LAKHWINDER SIDHU
Manteca,USA
Summary
Dedicated, motivated, and empathetic Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a strong foundation in evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making with 2+ years of clinical experience in diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions catering diverse patient populations, from pediatric to geriatric, with a focus on preventative care and education. Expert in patient assessment, Health history & Physical Examination, Diagnosis & Treatment, Referrals & Medical Consultation, Patient education/Counseling, advanced diagnostics, and collaborative care planning in developing tailored care plans, implementing evidence-based practices, and fostering strong patient relationships. Detail-oriented Family Nurse Practitioner aiming to leverage clinical expertise and a commitment to lifelong learning in a progressive healthcare setting seeking to enhance patient care delivery while growing professionally through collaboration and innovation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FNP
Pearl Pediatrics Primary and Urgent Care
06.2025 - Current
- - Obtain and record complete health history including history of present illness, review of systems, past medical, family, and social history, conduct head-to-toe-thorough physical examination, assess patient symptoms, interpret normal vs. abnormal findings, diagnose wide range of pediatric illnesses and develop treatment plans resulting in improved health outcomes.
- - Prescribe, review, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic procedures and analyze results to deliver accurate treatments and collaborate with local medical professionals to ensure quality specialist referrals to inform clinical decision-making for common illnesses and health problems of pediatric age group.
- -Promote a holistic wellness philosophy by encouraging self-care and prevention of illness through health education and family counseling.
- -Immunizations and prescribed appropriate medications for treatment.
- -Perform advanced physical assessments and developmental milestones checkups.
- -Act as the secondary point of contact for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, ensuring underserved pediatric populations receive critical immunizations.
- -Comprehensive and collaborative pediatric patient population referrals to allied healthcare professionals.
- -Cultural competence: Fluency in three languages (English, Punjabi, and Hindi), and learning Spanish language serving and delivering patient centered care to various cultural communities.
- -Memberships in Professional Organizations: Strives to improve clinical practice through participation in professional nurse practitioner organization of ANA, and AANP, conferences, seminars, in-services, effectively conveying a proactive approach to stay informed and committed to continuous learning and professional development.
- -Knowledge of and compliance with institutional, joint commission, other regulatory bodies standards. Maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records to ensure continuity of care and compliance with HIPPA regulations.
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Health Care Facility
08.2020 - Current
- - Supervise a team of 35 members ensuring compliance with patient safety measures.
- - Assist in designing and implementing of hiring matrix to support the selection, interview, and hiring process of qualified applicants.
- - Revise policies for Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Fall Prevention, and Transmission-Based Infection Control programs by following evidence-based practice guidelines, thereby reducing 30% cases.
- - Design and create staff evaluation processes adhering to policies and procedures received from headquarters.
- - Improve CHCF Emergency Medical Response by conducting mock drills reducing response time to emergency codes by 17%.
- - Reduce errors by avoiding manual overriding caused by non-compliance with medication barcode scanning.
- - Ensure 100% compliance with PPE, and strict infection control protocols, thereby minimizing COVID exposure risks.
- - Trained and improved the clinical performances of nurses in multiple areas by conducting thorough assessments, documentation, and piloting a revised fall prevention program.
Clinical Coordinator
Adventist Health and Rideout
05.2013 - 08.2020
- - Conducted patient rounds to identify and resolve patient care issues.
- - Ensured following of SBAR communications format.
- - Coordinated patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals such as Physicians, Discharge Planners, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Nursing.
- - Coordinated all aspects of nursing activities on a day-to-day basis to ensure proper resource allocation and promote safe delivery of patient care such as tracheotomy, starting IVs, PEG and J tubes, suprapubic catheters, Foley catheters, ostomy, wound vacs, chest tubes, PCAs.
- - Coordinated staff schedules, assigned preceptors to new hires for providing training, and approved vacations based on seniority and staffing needs.
- - Monitored piloting of new patient improvement processes such as reduction of CAUTIs, Fall Prevention, and Wound Care Treatment.
- - Conducted Probationary and Annual evaluations of employees.
Education
FNP-S -
Dr. Takhar Family Medicine & Urgent Care
Sacramento, CA05.2025
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Sonoma State University
05.2025
FNP-S - undefined
Adventist Health Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yuba City08.2024
FNP-S - Pediatric
Dr. Rama Natesan
Tracy07.2024
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Chamberlain University
Downers Grove, Illinois08.2015
Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined
Yuba Community College
Marysville, CA05.2004
Skills
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Collaborative teamwork
- Client-centered healthcare
- Analytical thinking
Accomplishments
- Daisy Award Winner of the year 2019.
- Dean's List Honoree in the ADN program.
- Top Nurse Leader Rounder for 3 West (Medical-Surgical unit) Night shift Deming in 2019.
- IV star of the year 2019.
- Nurse HERO award of the year 2018.
- Facilitator of organization-wide patient improvement processes: Skin Champion Member since 2018, Fall Committee Member since 2015.
- Award from Hospital Staffing Office for 3 West unit during staff shortages in 2019.
Affiliations
American Association for Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Association
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner #95035833
- Registered Nurse # 643294
- Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
FNP
Pearl Pediatrics Primary and Urgent Care
06.2025 - Current
Supervising Registered Nurse II
California Health Care Facility
08.2020 - Current
Clinical Coordinator
Adventist Health and Rideout
05.2013 - 08.2020
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Sonoma State University
FNP-S - undefined
Adventist Health Obstetrics and Gynecology
FNP-S - Pediatric
Dr. Rama Natesan
Bachelor of Science - undefined
Chamberlain University
Associate Degree in Nursing - undefined
Yuba Community College
FNP-S -
Dr. Takhar Family Medicine & Urgent Care