Margaret Burghart
Topeka,KS
Summary
Been nurse practitioner in the emergency room and urgent care since 2015. I was a registered nurse for 10 years prior working in medical/surgical unit and emergency rooms. Most of my experience as nurse practitioner comes from working in rural critical access facilities that typically stabilize critical patient's and transfer them to bigger facilities. I also have experience in emergency department that sees 80-120 patient's a day.
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
APRN
Free State
2024.07 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Work independently in rural critical access emergency departments as well as some clinic coverage.
APRN
University of Kansas St. Francis Topeka
2022.06 - Current
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Work strictly night shift.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
APRN
Vista Staffing
2022.01 - 2022.12
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
APRN
Newman Regional Health
2017.01 - 2022.12
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked in both the urgent care and emergency department.
- Managed multiple patient's at once.
- Worked with physician.
APRN
Hays Medical Center
2020.11 - 2022.08
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked in local urgent care seeing at least 20-25 patients a day
APRN
Care Now
2020.11 - 2022.06
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked urgent care clinic that is fast paced. Averaged about 50 patients in a 12 hour shift.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
APRN
Geary Community Hospital
2016.02 - 2020.05
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Worked with physician in emergency department critical access.
APRN
Stormont Vail Health
2017.09 - 2020.01
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Worked in fast paced urgent care with several other providers.
APRN
Med Express
2017.05 - 2019.03
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Urgent care typically solo provider seeing anywhere from 50-80 in 12 hour shift.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
APRN
Walgreens Clinic
2016.05 - 2017.03
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Worked independently in urgent care clinic solo.
- Placed insurance in computers.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
RN
Sanford Medical Center
2015.11 - 2016.01
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Worked in a Level 2 Trauma center as travel RN.
- Trained new graduate RN to unit
RN
Wesley Medical Center HCA
2015.07 - 2015.10
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked in free standing emergency department taking care of patient's that presented.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
RN
Providence Medical Center
2013.09 - 2015.07
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Worked in busy emergency department.
RN
St. Francis Hospital
2005.05 - 2013.09
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Worked on medical surgical and then emergency department.
RN
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
2011.04 - 2012.01
- Administered medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing- FNP
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Washburn University
Topeka, KS05.2005
Skills
- Incision and Drainage
- Joint Reductions
- I&D
- Suturing
- Epic
- Meditech
- Experity
- Conscious Sedation with assistance of physician
- STEMI
- Strokes
- Cardiac Arrest
- Transfers
- Working independently in critical access emergency department
- Multitasking Abilities
- Active listening
- Calm under pressure
Certificates Licenses
- Nurse Practitioner State Certification- Kansas, 10/01/15 - Present
- Registered Nurse Certification- Kansas, 07/01/05 - Present
- AANP Board Certification- FNP, 11/01/15 - Present
- Basic Life Support, 10/01/21 - 10/01/23
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 12/01/01 - 12/01/23
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 12/01/21 - 12/01/23
- ATLS, 10/01/20 - Present
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support
- AANP
- APRN
- RN
- PALS
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
APRN
Free State
2024.07 - Current
APRN
University of Kansas St. Francis Topeka
2022.06 - Current
APRN
Vista Staffing
2022.01 - 2022.12
APRN
Hays Medical Center
2020.11 - 2022.08
APRN
Care Now
2020.11 - 2022.06
APRN
Stormont Vail Health
2017.09 - 2020.01
APRN
Med Express
2017.05 - 2019.03
APRN
Newman Regional Health
2017.01 - 2022.12
APRN
Walgreens Clinic
2016.05 - 2017.03
APRN
Geary Community Hospital
2016.02 - 2020.05
RN
Sanford Medical Center
2015.11 - 2016.01
RN
Wesley Medical Center HCA
2015.07 - 2015.10
RN
Providence Medical Center
2013.09 - 2015.07
RN
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
2011.04 - 2012.01
RN
St. Francis Hospital
2005.05 - 2013.09
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Washburn University
Master of Science - Nursing- FNP
University of Southern Indiana