Experience

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  Pinnacle Dermatology, LLC

  • Barrington, Illinois, United States

  • Nurse Practitioner

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Barrington, Illinois, United States

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  Burt and Will Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

  • Nurse Practitioner

    • Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

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  Dundee Dermatology

  • Nurse Practitioner

    • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

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  Burt and Will Plastic Surgery and Dermatology

  • Nurse Practitioner

    • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

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  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

  • Orthopedic Surgery Nurse practitioner

    • Jun 2017 - Sep 2017

    Clinical Rotation

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  The Office of Dr. Oscar Linares

  • Chicago

  • Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner

    • May 2015 - May 2016
    • Chicago

    *Worked beside Dr. Oscar Linares, MD, Board Certified Pediatrician practicing general pediatrics*Focused on building Core Competencies of becoming a Nurse Practitioner such as: leadership, scientific foundation, quality, practice inquiry, technology and information, policy, health delivery system, ethics*Defined skill set for diagnosis and treatment of pediatric illness and well child visits*Provided management of ill infants with supervision requiring critical thinking skills*Primary language spoken among patients is Spanish and overcame language barriers to adequately treat and manage these patients.

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  Advocate Pediatric Dermatology

  • Vernon Hills

  • Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner

    • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Vernon Hills

    *Experienced a wide variety diagnoses and treatment regimens that include managing skin conditions such as alopecia areata, atopic dermatitis, bullous impetigo, cellulitis, dermatofibroma, dermatographasia, diaper candidiasis, diaper dermatitis, discoid systemic lupus erythematosis, erythema toxicum neonatorum, granuloma annulare, hemangioma, impetigo, juvenile plantar dermatosis, keloids, keratosis pilaris, lichen areus, lichen striatus, nevi, panniculitis, pigmented mosaisism, pityriasis alba, seborrheic dermatitis, segmental hemangioma, tinea pedis, verruca plantaris, and vitiligo.

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  Rush University Medical Center

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Staff Registered Nurse

    • Jun 2012 - Oct 2015
    • Greater Chicago Area

    *Active transition to new, single room, 65+ bed unit requiring team work among peers and medical team*Provide outstanding clinical care and family support for Chicago’s diverse patient population*Ensured patient advocacy through empathy, courage, and proper communication*Joined forces with all interdicisplinary teams to provide safe, collaborative, hollistic care*Competent in complex admissions, discharges, high-risk deliveries, and transported infants*Comfortable in stressfull situations and flexible with assignments on unit or while floating to PICU*Preceptor for Rush University GEM nursing students & mentor for new graduate nurses to the unit

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  Illinois Dermatology Institute

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Advanced Practiced Nurse Practitioner

    • May 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Greater Chicago Area

    *Worked beside Dr. George Michael Lewitt, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist practicing general dermatology *Experienced a wide variety diagnoses and treatment regimens that include managing skin conditions such as skin cancer, acne, eczema, psoriasis, viral exanthems, contact dermatitis, insect and mite conditions, and warts*Assisted in surgical procedures including mole removal, steroid injections, wart destruction, and lipoma removal*Assisted in cosmetic procedures including fillers and BOTOX

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  Advanced Pediatrics & Neonatal Medicine

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Student

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Greater Chicago Area

    *Worked beside Kristen Klockner, APRN, PNP in pediatric primary care*Focused on building Core Compenties of becoming a Nurse Practitioner such as: leadership, scientific foundation, quality, practice inquiry, technology and information, policy, health delivery system, ethics.*Defined skill set for diagnosis and treatment of pediatric illness and well child visits.*Provided management of ill infants with supervision requiring critical thinking skills.*Primary language spoken in this clinic is Spanish and as a student have managed to overcome language barriers to adequately treat and manage this underserved population.

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  Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Staff Registered Nurse

    • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012
    • Greater Chicago Area

    *Staff Nurse for 85 bed unit; Incorporate teamwork, patient care, and preceptor for new staff *Provide compassionate care for infants of extreme prematurity, rare syndromes, and countless medical issues*Collaborate with all interdisciplinary teams while utilizing appropriate communication skills*Advocate daily for infants and their families to provide outstanding holistic care both short and long-term*Maintain positive working atmosphere among coworkers through unit committees and group involvement*Competent in high-risk and premature deliveries, Post surgical care, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Cooling*Daily utilization of Evidence Based Practice in correlation with Vermont Oxford Network Data

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  Rockford Memorial Hospital

  • Rockford, Illinois Area

  • Staff Registered Nurse

    • Jan 2009 - Sep 2010
    • Rockford, Illinois Area

    *Worked as nurse with a variety of critically ill newborns, gestations ranging from 23 weeks to term. *Provide bedside care that includes management of oscillator/ventilator, chest tube, cooling therapy, umbilical/PICC/central lines, IVD, NG/G-tube/J-tube feedings, ect.*Ensured patient advocacy through empathy, courage, and proper communication*Diffused emergent call ins regarding suicide and major depression*Provide assistance with bedside procedure such as resuscitating the newborn, PICC placement, lumbar puncture, reservoir tap, intubation, ect.*Competent in complex admissions, discharges, high-risk deliveries, and transported infants*Collaborate with multidisciplinary team; follow critically ill newborn to surgery, CT/MRI, eye exams, ect. *Managed medication administration, dressing changes, Ivs, and all other aspects of nursing care. *Comfortable in stressfull situations and flexible with assignments on unit or while floating to PICU*Facilitated admissions, discharges and transfers; prepared chart notes and other documentation; and participated on interdisciplinary team.

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  Sherman Hospital

  • Patient Care Technician

    • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

    *Emergency Department Patient Care Technician in ED that is certified as an Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP)*Engaged in emergency interventions of wide range of patient ages and ethnicities. *Actively participated in development and implementation of patient care plans with direct experience with unit nurses and physicians.*Assisted the nurses and physicians in emergency procedures, practiced technical skills such as lab draws, urinalysis, Foley catheter insertion, EKG, ect.*Practiced prioritizing tasks.Conducted age appropriate patient care in the neonatal population through time management and prioritization*Identified and addressed educational barriers found in the parent population using communication skills*Assisted with Registered Nurses’ patient care by accepting delegation, thus providing excellent patient care