Mayte McWilliams
Benton,USA
Summary
Dedicated Spanish and English-speaking Family Nurse Practitioner looking to obtain a position as a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Extensive nursing background in various fields including dermatology, outpatient surgery, pain management, orthopedics, pediatrics, women's health, neurology, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastrointestinal, and internal medicine. Quick learner who adapts easily to change while enjoying challenges. Resourceful, self-motivated, compassionate, reliable, practical, and eager to provide optimal medical care as a nurse practitioner for your clinic.
Overview
1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
FNP
Applegate Recovery
Bossier City, Louisiana
12.2024 - Current
- Provide comprehensive addiction-medicine care to patients receiving treatment for substance use disorders.
- Evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans based on medical, behavioral-health, and recovery needs.
- Assess, diagnose, and manage co-occurring mental health conditions.
- Order, review, and monitor laboratory testing to support diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management.
- Discuss diagnoses, treatment options, medications, recovery goals, and follow-up recommendations with patients.
- Monitored patient progress and treatment responses, ensuring effective medication management and early identification of adverse effects.
- Coordinated referrals to counseling, behavioral-health services, and community resources, enhancing patient support networks.
- Collaborate with counselors, behavioral-health providers, medical staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
- Educated patients on addiction, mental health, and wellness strategies, promoting adherence to treatment plans and relapse prevention.
- Document patient assessments, treatment plans, laboratory results, care coordination, and clinical progress in the electronic health record.
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine & Pediatric Specialist
Bossier City, USA
09.2022 - Current
- Provided primary healthcare to pediatric and adult patients, including diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.
- Performed physical exams, immunizations, screenings, and health assessments to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
- Educated patients and families about health status and maintenance, preventative care, and management of acute and chronic conditions.
- Facilitated referrals to emergency rooms, specialty clinics, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
- Recorded patient care and progress in electronic health records to maintain accurate and accessible health information.
Float Nurse
WK Physician Network Clinic
Shreveport, USA
04.2019 - 08.2024
- Administered treatments, assisted with procedures, and conducted examinations for patient care.
- Assumed various nursing roles by quickly learning clinic routines to effectively cover for absent nurses or support short-staffed clinics.
- Collaborated with diverse clinicians across specialties including dermatology, cardiology, outpatient surgery, women's health, neurology, urology, endocrinology, orthopedics, pediatrics, gastroenterology, and primary care to enhance patient care.
- Conducted laboratory tests such as urinalysis, EKGs, throat cultures, and nasal swabs.
- Experienced in EHR charting and obtaining online hospital medical records.
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Stockwell Family Practice
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Assessing, diagnosing, and treating acute illnesses and managing chronic conditions in outpatient primary care patients across the lifespan
- Conducting physical examinations, women's health exams, sports physicals, joint injections, skin biopsies, cardiac examinations, lab testing, counseling, and suturing simple lacerations
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Haughton Medical Group
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating common illnesses in patients 65 years and older
- Conducting physical examinations, women's health exams, sports physicals, joint injections, skin biopsies, cardiac examinations, radiological exams, fall prevention strategies, home oxygen setup, lab testing, counseling, referrals, home health services, and suturing simple lacerations
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Haughton Medical Group
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Diagnosing and treating acute illnesses and managing chronic conditions in outpatient primary care patients across the lifespan
- Conducting physical examinations, women's health exams, sports physicals, joint injections, skin biopsies, cardiac examinations, lab testing, counseling, and suturing simple lacerations
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating adult patients ages 18-64 years old
Student Nurse Practitioner
David Raines Community Health Center
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Assessing, diagnosing, and treating acute and chronic illnesses in an outpatient pediatric clinic
- Diagnosing common maladies, common illnesses, performing wellness examinations while assessing growth and development, administering treatments, providing medications, depicting radiographic images, determining vaccinations needed, family education, and referrals
Student Nurse Practitioner
Women's Health Clinic
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Assessing, diagnosing, and treating acute and chronic conditions for outpatient females throughout a lifespan
- Providing gynecological services such as annual exams, pap smear screenings, contraceptive insertion, STD screening, treatment of gynecological conditions, contraceptive counseling, menopause treatment, obstetric services, and post-surgical evaluations
Nurse
WK Spine & Pain Specialists
Bossier City, USA
02.2017 - 04.2019
- Provided continuous monitoring of vital signs for the patients before, during, and after giving sedation.
- Assisted with joint injections, kyphoplasty procedures, spinal cord stimulator trials, nerve root block injections, preparing injections in a sterile field, sedation administration, trigger point injections, and radiofrequency injections.
- Alternated between nursing roles assisting with clinic work, preprocedural workups, post procedure workups, follow up with patients, drug testing, and procedures setup.
- Translated to the physician and interpreted the plan of care for Spanish speaking patients.
Nurse
WK Tristate Neurology
Shreveport, USA
10.2014 - 02.2017
- Provided expert care for patients with neurological conditions, seizures, strokes, and head trauma.
- Rounded in the hospital with the physician to assess patients that were inpatient.
- Monitored, recorded, and reported symptoms or changes in the patient's condition, and reported back to the hospital staff with further orders given by the physician.
- Educated patients, and families about rehabilitation, neurology, and lifestyle changes.
- Consulted and coordinated with the healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Expert in electronic charting.
Medical Surgical RN
Willis Knighton Medical Center
Shreveport, USA
06.2013 - 10.2014
- Worked with a wide variety of patient populations with medical, surgical, and cardiac needs. Delegated the appropriate tasks to the ancillary staff, comprehensive assessments, documentation, education, medication administration, training nursing students, communication among physicians, and case managers.
- Applied prompt expertise care in traumatic situations of patient decline, while working and communicating alongside other medical staff to improve patient's condition.
- Performed medical procedures such as venipuncture, cardiac monitoring, vital signs, IV drug administration, wound cleaning, colostomy care, peg tube feedings, triaging of patient needs, and transportation to procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA12-2015
Associates of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Shreveport, LA05-2013
Skills
- Addiction medicine
- Patient assessment
- Treatment planning
- Mental health management
- Laboratory interpretation
- Radiology coordination
- Diagnostic imaging
- Experience administering vaccines and injections
- EHR documentation
- EPIC
- KIPU
- Healthcare collaboration
- Pain management
- Team leadership
- Occupational health assessments
Certification
- Louisiana Registered Nurse, 06/01/13, Current
- Louisiana APRN, 07/15/22, Current
- ACLS/BLS, Current
- PALS, Current
- CRS, 08/08/22, Current
- CDS, 08/03/22, Current
Presentations And Papers
PILT: Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: How Does This Effect Control of Hypertension?, Brandi Bordelon, BSN, RN, Dannette Furgerson, BSN, RN, Kathy Lambeth, BSN, RN, Mayte McWilliams, BSN, RN
Timeline
FNP
Applegate Recovery
12.2024 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine & Pediatric Specialist
09.2022 - Current
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Stockwell Family Practice
01.2022 - 05.2022
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Haughton Medical Group
01.2022 - 05.2022
Student Nurse Practitioner
WK Haughton Medical Group
01.2022 - 05.2022
Student Nurse Practitioner
David Raines Community Health Center
01.2022 - 05.2022
Student Nurse Practitioner
Women's Health Clinic
01.2022 - 05.2022
Float Nurse
WK Physician Network Clinic
04.2019 - 08.2024
Nurse
WK Spine & Pain Specialists
02.2017 - 04.2019
Nurse
WK Tristate Neurology
10.2014 - 02.2017
Medical Surgical RN
Willis Knighton Medical Center
06.2013 - 10.2014
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Associates of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana