DeMaris Wilson
Nurse Practitioner
Sanborn,NY
Summary
Nurse Practitioner with over thirty years of comprehensive patient care experience in fast paced metropolitan hospitals as a nocturnal hospitalist, and in critical care settings, as well as private practice experience . Flexible leader who adapts quickly to new responsibilities, works independently, and gains the trust and respect of coworkers, administrators, medical professionals and patients. Dedicated medical professional focused on providing quality care and possessing strong organization, communication, multitasking and decision making skills.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Amherst Surgical Associates
07.2017 - Current
- Work as NP in surgical office setting, Pre/Post-op evaluations
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Performed minor surgical procedures, handling suturing and wound care.
- Monitored patient condition and progress, ordering appropriate laboratory tests.
- Facilitated patient referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers.
President/Owner- Nurse Practitioner
Oasis Healthcare-NP
04.2007 - 12.2016
- Owner and operator of private pain management practice, specializing in Trigger Point Injections.
Nurse Practitioner- Hospitalist
Barton Associates- Locum Tenens, Little Falls Hospital
03.2015 - 08.2016
- Night shift position working autonomously as a hospitalist, 12 hr shifts, 7 on, 7 off rotation, in a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital.
- Duties include assessing, coordinating and facilitating admissions of patients from the ER.
- Completing History and Physicals, discharge summaries, managing inpatient care on the service, assessing need for, ordering, obtaining and interpreting appropriate lab tests and imaging.
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Stansberry And Knight, Physician Assistants
12.2013 - 08.2015
- Hospitalist Night shift position covering Buffalo Medical Group inpatients.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Coordinating and facilitating admissions of patients from the ER, managing inpatients on the service,
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- ICU, Kingston Hospital
Barton Associates- Locum Tenens
10.2014 - 02.2015
- Worked as an Acute Care NP in ICU setting, assessing, coordinating and facilitating admissions of patients from the ER and medical units, managing care of critical patients in 20 bed ICU in collaboration with Intensivist.
- Rapid response team leader, Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
- Performed procedures: intubations, central lines, arterial lines, x-ray interpretation, vent management.
Nurse Practitioner-Hospitalist
The Exigence Group
12.2008 - 11.2013
- Nurse Practitioner- Mount Saint Mary's Hospitalist Program Night shift position worked as a hospitalist, coordinating and facilitating admissions of patients from the ER, managed inpatients on the service, rapid response team leader, managed patients in the medical ICU.
- Performed ACLS, placed central lines, and intubated any patient requiring it.
- Provide house coverage for multiple other service lines.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
The Exigence Group
09.2008 - 11.2013
- Night shift position working as a hospitalist, coordinating and facilitating admissions of patients from the ER, managing inpatients on the service
- Developed individualized treatment plans for patients with complex medical needs.
- Providing comprehensive critical care management to patients in the ICU.
- Performed procedures: Intubations, central lines, arterial lines.
- Provide house coverage for multiple other services
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner- Drug Detox/Rehabilitation Specialist
Sheehan Memorial Hospital
04.2003 - 01.2009
- Wrote admission and discharge orders.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Provided general medical treatment for in-patients experiencing acute problems.
- Performed other assignments as determined by the Medical Director including participation in departmental conferences, and participate in Quality Assurance efforts.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Kaleida Health
04.1999 - 05.2007
- Nurse Practitioner- Department of Medicine Provided advanced medical assessment of in-patients experiencing acute problems by performing physical examinations,ordering appropriate diagnostic tests and procedures, and formulate a plan of treatment.
- Perform minor procedures including, but not limited to, venipuncture, arterial blood gas, catheter insertion, Dobhoff/NG tube insertions, suturing, EKG and X-ray interpretation.
Nurse Practitioner
Buffalo State College- Weigel Health Center
05.2001 - 05.2003
- Ambulatory medicine in a primary care/ student health setting, including GYN examinations.
Registered Nurse
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
07.1988 - 04.1999
- Charge nurse in the emergency department.
Registered Nurse, Charge nurse
Buffalo General Hospital
01.1987 - 07.1988
- Medical/surgical unit; staff nurse newborn nursery and maternity.
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
11.1986 - 10.1987
- Staff nurse neonatal intensive care unit.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Daemen College
Amherst, NY1998
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Pre
Daemen College
Amherst, NY1995
Diploma - Nursing
Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing
Buffalo, NY1986
Liberal Arts/Science
State University of New York
Buffalo, NY1986
Skills
- Intubation
- Acute Care Expertise
- Lab result evaluation
- EKG interpretation
- CXR interpretation
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Trigger Point Injections
- Physical assessment
- Team leader
- Pain management
- Surgical office
- Drug Detox & Rehabilitation
- Venipuncture
- Treatment Planning
- Diagnostic Testing
- Differential Diagnosis
- Precepting
- End-Of-Life Care
Accomplishments
- Inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International- Honor Society for Nurses 1994
- Organized grass roots medical missions trip to India in 1995, and to Honduras in 2002.
Certification
- New York State Registered Professional Nurse License #396765
- Adult Nurse Practitioner License #302657
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner ANCC certification #0356818-28
- DEA #MW0426355
- ACLS certification, BLS certification
- NPI #1649200718
Affiliations
Nurse Practitioner's Association of Western New YorkAmerican College of Nurse Practitioners
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Amherst Surgical Associates
07.2017 - Current
Nurse Practitioner- Hospitalist
Barton Associates- Locum Tenens, Little Falls Hospital
03.2015 - 08.2016
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- ICU, Kingston Hospital
Barton Associates- Locum Tenens
10.2014 - 02.2015
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Stansberry And Knight, Physician Assistants
12.2013 - 08.2015
Nurse Practitioner-Hospitalist
The Exigence Group
12.2008 - 11.2013
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
The Exigence Group
09.2008 - 11.2013
President/Owner- Nurse Practitioner
Oasis Healthcare-NP
04.2007 - 12.2016
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner- Drug Detox/Rehabilitation Specialist
Sheehan Memorial Hospital
04.2003 - 01.2009
Nurse Practitioner
Buffalo State College- Weigel Health Center
05.2001 - 05.2003
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Kaleida Health
04.1999 - 05.2007
Registered Nurse
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
07.1988 - 04.1999
Registered Nurse, Charge nurse
Buffalo General Hospital
01.1987 - 07.1988
Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of Buffalo
11.1986 - 10.1987
Master of Science - Nursing
Daemen College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing, Pre
Daemen College
Diploma - Nursing
Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing
Liberal Arts/Science
State University of New York
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