Jennifer Teitelbaum APRN-BC
Port Saint Lucie,FL
Summary
Board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, compassionate and professionally drive to help those overcome personal obstacles and achieve mental wellness. New graduate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who is highly motivated and goal oriented. Having a strong healthcare background offering over 18 years experience in the healthcare setting and over a year experience as a practicing nurse practitioner in internal medicine. With a solid critical care back bone it has allowed quick flexes with changing demands, attentive to details, and dedicated to improving patient outcomes with the latest innovative evidence based practice research. Demonstrates excellence of therapeutic communication, promotes patient engagement, and collaborates with each member of the healthcare team aiming to achieve the best outcome for each and every patient.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute
04.2022 - Current
- Perform comprehensive health assessment, conduct complete and accurate physical examination, and administer selected measures of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development in accordance with standardized guidelines to develop treatment plan
- Admissions NP; Admit all medicine patients including ICU, step down, telemetry, and med-surg level of care patients on newly diagnosed health conditions and maintenance of existing conditions
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Directed patients on medication use and lifestyle modifications to improve health
- Adhered to healthcare facility protocols and all regulations
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans
- Order all diagnostic imaging and medical treatment to make preliminary diagnosis as well as respond to emergency and immediate condition changes to facilitate wellness
- Cover admitted patients under hospitalist service and order medications/testing as condition changes
- Discharge medically optimized patients, provide education on lifestyle modifications, prescriptions, and follow ups
Nurse Practitioner
Optimus Physicians, Coral Shores Behavioral Health Treatment Center
07.2024 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to determine health needs and treatment plans for medical needs on all newly admitted patients
- Determine if patient is medically cleared to be admitted to treatment center or require send out to local ER for clearance
- Performed daily rounds and adjust plan of care and treatment according to acute changes
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes.
- Educated patients on disease management, preventive health strategies, and medication adherence.
- Mentored junior staff on clinical procedures, fostering a culture of continuous improvement in care delivery.
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
Cosmetic Nurse Practitioner
Oasis Med Spa
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Consult patients on various skin care treatment options
- Assessment and treatment of aesthetic needs with the use of neuromodulators, dermal fillers, and lasers, and threading
- Master injector with neuromodulators, dermal fillers, and threads
- Participates in marketing strategy and event planning to educate the public in regards to current aesthetic treatment options as well as practice promotion
- Passionate and dedicated to keeping current on all new aesthetic advancements and methodologies
PACU RN
UCLA Medical Center, RN
01.2016 - 06.2022
- PACU Boarding Charge
- Monitor post-operative patients recover from local, general, and regional anesthesia through physical assessment, vital signs, laboratory monitoring, and diagnostic studies
- Provide assessment of physical, mental, and psychosocial health status of infants, children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations
- Assess and treat post-operative pain and monitor surgical sites
- Knowledge of multiple types of surgeries and ability to quickly adjust to post-operative care in fast pace environment
- Review history, diagnostic studies, and discharge planning
- Recognize health abnormalities and collaborate with health care team to treat
- Educating family members about treatment process and what to expect from recovering from anesthesia
- Supervising and training staff nurses, ensuring their readiness to provide above standard care for patients who are admitted but do not have bed availability
- Make staff assignments, communicate with house supervisor, and attend bed control meetings
- Supported healthy working environment, adhering to patient safety protocol, complying with hospital policies and maintaining situational awareness
- Provided individualized care and dedicated oversight to 10 patients on average in post-operative recovery room
Registered Nurse
UCLA Medical Center
11.2012 - 06.2022
- ICU and Float Resource Team
- Caring for diverse patient populations in Cardio-Thoracic, Transplant, Medical-Surgical, CCU, PACU, and Neuro Trauma Intensive Care Units
- Collaborate in team discussions with physicians and design plan of care using nursing process
- Maintaining real life accurate charting in Care Connect System and eMAR using bar code scanning
- Educating families and patients on disease process, medications, and plan of care at admissions through discharge and utilized teach back methods
- Assisting and working with other staff in maintaining safe unit environment
- Maintaining and performing all policies and procedures
Registered Nurse- ICU
Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter
10.2017 - 03.2022
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for assigned patients
- Responsible for meeting Standards of practice for unit and managing all assigned personnel, supplies, and equipment
- Participates in activities to plan, measure, assess, and improve quality of patient care
- Assists with insertion and monitoring of arterial lines, pulmonary artery catheters, and all other invasive lines required for life saving implementation
- Interprets ECG rhythm strips and evaluates 12-lead ECG's
- Accompanies and monitors patients going to other departments for testing/procedures
- Collaborates with all team members of involved in patient care (i.e MD's, respiratory therapists, case management, PT/OT, etc.)
- Responds to Code blue situations and implements live saving measures per ACLS protocol
- Continually assesses critically ill patients with ongoing manner per protocol.
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente, Mobile, Travel Nursing Agency
04.2012 - 04.2015
- ICU, CCU, ISCU, CSU, ED, Tele Float
- Responsible for maintaining hemodynamic stability with each patient (medications, frequent assessments, lab results, diagnostic tests etc...)
- Maintaining real life accurate charting using Epic system and medication administration using Pyxis bar code scanning
- Assisting and working with other staff in maintaining safe unit environment
- Maintaining all policies and procedures
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
- 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
Registered Nurse
Waterbury Hospital
05.2010 - 04.2012
- MICU, SICU, CVU float
- Responsible for maintaining hemodynamic stability in vast population of critical cases
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action
- Collaboration with physicians and other health care members providing quality care
- Maintaining strict documentation in Cerner System of medical records of all patients
- Educating and instructing patients and families regarding required medicines and discharge plan of care
- Maintaining hemodynamic stability by monitoring lab results, radiological findings, arterial catheters and readings, medications, clinical assessment, and reporting adverse findings to health care team
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity
- Strong advocate for patient care and safety
- Maintaining policies and procedures
- Managed care from admission to discharge
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management
Registered Nurse, Charge RN
Waterbury, Hospital
08.2007 - 05.2010
- Led successful team comprised of RNs, LPNs and ancillary staff
- Assess all new patients, obtain medical history, and determine initial and long-term course of action for treatment in accordance with hospital policy and procedure as well as directives from physicians
- Oversaw delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments, and supervising team comprised of nurses, LPNs, technicians and unit clerksCommunicate with patients, hospital staff, physicians, and review nursing assessments and directives each shift to ensure patient's well-being
- Maintained safe and secure environment for patients, family, and staff
- Carried out exceptional nursing care for assigned patients (average 7-8) on nightly basis
- Handled all tasks as per hospital policies and procedures
- Participated in patient care programs and improved care techniques, standards, and procedures
- Ability to organize and prioritize critical and stable patient conditions
- Assign nurses patient assignments based off clinical judgment and safety
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
Education
Post-Masters Certification - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05.2024
Master of Science - Nurse Practitioner
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT08.2011
Associate of Science Nursing - Associates in Science
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, Connecticut 05.2007
Diploma - Diploma in Nursing
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing
05.2007
Skills
- Treatment Preparation
- Order Interpretation
- Preventive Healthcare
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Critical Thinking
- Creative Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Patient Examination
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Care Assessment
- Accurate Documentation
- Compassionate and Caring
- Physical Examinations
- Test Results Interpretation
- Medication Prescribing
- Diagnostic Interventions
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Patient Medical Histories
Affiliations
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society, Society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement (SCLA), International Nursing Association 2016-present, WHOS WHOS of America,
Certifications
Licensed Nurse Practitioner - 09/2021
Licensed Registered Nurse - 05/2007
Board Certified by the American Association of Certified Nurses (AACN) - 09/2021
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (CCRN) - 07/2013
ACLS
BLS
PALS
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Optimus Physicians, Coral Shores Behavioral Health Treatment Center
07.2024 - Current
Cosmetic Nurse Practitioner
Oasis Med Spa
09.2022 - 09.2023
Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse- ICU
Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter
10.2017 - 03.2022
PACU RN
UCLA Medical Center, RN
01.2016 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
UCLA Medical Center
11.2012 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente, Mobile, Travel Nursing Agency
04.2012 - 04.2015
Registered Nurse
Waterbury Hospital
05.2010 - 04.2012
Registered Nurse, Charge RN
Waterbury, Hospital
08.2007 - 05.2010
Post-Masters Certification - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Liberty University
Master of Science - Nurse Practitioner
Purdue University Global
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Connecticut State University
Associate of Science Nursing - Associates in Science
Housatonic Community College
Diploma - Diploma in Nursing
Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing