Physician CV Nurse Practitioner Resume Physician Assistant

Home Health Care Registered Nurse 2005-Present

• Admit patients to the services, completing appropriate clinical documentation under the Clinical Manager s direction.
• Assess individual status and care/instruction needed by the patient.
• Administer on-going care and case management for each patient, providing necessary follow-up as directed by the Clinical Manager.
• Confer with physician and develop the initial plan of treatment based on physician s orders and initial patient assessment.
• Provide hands-on care, management and evaluation of the care plan, and education of the patient in accordance with physician orders, under Clinical Manager s supervision.
• Revise plan in consultation with physician based on ongoing assessments and as required by policy/regulation.
• Coordinate appropriate care, encompassing various healthcare personnel (such as Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Home Health Aides, and external providers.)
• Report patient care/condition/progress to patient s physician and Clinical Manager on a continuous basis.
• Analyze any changes in a patient s condition, identifying symptoms and severity while alerting the physician and Clinical Manager promptly.
• Implement patient care plan, in conjunction with patient and family, to assist them in achieving optimal resolution of needs/problems.

Major Hospital System              College Station, TX

Registered Nurse May 19, 2003  Apr 22, 2005

• Primary nursing care of medical / surgical, cardiac patients
• Advises and consults with specified personnel concerning necessary precautions to be taken to prevent possible contamination or infection
• Conducts specified laboratory tests
• Directs and coordinates infection control program in hospital
• Discusses cases with physician or obstetrician
• Observes patient’s skin color, dilation of pupils, and computerized equipment to monitor vital signs
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition
  Prepares patients for and assists with examinations

Major Hospital System              Bryan, TX

Registered Nurse Sep 01, 2002- May 01, 2003

• All aspects of nursing primary care to patients, PCU, patient care and education to discharge
  Issues assignments to students
• Supervises student nurses and demonstrates patient care in clinical units of hospital
• Observes patient’s skin color, dilation of pupils, and computerized equipment to monitor vital signs
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition
  Prepares patients for and assists with examinations
• Enters data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment into computer
• Maintains variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems
• Attends and resolves complaints from customers and public

Major Hospital System              Orange, TX

Director Acute Care Services Jan 01, 2000-Aug 01, 2002

Director Acute Care Services (MED/SURG, Telemetry, Oncology &Pediatrics), Nurse Manager – Telemetry Unit, Staff / Charge Nurse, resigned DIR/Acute to take P/T Position in ICU

• Administers fiscal operations, such as planning budgets, authorizing expenditures and coordinating financial reporting
• Develops and maintains computerized records management system to store or process personnel, activity, or personnel data
• Develops organizational policies and procedures and establishes evaluative or operational criteria for facility or medical unit
• Directs and coordinates activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, and maintenance personnel of health care facility or mobile unit
• Establishes work schedules and assignments for staff according to workload, space and equipment availability
• Recruits, hires, and evaluates the performance of medical staff and auxiliary personnel

UTMB              Galveston, TX

Bachelors Degree

Major: Nursing, BS – Magna Cum Laude

Minor: Psych Nursing

JCAHO Audit Specialist

ACLS &CPR

Cardiac Arrhythmia Course (Interpretation) Inst

QA/QC Chairman