Experience

Third Street Family Health Services
• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Jan 2023 - Present

DispatchHealth
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee
• Nurse Practitioner

  • May 2021 - Mar 2023


OhioHealth

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Dec 2018 - Mar 2023

  • Provide exceptional patient care across the lifespan in a busy primary care practice including evaluation, diagnosis, guidance, and treatment plans in EPIC EMR within scope of practice, experience, and knowledge base.• Provide acute care, annual wellness exams, pre-operative clearance exams, sports physicals, chronic disease management, and gynecological examinations.• Order and interpret diagnostic testing. • Proficient in multiple procedures including insertion/removal of sutures/staples, incision and drainage of abscesses, olecranon bursitis aspiration, paronychia drainage, cryotherapy, splinting.• Promote primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention education strategies using research proven guidelines while supporting individual lifestyle changes.• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments. Show less

• Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Dec 2018 - May 2021

• Administrative Nurse Manager

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2018

  • Accountable for administrative and fiscal management of 50,000-annual visit Emergency Department.• Ensured delivery of evidence-based practice in clinical team of 96 nurses/support staff encouraging creative thinking, problem solving, and empowerment to capture high morale and teamwork with advance practice providers and physicians.• Managed quality assurance, safety, risk management, associate satisfaction, and quality index scores in alignment with department goals and system mission, vision, and values.• Analyzed Press Ganey patient/family surveys promoting opportunities for staff recognition in addition to opportunities for customer service improvements from a patient/family perspective.• Led successful department Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accreditation by skillfully developing departmental goals, policies and procedures, and standards of performance. Show less

• Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse / Triage Nurse / Preceptor

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2012

  • Demonstrated ability to lead as a Charge Nurse and motivate 30 associates in an Emergency Department setting with average daily census of 135.• Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.• Conflict management and service recovery.• Manage multiple cases simultaneously, prioritizing needs continually.• Work at maximum efficiency without compromising quality of care or patient safety.• Comply with all legal and safety requirements at all times.• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized work environment.• Abide by all hospital rules and regulations.• Act in a composed and professional manner, especially under pressure.• Discharge education and teaching with demonstrated/verbal teach back as indicated. • Maintain accurate real time documentation.• Ensure patient privacy and confidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI).• Utilized Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage system.• Attend all required training and continuing education events• Elected Chair: Unit Leadership Council ~ Code Blue Committee ~ Charge Nurse Council. Show less

• Paramedic / EMS Coordinator

  • Aug 1992 - Jul 2008

  • Instructed Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses in accordance with American Heart Association. ACLS Regional Faculty. • Analyzed quality assurance data related to pre-hospital emergency care. • Revised treatment protocols biannually to enhance delivery of pre-hospital patient care in compliance within state scope of practice guidelines and national standards and regulations.• Developed and implemented Emergency Department Paramedic orientation processes.• Participated in Local Emergency Planning Committee (Vice-Chair 2006).• Performed EKG’s.• Inserted IV’s with lab sample collection.• Administered medications under written and verbal physician orders.• Applied Ortho-Glass splints.• Set up for sterile procedures.• Responsible for monthly Paramedic staff scheduling.• Trained new staff on special equipment specific to Emergency Department. Show less