Manage 30 APPs and provide leadership and representation of all the APP Emergency Department staff
Ensure an inclusive work environment.
The lead APP is the professional liaison of the APPs and responsibilities include expressing and addressing the concerns of the APPs, collaborating with the Medical Director, emergency physicians, ED nursing leadership team/staff, and hospital medical staff to ensure high-quality emergency care that evolves to match the needs of the patients, the department, the hospital, and the community.
The Lead APP works closely with hospital and nursing administration to help solve department problems, improve department efficiency, and create a professional atmosphere.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Gainesville Emergency Medical Associates at North Florida Regional Medical Center HCA
09.2011 - Current
Direct clinical care guided by education and clinical expertise in managing the course of care of patients including ordering and interpreting necessary diagnostic and/or therapeutic test, interpreting labs and images, procedures which include suturing, intubation, abscess I&D , joint reductions, and fracture management, evaluating patients' response to interventions and modifying plans of care, as well as consult specialist, discharge patients' home, prescribing medications and referrals for outpatient care.
Patient population: patients ages 14 and older in a 32 bed ER as well as 4, 11 bed Freestanding ERs with over 45,000 patients visits per year.
Emergency Department RN and Charge Nurse
HCA Gainesville Florida
01.2008 - 08.2011
Education
Masters in Science of Nursing -
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
05.2011
Bachelors Science of Nursing - undefined
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
12.2008
Skills
Suturing, IVs, I&D
Pelvic exams
EMR
Operational Excellence
Training and coaching
Procedures
Multitasking
Supportive team member
Certification
BLS-2025
ACLS-2025
PALS-2025
ANCC Certified- 2011-2026
FL license RN 9280838: 2011-2026
FL License APRN 9280838; 2011 -2026
DEA License-2021- 2025
PA RN License- RN786709 2024-2026
PA CRNP License- Pending
[Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
References
Dr. Gary Gillette- Medical Director 352-317-2541
Dr. Amit Rawal: 321-759-3784
Madelyn Justice PA- C- 410-251-4831
Timeline
Lead APP
Gainesville
01.2021 - Current
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Gainesville Emergency Medical Associates at North Florida Regional Medical Center HCA
09.2011 - Current
Emergency Department RN and Charge Nurse
HCA Gainesville Florida
01.2008 - 08.2011
Masters in Science of Nursing -
University of Florida
Bachelors Science of Nursing - undefined
University of Florida
BLS-2025
ACLS-2025
PALS-2025
ANCC Certified- 2011-2026
FL license RN 9280838: 2011-2026
FL License APRN 9280838; 2011 -2026
DEA License-2021- 2025
PA RN License- RN786709 2024-2026
PA CRNP License- Pending
[Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]