Kristen Mueller
O'Fallon,MO
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Pediatric Nurse Practitioner position. Caring and personable professional possessing excellent communication, recordkeeping, and time management capabilities.
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) of 10 years. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. Works as a team with coworkers, managers, doctors, and other care team members to achieve best possible patient outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Progress West Hospital
12.2021 - Current
- Member of Eat, Sleep, Console Committee
- Provided direct care to postpartum mothers and newborns, neonatal intensive care patients, and pediatric patients
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess, plan and implement evidence-based patient care.
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
Registered Nurse
Anthem Insurance Company
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and addressed question and concerns.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Registered Nurse, Neonatal ICU
St. Louis Children's Hospital
10.2016 - 11.2019
- Administered medications and fluids and checked vital signs on critically ill newborns and chronic infants.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out, and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Followed policies, procedures and hospital regulations for protocol compliance and patient safety.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management and extensive wound care.
Education
Master of Science - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Maryville University of Saint Louis
St Louis, MO08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO2013
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO2010
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Emergency Procedures
- Medication and Vaccination Administration
- Patient Education and Discharges
- Neonatal ICU Procedures
- Patient Counseling
- Patient Assessments
- Postpartum Care
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Breastfeeding Education
Certification
- PNCB PNP-PC Certification- Acquired November 2023
- Basic Life Support/ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training- Expiration 03/2024
- PEARS Training - Expiration 03/2024
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider - Expiration 02/2024
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Training - Acquired 12/2022
Clinical Experience
- 478 hours in primary pediatric care offices
- 100 hours at local crisis nurseries
- 80 hours in a family convenient care
- 50 hours in newborn nursery
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Progress West Hospital
12.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Anthem Insurance Company
11.2019 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse, Neonatal ICU
St. Louis Children's Hospital
10.2016 - 11.2019
Master of Science - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Columbia
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rockhurst University
- PNCB PNP-PC Certification- Acquired November 2023
- Basic Life Support/ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training- Expiration 03/2024
- PEARS Training - Expiration 03/2024
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider - Expiration 02/2024
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Training - Acquired 12/2022
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