Lindsay Ruffo
Penfield
Summary
Qualified and board certified Nurse Practitioner bringing 10 + years of healthcare experience delivering exceptional care to all patients. Focused on providing quality care and maintaining communication and relationships with patients, their families, and the healthcare team. Comprehensive experience in providing acute inpatient care, outpatient care, wellness exams, diagnosing, evaluating, and managing acute and chronic medical conditions. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills, sound clinical judgment, and management of patients in diverse and challenging populations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication and compassionate care.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient care and streamline processes.
- Provided comprehensive healthcare services for diverse populations, addressing acute and chronic conditions.
- Inpatient provider acute care experience with the Colorectal Surgery team.
- Outpatient provider experience of Nurse Practitioner-led procedure based Dysplasia Clinic seeing new patients, follow-up exams, and performing procedures to diagnose and treat anal dysplasia.
Travel Registered Nurse
Tailored Healthcare Staffing
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Worked primarily on a Surgical Step Down unit, but also floated to any medical-surgical unit that needed assistance in the hospital.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Highland Hospital
02.2019 - 10.2021
- Worked as a Charge Nurse and Unit Scheduler.
- Provides professional nursing services for patients and their families and/or for the nursing department.
- Collaborates with other health care providers and health care team members to achieve expected patient outcomes and improve the care environment.
- Nurses use the nursing process and evidence based practice to coordinate and provide direct care and services that support care.
Telephonic Triage Nurse
Medcor, Inc
09.2017 - 02.2019
- Assessing work-related injuries and recommending the most appropriate level of care for injured employees.
- Exhibiting excellent customer service and navigate company specific charting/ documentation software.
Registered Nurse, SICU
Rochester General Hospital
08.2016 - 09.2017
- Assist with planning, directing and evaluating total nursing care and functions for patients and their families.
- Participate in all appropriate procedures, phases of education, maintenance of records, and skills related to patient care.
- Specifically working with the critically ill surgical and neuroendovascular patients of the hospital and collaborating with the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and surgical trauma.
Registered Nurse, Surgical Gynecology/Oncology
Highland Hospital
07.2015 - 11.2016
- Providing and coordinating health care and professional nursing services for patients and their families and collaborates with other health care providers as needed; working specifically with GYN/ONC pre/post-surgical and medicine patients; developing care plans with goals and performing the interventions necessary to meet them.
Student Nurse Patient Care Technician
Highland Hospital
05.2014 - 06.2015
- Collecting and documenting patient vital signs, assisting nurses with post-operative care, documenting all patient intake and output, communicating with and reporting any changes in patient status to the health care team, assisting patients with ambulation, collecting any blood draw and/or blood glucose samples ordered, addressing patient hygienic needs daily and throughout the shift as needed, maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients, and providing safe and satisfactory care that meets the standards of both patients and their families.
Education
Master's - Family Nurse Practitioner
D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nazareth College of Rochester
Rochester, NY05.2015
High School Diploma -
Pittsford Sutherland High School
Pittsford, NY06.2010
Skills
- Patient Examination
- Geriatric Treatment
- Preventive Care
- Patient Education
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Treatment Plan Development
- Chronic Disease Management
- Lab result evaluation
- Differential diagnosis
- Records Review
- Precepting
- Telemetry
- Infection Control
- Acute Care
- Critical Care
- Outpatient Care
- Disease Management
- Medication Prescribing
- Epic Systems
- Test Result Interpretation
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Strong clinical judgment
Certification
- ACLS and BLS Certified
- Botox and Dermal Filler Certified
Affiliations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- Internation Anal Neoplasia Society
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
University Of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse
Tailored Healthcare Staffing
07.2021 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Highland Hospital
02.2019 - 10.2021
Telephonic Triage Nurse
Medcor, Inc
09.2017 - 02.2019
Registered Nurse, SICU
Rochester General Hospital
08.2016 - 09.2017
Registered Nurse, Surgical Gynecology/Oncology
Highland Hospital
07.2015 - 11.2016
Student Nurse Patient Care Technician
Highland Hospital
05.2014 - 06.2015
Master's - Family Nurse Practitioner
D'Youville College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nazareth College of Rochester
High School Diploma -
Pittsford Sutherland High School