Thailisse Fernandez
Rockledge,FL
Summary
Compassionate bilingual Family Nurse Practitioner skilled in patient assessment, evidence-based practice, and chronic disease management. Excels in communication, empathy, and critical thinking to deliver exceptional care.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Health First Medical Group
Indialantic, FLORIDA
10.2024 - Current
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Provided comprehensive primary care services to patients of all ages, including physical examinations, health assessments, and immunizations.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines for assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning decisions.
- Prescribed medications and other treatments, adjusting dosages and therapies as necessary for optimal patient outcomes.
- Monitored patient responses to treatments and made necessary adjustments to care plans.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and ensure continuity of care.
RN, Hospice
Health First
Rockledge, FL
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Regularly evaluate patients’ health status to assess their emotional, physical, and spiritual home care needs
- Maintained a solid rapport with caregivers and taught them to manage patients’ pain, check for vital signs, and address sudden health changes
- Educate families on illnesses, medications, and treatments while responding to questions or concerns
- Administered prescribed oral medications as directed by the physician
- Evaluated patients’ care plans and updated charts based on their responses to medications and treatments
- Performed chart evaluations to Medicare guidelines
RN, Coordinator Clinical Informatics
Health First
Melbourne, FL
04.2015 - 06.2023
- Perform end user department workflows
- Works with physicians, practice staff, project team members, information technology associates, super users, and others to facilitate, modify, and enhance the clinical environment through healthcare information systems
- Test and validate changes made in the electronic medical record
- Promoted standardization, utilization, and optimization for clinical applications
- Assist with Meaningful Use Implementation and training (i.e., electronic prescribing of medications, including controlled substances with 2 factor authentication)
- Participated in various clinical and quality committees
- Projected managed facility-based installments of clinical applications, new products, and software upgrades
- Delivered hands-on training as needed for clinical applications
- Build meaningful relationships with core clients in the facility including medical professionals by focused rounding in all clinical areas
- Allscripts (Altera) electronic medical record configuration including order sets, documents, and flowsheets
- Allscripts certification classes include Configuration 1, Configuration 2, Clinical Documentation, and basic SQL
RN, Home Care
Health First
Melbourne, FL
01.2012 - 04.2015
- Patient centered care includes admitting, discharging, and resuming care for Home Health Care patients
- Wound care includes initialization of wound vacs, discontinuing wound vacs, surgical incision care, generalized wound care
- Initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation of patients plan of cares including diabetes management, hypertension education, nutrition support, surgical aftercare, and education, etc
- Supervision of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Home Health Aids (HHA)
- Preceptor to new RN’s and LPN’s
- Use of McKesson, Sunrise Clinical Manager for documentation
RN/Nurse Tech
Health First
Melbourne, FL
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Create interdisciplinary plans of care based on current evidence-based guidelines
- Utilize Health First SCM and HBOC systems to order entry, inquiry, and patient care documentation
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects, record patients' medical information and vital signs, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
- Demonstrate effective and safe clinical practice as evidenced by Skills Fair, yearly Competency Assessment, and Age Specific Checklist
- Provide service to patients based on patient-centered goals, age, cultural, and religious beliefs
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Associates of Nursing -
Keiser University
Licensure and Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Exp. 07/2029
- Family Nurse Practitioner, State Board of Nursing Florida, Exp: 07/2026
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN), State of Florida, Exp. 04/2025
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, Exp. 12/2026
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Health First Medical Group
10.2024 - Current
RN, Hospice
Health First
07.2023 - 06.2024
RN, Coordinator Clinical Informatics
Health First
04.2015 - 06.2023
RN, Home Care
Health First
01.2012 - 04.2015
RN/Nurse Tech
Health First
01.2008 - 01.2012
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Central Florida
Associates of Nursing -
Keiser University
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