Sharon Cicchetti -Rousseau
Family Nurse Practitioner
North Smithfield,RI
Summary
Experienced, tenacious, and caring family nurse practitioner with 25+ years of health care experience. Most recently, 1 year general endocrinology disease management, insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor training and management to add to expertise of 20+ years of family practice primary care, 1+ years complex care management, and 7 years acute in-patient nursing experience. Current objective to join mutually supportive, vibrant endocrinology practice.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
6
6
Certificates
Work History
Nurse Pracitioner Endocrinology
CHC Of Cape Cod
Mashpee, MA
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Assessed individual patient needs and develop care plans for management of general endocrinology conditions
- Provided insulin pump training and follow up of 20+ patients on Tandem and Omnipod technologies with 2-hour initial training and 48-72 hr follow up of CGM data and pump knowledge gap review. Provided real-time access to text or phone support in this crucial period to increase patient safety and successful adaptation to new therapies.
- Assessment, prescribing, patient education, and management of insulin pumps (Tandem and Omnipod) and continuous glucose monitoring technologies (Dexcom and Freestyle Libre systems)
- Taught and provided abbreviated summaries to primary care team RN/MA's and primary care colleagues about continuous glucose monitoring technology prescribing, patient education, troubleshooting device issues, and assessment of data to improve management of diabetes.
- Collaborated with endocrinologist staff physician to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Precepted FNP student spring 2023.
Nurse Practitioner, complex care management
Community Health Center Of Cape Cod
Mashpee, MA
02.2021 - 03.2023
- Assessed individual needs to develop case management care plans through assessment of social determinants of health, mental/physical health, and literacy.
- Assisted patients to access resources for food, financial support, housing, utilities, medication adherence support, and transportation.
- Served as clinic leader interdisciplinary PCP team integration by starting high-cost list of patients for 10 primary care team panels, to regularly review plan of care in weekly team huddles with PCP provider, team nurse/ behavioral health clinician, and complex care nurse.
- Supported patients in maintaining prescribed regimen of care and access to specialty care.
- Worked with families, caregivers, and patients to plan long term and advanced care planning.
- Conducted home visitation for applicable patients for complex care planning, examination, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Coordinated with specialists, DMH social workers, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
- Performed post psychiatric/medical hospital follow ups and initial MAT intake and prescribing for patients with SUD, to provide timely interventions that improved standards of care.
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Center Of Cape Cod
Mashpee, MA
06.2017 - 02.2021
- Primary care family practice provider, panel 1700+ persons.
- STAR award for most improvement in health care maintenance benchmarks 1/20.
- Prescribed medication assisted therapies for addiction, added Suboxone certification 10/19.
- Responsible intermittently for clinic wide on call phone contact, including Saturday urgent care clinic.
Nurse Practitioner Internal Medicine
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Peabody, MA
03.2017 - 05.2017
- locums' position
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
River Bend Medical Associates Inc.
West Sacramento, CA
08.2007 - 01.2017
- Provided primary family practice care in physician run 2 office private practice.
- Started in September 2012 spending 4 hours per week Co-investigator medical research.
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Rural Health Clinic, Sutter Memorial Hospital
Los Banos, CA
08.2004 - 11.2006
Staff Nurse Cardiac Intensive Care
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
07.2002 - 07.2004
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sidney Borum Junior Health Center
Fall River And Boston, MA
10.2001 - 02.2004
Staff Nurse Cardiac Step-down Unit
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
01.1995 - 07.2002
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 09.1997 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 09.1988 - 05.1992
Skills
Tandem and Omnipod insulin pump trainer certified
Continuous glucose monitoring (dexcom and libre systems)
Suboxone waiver 10/19
Family practice, Primary Care
Spanish Language proficient since 2007
Previous Acute Care experience
Teamwork/Collaboration
Case management
Endocrinology
Certification
NPI DEA MC0787926, XC0787296 numbers active (suboxone waivered)
Timeline
Board Certified Advanced Diabetes Management #200914788
07-2023
BLS
02-2023
MA controlled substance MC1069752N
11-2022
Nurse Pracitioner Endocrinology
CHC Of Cape Cod
08.2022 - 08.2023
NPI DEA MC0787926, XC0787296 numbers active (suboxone waivered)
08-2022
FNP/RN active Massachusetts RN200955
04-2022
AANP FNP- BC
08-2021
Nurse Practitioner, complex care management
Community Health Center Of Cape Cod
02.2021 - 03.2023
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Community Health Center Of Cape Cod
06.2017 - 02.2021
Nurse Practitioner Internal Medicine
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
03.2017 - 05.2017
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
River Bend Medical Associates Inc.
08.2007 - 01.2017
Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner
Rural Health Clinic, Sutter Memorial Hospital
08.2004 - 11.2006
Staff Nurse Cardiac Intensive Care
Brigham And Women's Hospital
07.2002 - 07.2004
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sidney Borum Junior Health Center
10.2001 - 02.2004
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
Boston College
09.1997 - 05.2001
Staff Nurse Cardiac Step-down Unit
Brigham And Women's Hospital
01.1995 - 07.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Massachusetts
09.1988 - 05.1992