Stasia Tell
Santa Cruz,CA
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional prepared for advanced patient care roles. Proven ability to deliver high-quality medical services with strong focus on patient outcomes. Skilled in diagnostic procedures, treatment plans, and patient education. Known for effective team collaboration, adaptability, and reliable performance in dynamic healthcare environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sutter/ Palo Alto Medical Foundation
07.2017 - Current
- Handled complex cases involving multiple comorbidities effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.
- Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions for chronic and acute disease.
- 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.
- Managed acute and chronic illnesses, developing personalized treatment plans that addressed patients'' unique needs.
- Utilized evidence-based and holistic approaches to care in family practice settings.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
- Educated and guided patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits to prevent Type-2 diabetes and other complications.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to concerns.
- Monitored patient progress and adjusted treatments accordingly.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students, fostering their clinical skills development in primary care settings.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based care and treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- Provided mental health support by assessing emotional well-being, offering counseling services, and referring patients to specialists when needed.
- Helped patients manage acute and chronic pain.
- Utilized telehealth technology effectively, increasing convenience for patients while maintaining high-quality care standards.
Family Nurse Practitioner
West County Health Center, Contra Costa County Health Services
08.2012 - Current
- Company Overview: http://cchealth.org/
- Serves as a primary care provider managing the various phases of very complex chronic illnesses that include diabetes, congestive heart failure and heart disease, joint pain, hypertension, obstructive pulmonary disease, substance misuse, etc
- Minor procedure, suturing, mass/lesion removal, etc
- Provides prenatal care and post-partum follow-up for mother and child
- Provides uncomplicated pediatric care like sick visits and well-child care
- Makes simple gynecological diagnoses and provides simple treatments for these conditions
- Provides supportive psychological care to neuropsychiatric patients
- Provides counseling, guidance and instruction in the areas of personal hygiene and family planning
- Works as preceptor for UCSF FNP Master students and manages all NP student placements in the county
- As directed, evaluates nursing services, recommends on needed areas of training, and develops and implements training session
- Extensive EPIC EHR experience
Family Nurse Practitioner
Axis Community Health
10.2010 - 08.2012
- Chronic and Acute disease management in very busy community clinic using evidence-based medicine
- Work in general medicine with ages18-90+
- Work independently and manage all aspects of general medicine and common diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic pain, joint and muscle pains, depression, anxiety, etc
- Conduct all responsibilities of an advanced practice nurse, such as formulating and implementing a plan of care to include diagnostic tests, therapeutic regimens, health education, health maintenance, and plans for follow-up
- NextGen EHR experience
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Hospital Oakland
04.2010 - 10.2010
- Worked in an inpatient setting in a pediatric nephrology department
- This was a highly specialized position that provided an excellent learning experience about the genitourinary system
- This position was highly specialized and limited my scope of practice
- Therefore, I regretfully changed jobs
Family Nurse Practitioner
Plazita Medical Clinic
07.2008 - 04.2010
- Chronic and Acute disease management in a very busy out-patient clinic
- Patient load of +/-24 patients daily
- Conducted all responsibilities of an advanced practice nurse, such as formulating and implementing a plan of care to include diagnostic tests, therapeutic regimens, health education, health maintenance, and plans for follow-up
- Worked regularly with infants and children, adults, and the elderly
- This included routine physicals, wellness exams, sports physicals and well-child exams
- Also accepted all walk-in urgent care patients
- Extensive women’s health experience
- Performed and assisted in minor surgery
- Performed and instructed in colposcopy
Education
M.S. - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
University of California, San Francisco
06.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY05.2005
Skills
- Chronic disease management
- Patient education
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Preventive healthcare
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Physical assessments
- Behavioral health
- Lab result evaluation
- Substance abuse treatment
Certification
- Licensed as California Nurse Practitioner with Furnishing #NP18393
- Licensed as California Registered Nurse #663856
- DEA license, able to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled and uncontrolled substances
- NPI and Medicare Numbers
- AANP National Certification 2010
- CPR certified BCLS
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Native English, Spanish (fluent)
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sutter/ Palo Alto Medical Foundation
07.2017 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
West County Health Center, Contra Costa County Health Services
08.2012 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Axis Community Health
10.2010 - 08.2012
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Hospital Oakland
04.2010 - 10.2010
Family Nurse Practitioner
Plazita Medical Clinic
07.2008 - 04.2010
M.S. - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
University of California, San Francisco
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Columbia University School of Nursing
- Licensed as California Nurse Practitioner with Furnishing #NP18393
- Licensed as California Registered Nurse #663856
- DEA license, able to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled and uncontrolled substances
- NPI and Medicare Numbers
- AANP National Certification 2010
- CPR certified BCLS
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