Kindra Burnell
Tucson,AZ
Summary
I am a certified master’s prepared nurse practitioner. I am looking to continue my role as a nurse practitioner. I have been working in pain management since 12/2023. My duties include medication management and patient specific treatments based on the patient’s chronic pain symptoms and imaging. Previous work experience in education, management, and leadership have shaped my focus on individualized needs for diverse patient populations. I value closed loop communication, transformational leadership, and practicing as a change agent by improving those lives I touch.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner, FNP-C
Advanced Pain Management
12.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Privately owned clinic working with adult chronic pain patients
- New Patient consult and assessment
- Treatment plans for Chronic Pain
- Medication Management
- Alternative treatment Educator
- Medication Management
- Referrals
- Image Interpretation
- Trigger point injections
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: Navajo Reservation
- 60ORs, 5 Bay Post Anesthesia Care Unit Phase 1, 9-Bay Short Stay, 4-Post Anesthesia Care Phase 2, Pre-OP/Pre-Anesthesia Clinic, Sterile Processing
- Supported Surgical Services: General, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Oral surgery, Dentistry, Podiatry, & Ophthalmology
- Performed as a Preop Nurse
- Performed as a PACU Nurse
- Performed as Preop clinic Educator
- Rodeo Week Nurse Educator
Medical Director and Safety Officer
Innovative Alternative Clinic
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Clinic Set-up
- Ordering supplies and equipment
- Established safety protocols for multiple integrative technologies
- Established safety protocols for IV nutrition infusions
- Performed lab draws/IV infusions
- Performed Radio Frequency/Red Light Therapy treatments
- Assisted in website creation
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
07.2021 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: Navajo Reservation
- 60ORs, 5 Bay Post Anesthesia Care Unit Phase 1, 9-Bay Short Stay, 4-Post Anesthesia Care Phase 2, Pre-OP/Pre-Anesthesia Clinic, Sterile Processing
- Supported Surgical Services: General, OB/GYN, Orthopedics, Oral surgery, Dentistry, Podiatry, & Ophthalmology
- Performed as Lead Clinical Nurse-assisting with Allscripts EMR training, Wound Classification, Fire score classification, and policies for new nursing staff members
- Conducted Chart reviews/charges for the operating room
- Conducted RCA reviews
- Performed and executed a plan for completing OB nurse cross-training
- Completed a power-point and video to discuss roles, hand asepsis, gowning, gloving, set-up, instrumentation, counts, level One-training, etc
- Completed project with team to add 17, 000 item locations to 779 preference cards-allowing transparency for supplies and instrument locations
- Provided a critical need for Trauma
- Metrics Achieved: Block time utilization, Improved First Case on Starts by 20%, Turnover average 30 min, Assisted with the revision of Metrics Plan for achievement and dashboard strategy
- Acting Interim Director role: in addition to the above, presented monthly statistics and process improvement to physician led OR Committee, Nurse Executive Council Meeting, HR Nursing Updates for staffing, interviewed and hired potential candidates for Pre-op/PACU and OR
- Assisted SPD audits and assisted Anesthesia when issues arose
- OR Charge Nurse, Circulating Nurse duties, and precepting new grad RNs
Community Covid Immunizer
CVS Pharmacy
02.2021 - 07.2021
- 20-40 patients/day
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Mayo Clinic of Phoenix
11.2020 - 02.2021
- 316 bed, 33 operating rooms
- General surgery circulator to assist in surgeries for Urology/Urology Robotics Gynecology, Otolaryngology, and transplant
- Circulating duties: to assist anesthesia-with intubations, arterial lines, patient positioning, and extubating
- Circulating duties: preop checks, conducting Universal Protocol, CPSI EMR charting, specimen handling, team building, RN-RN report, and counts
- Organ Transplant UNOS verification
- Prone Team used to assist nurses in turning Covid positive patients in the ICU
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
La Paz Regional Medical Center
05.2020 - 10.2020
- 25 bed, 3 operating rooms
- General Surgery, Vascular, Orthopedic, Endoscopy Circulator, and Pre/Post
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Northwest Medical Center
12.2018 - 05.2020
- 300 bed, 16 operating rooms
- General Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology circulator
- Circulating duties: to assist anesthesia-with intubations, arterial lines, patient positioning, and extubating
- Circulating duties: preop checks, conducting Universal Protocol, CPSI EMR charting, specimen handling, team building, RN-RN report, call obligation, counts, and call obligation
OB/GYN Clinical Nurse Manager
Banner Health Medical Center
07.2018 - 09.2018
- 15 room clinic, 4 bed NST testing, & Lab
- Managed MAs, LPNs, and RNs
- Time-card management and PTO requests
- Problem solved for patients, staffing issues, equipment, computers, and providers
- Interviewed and hired new staff members
- Conducted weekly team meetings
- Monitored for quality control, assurance, and management
- Celebrated team and individual accomplishments
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tucson Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2018
- 600 bed, 16 operating rooms
- Vascular and General Surgery, Pediatrics, Urology, Otolaryngology circulator
- Circulating duties: to assist anesthesia-with intubations, arterial lines, patient positioning, and extubating
- Circulating duties: preop checks, conducting Universal Protocol, Epic EMR charting, specimen handling, team building, RN-RN report, and counts
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
01.2011 - 03.2018
- 860 bed, 37 operating rooms
- Level 1 trauma Center
- Team 5: scrub/circulator for Otolaryngology (Otoneuorotology, Ophthalmology, Head/Neck, Flap reconstruction, Oral Surgery, Dentistry, Airway, and Sinus)
- Weekend-option charge nurse
- Circulating duties: to assist anesthesia-with intubations, arterial lines, patient positioning, and extubating
- Circulating duties: preop checks, conducting Universal Protocol, Epic EMR charting, Optiflex electronic charting, specimen handling, team building, RN-RN report, and Organ Transplant UNOS verification
- And counts
- Off-service circulating nurse (General, Neuro, CT, GYN-GU, Transplant, & Ortho)
- Equipment operator (Laser, cell saver, flexible bronchoscopies, flexible GI-scope, argon-beam, stealth, Leica and OTO Pentero 900 microscopes)
- ACT operator
Registered Nurse: Medical Cardiology
KU Medical Center
06.2010 - 01.2011
- 883 hospital bed, 20 bed unit
- Patient assessments
- Floor nurse duties to include order acknowledgement, med pass, Epic EMR charting, IV maintenance and starts, Telemonitoring, Pain management and assessment, ACLS Certification, blood administration, lab draws, and Patient advocate
- Maintained end of life care
Registered Nurse: Surgical Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
06.2008 - 05.2010
- 860 hospital bed, 20 bed unit
- Floor nurse duties to include order acknowledgement, med pass, Epic EMR charting, IV maintenance and starts, Telemonitoring, Pain management and assessment, ACLS Certification, blood administration, lab draws, and Patient advocate
- Maintained end of life care
Research Assistant II Dows Department of Research
University of Iowa
06.2004 - 06.2008
- Conducted clinical laboratory experiments with a focus on h-Beta Defensin research
- Laboratory set-up for investigator- Dr
- Brogden
- Ordering supplies items/equipment
- Reconciled monthly expenditures for supplies and equipment
- Trained undergraduate and dental students
- Maintained tissue culture-dendritic cell lines
- Performed Luminex Immunoassays, Gas chromatography, and Spectrophotometry
- Performed aerobic and anaerobic microbiology studies
- Collaborated with other team members within the Dows Department of Research
Research Assistant I & II Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa
09.2000 - 06.2004
- Conducted clinical laboratory experiments with a focus on Complement Activation, Heparin, and Glucosamine Chondroitin research
- Laboratory set-up for investigator-Dr
- Eden’s ordering items/supplies/equipment
- Reconciled monthly expenditures for supplies and equipment
- Maintained MSDS
- Trained pharmacy students
- Sheep blood preparation for complement activation studies
- Molecular weight separation via centrifugation
- Gel electrophoresis
- Freeze dried and evaporation application
Research Assistant I Infectious Disease
Veteran Affairs Medical Center
04.1997 - 05.2000
- Conducted clinical laboratory experiments with a focus on IL-12 immunology research related to Leishmania donovani chagasi
- Assisted in Leishmania donovani chagasi retrieval and maintenance
- Gel electrophoresis
- Trained graduate and undergraduate students
Education
Capstone Practicum - Pressure Injury Prevention via Transformational Leadership
Mayo Clinic Health Systems
Mankato, MNPost Master’s FNP - undefined
Maryville University
St. Louis, MO12.2023
Master of Science Degree - Nursing, BSN Bridge
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2016
Associates Degree - Nursing
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA05.2008
Associates Degree - Nursing
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA05.2007
Bachelorette of Science Degree - Medicine, Biology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA08.1997
Associates of Arts Degree - Liberal Arts
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA05.1993
Skills
- Preventive care
- Patient education
- Health promotion
- Interprofessional collaboration
Certification
- DEA State of Arizona June 2023
- NPI State of Arizona 1477269652
- FNP State of Arizona APRN-RNP 282009
- RN State of Arizona RN214853
- ACLS American Heart Association May 2024-2026
- BLS American Heart Association February 2024-2026
- MT (ASCP) American Society Clinical Pathology MT-203843
- OSHA & HIPAA Certification May 2023
- Radio Frequency Training May 2023
- Red Light Therapy 360 Training April 2023
- Radio Frequency Certification April 2023
- Chief Medical Officer/Laser Safety Officer March 2023
Publications
- Quantitation of SPLUNC1 in saliva with an xMAP particle-based antibody capture and detection immunoassay
- Defensins attenuate cytokine responses yet enhance antibody responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis adhesion in mice
- A multiplex immunoassay demonstrates reduction in gingival crevicular fluid cytokines following initial periodontal therapy
- Influences of smoking on gingival crevicular fluid cytokines in sever chronic periodontitis
- Targeted antimicrobial activity of a specific IgG-SMAP28 conjugate against Porphyromonas gingivalis in a mixed culture
- Human B-defensin 3 binds to hemagglutin B(rHagB), a non-fimbrial adhesion from Porphyromonas gingivalis and attenuates a pro-inflammatory cytokine response
- Carbamoylcholine chloride induces a rapid increase in IL-6 in the nasal cavity of C57BL/6 mice
- Antimicrobial activity of substance P and Neuropeptide Y against laboratory strains of bacteria and oral microorganisms
- TGF-beta responses to Leishmania chagasi in the absence of IL-12
PROFESSIONAL NURSING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Change agent policy reform: formalin handling in the operating room suite at UIHC
- Change agent-the environmental cleaning practice in the main operating room to reduce infection and cross contamination at UIHC
- Change agent-sterilization process of all direct laryngoscopy camera in the operating room to remove cross contamination in the OR suite at UIHC.
- Charge Nurse Workshop (UIHC)
- Preceptor Workshop (UIHC)
- Nurse Residency Program (UIHC)
- Skin Care Committee (UIHC)
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner, FNP-C
Advanced Pain Management
12.2023 - Current
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
09.2023 - 12.2023
Medical Director and Safety Officer
Innovative Alternative Clinic
03.2023 - 08.2023
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation
07.2021 - 12.2022
Community Covid Immunizer
CVS Pharmacy
02.2021 - 07.2021
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Mayo Clinic of Phoenix
11.2020 - 02.2021
Agency Registered Intraoperative Nurse
La Paz Regional Medical Center
05.2020 - 10.2020
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Northwest Medical Center
12.2018 - 05.2020
OB/GYN Clinical Nurse Manager
Banner Health Medical Center
07.2018 - 09.2018
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
Tucson Medical Center
03.2018 - 06.2018
Registered Intraoperative Nurse
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
01.2011 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse: Medical Cardiology
KU Medical Center
06.2010 - 01.2011
Registered Nurse: Surgical Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
06.2008 - 05.2010
Research Assistant II Dows Department of Research
University of Iowa
06.2004 - 06.2008
Research Assistant I & II Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa
09.2000 - 06.2004
Research Assistant I Infectious Disease
Veteran Affairs Medical Center
04.1997 - 05.2000
Capstone Practicum - Pressure Injury Prevention via Transformational Leadership
Mayo Clinic Health Systems
Post Master’s FNP - undefined
Maryville University
Master of Science Degree - Nursing, BSN Bridge
Walden University
Associates Degree - Nursing
Kirkwood Community College
Associates Degree - Nursing
Kirkwood Community College
Bachelorette of Science Degree - Medicine, Biology
University of Iowa
Associates of Arts Degree - Liberal Arts
Kirkwood Community College
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