Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Additional Information
Software
Interests
Theatre
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Maureen Komperda

Nurse Practitioner
Elmhurst,IL

Summary

Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 24 years of experience in a leadership nursing role. Adept at critical care and management with training in patient education and leadership. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology/Electrophysiology

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, IL
06.2020 - Current
  • Provide education to pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), and arrhythmia patients for given procedures prior to and after procedures.
  • Obtain surgical consent for cardiac patients prior to pacemaker, defibrillator or ablations.
  • Provide cardiac care to electrophysiology patients during clinic, phone, and videoconferencing appointments using physical assessment, diagnosing, treating, and plan patient's care.

Nurse Practitioner, Compensation and Pension

Edward J. Hines Jr. Hospital
06.2009 - 07.2022
  • Provide focused examinations to Veterans for the following environmental exposures: Agent Orange, Persian Gulf, ionizing radiation.
  • Provide focused injury and illness-related examinations to Veterans in the following specialties: orthopedic, medicine, dermatologic, women's health.

Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Health Covid Team

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
03.2020 - 06.2020
  • Provide assessments, examinations, diagnosis, and treatment to VA employees exposed to COVID-19.
  • Provide results and care guidance to COVID negative and positive employees.
  • Provide back to work guidance to COVID positive employees.
  • Provide follow-up telephone care to employees and their families quarantining during COVID exposure.
  • Provide the latest CDC guidelines/VA guidelines and education to staff and supervisors regarding COVID positive and negative employees.

Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Health

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
06.2008 - 07.2013
  • Provide new employee examinations to new hire Hines VA employees: Police, health care professionals, etc. according to physical guidelines specific to the job.
  • Provide acute care evaluations, treatment, and follow-up to employees with work-related injuries and illnesses.
  • Provide medical surveillance to employees with infectious or environmental exposures: TB, measles, Shingles/chicken pox, rubella, influenza, asbestos, gases, antineoplastic agents, anesthetic agents, rabies, SIV/HIV.
  • Provide ergonomic examinations, evaluations for employees and instruction.
  • Perform assessment for Respiratory Fit Testing for N95 masking of employees.
  • Provide TB testing.
  • Provide employee/volunteer vaccinations: MMR, tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, influenza, Hepatitis B/C

Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care/Internal Medicine

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
07.2002 - 07.2009
  • Perform history and physical examinations, order diagnostic testing, perform appropriate procedures, evaluated interventions, prescribe medication.
  • Provide primary and acute care for male and female military Veterans.
  • Schedule and perform follow-up face-to-face and telephone appointments for 800 + panel of patients and acute care (walk-in) patients.

Nurse Practitioner, Primary & Women's Health Care

Chicago VA Hospital/Lakeside Division
07.1997 - 07.2002
  • Provide primary and acute care to maile and female military Veterans.
  • Perform history and physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, perform appropriate procedures, evaluate interventions, and prescribe medication.
  • Schedule and perform follow-up appointments for patient panel, acute care patients (walk-in patients), and women's health patients.
  • WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE Coordinator providing preventive health care to female military Veterans including the following exams: breast, pelvic, pap, STI, contraception.
  • Provide referrals for: pregnancy, abnormal findings with female exams, special needs counseling (military sexual trauma, civilian sexual trauma) and group therapy.

Education

Certificate As Adult Nurse Practitioner - Adult Care

Rush University
Chicago, IL
08.1996 - 12.1997

Master of Science - Critical Care Nursing

University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL
08.1987 - 01.1988

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
03.1981 - 05.1982

Diploma in Nursing - Diploma in Nursing

Wesley Passavant School of Nursing
Chicago, IL
08.1977 - 05.1980

Skills

Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Accomplishments

Academic Experience:


1998-present Rush University, College of Nursing, Adjunct Faculty

Adult, Family, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner programs

1999-present University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing,

Adjunct Faculty, Adult, Family, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

programs

2008 - 2009 Northern IL University, Adjunct Faculty, College of

Nursing

2002 - present Loyola University, Adjunct Faculty, College of Nursing,

Adult, Family, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner programs

Affiliations

American Nurses Credentialing Center

Additional Information

Other Professional Experience

1983-1987 Staff Nurse, MICU/CCU, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

1982-1983 Staff Nurse, ED, Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL

1981- 1982 Staff Nurse, ED, St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, IN

1981-1980 Staff Nurse, ED, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL


1986-1987 Research Assistant, Department of Medical/Surgical Nursing, Narcolepsy Center & Aids Research, University of IL at Chicago, IL


Licenses and Certifications

2007 - 2012 Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

1998 - present Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner, IL #209-001327

1998 - present Controlled Substance License, IL #309-000635

1998 - present Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, #321915-21

1980 - present Certified Registered Nurse, IL #041-198047

1994 - 2006 Affiliate Faculty, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, AHA, Rush University

1987- 2000 Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse

Software

Excel

SPSS-X

Interests

Theatre

Theatre

Village Theatre Guild, Glen Ellyn, IL, previous Board of Directors: President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology/Electrophysiology

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
06.2020 - Current

Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Health Covid Team

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
03.2020 - 06.2020

Nurse Practitioner, Compensation and Pension

Edward J. Hines Jr. Hospital
06.2009 - 07.2022

Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Health

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
06.2008 - 07.2013

Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care/Internal Medicine

Edward J. Hines Jr. VA Hospital
07.2002 - 07.2009

Nurse Practitioner, Primary & Women's Health Care

Chicago VA Hospital/Lakeside Division
07.1997 - 07.2002

Certificate As Adult Nurse Practitioner - Adult Care

Rush University
08.1996 - 12.1997

Master of Science - Critical Care Nursing

University of Illinois At Chicago
08.1987 - 01.1988

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Evansville
03.1981 - 05.1982

Diploma in Nursing - Diploma in Nursing

Wesley Passavant School of Nursing
08.1977 - 05.1980

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