Provide direct medical care for complex and diverse patient population in Trauma and General Surgery both inpatient and outpatient.
Perform surgical consults as needed.
Perform Trauma Tertiary Examinations.
Have audtited the Advanced Trauma Life Support course.
Current ACLS and BLS.
Hire and orient new Advanced Practice Providers.
Precept Advanced Practice Provider students.
Lead Advanced Practice Provider for Trauma/General Surgery and Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Supervise 8 APPs.
Participate in department and hospital wide committees.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Hennepin Healthcare
Minnepolis, MN
10.2003 - 10.2018
Provided Direct Medical Care for a complex and diverse patient population.
Oriented and trained multiple new Advanced Practice Providers.
Precepted multiple Advanced Practice Provider students.
Active in clinic and hospital wide committees.
Member of the hospital Practice Standards Committee.
Instrumental in the development of the Lead Advanced Practice Provider Role and a Director of Advanced Practice Providers position and centralized office.
Functioned as Lead Advanced Practice Provider for Internal Medicine Clinic.
Supervised up to 18 APPs.
Provided medical consultation care for Inpatient Psychiatry Unit patients.
Awarded Minneapolis St. Paul magazine Outstanding Nurse Practitioner in 2016.
Registered Nurse
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
June1988 - 10.2003
Started in a Dialysis Intensive Care Unit, providing direct patient care at Intensive Care Unit level and also providing dialysis treatments. Served as charge nurse.
Assisted in development of continuous dialysis therapy.
This was subsequently merged with the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Served as charge nurse.
Obtained Critical Care Registered Nurse certification.
Served on multiple unit and hospital based committees.
Precepted multiple RNs and RN students from various schools.
Transitioned to manager of the Gatrointestinal Laboratory where I supervised 6 people. Also provided patient care during GI procedures in the lab and in the ICUs.
Transitioned to the Internal Medicine Clinic providing direct patient care and triage in a very complex patient population. Served as charge nurse.
Provided care in the Anticoagulation Clinic.
Certified Anticoagulation Provider.
Recipient of Pierce Family Trust Award for nursing.
Served on multiple unit and hospital wide committees.
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