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Kate Reed Sumka

South Elgin,IL

Summary

Multifaceted, motivated, reliable, and driven Full Practice Authority Nurse Practitioner with expertise in medical aesthetics and wellness. Experienced Nurse Practitioner in Neonatal ICU setting for over 20 years. Exceptional patient care and communication skills. Ability to practice independently without medical supervision and act as medical director for certain medical spa staff under Illinois law. Mentor with passion for education and ability to train new aesthetic providers on assessment, safety, injection techniques, microneedling, chemical peels, and medical grade skincare.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Medical Director

Youthful Theory
04.2024 - Current
  • Medical Director for Solo Registered Nurse Injector Boutique Medical Spa.
  • Delegate authority and supervise Registered Nurse to perform safe aesthetic, medical, and wellness treatments as delegated under scope of practice and training in medical aesthetics.
  • Available for complication management and necessary prescribed medications.
  • Perform good faith exams or delegate to telehealth providers.
  • Oversee medical technique, safety, and quality of injector through ongoing evaluations to ensure adherence to evidence-based guidelines and best practices.
  • Develop, review, and execute policies, standard operating procedures, safety data sheets, and standing orders while maintaining compliance with OSHA, HIPPA, state and federal laws.
  • Ensure compliance with accreditation requirements through regular audits of patient medical records for accuracy and completeness.

Owner and Aesthetic Injector

Face By Kate
06.2022 - Current
  • Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner with Full Practice Authority in Illinois
  • Provide concierge medical aesthetic, wellness and weightloss services
  • Perform Good Faith Exams and consent patients to medications and procedures
  • Administer and inject neurotoxins, dermal fillers, vitamin, lipotropic, IV fluid, IV medication, and weight loss medications within scope of practice within guidelines of federal and local laws.
  • Extensive education with industry certification and trainings, textbook and journal reviews, Patreon subscriptions, webinars, and conference attendance
  • Collaboration with industry leaders on changing landscape of field and provide support and collaboration to local providers.
  • Attend healthcare conferences to stay abreast of evolution of technology and implemented improvements in practice.
  • Educated on large portfolio of neurotoxins and dermal fillers with ordering capabilities of products from Evolus, Allergan, Galderma, Merz, Alastin, Revance, and Revanesse.
  • Accounts with FDA compliant compounding pharmacies.

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago
06.2012 - Current
  • Practice sites in Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital (Level III) in Winfield, IL and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital (Level II+) in Geneva, IL
  • NNP site leader for outreach at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital.
  • Collect quality metric data and submit for collaboration on safety and quality improvement measures.
  • Attendance, neonatal resuscitation, neonatal procedures, and initial infant assessment and care at all high-risk deliveries and cesarean sections
  • Serve as preceptor for nurse practitioner students, cultivating future generations of clinicians dedicated to excellence in neonatal care.
  • Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
  • Perform comprehensive assessments on newborns, identifying potential health issues and initiating appropriate interventions.
  • Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
  • Prescribed medications or treatments based on patient medical assessments.
  • Mentored nursing staff, fostering professional growth through clinical guidance and educational opportunities.
  • Experience and competence in procedures including intubation, umbilical and PICC line placement, chest tube insertion, and thoracentesis.
  • Participate in rounds, providing input on patient care decisions and advocating for needs of neonates and their families.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Rush University
Chicago, IL
08.2006

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
05.2001

Skills

  • Full face assessment and consultation for aesthetic injectables
  • Perform good faith exams on all new patients and review during every appointment
  • Perform aesthetic injectable treatments with a full portfolio of neurotoxin and dermal fillers
  • Trained in off label use of neurotoxins and dermal fillers for ares outside of the face
  • Microneedling
  • Venipuncture and IV administration
  • Knowledge and training on medical grade skin care
  • Determine appropriate treatments and contraindications for patients based on health history
  • Prescribe medications for weight loss, wellness, skin health, and for adverse aesthetic events
  • Injection (IM, Sub-Q, Intra-dermal)
  • CPR certification
  • OSHA compliant certifications
  • HIPPA compliant EMR and documentation

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary

Certification

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Full Practice Authority (APRN-FPA) (IL)
  • Board Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • Registered Nurse (IL)
  • Controlled Substance License (IL)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification
  • National Provider Identifier (NPI)
  • AMET certified in the injection of neurotoxins and dermal fillers
  • Crown aesthetics certification in use of skin pan
  • Vitality institute certification of medical grade skin peels
  • OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen and Personal Protective Equipment Standard Certified
  • Basic Life Support Certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Provider Certification

Timeline

Medical Director

Youthful Theory
04.2024 - Current

Owner and Aesthetic Injector

Face By Kate
06.2022 - Current

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago
06.2012 - Current

Master of Science - Nursing

Rush University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Pennsylvania

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