Sharon Bode

-Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated practice managers with current information.

-Assess, diagnose and treat cardiovascular patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting.

-One day a week work in a specialized cardiometabolic clinic with focus on improving overall cardiometabolic health collaborating with health and wellness coach, nutritionist, Pharmacist and nursing.

-Assist with onboarding of new clinicians

-Collaborate with leadership to devise initiatives for improving advanced practice clinicians retention, satisfaction and morale within the enterprise

-Implemented an ongoing continuing education approved cardiovascular journal club.

-Interface with the community in collaboration with business development for Public facing health education lectures during heart month.

-Participate in continuing education and professional development to enhance expertise and skills.

Co-chair the APC Cardiovascular Service Line meetings within the Illinois region which meets bimonthly.

-Member of the Local Practice Management Committee within the Elgin region; meet regularly with APCs in a broad spectrum of specialties as a resource to promote transparency and improve retention, morale and prevent clinician burnout in the network.

-Together-As-One peer ambassador Peer mentor (workplace ombudsman).

-Investigate and resolved issues affecting workflow in cardiology practice operations and patient care.

-Developed various teaching styles to ensure success of students.

-Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.

-Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.

-Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations in the clinic (TriCounty).

-Prepared training materials and instructional strategies to track student progress, accurately report skills and conduct competency assessments.

-Direct patient care in a busy family health clinic

-Preceptor for nurse practitioner students enrolled in Northern Illinois University NP program

-Educated patients, families and caregivers about conditions and treatments and referred to specialists as needed.

-Assessed diagnosed and treated various patients in a busy internal medicine patient practice.

-Provided information on health promotion and disease prevention.

-Assess, diagnosed and treated various patients in a busy physician owed private internal medicine practice

-Consulted on hospitalized patients

-Consulted on skilled nursing patients

-implemented and held a diabetes support group for patients and families.

-Examined wounds and treated lacerations with bandaging, suturing, and topical medications.

-Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.

-Performed patient school physicals and routine yearly physical examinations.

-Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.

-Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.

-Helped patients and their families manage acute and chronic pain.

-Assisted with referral to care coordination/social worker for those patients experiencing housing insecurity/financial insecurity