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Stacey Whitten

Summary

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner specializes in professional nursing care for aging and elderly individuals. Promotes health and wellness education and preventive disease management to support optimal level of health and deliver quality, individualized care. Twenty one years of demonstrated geriatrics experience impacting care and comfort of senior population while building meaningful relationships with patients, families and health care providers.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Vermont Veterans' Home
Bennington, Vermont
04.2021 - Current
  • Performed physical examination, ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests and documented observations and results in patient chart.
  • Maintained accurate patient medical record to comply with policies and regulations and support continuity of care.
  • Assessed patient condition, submitted treatment plan, and conducted ongoing follow-up of condition.
  • Administered blood draws, EKGs, dressing changes and other nursing interventions to detect medical conditions and formulate plan of care.

Associate Chief Primary Care/CBOC Director

White River Junction VA Medical Center
White River Junction, Vermont
09.2019 - 04.2021

Provided supervision to the 7 CBOC medical directors including managing panels of patients during provider gaps at the 7 CBOCs

Lead a Primary CAre administrative team responsible for oversite and strategic planning for 7 outpatient clinics ( 12,000 veterans and ~ 150 employees)

Nurse Practitioner Float

White River Junction VAMC
White River Junction, Vermont
10.2017 - 09.2019

Provide primary care support to 7 CBOCs and White River Junction VAMC

Orient new providers at the CBOCs

Advance the use of telehealth in primary care at the CBOCs

Assist with team building at the CBOCs

Nurse Practitioner Faculty

White River Junction VA Medical Center
White River Junction, Vermont
07.2016 - 10.2017

VA Nursing Academic Partnerships in Graduate Education (VANAP-GE) VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT and MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA

Manage a primary care panel of 250 patients, Bennington VA CBOC

Create and build an NP residency program White River Junction VAMC

Precept NP students from MGH IHP

Nurse Practitioner

White River Junction VA Medical Center
White River Junction, VT
07.2000 - 07.2016

Supervise clinic staff

oversee clinic medical care

PCP for a primary care panel of 500 patients ages 21-100

Primary care and urgent care provider for 130 Vermont Veterans' Home nursing home patients

Preceptor, Geisel School School of Medicine (Dartmouth Medical School), 3rd and 4th year medical students.

Preceptor, University of Vermont adult-gerontology nurse practitioner students

Co-chair of the Bennington chronic pain management improvement project

Primary care utilization of scribes, first official VA pilot team in the US using scribes in primary care

US Peace Corps Volunteer

US Government
Tchibanga, Gabon, Central Africa
06.1990 - 06.1992

Teacher, Junior and Senior High School Science and English

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Practitioner

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
05.2011

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
12.1999

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
05.1995

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
05.1990

Skills

  • Diagnostic Interventions
  • Judgement and Decision Making
  • Drug Regimen Counseling
  • Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Physical Examinations
  • Patient-centered Care
  • Geriatric Treatment
  • Patient Rapport
  • Primary Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Patient Care Coordination

Timeline

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Vermont Veterans' Home
04.2021 - Current

Associate Chief Primary Care/CBOC Director

White River Junction VA Medical Center
09.2019 - 04.2021

Nurse Practitioner Float

White River Junction VAMC
10.2017 - 09.2019

Nurse Practitioner Faculty

White River Junction VA Medical Center
07.2016 - 10.2017

Nurse Practitioner

White River Junction VA Medical Center
07.2000 - 07.2016

US Peace Corps Volunteer

US Government
06.1990 - 06.1992

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Practitioner

Johns Hopkins University

Master of Science - Nursing

University of Connecticut

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Calvin College
Stacey Whitten