Nicole Rendall MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Yarmouth,ME
Summary
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with 3+ years of advanced practice experience and 14+ years in long term care, including progressive leadership roles from CNA to RN to Assistant Director of Nursing. Extensive experience managing medically complex geriatric populations in skilled nursing, long term care, and memory care settings. Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and quality improvement initiatives with goal to enhance patient outcomes and reduce re-hospitalizations. Strong alignment with VA mission through delivery of compassionate, veteran-centered care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner (Senior Care Consults)
Maine Health
Portland, ME
02.2023 - Current
- Full time (40 hours per week) position providing full scope primary care services to geriatric patients in 148-bed SNF/LTC facility and 60-bed ALF/memory care facility.
- Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic medical conditions for complex panel of older adults.
- Coordinate with physicians and other clinicians in a shared patient model to provide medical care to vulnerable population.
- Manage patients with multiple comorbidities including dementia, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
- Prescribe medications and implement strategies to reduce poly-pharmacy and adverse drug events.
- Educate patients and families on disease management and preventative care.
- Participate in hospice meetings to establish and evaluate individualized care plans ensuring comfort and dignity.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Advantage Wound Care
Portland, ME
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Full time position (40 hours per week) position providing traveling wound care services to 20+ patients daily in SNF and LTC facilities across Southern Maine.
- Focus on healing wounds and treating surgical conditions in the post-acute environment through conservative, evidence-based care.
- Educate patients and families on wound management strategies, emphasizing prevention and self-care techniques.
- Perform weekly wound care including assessment, routine debridement, cauterization, biopsy, and application of dressings.
Certified Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nurse
Seaside Healthcare
Portland, ME
05.2016 - 08.2022
- Full time 40 hour per week position (in conjunction with case manager position below) providing oversight of skin care needs for 148 bed SNF/LTC facility.
- Consultant in management of patients with complicated fistulas, wounds, ostomies, and continence and provide recommendations for effective and appropriate use of specialty beds, wound care products and ostomy supplies.
- Developed and led weekly interdisciplinary wound care meetings.
- Track pressure injury rates, perform root-cause analysis, and create QAPI based on results.
- Use of evidence-based practice techniques, tools and data to provide expert hands on care to patients with wounds, ostomy and continence needs.
- Reduction of pressure injury incidence rate from 1.45 to 0.24 per 1,000 patient days over two year period.
Clinical Case Manager
Seaside Healthcare
Portland, ME
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Full time 40 hour per week position (in conjunction with wound care position above) providing case management needs to skilled nursing patients.
- Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations, and goals of care.
- Participated in patient and family planning process, as well as provided instructions and address questions and concerns.
- Worked as point person between nursing, therapies, providers, and social services for 45 skilled patients.
- Helped increase days of stay for managed care patients from 19 days to 22 days average.
Education
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
St. Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME02-2022
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse - CWOCN
Metropolitan State University
Minneapolis, MN05-2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maine at Orono
Orono, ME05-2010
Skills
- Chronic disease management (CHF, COPD, diabetes, dementia)
- Acute illness diagnosis and treatment
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Preventative care and wellness exams
- Patient and family education
- Care transitions and hospital readmission reduction
- Wound care: debridement, cauterization, dressing selection
- Diagnostics and prescribing
- Experience with behavioral health/dementia management
- Proficient in Epic
Affiliations
- FNP-C (Certifying body: AANP) - #CNP221344 - Maine
- RN License - #RN58635 - Maine
- DEA License - #MR7620506
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner (Senior Care Consults)
Maine Health
02.2023 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Advantage Wound Care
11.2022 - 07.2023
Clinical Case Manager
Seaside Healthcare
01.2021 - 01.2022
Certified Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nurse
Seaside Healthcare
05.2016 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Maine at Orono
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
St. Joseph's College of Maine
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse - CWOCN
Metropolitan State University