Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Resume Example Colorado Kidney Care

NEPHROLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER

Accomplishments

Certifications:.

Professional Summary

Dual board certification in Family Practice and Acute Care/ Gerontology *Nurse Practitioner for Trauma Services for Level III trauma center *Program development for newly designated Level IV trauma center with successful certification *Eight and one- half years as a Registered Nurse in a critical care environment for a Level II trauma center including two and one- half years as Trauma Nurse Coordinator and one year as nursing supervisor (PRN basis) *Five years experience at a Level II trauma center as an ED EMT *Eight years experience in family practice as a certified medical assistant/ front desk help

Skills

Certifications

ACNPC-AG *FNP-BC *RN/BSN *BLS/ ACLS

Work History

Nephrology Nurse Practitioner, 09/2016 to 04/2017
Colorado Kidney Care – Denver, CO

Routine rounding on patients in outpatient dialysis units as well as following patients with chronic kidney disease in the outpatient office setting.
Serve as expert clinical resource for staff, patients, and families.
Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
Monitored patients' condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.

Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner, 01/2014 to Current
Colorado Pulmonary Intensivists – Littleton, CO

Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions.
Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
Prescribes preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures, such as sedatives, diets and antibiotics.
Monitored patients' condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.
Continuously maintained proper safety and took precautionary measures to avoid the spread of disease and infection.
Participated in planning of hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
Admitted and treated patients as part of the hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging them to share questions and concerns.

Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner, 01/2014 to Current
Colorado Pulmonary Intensivists – Littleton, CO

Lead multidisciplinary rounds.
Daily rounding on general inpatient service (medical and telemetry patients) with additional rotations in LTAC facility.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop therapeutic plan of care.
Serve as expert clinical resource for staff, patients, and families.
Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries in a general practice setting.
Ordered and executed diagnostic tests and analyzed diagnostic images to further investigate patient conditions.
Administered and prescribed appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
Advised and educated patients regarding diet, hygiene and effective disease prevention methods.
Monitored patients' condition and progress and re-evaluated treatments as necessary.
Participated in planning of hospice care for elderly and disabled patients.
Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging them to share questions and concerns.

06/2013 to 12/2013
Parker Adventist Hospital Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Services

Improve patient outcomes through daily rounding; inpatient management, treatment, and follow up of traumatically injured patients.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to develop therapeutic plan of care.
Lead multidisciplinary rounds.
Serve as expert clinical resource for staff, patients, and families.
Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures as well as state requirements for Trauma Center designation.
Assist with policy and procedure development.

Trauma Clinical Coordinator, 03/2011 to 06/2013
Presbyterian/ St Luke's Medical Center

Development of new trauma program, policy and procedure development, assess inpatient management, treatment, and follow up of traumatically injured patients.
Identify physician concerns and patient care issues.
Facilitate communication between patient/ families and care providers.
Respond to trauma team activations during working hours.
Serve as a patient advocate, as well as a liaison for clinical staff.
Assist case management with discharge planning.
Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures as well as state requirements for Trauma Center designation.
Participate in outreach and injury prevention.
Provide education for staff, patients, and families.
Preparation of monthly morbidity/ mortality conference.
Data abstraction and coding for traumatically injured patients.
Identification of performance improvement issues.

RN/ BSN, 02/2010 to 03/2011
The Medical Center of Aurora

Duties: initial and ongoing assessment of a variety of critically ill patients, medication administration and titration, ventilator monitoring, communicate with physicians regarding patient condition, active patient advocate/ physician liaison, other duties as defined by Colorado law.

Trauma Clinical Coordinator/ Injury Prevention Coordinator, 10/2007 to 02/2010
The Medical Center of Aurora

Assist physicians with daily rounds, treatment, and follow up of traumatically injured patients.
Identify physician concerns and patient care issues.
Facilitate communication between patient/ families and care providers.
Respond to trauma team activations during working hours.
Serve as a patient advocate, as well as a liaison for clinical staff.
Assist case management with discharge planning.
Attend multidisciplinary rounds.
Ensure adherence to hospital policies and procedures as well as state and ACS requirements for Trauma Center designation.
Participate in outreach and injury prevention.
Provide education for staff, patients, and families.
Participate on a variety of committees.
Preparation of monthly morbidity/ mortality conference.
Data abstraction and coding for traumatically injured patients.
Identification of performance improvement opportunities.

nursing supervisor (PRN), 06/2006 to 06/2007
The Medical Center of Aurora

report directly to CEO, CNO, CFO, administrative representative for hospital during off shifts, staffing, decedent affairs, bed control for incoming patients, communicate with staff throughout hospital, problem resolution, staff/patient support, clinical duties when called upon, oversee trauma, cardiac alerts, stroke alerts, COR-0, other duties as needed.

07/2004 to 10/2007
The Medical Center of Aurora ER/ICU

initial and ongoing assessment of a variety of critically ill patients, medication administration and titration, ventilator monitoring, communicatewith physicians regarding patient condition, active patient advocate/ physician liaison, other duties as defined by Colorado law.

11/1999 to 07/2004
The Medical Center of Aurora

perform EKG, venipuncture, IV start, Foley catheter insertion, plan and maintain specialty carts, stocking of supplies, communication with nurses and physicians regarding patient care, secretarial duties (phones, entering/transmitting orders, and physician liaison).

Medical Assistant/ front office for family practice, 08/1991 to 11/1999

venipuncture, injections, urinalysis, obtain and grow cultures, appointment scheduling, diagnostic test scheduling/ preauthorization, generate patient referrals, physician liaison.

Education

Bachelor of Science: 6/2004
Regis University - Denver, CO
BSN program *1/1999- 5/1999 Swedish Medical Center EMS program

2002
CU Denver -

1994
Arapahoe Community College -
Healthcare Informatics Symposium- CSU Pueblo *

Affiliations

Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society *American Nurses Association *Colorado Society of Advanced Practice Nurses *American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Publications

Samaras EA, Real SD, Curtis AM & Meunier TS. (2012) Recognizing nurse stakeholder dissonance as a critical determinant of patient safety in new healthcare information technologies. WORK: A Journal of Assessment, Prevention, and Rehabilitation, 41(s1): 1904-1910.

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Companies Worked For:

Colorado Kidney Care
Colorado Pulmonary Intensivists
Parker Adventist Hospital Nurse Practitioner, Trauma Services
Presbyterian/ St Luke's Medical Center
The Medical Center of Aurora
The Medical Center of Aurora ER/ICU

School Attended

Regis University
CU Denver
Arapahoe Community College

Job Titles Held:

Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Trauma Clinical Coordinator
RN/ BSN
Trauma Clinical Coordinator/ Injury Prevention Coordinator
nursing supervisor (PRN)
Medical Assistant/ front office for family practice

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : 6/2004
2002
1994

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