Compassionate Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with 25 years of comprehensive experience providing acute care, wellness exams and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations in the ED and urgent care settings. Skilled at analyzing patient histories and preliminary test results to build diagnosis.
Passionate clinical instructor possessing superior communication skills. Successful at organizing, preparing and updating clinical course materials. Dedicated to fostering student commitment to lifelong learning by connecting course material to broader situations and current events.
Clinical instructor for medical/surgical and public health nursing.
Identified academic strengths and obstacles and developed instructional techniques to accommodate different learning styles.
Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness.
Advised students in academic matters to improve successful course completion.
Distributed and posted course syllabus and answered student questions regarding standards, material, grading and progression at beginning of semester
Clinical skills instructor for associate degree nursing program.
Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
Evaluated and selected instructional materials to prepare course materials and lesson plans.
Volunteer position writing test questions for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam.
Evaluation and treatment of minor and intermediate care patients at Cleveland Clinic Hospital ED as APRN.
Worked as APRN in ED settings (Cedars, Kendall Regional, NW Regional, Westside Regional & Palmetto General Hospitals).
Medical examiner, Department of Transportation - present
AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS Instructor - present
BLS Provider - present
ACLS Provider- present
PALS Provider - present
ATLS Provider - present
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - present
Certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, (ANCC)- present
Certified Emergency Nurse Practitioner, (AANP) - present