Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Generic

Kristine Chesney

Pasadena,MD

Summary

Empathetic Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing experience in diagnosing, evaluating and treating patients in palliative and hospice care.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

Gilchrist- Luminis Health At AAMC
Annapolis, MD
01.2022 - Current
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
  • Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
  • Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.

Nurse Practitioner

Luminis Health AAMC
Annapolis, MD
04.2021 - 01.2022
  • Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
  • Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
  • Used Epic to create detailed patient reports on patient's condition status and treatments received.
  • Care of patients and families palliative and hospice medicine
  • Pain management including opioid prescribing and monitoring

RN, ICU

Luminis - AAMC
Annapolis , MD
09.2017 - 04.2021
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.

Travel RN ICU

Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, MD
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Travel RN ICU

Cross Country Nurses
Boca Raton, FL
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Travel RN - ICU

Jefferson Hospital For Neuroscience
Philadelphia, PA
11.2016 - 04.2017
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

Travel RN ICU

UCSD Medical Center
San Diego, CA
06.2016 - 10.2016
  • Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.

Travel RN Tele

Fastaff Nursing
Greenwood Village, CO
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic

Travel RN ICU

Pikeville Medical Center
Pikeville, KY
03.2016 - 05.2016
  • ICU level care of patients with neurologic injury

Staff RN ICU

Howard County General Hospital
Columbia, MD
09.2011 - 03.2016
  • Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
  • Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
  • Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.

Education

Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
11.2019

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
05.1992

Skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Health Care Evaluation
  • Patient Education
  • Care Planning

Certification

  • Board certified FNP - January 2020
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • DEA
  • CDS


Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

Gilchrist- Luminis Health At AAMC
01.2022 - Current

Nurse Practitioner

Luminis Health AAMC
04.2021 - 01.2022

RN, ICU

Luminis - AAMC
09.2017 - 04.2021

Travel RN ICU

Meritus Medical Center
05.2017 - 08.2017

Travel RN - ICU

Jefferson Hospital For Neuroscience
11.2016 - 04.2017

Travel RN ICU

Cross Country Nurses
06.2016 - 08.2017

Travel RN ICU

UCSD Medical Center
06.2016 - 10.2016

Travel RN Tele

Fastaff Nursing
03.2016 - 05.2016

Travel RN ICU

Pikeville Medical Center
03.2016 - 05.2016

Staff RN ICU

Howard County General Hospital
09.2011 - 03.2016

Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
Kristine Chesney