JENNIFER L. MUELLER
Woodbury,MN
Summary
Dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner Student with experience collaborating with other healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients. A friendly and empathetic individual that offers proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths, and technical abilities. Proficient in both EMR charting and medication administration while focused on optimizing patient care and support. Also have a strong work ethic, good time management, and excellent critical thinking skills.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Allina Health Access Center
03.2022 - Current
- Intake RN, case management, emergency RN, lead RN
- Help facilitate consults, transfers, and admissions between providers and other nursing staff within Allina facilities and other healthcare facilities throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- This may include emergent patients such as stroke activation, cath lab activation, emergency to emergency room transfers, stroke consults, cardiac consults, medical consults, among many other consults and emergency situations.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
United Hospital Neuro ICU
03.2014 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Work with patients with stroke, COVID+/PUI, proning of patients, tele overflow, brain tumors, head bleeds, seizures, trachs, ventilators, ventriculostomies, lumbar drains, and various drip management/titration, and hemodynamic monitoring to assess needs and determine best options of care
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on the unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Built rapport with patients and family members to deliver exceptional care.
Administrative Supervisor/Patient Care Supervisor
Regina Hospital
09.2015 - 01.2022
- Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high-quality patient care.
- Anesthesia chart abstracting for Emergency Department, manage staffing, manage patient safety issues, infection prevention, care management and coordinator, nursing support and cares throughout the hospital-Emergency Dept, Labor and Delivery Dept, Surgical Services, Medical-Surgical, Specialty Care Unit, and the Geri Psych Unit
- Helped facilitate admits and transfers with other hospitals
- Assisted staff with educational needs as well as connecting to Telehealth physicians and troubleshooting programs when needed
- Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for patients, visitors, and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
Remote Temporary Covid Case Manager
Minnesota Department of Health
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Self-directed role managing around 160 facilities remotely guiding them around the policies, procedures, and regulations set forth by MDH and CDC related to covid
- Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
- Referred clients to appropriate team members, community agencies and organizations to meet treatment needs.
- Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
- Developed and implemented safety plans to protect clients at risk of covid.
Interim Stroke Coordinator
St Louis University Hospital
01.2013 - 05.2013
- Collected, analyzed, and interpreted data related to patients who suffered from stroke
- Education for JACHO requirements, educated staff on stroke core measures, documentation, and education per JACHO regulation standards
- Defined testing protocols, quality assurance initiatives and clinic policies and procedures.
Registered Nurse/Permanent Charge Nurse
Saint Louis University Hospital
09.2011 - 12.2013
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Managed patients with Doppler checks, telemetry, laryngectomies, tracheostomies, external shunt drains, oral cancer, throat cancer, metastatic cancer, brain tumors, seizures, chest tube management, flap repair and reconstruction, etc.
- Coordinated nursing care on the unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Registered Nurse
Travel Nurse Across America
05.2011 - 09.2011
- Prioritized care and management for patients with Telemetry, Stroke, oral reconstruction, tracheostomies, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic and Trauma overflow, Charge Nurse, and Preceptor-Taking care of neurosurgical, stroke, neurology, ortho/trauma, and medicine patients on the unit that require suctioning, tracheostomies, telemetry, bipap management, mannitol drips, laryngectomies, seizures, strokes, chest tube management, flap repair and reconstruction from oral and/or throat cancer, patients with brain tumors and/or metastatic cancer patients.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
Assistant Nurse Manager/Registered Nurse
University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
10.2009 - 05.2011
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
Epic Trainer
University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Optimization, Intensive Surgical Services Policy and Procedures, Medical Surgical Services Policies and Procedures, Patient Education, Charge Nurse, Preceptor, Quality Improvement Projects team, Hospital Wide Skills, Educator, and Product Review
- Provided coaching and mentoring to employees.
- Analyzed and evaluated training effectiveness and program outcomes.
Registered Nurse
University Of Iowa Hospital And Clinics
01.2007 - 10.2009
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
Administrative Specialist and Traffic Management Coordinator
United States Army Reserve
09.1995 - 09.2003
- Debriefed generals, and coordinated personnel, equipment, vehicles, and airplanes in and out of Hungary, Bosnia, Croatia, and Germany
- Completed various projects, memorandums while processing new personnel and transfers for Executives and Colonels
- Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
- Identified the most efficient methods to improve traffic flow by analyzing traffic data while in Bosnia.
- Maintained traffic control plans for proper management during mobilization
Education
Master’s Degree - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Florida For Health Sciences
Saint Augustine, FL08.2023
BSN - Nursing
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN01.2018
ADN - Nursing
Eastern Iowa Community College
Bettendorf, IA11.2006
Skills
- Electronic Medical Record Software
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Women's Health Exams
- Neurology & Neurosurgery Expertise
- Removing Sutures
- Pain Management-corticosteroid injections
- Chest Pain Management
- Wound Care
- Life-Sustaining Machines
- Performing EKGs
Certification
- MN CNP Oct 2024-present
- IA Compact RN License 2007-present
- MN RN License 2014-present
- 2024 NIHSS Certification
- 2023 ACLS Tier 2 Certification
- 2024 BLS Certification, AHA
Accomplishments
- 2015-Published in the American Journal of Infection Control, “Reducing Hospital Associated Infections in an Intensive Care Unit with a Multidisciplinary Team Led by Infection Prevention”
- 2015-Volunteered with other staff members from our ICU (Intensive Care Unit) over Christmas to ring bell for Salvation Army
- 2011-2013 Shared Governance 5th Floor Chairman, Scheduling, Preceptor, Charge Nurse, Patient Safe Handling Champion, Skin Integrity Champion, Restraint Champion, Epic SuperUser, Discharge Planning Review Team Member, Stroke Skills and 5th Floor Unit Based Skills, Nursing Advisory Council, Peer Interview
Affiliations
- 8/2023-present American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- 8/2021- present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
- 7/2021-present American Nurses Association; Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses (ANA Enterprise)
- 3/2018-present American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
- 2020-PPE Champion for COVID+/PUI patients
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Allina Health Access Center
03.2022 - Current
Remote Temporary Covid Case Manager
Minnesota Department of Health
11.2020 - 04.2021
Administrative Supervisor/Patient Care Supervisor
Regina Hospital
09.2015 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
United Hospital Neuro ICU
03.2014 - Current
Interim Stroke Coordinator
St Louis University Hospital
01.2013 - 05.2013
Registered Nurse/Permanent Charge Nurse
Saint Louis University Hospital
09.2011 - 12.2013
Registered Nurse
Travel Nurse Across America
05.2011 - 09.2011
Assistant Nurse Manager/Registered Nurse
University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
10.2009 - 05.2011
Epic Trainer
University Of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
01.2009 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse
University Of Iowa Hospital And Clinics
01.2007 - 10.2009
Administrative Specialist and Traffic Management Coordinator
United States Army Reserve
09.1995 - 09.2003
- MN CNP Oct 2024-present
- IA Compact RN License 2007-present
- MN RN License 2014-present
- 2024 NIHSS Certification
- 2023 ACLS Tier 2 Certification
- 2024 BLS Certification, AHA
Master’s Degree - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Florida For Health Sciences
BSN - Nursing
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
ADN - Nursing
Eastern Iowa Community College
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