Katea Dale

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Clinical Practicum, 750+ Hours

Internal Medicine: White Plains Hospital | White Plains, NY

Women’s Health: White Plains Hospital Family Health Center| White Plains, NY

Pediatrics: Dr. Saeed Pediatrics | Irvington, NY

Family Medicine: White Plains Family Health Center | White Plains, NY

Primary Care: Yonkers Ave Family Medicine | Yonkers, NY

• Partnered with provider to conduct comprehensive assessments and diagnoses, formulate treatment plans, and recommend appropriate therapeutic interventions and testing.
• Delivered patient care, performing routine examinations and primary care procedures, including splinting, suturing, immunizations, cultures, and tests. Provided referrals as needed for specialized testing and treatment.
• Educated patients on diagnoses, treatment options, follow-up care, and purpose, dosage, and side effects of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications.

• Manage caseloads for up to 9 patients with various medical conditions ranging from cardiac, respiratory and GI problems
• Extensive patient care experience in the Medical Surgical Step-Down environment
• Assist patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions and educating about continued care strategies
• Manage the complex needs of adults with acute illness complicated by comorbidities
• Monitor and manage various treatment and care interventions
• Perform blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes
• Collect lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results
• Monitor and record patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
• Administer medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions
• Update physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans
• Treat patients suffering from chronic and acute medical concerns, including asthma, seizure disorders and pneumonia
• Strong assessment skills to determine effective patient care
• Oversaw patient immunizations against communicative diseases, supporting nurses through vaccine-specific training and supervising administration
• Sound, ethical and independent decision-making ability consistent with medical protocols
• Educate patients on health promotion, disease management, medications, recovery, coping skills and community resources
• Accurate documentation of all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions and follow-up care
• Work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team consisting of physicians, dietitian, social workers, case managers and physical therapists as well as a member of the Patient Experience Council
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care
• Prioritize nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status
• Counsel patients and caregivers, providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support
• Maintain personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices
• Improve patient outcomes and quality of care by determining and suggesting changes to processes
• Advance nursing competencies through participation in simulation exercises and practice improvement projects

• Company Overview: Northwell Health Hospital System
• Perform specific plan of care for designated groups of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care
• Assess, identify and manage caseloads for up to 12 patients with various medical conditions ranging from behavioral, psychological, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and gastrointestinal medical conditions
• Monitor and manage various complex needs, treatments and care interventions of adults with acute illnesses complicated by co-morbidities
• Collect lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and results
• Perform blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes
• Administer medications, monitor and record patient conditions, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
• Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments
• Use leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team
• Northwell Health Hospital System

• Facilitated and obtained appropriate clinical documentation for all clinical conditions or procedures to support the appropriate severity of illness, expected risk of mortality, and complexity of care provided
• Oversaw concurrent inpatient medical record reviews for Medicare, Medicaid and all commercial payers
• Daily Record Reviews: Conducted comprehensive reviews of 35-50 patient records daily to ensure clinical documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with regulatory and payer requirements
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or missing elements in documentation that may impact coding, billing, or quality metrics
• Ensured the accuracy and completeness of clinical information used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes
• Conducted follow-up reviews of clinical documentation to ensure points of clarification have been recorded in the patient's chart; reviews clinical issues with coding staff
• Tracked response to queries; served as a member of the CDI Work Group
• Operated under general guidance and work assignments which varied and required interpretation and independent decisions on course of action
• Generated queries and follow up discussions with physicians for clarification of ambiguous or conflicting documentation

• Assessed, identified and managed caseload for up to 10 patients with various medical conditions ranging from behavioral, psychological, neurological, cardiac, respiratory, musculoskeletal, genitourinary and gastrointestinal medical conditions
• Managed the complex needs of adults with acute illness complicated by comorbidities
• Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions
• Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes
• Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and results
• Administered medications, monitored and recorded patient conditions, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects
• Updated physicians and health care team providers on patient tests and lab results to further assist in developing effective clinical patient care plans

• Provide homebound educational services for all school-aged students (grades K-12) who are unable to attend school due to medical or psychiatric limitations
• Instruct lessons based on NYS K-12 educational standards and curriculum
• Collect and analyze data for development of lesson plans and progress monitor outcomes
• Maintain goals and objectives; also coordinate supplemental services as identified of all Individualized Education Plan (IEP) students
• Serve as a liaison and student advocate between the student's school of affiliation, home instruction division and guardians
• Created, developed and delivered professional development trainings on State and Citywide Special Education mandates for teacher and administrator colleagues to support educational growth, development and teacher effectiveness
• Provided professional development and technical assistance to Borough Offices and schools aligned with State and City Special Education mandates
• Provided support and assist schools and parents in the development of quality IEPs that will reasonably enable students with disabilities to meet their measurable post-secondary goals
• Collected and analyze data to develop process plans and progress monitor outcomes
• Collaborated with NYC DOE Transition College and ACCESS Centers (TCAC) NYSED funded agencies and special education parent centers to provide information and guidance for parents on the transition planning process