Francine Chery Watkins
Ocoee,FL
Summary
Organized and dependable professional adept at managing multiple priorities while maintaining a positive attitude.
Possesses versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration, contributing to a fresh perspective and a strong commitment to quality and success.
Recognized for adaptability and a proactive approach in delivering effective solutions, with a proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
Eager to leverage these qualities to drive team success and support organizational growth while continuously developing professional skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Multisystem PCU ED Charge Nurse Preceptor
Advent Health Hospital
09.2015 - 02.2026
- Works with patients and their family, particularly those with chronic conditions. Signposts and supports patients and families in understanding their condition Undertakes a comprehensive clinical assessment, risk profiling, and follows up Provide referral to specialists for relevant acute and chronic conditions Assesses patients’ healthcare needs while considering the impact of their age, vulnerability, lifestyle, cultural and ethnic background Advocate for patients rights strive to understand a patient s needs and concerns. Charge Nurse of 21 beds Progressive Care Unit, responsible for day-day Operations within the clinical setting, managing staffing for assigned and oncoming shifts and monitor overall status of patient of Progressive Care Unit Develops and evaluates a self-management plan with patients who have predisposing factors for liver disease Works alongside and with patients and families to address the psychological and social impact of the condition Provides specific diagnostic and treatment options safely, including nutrition and fluid management hydration in patients with liver disease, pharmacological treatment and side-effects
FNP Primary Care
Orange Blossom Family Health
05.2024 - 07.2024
- Wound care Chronic Disease Management Lab Services Rapid HIV Testing Screening Mammograms Referrals for conditions that are not managed by our primary care providers will be referred according to their insurance or through Orange County Secondary Services if applicable.
FNP Pediatrics
Compassion Pediatrics and Urgent Care
03.2024 - 05.2024
- Focused on advanced nursing and healthcare management for children and adolescents in primary care settings. Examine patients, gather medical histories, confer with doctors to assess their physical and mental condition, and order diagnostic testing such as X-rays. Inoculate and immunize patients Inform patients and their families about health care, such as health promotion, disease, illness, and accident prevention Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team, such as family physicians, therapists, and nutritionists to plan, administer, coordinate, and evaluate patient treatment in consultation with patients and their families Prescribe and administer medications Covered developmental, physiological, pathological, and psychosocial changes related to health maintenance, acute and chronic illnesses, and developmental transitions in families. My preceptor is a licensed and certified ARNP
FNP Women s Health at Gynecologist
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Learned to manage a woman s primary health care from menarche to menopause. Focus on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing common health challenges for women, including pregnancy Identified normal physiological changes related to reproductive health and emphasized health promotion behaviors Conduct health screenings for sexually transmitted illnesses and reproductive abnormalities. Ordering testing, assessing outcomes, and proposing treatment plans Discussing family planning and offering pre- and postnatal care Conducting delivery procedures, including surgery Answering patient questions and explaining health issues Reviewing the patient s medical history and updating records as needed Mentoring, coaching, and precepting were provided by licensed or qualified physicians
Adult Gerontology
HCTB
11.2023 - 12.2023
- Received mentorship, coaching, and precepting from a licensed practitioner. Learned to maintain adult health in non-acute, community-office, and outpatient clinic settings. Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies. My concentration was on evidence-based practice and patient management in nursing. Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing, and scanning documents. Taught patients about medications, procedures, and care plan instructions. Helped improve patient outcomes by educating and advising on relevant treatments and care. Obtained and documented patient medical history, vital signs, and current complaints at intake.
NSG6020 - Advanced Health and Physical Assessment
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Explained procedures to patients to reduce anxieties and increase patient cooperation Helped improve patient outcomes by educating and advising on relevant treatments and care. Collected and documented patient medical information, such as blood pressure and weight. Completed EKGs and other tests based on patient presentation in the office. Developed a comprehensive health database requires physical, behavioral, and cultural evaluation abilities, as well as professional decision-making and diagnostic reasoning. Primary care clinicians apply advanced health assessment principles and abilities to provide comprehensive physical examinations across the lifespan. In the laboratory, theory is tested by a detailed physical assessment and the development of a care plan based on differential diagnoses.
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital North Orlando
06.2009 - 05.2018
- Provided outstanding nursing care for patients with mechanical ventilator dependence, including emphysema, cystic fibrosis, COPD, and interstitial lung disease. Performed IV therapy, tube feeding, wound care, and physical assessment. Maintained the patient s safety, therapeutic environment, and emotional support. Completed patient and family training by the time of discharge to ensure continuity of care
Registered Nurse
Health Central Orlando Health Hospital
05.2011 - 09.2015
- Provided critical care nursing to a variety of patients, including those with hemodynamically stable myocardial infarction, congestion heart failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, dysrhythmia, and pacemakers. Integrated effectively with interdisciplinary health care teams to maintaining standards care for patients Demonstrated proficiency in providing discharge information regarding community resources and follow-up teaching.
Registered Nurse
Orlando Health Hospital Regional Medical Center
10.2007 - 06.2009
- Performed neurological status by covering several critical areas level of consciousness and mentation, cranial nerves, movement, sensation, cerebellar function, and reflexes. Provided critical care to patients with brain tumors, strokes, head injuries, epilepsy, seizures, and spinal code injuries. Monitored patients by focusing on the assessment, planning, treatment, and evaluation preoperative and rehabilitative patients need. Administered medications include pain management, IV management, including peripherally inserted central line catheters, nutrition, skin care, fall prevention, close observation, and patients education.
Education
Associate Degree - General Studies
Valencia College
01.2002
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
Southern College
01.2017
Associate Degree - undefined
Valencia College
01.2005
Associate Degree - General Studies
Valencia College
01.2002
Skills
- Proficient in MS Access for data analysis
- Proficient in Microsoft Word
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Advanced cardiovascular life support certification
- Allergology, To complete
- Understanding of physiological processes
- Monitoring cardiac rhythm abnormalities
- Blood pressure evaluation
- Educational facilitation
- Basic life support certification
- Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers, To complete
- Accurate medical records documentation
- Effective decision making
- Cystic Fibrosis, To complete
- Clinical Works, To complete
- Profilers, To complete
- Database completion skills
- Consulting expertise
- Differential diagnosis completion
- Diseases And Disorders, To complete
- Application of evidence-based methods
- Embolism, To complete
- Medical Emergency, To complete
- Family nursing practitioner training completion
- Proficient in family planning processes
- Pathology, To complete
- Gynaecology, To complete
- Health assessment completion
- Health Care, To complete
- Psychology, To complete
- Mammography, To complete
- Medical management
- Skilled in using Microsoft Office tools
- Neoplasm, To complete
- Neurology, To complete
- Nursing, To complete
- Comprehensive pain management techniques
- Effective patient education
- Pulmonology, To complete
- Personal wellness management
- Phlebotomy, To complete
- Microsoft PowerPoint, To complete
Accomplishments
Increased Patient Satisfaction.
Improved Patient Outcomes
Certification
Family Nurse Practitioner/ American Academy of Nurse Practitioner / Exp.July 2026
Registered Nurse /Exp.April 2027
Basic life support and CPR From American Heart Association/ Exp.August 2027
Advanced cardiac life support From American Heart Association/ Exp.August 2027
LANGUAGES
English, Native/Bilingual
Timeline
FNP Primary Care
Orange Blossom Family Health
05.2024 - 07.2024
FNP Pediatrics
Compassion Pediatrics and Urgent Care
03.2024 - 05.2024
FNP Women s Health at Gynecologist
01.2024 - 03.2024
Adult Gerontology
HCTB
11.2023 - 12.2023
NSG6020 - Advanced Health and Physical Assessment
05.2023 - 07.2023
Multisystem PCU ED Charge Nurse Preceptor
Advent Health Hospital
09.2015 - 02.2026
Registered Nurse
Health Central Orlando Health Hospital
05.2011 - 09.2015
Registered Nurse
Select Specialty Hospital North Orlando
06.2009 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse
Orlando Health Hospital Regional Medical Center
10.2007 - 06.2009
Bachelors Degree - Nursing
Southern College
Associate Degree - undefined
Valencia College
Associate Degree - General Studies
Valencia College
Associate Degree - General Studies
Valencia College