Highly qualified and board certified [Job Title] driven to build strong relationships with patients and families. Acts as patient advocate to achieve best possible outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Via Health Partners
04.2023 - Current
Provides and promotes highest quality health care and end of life care
Assists to alleviate suffering and alleviation of physical and psychological pain
Diagnosis, treatment and management of pain and other symptoms frequently experienced by patients at end of life
Prescribes and or recommends therapeutic measures, tests, drugs (including narcotics) in accordance within the ethical principles of medicine
Confers with the medical director as appropriate for situations beyond the nurse practitioner’s expertise
Pursues educational opportunities that lead to improved outcomes
Conducts family meetings to review medical issues and establish goals of care
Reviews and discusses advanced care directives
Participants in team discussions regarding patient care to gain insight and offer suggestions.
Prescribed medications or treatments based on patient medical assessments.
Facilitated patient referrals to specialists and other healthcare providers.
Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
PACE@Home
05.2020 - 02.2023
Delivery of excellent/evidenced based primary care to geriatric population
Health histories, physical exams; diagnoses and treatment, lab tests/results and follow up; frequent provision of wound care; prescribing medication including controlled substances
Referral for consultation or specialty services and follow up care
Evening urgent care call and on-call emergency consultation
Patient care management liaison in conjunction with physician, nurses and other healthcare professionals
Patient education, communication and support for healthcare staff, participants and caregivers with updates regarding changes in conditions and progress
Participated in development if IDTplan of care and coordination of 24-hour care delivery.
Assessed patient condition, submitted treatment plan and conducted ongoing follow-up of condition.
Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
NCEldercare
11.2019 - 03.2020
Provision of excellent/evidenced-based patient care for 90-100 patients in a long-term care facility
Delivered primary care to patients, including diagnosis, treatment, referral for consultation or specialty services, follow-up care, urgent care and on-call emergency consultation
Communicated with patients and families on conditions and progress
Prescribed medication, including controlled substances
Lab results and interpretation.
Registered Nurse
Caromont Healthcare
07.1995 - 08.2018
Gained invaluable experience in various areas within the same company while providing care to patients with diverse healthcare needs
Collaborated with team members to assess, plan and deliver excellent patient care to med-surg patients
Provided effective and high-quality pain management with interdisciplinary team members utilizing pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods, patient/family education/referrals
Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to provide quality end of life care to patients' and their families; provided needed physical, emotional, spiritual and bereavement support to patients and significant others
Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to provide care to post-event cardiac patients
EKG monitoring to detect adverse rhythms during exercise.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.