Joanna Langer
Family Nurse Practitioner
Houston,TX
Summary
Compassionate, Enthusiastic, Accountable, and Dedicated Critical, Acute Care, and Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse with more than 8 years of direct patient care experience is seeking for and maintaining a Family Nurse Practitioner position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Advanced abilities in communication, assessment, monitoring, planning, treatment, evaluation, and teaching skills.
While interested in Family or Internal Medicine private practice environment, amendable to any opportunity where can use critical thinking skills and knowledge; in managing needs of patients with concerns of illness, treatment, and outcomes; support patients continuously using clinical expertise and professional judgment; to be challenged and continue to grow professionally and personally.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
09.2020 - Current
- Same as Staff Nurse in Acute Care setting plus:
- Provided outstanding and delivered targeted care and treatment to patients in Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICU).
- Assessed and managed various patient treatments for numerous patient diagnoses from sepsis to acute decompensated heart failure, acute respiratory distress (ARD), and COVID-19.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering pulmonary artery catheters and arterial, vasoactive drugs, titration, and thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation for cardiac patients, and chest tubes, paralytic, sedative drugs for ARD and COVID-19 population.
- Worked with intubated and ventilated patients, monitoring and reporting on conditions to maintain statistics within optimal levels.
- Operated critical care equipment, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), left ventricular assist device (LVAD), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) to keep patients stable and promote recovery.
- Conducted patient assessments, recorded vitals and analyzed records and charts to define care requirements, and updated patients' orders and observations in timely manner.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Assisted and guided patients, caregivers, and family members to maintain current understanding of conditions and presentations, plans of care, and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Guided and educated patients, caregivers, and family members on diagnoses, disease management, preventive measures, medication use and self-care to foster consistency in care administration.
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Katy
Kath, Texas
04.2020 - 09.2020
- Same as Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse in Texas Medical Center plus:
- Provided outstanding and delivered targeted care and treatment to COVID-19 patients.
- Assessed patients to gather vitals, evaluate patient histories, complaints and current symptoms, and manage conditions, carried out diagnostic tests and interpreted laboratory results in COVID-19 population
- Assisted and educated patients, caregivers, and family members to maintain current understanding of conditions, presentations, and care plans of COVID-19.
- Performed intravenous therapy procedures (ultrasound guided Mid-Line insertion) to facilitate medication administration, promote stabilization, and recovery.
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
08.2015 - 04.2020
- Charge Nurse: Assignment management; Planning and Identifying pending procedures and tests; Coordinating operation of unit with others; Facilitating communication; Evaluating outcomes; Collaborating with Healthcare teams; Maintaining safety
- Preceptor: Assessed learning needs and ability of orienteer; Role modeling; Demonstrated nursing skills with constructive feedback; Maintained environment safety
- Staff Nurse: Assessed patient conditions and needs; Administered medications to treat patients' symptoms and address underlying disease progression and evaluation; Performed intravenous therapy procedures (ultrasound guided IV insertion) to facilitate patient care and recovery; Worked with tracheostomy patients; Provided physical and psychological support; Responded rapidly to critical codes; Protected patients from infection by using proper PPE and strong infection control procedures; Documented work in hospital system and updated patients' charts with orders and observations; Personalized bedside care and interactions based on cultural backgrounds of different patients; Counseled patients and families on treatments, care options and discharge instructions with proper education; Completed diagnostic tests and patient assessments to evaluate treatment progress; Performed emergency medical procedures such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and other condition-stabilizing interventions.
- Managed patients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients' responses and changing care plans accordingly.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Same as Staff Nurse in Acute Care setting plus
- Coordination with dialysis team to facilitate patient dialysis
Education
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX12.2019
Bachelor of - Nursing Science
Texas Woman's University
Houston, TX12.2013
Associate of Arts -
Houston Community College
Houston, TX12.2011
Skills
- Detail-Oriented
- Bilingual in English and Chinese
- Honest, Ethical, Reliable and Responsible
- Excellent Team Player in Task and Work Prioritization
- Computer Proficiency in Electronic Medical Record Systems
- Adaptable and Flexible based on patient and cooperate needs
- Issue Assessment, Monitoring, and Intervention Recommendation
- Relationship Building, Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Accomplishments
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Board (AANPCB)
- Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse, American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Recipient of COVID-19 frontline workers award bonus, Houston Methodist Hospital
- Recipient of Everyday Champion of Quality and Patient Safety Recognition, Houston Methodist Hospital
Certification
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2025
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse, American Nurse Credentialing Center, Jun. 2017 - Jun. 2022
- Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Board of Nursing, Mar. 2020 to Nov. 2022
- Licensed Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing, Mar. 2014 - Nov. 2022
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2023
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2023
- Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Line insertion Training - Aug. 2020
- Mastering the Preceptor Role: Assessment to Evaluation - Mar. 2015
- Stop Sepsis: Symptoms, Treatments, Organ Involvement and Prevention Training - Feb. 2015
- Managing Changing Patient Conditions Assessment Boot Camp/Emergent Patient Conditions Training - Jul. 2014
Languages
English
Full Professional
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Critical Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
09.2020 - Current
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Katy
04.2020 - 09.2020
Acute Care Registered Nurse
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
08.2015 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board, Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2025
- Certified Medical Surgical Nurse, American Nurse Credentialing Center, Jun. 2017 - Jun. 2022
- Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Board of Nursing, Mar. 2020 to Nov. 2022
- Licensed Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nursing, Mar. 2014 - Nov. 2022
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2023
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2023
- Ultrasound-Guided Mid-Line insertion Training - Aug. 2020
- Mastering the Preceptor Role: Assessment to Evaluation - Mar. 2015
- Stop Sepsis: Symptoms, Treatments, Organ Involvement and Prevention Training - Feb. 2015
- Managing Changing Patient Conditions Assessment Boot Camp/Emergent Patient Conditions Training - Jul. 2014
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
The University of Texas Health Science Center
Bachelor of - Nursing Science
Texas Woman's University
Associate of Arts -
Houston Community College
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