Philecia Benman
Southfield,MI
Summary
A uniquely qualified, well educated, Certified Advanced Nurse Practitioner. A nurse practitioner with +10 years of progressive nursing roles who is seasoned in early detection and correction of health problems. Independently qualified candidate with experience in managing treatment plan of care with pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods for patients with medical ailments. Ability to provide patients with acute and chronic illnesses a high standard of individualized care. Relied upon to always apply evidence based knowledge to get results and achieve the safest and best outcome for patients. Loyal and collaborative Nurse Practitioner with a steadfast commitment to preventative care education and patient advocacy. Currently pursuing to join a facility that will provide future career advancement opportunities as well as comprehensive support throughout career development and employment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Michigan Pain Management Consultants
Southfield, MI
11.2023 - Current
- Prescribing pain medications, including controlled substances, while closely monitoring for side effects and potential for abuse.
- Conducting thorough evaluations to understand the nature, severity, and impact of a patient's pain.
- Creating customized pain management strategies based on individual needs, including medication management, epidural steroidal injections, physical therapy, injections, or other interventional procedures.
- Utilizing and referring patients for non-medication pain management techniques like relaxation, acupuncture, or electrical stimulation.
- Consulting with specialists like physical therapists, psychologists, and other medical professionals to optimize patient care.
- Providing information and guidance to patients regarding pain management strategies, including lifestyle modifications and coping mechanisms.
- Regularly assessing pain levels and adjusting treatment plans as necessary.
- Identifying potential risks associated with pain medication use and implementing appropriate safeguards.
- Assist physicians with providing pain relief procedures for patients with chronic pain.
- Performed comprehensive physical and neurological examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
- Worked with families, caregivers, and patients to determine the best options for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention.
Vascular Nurse Practitioner
Lake State Vein & Vascular
Livonia, MI
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Assist surgeons with outpatient venous surgical procedures.
- Analyze ultrasound data to determine level of venous insufficiencies.
- Create treatment plans for patient with vascular disease.
- Assist with outpatient surgical procedures for chronic venous ulcers.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications.
- Implemented individualized patient care plans to address assessment findings.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Educated and guided patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits to prevent Type-2 diabetes and other complications.
- Prescribed medications or treatments based on patient medical assessments.
- Performed minor surgical procedures, handling suturing and wound care.
- Scheduled and followed up on patient appointments, maximizing continuity of care.
Family Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care
Alpha Urgent Care
Auburn Hills, MI & Rochester Hills, MI
12.2022 - 11.2023
- Helped patients manage acute and chronic pain.
- Examined wounds and treated lacerations with bandaging, suturing and topical medications.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
- Assessed and treated STDs in both males and females.
- Coordinated referrals for specialty services and additional care.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Educated and guided patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits.
- Evaluated new patients by taking vital signs, reviewing lab results and taking visual assessment of patients.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Prescribed medications for patients in conjunction with other treatments according to specific personal medical conditions.
- Worked in direct collaboration with other physicians and referred patients accordingly to best support health care needs.
- Reported births, deaths and contagious disease outbreaks to government officials as required by federal and institutional regulations.
Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Providence Hospital
Novi, MI & Southfield, MI
08.2018 - 08.2023
- Discussed proposed surgical procedures, risk and potential complications with supervising physician and patient to obtain proper patient informed consent.
- Offered continuous review of patients in Orthopedics program from admission to discharge.
- Provided care for critically ill patients with traumatic injuries and life-threatening illnesses.
- Perform consults on patients with orthopedic concerns admitted to hospital.
- Perform joint aspirations for fluid accumulation or suspected joint infections.
- Perform casting, bi-valving and cast removal for joint replacement patients.
- Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms
- Discussed care plans with patients and explained test results and proper use of medications
- Establish partnership with patients to improve surgical outcomes.
- Increased patient utilization of hospital facilities by 85% for diagnostic testing resulting in ease of physicians and disciplinary team access to patient test results
- Educate patients on ways to reduce risk of complications post-op surgery for improved procedure outcomes.
- Utilize risk stratification tools to determine if patients have met criteria to proceed with surgical procedure and help persons to meet inclusion criteria.
- Order pre-operative testing needed for patients to proceed with surgery.
- Discuss with patients pre & post-operative care plans with patients and explain results of tests including proper use of medications post surgery.
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues
- Manage care for patients on surgical floor post op joint replacement surgery
- Assisted in developing pre-surgical clinic to help patients navigate through pre-operative and post-operative procedures with interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Round on patients while in hospital and discharge patients once hemo-dynamically stable after joint replacement procedures.
- Performed medical record conciliation for inpatients.
- Utilized customized patient teaching tools including educational materials to support patients having orthopedic surgery.
- Strictly adhered to all HIPAA regulations.
- Serve as lead health care provider to ensure patients are fully optimized before proceeding with surgery in pre-surgical clinic.
- Adhered to all hospital procedures, policies and protocols to ensure patient safety.
- Created individualized and customized orthopedic care plans for each patient with healthcare team.
- Ensure all patient appointments are scheduled with healthcare team and/or specialties prior to surgery within specific timeframes.
- Conduct screenings, interpret diagnostic treatment and rehabilitative services for orthopedic health care team.
- Formulate lists of current and past medical conditions.
- Accurately note patient medical history, applicable test results and vitals into medical records.
- Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions while inpatient.
- Explain medications and side effects to patients, family members and caregivers, and thoroughly reviewed physician-ordered tests.
- Utilized customized patient teaching tools to support patients for joint replacement surgery.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for acute and chronic conditions.
- Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms.
- Supported patients in maintaining prescribed regimen of care.
- Participated in hospital committees or working groups to promote quality improvement initiatives
- Developed individualized treatment plans for patients with complex medical needs
Nurse Practitioner
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
02.2017 - 06.2018
- Played integral role in assessment of patients in clinic setting and evaluating neurological symptoms
- Performed in-depth neurologic assessments, as well as history and physicals for patients with newly diagnosed and chronic brain and spinal tumors
- Independently managed patient treatment plan of care
- Completed orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient age-specific needs
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities
- Implemented interventions to support patients regaining or maintaining physiologic stability
- Performed dictations for clinical notes through EMR
- Assessment of neurologic deficits for patients with spinal tumors, meningiomas, astrocytomas, gliomas, and metastatic brain and spinal tumors
- Reviewed neuro-surgical MRI/CT imaging and interpreting reports
- Attended tumor board conferences weekly to discuss neurosurgery cases to discuss and analyze imaging
- Managed surgery services through coordination and scheduling of surgical pre-operative laboratory tests and imaging
- Requested medical clearance in preparation of surgery
- Completed FMLA and home care orders for patients
- Completed prior authorizations for patients needing approval for medical imaging
- Assessed patients in clinic at post-operative appointments and remove sutures and staples to craniotomy and spinal incisions
- Adjustments of Ventricular peritoneal shunts
- Wrote prescriptions/refills for patients
- Educated patients on brain and spinal tumors
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical information, weight and height measurements and vital signs.
- Reviewed customer survey information to prioritize areas of improvement.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Followed infection control procedures.
Registered Nurse
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
11.2014 - 01.2017
- Performed peri/post operative surgical care for patients receiving Urological, Gynecological, and Maxillofacial surgical procedures
- Administered controlled as well as scheduled drugs to wide varieties of patients while effectively using electronic medical record system
- Prep patients for surgical procedures including reviewing history and physicals and determining if lab values need to be drawn before surgical procedures
- Intravenous needles insertion, provide sedatives, anti-arrhythmic medications, blood pressure IV medications, and antibiotics
- Ability to quickly recognize complications using critical thinking skills to intervene if patients were declining hemo-dynamically
- Monitor patients post-operatively for signs and symptoms of pain, complications that may arise after surgical procedures
- Monitor for signs and symptoms of sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, hypo/hypertension, and/or arrhythmias
- Provided assistance to Anesthetist and Surgeons as and when required in wide ranges of scenarios
- Provided discharge instructions to patients and family members after surgical procedures
- Following up with patients’ post-op discharge via phone
- Provided excellent patient care in a nurturing and supportive environment to wide ranges of patients
- Performed lab tests and communicated results.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Measured urine and delivered specimens to lab.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
Registered Nurse
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
02.2012 - 11.2014
- Provided care for critically ill patients being medically treated for CHF, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, end-stage renal disease, multi-system organ failure, diabetes, sepsis, and GI bleed
- Manage patients requiring CAPD, continuous pulse oximetry, tracheostomy to ventilator support, CPAP/BIPAP, high flow nasal cannula, telemetry, insulin drips, heparin drips, vasoactive and anti-arrhythmic medications
- Experienced and trained charge RN role assisting nurses with overseeing 30+ patients on critical care unit; make RN patient assignments using patient acuity levels
- Trained to use nursing protocols and processes to perform assessments on patients with higher acuity levels on critical care unit
- Technical tasks: head to toe assessments, start and stop IVs for patients, suction patients with tracheostomies, starting and stopping vasoactive and anti-arrhythmic medications, Foley catheter insertion and removal, perform dressing changes, and collect lab specimens
- Perform direct care with patients on critical care unit requiring use of mechanical ventilation machines
- Perform discharge instructions for patients being discharged from unit
- Provide assistance and remained calm in emergency code blue
- Completed training in team building and excellent communication classes to establish better relationships with patients and family members
- Establish professional relationships with multidisciplinary teams and patients
- Routinely retracted patient throat cultures and prepared for lab submission.
- Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing.
- Ensured HIPAA compliance.
- Effective counseling in health maintenance and disease management.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
South University
Novi, MI06.2016
Bachelor of science - Nursing
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI12.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA05.2001
Skills
- Urgent care experience
- Orthopedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular surgery
- Complete optimization of patients undergoing surgical procedures
- Order & analyzing lab values, EKGs, diagnostic testing
- Joint injections/aspirations
- Suturing
- Staple placement/removal
- Splinting/casting
- Prescriptive authority with DEA licensure
- Acute and Chronic Health Issues
- Excellent communicating with interdisciplinary team
- Patient education/treatment plan
- Outpatient clinic and inpatient experience
- Comprehensive History & Physical assessments
- Discharge planning
- Navigator for patients proceeding with surgery
- Pre-operative, PACU and post-operative experience
- Pharmacological & Non-pharmacological management
- Electronic Medical Record
- Individualized Care Plans
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Botox certification - Level 1
- IV insertion and IV fluid management
- Complete Dermal Filler for Aesthetic Enhancement
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Member
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Certification
- Current American National Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification, #2016019514 Valid: Sept 2021 – Sept 2026
- Family Nurse Practitioner-BC Specialty License, State of Michigan License Number 4704291062, since 2016
- Registered Nurse in Michigan, License Number 4704291062, since 2012
- Certified to Prescribe in Michigan Jan 2022 to Jul 2025
- CPR certified through American Heart Association, since 2007
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification Nov 2022 to Nov 2024
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider Feb 2022 to Feb 2024
References
- References available upon request
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Michigan Pain Management Consultants
11.2023 - Current
Vascular Nurse Practitioner
Lake State Vein & Vascular
09.2023 - 11.2023
Family Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care
Alpha Urgent Care
12.2022 - 11.2023
Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Providence Hospital
08.2018 - 08.2023
Nurse Practitioner
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
02.2017 - 06.2018
Registered Nurse
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
11.2014 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
02.2012 - 11.2014
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
South University
Bachelor of science - Nursing
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Clark Atlanta University