Kristin Beseke, FNP-BC

Personable and professional board certified nurse practitioner with 7+ years combined experience in family medicine (1.5 yrs), dermatology (5.5 yrs), and aesthetics (5 yrs). Background in emergency department nursing (11 yrs). Seeking a position where to provide care to at-risk incarcerated individuals in a correctional setting, with a high interest in addiction medicine.

ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner Furnishing, CA and multi-state

Registered Nurse (RN), CA and multi-state

Current DEA Certification

Basic Life Support/AED Certification by the American Heart Association

• Nurse Education Specialist, Palomar Health Emergency Department, Poway (September 2012- April 2017)

Created annual educational needs assessments and developed educational programs for RN's. Facilitated all aspects of new employee orientation. Served as a mentor for preceptors and new staff. Coordinated the new graduate RN program for the ED. Participated in quality and process improvement activities across the district. Taught new and ongoing classes for RN's such as Cardiac Rhythm Refresher, Stroke Updates, and Annual Nursing Skills Day classes. Coordinated mock codes for all members of the interdisciplinary team. Instrumental in insurance premium reduction for the organization by leading the ED RN group in their participation in BETA's Quest for Excellence in ED for 5 years in a row resulting in a cost savings of $75,000 in 2016.

• Registered Nurse, Palomar Health Emergency Department, Poway & Escondido (August 2010- July 2012)

Cared for emergent and critical patients, both medical and psychiatric, across the lifespan. Served as Charge RN, managing nursing and ancillary staff as well as the flow of the department. Triage RN. Able to manage ventilators, arterial lines, chest tubes, rapid infusers, and cooling and warming devices.

• Registered Nurse, UCSD Thorton Emergency Department, La Jolla (March 2011- July 2012)

Provided lifesaving and critical care to all patients across the lifespan, from neonatal to geriatric.

• Registered Nurse, Trauma Nurse Specialist, Loyola University Medical Center Emergency Department, Maywood, IL (February 2006- June 2010)

Provided lifesaving and critical care to adults, pediatrics, geriatrics, and trauma patients in a busy Level 1 Trauma Center, Certified Stroke Center, Certified Burn Center, and Certified STEMI Center right outside of Chicago. Triage RN.