Kathryne Marie Peplinski, MSN, FNP-C
Grant ,AL
Summary
Dedicated NP Coordinator with expertise in advanced physical examination and patient education. Proven ability to manage complex cardiothoracic cases, ensuring high-quality outcomes through critical thinking and interprofessional collaboration.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
CL NP Practice Administrator/NP Coordinator
HH Heart Center Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Huntsville, AL
03.2015 - Current
- Initially the role was a CL RN Practice Administrator that changed to a dual role of CL NP Practice Administrator/NP Coordinator in 2019 when I graduated NP school. I practice as a clinic NP seeing patients of six cardiothoracic surgeons while maintaining the administrative duties for the Huntsville Hospital Heart Center Cardiothoracic Surgeons' office.
- Responsible to the chief of operations, vice president of the Huntsville Hospital Heart Center, and cardiothoracic surgeons for high quality patient care and treatment as well as the operations of the cardiothoracic surgeons clinic including staffing, scheduling, budget, quality outcomes, billing/coding, precertification of tests, surgeries, scheduling of surgeries in CVOR.
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and developed individualized treatment plans.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes in cardiothoracic care.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient cases and treatment plans.
- Managed complex cases involving multiple comorbidities through diligent monitoring of disease progression and proactive intervention strategies.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Managed budgeting and resource allocation to optimize departmental performance and control costs effectively.
Director of Surgical Services
HH Athens Limestone Hospital
Athens, AL
02.2014 - 03.2015
- Responsible to president of HH Athens Limestone Hospital and director of nursing for the care provided by 161 employees and 54 patient care beds on the surgical and medical-surgical floors.
- Directed surgical services operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.
- Implemented innovative strategies to enhance patient care and operational efficiency in surgical departments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize surgical workflows and resource allocation.
- Scheduled and hired staff for the hospital
- Mentored surgical staff, fostering professional development and improving team performance through continuous education.
- Developed budgetary plans for surgical services and medical surgical services aligning financial resources with organizational goals and priorities.
Charge Nurse Cardiothoracic Surgery
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
02.2003 - 02.2014
- Responsible to the director of cardiac services for quality outcomes, budget, staffing
- Supervised daily nursing operations, ensuring adherence to protocols and patient safety standards.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Mentored nursing staff, enhancing team performance and promoting professional development.
- Provided high quality patient care to preoperative and postoperative cardiothoracic patients
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient information, enabling informed decision-making among the healthcare team members.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage while minimizing overtime expenses.
Education
Master of Science - Post Master Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama, AL12-2019
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership And Management
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama, AL12-2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama, AL08-2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Calhoun Community College
Tanner, AL05-1998
Skills
- Advanced physical examination
- Treatment plan and development
- Critical thinking
- Chronic health problems (comorbidities)
- Patient education
- Health promotion
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Medical history review
- Specialist referrals
- Certified in BLS/ACLS
- Certified tobacco cessation specialist through MD Anderson
Timeline
CL NP Practice Administrator/NP Coordinator
HH Heart Center Cardiothoracic Surgeons
03.2015 - Current
Director of Surgical Services
HH Athens Limestone Hospital
02.2014 - 03.2015
Charge Nurse Cardiothoracic Surgery
Huntsville Hospital
02.2003 - 02.2014
Master of Science - Post Master Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership And Management
University of North Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Alabama
Associate of Science - Nursing
Calhoun Community College