology, urology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, ENT, and neurology under the supervision of expert physicians
  • Patient education and health promotion
  • Precept nursing students and new nurse graduates
  • Competent in using Cerner and Epic forms of electronic documentation
  • 1:6 Nurse to patient ratio

Family Nurse Practitioner

Focus Care Inc
Virginia
03.2021 - 07.2021
  • Company Overview: US National healthcare services company that seeks to improve health outcome of its members
  • Conduct health risk assessment of patients to assess physical, psychosocial, and functional capabilities
  • Identify, evaluate, and address disease prevention and health promotion issues in patients
  • Educate and counsel patients and family on any conditions identified during assessment and screening procedures
  • Review pharmacological therapy and conduct physical examination
  • Identify specific disease processes and provide patient education accordingly
  • Collaborate care with supervising physician as needed
  • Perform Retinavue Exams on diabetic and hypertensive patients
  • Perform and interpret Quntaflo exams on patients with risk factors for peripheral artery disease
  • US National healthcare services company that seeks to improve the health outcome of its members
  • Individually completed 8-10 home visits per day.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of The West Indies
Jamaica West Indies
2009

Skills

  • Acute Care Expertise
  • Critical Thinking
  • Preventive Care
  • Patient Education
  • Health Promotion
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Patient Advocacy

Certification

  • Board Certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 09/01/20
  • Certified as a Nurse Practitioner, Florida and Virginia Boards of Nursing
  • DEA certified
  • BLS and ACLS certified
  • Active Registered Nurse Licensure
  • Botox Certification

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

HCA Southshore Hospital/Sunshine Neurology
07.2022 - Current

Nurse Practitioner - Nocturnist

Naphcare Correctional Health Inc
03.2022 - 07.2022

Registered Nurse - Med-Surg Tele Overflow

Bay Care St. Joseph's Hospital
08.2021 - 03.2022

Family Nurse Practitioner

Focus Care Inc
03.2021 - 07.2021

Registered Nurse/Nurse Preceptor - Med-Surg/Tele

Bon Secours Southside Regional Medical Center
10.2016 - 08.2021

Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

Old Dominion University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of The West Indies

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