Kelly Skender
Metamora,IL
Summary
Dual-certified acute/primary care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with 33 years of expertise taking care of critically ill children. Committed to holistic family centered patient care and working quickly under pressure. Successful at collaborating with doctors and ensuring parent education for excellent care.
Caring Infusion Nurse gifted in delivering quality care and support to patients and families. Committed to adding value to healthcare facilities through dynamic interpersonal, relationship building and organizational skills.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Infusion Nurse Practitioner
Metro Infusion Center
2021.07 - Current
- 1) Inserting peripheral IVs and teaching patients how to administer SQ medications .
- 2) Ensuring strict adherence to protocols for medication administration and documentation, reducing errors and enhancing overall quality of patient care.
- 3) Review and chart daily laboratory results, passing information on to physicians and/or patients as needed.
- 4) E-prescribe new prescriptions and refills at doctor's order and communicates to pharmacies.
- 5) Receive and return patient and other's telephone calls. 6) Review EMR charts for next day's appointments, ordering lab results, consult reports or notes as necessary and document all required fields are within EMR to be eligible for meaningful use.
- 7) Responding to telephone calls, scheduling patient for infusion and providing education on medication and support during infusion
Advanced Practice Nurse Pediatric Critical Care
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
1999.08 - Current
- -Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to provide patient care appropriate to age of patients served in PICU
- -Assesses condition of pediatric critical care patient based on physical examination, appearance, and laboratory and related clinical data, develops patient care plans and monitor progress toward goals, and recognize and initiate emergency interventions as appropriate.
- -Responds to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids/medications, and/ or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques
- -Ongoing teaching, precepting of PICU nurses, nurse practitioner students, medical residents and students.
- -Provides interpersonal skills to collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of providers caring for PICU patients.
Educator Pediatric Critical Care
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
1995.05 - 1999.08
- Plans and organizes staff development and orientation programs for PICU nurses.
- Maintains all confidential personnel files, licensing. yearly mandatory and CPR compliance records.
Staff/Charge Nurse
OSF Francis Medical Center
1991.05 - 1995.05
- Instructs patients, families and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease management and prevention and medication self-management to maintain continuum of care.
- Expertise in caring for Pediatric Cardiovascular Patients
- Charge Nurse and Preceptor
Education
Post Graduate Degree Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL11 1998
MBA - Nursing Administration
Bradley University
Peoria, IL11 1994
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA4 1991
Skills
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery/Critical Care
- ECMO Certification
- Direct Patient Care and strong Patient advocate
- Leader and Preceptor
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider
- Expertise in placement of IV's and infusion of immunosuppressant medications
Certification
License/Certifications
State of Illinois, Department of Financial Professional Regulation
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 08/2001-05/2024
Advanced Practice Nurse Control Sub 05/2010-05/2024
Registered professional Nurse 09/1991-05/2024
United States Department of Justice DEA
MLP-Nurse Practitioner 02/24-02/2027
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-19990043
Primary care 04/1999-02/2025
Acute care 05/2007-02/2025
Timeline
Infusion Nurse Practitioner
Metro Infusion Center
2021.07 - Current
Advanced Practice Nurse Pediatric Critical Care
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
1999.08 - Current
Educator Pediatric Critical Care
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
1995.05 - 1999.08
Staff/Charge Nurse
OSF Francis Medical Center
1991.05 - 1995.05
Post Graduate Degree Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -
University of Illinois At Chicago
MBA - Nursing Administration
Bradley University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
License/Certifications
State of Illinois, Department of Financial Professional Regulation
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 08/2001-05/2024
Advanced Practice Nurse Control Sub 05/2010-05/2024
Registered professional Nurse 09/1991-05/2024
United States Department of Justice DEA
MLP-Nurse Practitioner 02/24-02/2027
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-19990043
Primary care 04/1999-02/2025
Acute care 05/2007-02/2025
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