Evaluate and diagnose and prescribe for chronically mentally ill patients
NURSE PRACTITIONER-Urgent Care
All Care Medical Group, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2010
Sole medical provider in charge of Urgent Care Clinic: treating acute illnesses and injuries, emergent and urgent medical and mental health problems, involving IV's, EKG interpretation, suturing and I & D, plus prescribing of meds
Also work with Industrial Injury Patients involving evaluation and treatment and follow-up
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Bell Medical Center
01.2007 - 06.2009
Evaluation and treatment of chronically and acutely ill children,(including well child exams-CHDP), adult, women's health and geriatric patients, and workman's comp/industrial injury patients
Ordering and evaluation of exams and prescription of medicine and treatment, e.g., I & D of wounds, ingrown toenail removal
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Central Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2008
Performs Physical Exams on Adults and Children (CHDP Provider pending), and women's health
Evaluates and Treats acute illnesses and injuries, orders and evaluates results of lab tests and radiologic exams
Evaluates and treats mental health issues, both chronic land acute, and prescribes meds for both medical and mental health issues
Suturing, I & D Abscesses, IV hydration on acutely ill patients
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
04.2007 - 07.2007
Evaluation, treatment of, writing and dictating of Admission/ H & P Notes, daily SOAP Notes, Discharge Reports/Notes on ICU and Med-Surg
In-Patients
Prescribing meds, ordering and reviewing test results
NURSE PRACTITIONER-Urgent Care
San Miguel Clinic
07.2006 - 12.2006
Evaluation and treatment of chronically ill, multiethnic populations in Urgent Care Centers and Senior Medical Clinics with emphasis on Workman's Comp and Occupational Health
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
Los Angeles County Martin Luther King Hospital
10.2005 - 12.2005
Assessment, triage and education in the Psychiatric E.R
(resigned due to long commute to workplace)
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
12.2001 - 08.2005
Evaluation and treatment of complicated chronically and acutely ill patients in indigent and underserved areas, including Homeless Shelters (diabetic, hypertensive, cardiac, hyperlipidemia, oncology, psychiatric, and various acute & chronic diseases)
Evaluation, diagnosis, prescriptions, order testing and review results
Emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion
Employee physicals and occupational injuries
Patient teaching and Case Management
Preceptor for NP students
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Los Angeles County - West Central Mental Health Clinic
08.2003 - 01.2005
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of chronically and acutely ill mental health patients
Prescription of medications and tx for psychiatric patients
ACLS, PALS, BLS Instructor
Specialty Education and Life Ed
01.1994 - 01.2004
Teach ACLS, PALS and BLS to nurses and physicians at local hospitals in L.A
And Santa Barbara
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR - RN
Los Angeles County - West Valley Mental Health
01.1998 - 01.2003
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of chronically mentally ill patients: Case management, individual and group therapy
PMRT (Psychiatric Emergency Team) wherein I drove to patient's homes and placed emergent patients on 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds and transferred to the hospital
OD and phone triage
NURSE PRACTITIONER INTERN
Glendale Adventist Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
Open Heart Surgery and Emergency Room/Fast Track-MD Supervisor Dr
Harlan Gibbs, Med
Director
NURSE PRACTITIONER INTERN
Valley Community Clinic
01.2000 - 01.2001
Evaluation and treatment of chronically and acutely ill indigent patients
REGISTERED NURSE
Kaiser Permanente Hospital-Sunset
01.1985 - 01.1999
Assigned to the Emergency Room as Charge Nurse and Triage Nurse; Assigned to Medical-Surgical Floor with oncology patients (Urology and Gyn)
Evaluation and treatment of chronically mentally ill patients in residential housing on hospital grounds
STUDENT RN AND IP RN (NEW GRAD)
Huntington Memorial Hospital
01.1984 - 01.1987
Assigned to Newborn Nursery and Postpartum departments
Also assigned to the hospital IV Team
STUDENT RN
Los Angeles County - LAC- USC Medical Center- Jail Ward
01.1983 - 01.1985
Education
MASTERS OF SCIENCE - NURSING, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist-Mental Health
California State University, Los Angeles
01.2001
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - NURSING (BSN)
California State University, Los Angeles
01.1998
Skills
History of working 30 years in Mental Health, Acute Care and Internal Medicine
Licensescertifications
Registered Nurse, 383488
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 12938, ME0913194, Q16389, 1730380221
Clinical Nurse Specialist-MSN in Mental Health, 1823
Nationally Certified Emergency Nurse, CEN
Instructor/Provider, ACLS, PALS, BLS
Bilingual, Spanish, Certified by LA County, 1994
National Certification, ACNP
References
Dr. David McIntosh, Supervising M.D., Northeast Valley Health Corp., (818) 898-1388, mcintoshdavid@adelphia.net
Dr. L. Armedilla, Supervising M.D. and Previous Assistant Medical Director, Northeast Valley Health Corporation, # 310-325-5111, drarmedilla@yahoo.com
Christen Hyde-Treuhaft, RN, MSN, ANP, Friend since nursing school-21 years, 5530 Alta Canyon Road, La Canada, California, 91011, (323) 783-3752, ctreuhaft@earthlink.net
Holly Mitchell, RN, Co-Worker and Friend 15 years, 435 Sherwood Road, Middleton, Idaho, 83644, holly911rn@earthlink.net
Ms. Barbara Trinchero, RN, MSN, Supervisor and Clinic Head, for 5 years, now retired, (818) 845-3496
Dr. Randy Caine, EdD, RN, CS, CCRN, ANP, Professor of Nursing and Director, Nurse Practitioner Program, California State University, Los Angeles, (323) 343-4738, rcaine@calstatela.edu
Ms. Christi Hamilton, RN, MSN, Director of Nursing, Nursing Instructor, Pierce College, Friend and Co-Worker since 1990, hamilton999@earthlink.net
Communityserviceorganizations
Pasadena Jaycees, 1979-1989
American Red Cross Volunteer-Disaster Services, 1980-1995, Forest Fires, Pasadena Rose Parade First Aid, Northridge Earthquake Red Cross Shelter
MRC (Medical Reserve Corp)
Certification
Fluent in Spanish and some German. National Certifications as an Acute careNP .
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner-Mental Health
Windstone Behavioral Health
01.2009 - 01.2023
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
04.2007 - 07.2007
NURSE PRACTITIONER-Urgent Care
All Care Medical Group, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2010
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Bell Medical Center
01.2007 - 06.2009
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Central Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2008
NURSE PRACTITIONER-Urgent Care
San Miguel Clinic
07.2006 - 12.2006
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
Los Angeles County Martin Luther King Hospital
10.2005 - 12.2005
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Los Angeles County - West Central Mental Health Clinic
08.2003 - 01.2005
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
12.2001 - 08.2005
NURSE PRACTITIONER INTERN
Glendale Adventist Hospital
01.2000 - 01.2001
NURSE PRACTITIONER INTERN
Valley Community Clinic
01.2000 - 01.2001
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR - RN
Los Angeles County - West Valley Mental Health
01.1998 - 01.2003
ACLS, PALS, BLS Instructor
Specialty Education and Life Ed
01.1994 - 01.2004
REGISTERED NURSE
Los Angeles County Olive View Medical Center
01.1989 - 01.1998
REGISTERED NURSE
Kaiser Permanente Hospital-Sunset
01.1985 - 01.1999
REGISTERED NURSE (NEW GRAD)
Las Encinas Psychiatric Hospital
01.1985 - 01.1990
STUDENT RN AND IP RN (NEW GRAD)
Huntington Memorial Hospital
01.1984 - 01.1987
STUDENT RN
Los Angeles County - LAC- USC Medical Center- Jail Ward
01.1983 - 01.1985
MASTERS OF SCIENCE - NURSING, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist-Mental Health
Mental Health Admissions Coordinator at Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare. Behavioral Health Services and FacilitiesMental Health Admissions Coordinator at Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare. Behavioral Health Services and Facilities