Pamela Dwyer
Fast Pace Health Urgent Care
Murfreesboro,TN
1
Certification
19
years of professional experience
Because of my extensive experience, I possess versatile skills in problem-solving, collaboration and mentorship. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability, creative thinking and proactive approach in delivering effective patient care.
Work History
7 Months
- Evaluation and Manage of Acute disease
- Order and interpretation of lab and diagnostic
- DOT Certified
- Suturing
- I&D of abscesses
Primary Care in the Home
6 Months- H&P
- Evaluation and Management of chronic diseases
- Order and Interpret lab and diagnostic disease
Nurse Practitioner
1 Year 8 Months- 100% member satisfaction
- Request for return visits
- Bright idea suggestions
- Presented on DEI at team meeting
- Annual Health Assessments
- Member education
- Prevention Screenings
- FOBT, A1c, DKD, Diabetic foot assessments
3 Years 3 Months
- Evaluation and management of acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan
- See on average 10-20 patients per day
Chair, Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
11 Months- Leadership position
- Mentor/Orientation of new faculty
- Hiring of faculty and staff
- Curriculum and Program Development
- Excellent understanding of an academic nursing education accreditation process
- Strategic Planning and Program Outcomes Evaluation
- Developed and managed operational and capital budgets
- Strong understanding of Board of Nursing rules and regulations for RN and APRN’s
- Strong understanding of credentialing process for Nursing Faculty
- Assist in the Navigation of students through the national certification as well as State Board of Nursing Licensure
1 Year 6 Months
- Evaluation and management of acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan
- Well child visits
Chair, Graduate Nursing Program
13 Years 4 Months- Leadership position
- Hiring of faculty and staff
- Curriculum and Program Development
- Excellent understanding of an academic nursing education accreditation process
- Strategic Planning and Program Outcomes Evaluation
- Developed and managed operational and capital budgets
- Experience with developing Zero Based Budgets
- Strong understanding of Board of Nursing rules and regulations for RN and APRN’s
- Strong understanding of credentialing process for Nursing Faculty
- Mentor/Orientation of new faculty
- Developed On Campus Intensives for graduate nursing students
- Management of Faculty and Students
- Assist in the Navigation of students through the national certification as well as State Board of Nursing Licensure
- Course Development
- Hiring adjunct faculty
- Have 11 years’ experience of teaching both online and face to face courses
Education
Ed.D
completed 1 year
DNP
MSN
BSN
ADN
LPN
Skills
Integrity
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Friendly
positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Mentoring
Affiliations
- American Academy of NP’s Member since 2008 to present
- NONPF Member since 2014 to present
- Sigma Theta Tau President Alpha Beta Iota Chapter, Term Started 2023
- President-Elect from 2014-2016
- Member since 2004
Certification
- CRNP - State: PA: Initial licensure: 2008-09-04 (inactive)
- State: TN: Initial Licensure: 2022-05-04
- Expires: 2026-11-30
- Other States: Alabama (Active), Arkansas (Active), North Carolina (Active), And South Carolina (Inactive)
- RN State: PA: Initial licensure: 2001-08-23 (Inactive)
- State: TN Multistate: Initial licensure: 2022-03-22
- State: WI: Initial licensure: 2023-02-24 (Inactive)
Timeline
Fast Pace Health Urgent Care
12.2025 - CurrentRead More
Primary Care in the Home
Iris Medical Group
12.2025 - 06.2026Read More
Nurse Practitioner
Optum HouseCalls
04.2024 - 12.2025Read More
Silver Hill Medical Center
07.2022 - 10.2025Read More
Chair, Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
Herzing University
03.2022 - 02.2023Read More
Geisinger Family Practice
01.2021 - 07.2022Read More
Chair, Graduate Nursing Program
Misericordia University
08.2007 - 12.2020Read More
Wilkes-Barre Area Vocational School
LPN
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Luzerne County Community College
ADN
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Misericordia University
BSN
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Misericordia University
MSN
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Wilkes University
DNP
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Vanderbilt University
Ed.D
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Scholarship
- Accepted as one out of 10 spots nationally for the National League of Nursing Scholarly Writing Retreat in Dallas, TX November 2016
- Duke Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Fellow 2017-2018
- Podium Presentation: “Enigmatic Illness: Finding the Needle in the Haystack” Annual Nurse Practitioner Conference Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA 2022
- Poster Presentation: “Engagement by Immersion: A Journey Toward Meaningful Outcomes for Patients, Community, and DNP” 2017
- Published Article in CIN: CIN Plus “Strategies in Development of an mHealth Technology for Low Socioeconomic Groups in Free Healthcare Clinics” 2016
- Podium Presentation: “Collaborative Strategies toward Successful Final Project Completion” 2015
- Location: 8th Annual DNP Conference: How to Be a Better DNP in Three Days
- Poster Presentation: “A Mobile Health Technology (mHealth) Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Hypertension among Free Healthcare Clinics”
Professional Conferences/Continuing Education
- American Association of Colleges of Nurses (AACN) Doctoral Education Conference – January 2019
- Certification in Simulation Drexel University – January 2019
- Leading and Influencing As Department Chairs - Academic Impressions October 2017
- Leadership Workshop for Department and Division Chairs – Council of Independent Colleges – May, 2017
Professional Development
- Advanced Practice Role – NSG 518
- Concepts and Theory Nursing Science – NSG 519
- Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology – NSG 511
- Family Health and Disease Management (Acute and Chronic Needs in the Adult) – NSG 600/603
- Clinical Management of FH MGT – NSG 601/604
- Final Clinical Synthesis Course – NSG 611
- MSN Clinical Capstone Course – NSG 610/612
- Analytical Math and Scholarly Inquiry – DNP 801
- Capstone I for doctoral students – DNP 805
- Capstone II for doctoral students – DNP 808
- Undergraduate: Population Health Didactic and Clinical – NSG 403/403C
- Principles of Pharmacology –NSG 320
- Health Assessment Across the Lifespan – NSG 398
- Clinical Instructor for first year students in Labor and Delivery, Nursery, and Skilled nursing facility
Service
- Service to Department/University
- Search Committee Assistant Dean/CNA Fall 2016
- Search Committee for MSN Director (Chair) Summer 2019
- Search Committee for PA Program Director (Chair) Fall 2016
- Search Committee for Nursing Faculty (Chair) Summer 2019
- IRB 2015-2019
- Graduate Nursing Faculty Committee (Chair) 2013 to 2020
- NDFO 2013 to 2020
- Service to Students
- Nursing/Student Welfare Committee 2013 to 2017
- Served as Chair 2015 to 2017
- Service to Profession
- NONPF Annual Conference Planning Committee 2023-Present
- NONPF Leadership Curricular Committee 2015 to 2019
- Service to Community
- Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania Board of Directors beginning July, 2018 Wilkes-Barre Free Clinic CRNP volunteer and Administrative Director
- Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania Board of Director Member beginning July 1, 2018 to June 2019
- Mirant Camp Service-Learning Collaborative Experience with Nurse Practitioner Students and Physician Assistants
- This is 23-year tradition for Misericordia’s Graduate Nursing Department. When I became the MSN program director, this became my charge. I took this wonderful experience and began including Physician Assistant Students to help foster interprofessional education and collaboration.