Karen Graham
Cape Girardeau,Missouri
Summary
Empathetic Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 12 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
SCOTT CITY MEDICAL CENTER
2016.08 - Current
- Analyze and interpret patients’ history, symptoms, and physical findings to develop accurate diagnosis
- Education and prevention of diseases prevalent in the young and geriatric population
- Conducts physical examinations for employment and sports participation
- Pain management and treatment for opite addiction
- Providing STD screening, prevention, and treatment
- Ordering and interpretation of diagnostic lab and imaging
- Collaboration with Counseling Services providing screening and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders
- Providing psychiatric referrals to unstable or more severe mental conditions.
Nurse Practitioner
ARNOLD MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS
2019.04 - 2020.01
- Provide evaluation and education on weight management
- Prescribe weight loss medication and nutritional counseling as appropriate to client's needs
- Employed as part time nurse practitioner, contracted position.
Nurse Practitioner
CAPE MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS
2016.05 - 2018.12
- Prescribe weight loss medications based on efficacy and safety, as legally authorized
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent obesity
- Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks
- Supervise clinic's weight loss program providing nutritional education, weight management and counseling
- Employed part time as nurse practitioner filling in for full time staff during vacations, illness or seminars as schedule allows.
Nurse Practitioner
RIVER CITY HEALTH CLINIC
2011.06 - 2016.08
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances
- Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and herbal remedies
- Prescribe medication based on patients' characteristics such as age and gender
- Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice
- Perform routine or annual physical examinations
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, and injuries
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability
- Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
Nurse Practitioner
Southeast Health
2014.01 - 2016.08
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
Education
Family Nurse Practitioner -
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI01.2011
Master of Science in nursing -
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI12.2009
Skills
- Family Nurse Practitioner-BC, ANCC
- CPR/BCLS
- CPI Psychiatric Certification (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
- Patient Examination
- Women's Health Exams
- Geriatric Treatment
- Diabetes and Nutrition Treatments
- Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Sound Judgment
- Direct Patient Care
- HIPAA Guidelines
- Licensed RN
- Prescribing medications
- Telehealth proficiency
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Clinical decision-making
- Advanced physical examination
- Psychiatric care
- Time management
- Diagnostic reasoning
- Patient assessment
- Attention to Detail
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
ARNOLD MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS
2019.04 - 2020.01
Nurse Practitioner
SCOTT CITY MEDICAL CENTER
2016.08 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
CAPE MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS
2016.05 - 2018.12
Nurse Practitioner
Southeast Health
2014.01 - 2016.08
Nurse Practitioner
RIVER CITY HEALTH CLINIC
2011.06 - 2016.08
Family Nurse Practitioner -
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Master of Science in nursing -
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
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