Provide thorough patient education regarding vaccine preventable illnesses, vaccination adverse effects, malaria, altitude sickness, and other travel related illnesses.
Perform pre-deployment health screenings as well as administrative exams.
Order and administer vaccines per CDC guidelines.
Assess and evaluate patient complaints and develop treatment plans for patients with urgent needs.
Perform in-office procedures including suture placement and removal, incision and debridement, phlebotomy, wound cauterization, and pap smear.
Medical Oncology Nurse
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
07.2002 - 07.2015
Provide care for up to six adult patients on an inpatient medical oncology unit in a teaching hospital.
Serve as charge nurse on a rotating basis. Manage patient flow and staffing. Act as a resource for colleagues.
Possess expertise in pain control, management of cancer treatment-related side effects, and end of life care.
Precept new graduate nurses and serve as a mentor for senior nursing students during their capstone experience.
Education
Family Nurse Practitioner -
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
05.2015
Certification
Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center
Family Nurse Practitioner License Washington, DC RN 967595
Registered Nurse License, Washington, DC RN 967596