Allison Whitehead Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Part-time contractor through Wheel to provide primary care services in a Telemedicine format

Santa Cruz, California

Primary care provider for all ages at a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center. Subspecialties include Women's health, Medication Assisted Therapy, and Transgender care.

San Francisco, Ca

15-Long Acute Care Medicine: Works as a bedside nurse, charge nurse, and preceptor to new hires and nursing students. Participates in committees including Palliative Care Nursing and the Sustainability Committee. Expert in caring for in-patients with internal medicine diagnoses, pre/post surgical cases, and patients at the end of their lives. Expert in charge nurse duties including managing patient flow, identifying areas for improvement on the unit, resourcing staff throughout shift, and participating in daily interdisciplinary rounds.

San Francisco, Ca

Lakeside Senior Medical Center: Worked as a phone triage nurse and clinic nurse to geriatric patients and their families. Assessed patient complaints over the phone to determine need for emergency department, urgent care, or home interventions. Described patient complaints using SBAR system (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) and forwarded complaints to provider for evaluation. Managed Coumadin dosing over the phone using protocols. Cared for patients in the clinic including history taking and medication passing.

Sunnyvale, Ca

After hours department: Worked as an after hours home health nurse to hospice patients and their families at home and in skilled nursing facilities (SNF). Focused on pain and anxiety crises management at end of life. Emotionally supported patients and their families, educated patients, families, and SNF staff on care interventions, and implemented interventions. Admitted patients to hospice and discharged patients from hospice after their death.

Santa Barbara, Ca

Cognitive and physical rehabilitation unit: Worked as a bedside nurse caring for patients with disabilities from recent cognitive or physical trauma. Worked closely with physical, occupational, and speech therapists with a goal of maximizing patient independence upon discharge. Provided emotional support to patients and their families throughout their rehabilitation. Participated in weekly interdisciplinary case management meetings.

Santa Barbara, Ca

5-Central Acute Care Surgical/ Medicine Unit (ICU step-down): Worked as a bedside nurse caring for patients with a variety of medicine diagnoses and pre/post surgical cases. Cared for patients on ventilators. Started as a new graduate RN and completed a six week new graduate training.

Master’S Degree, Family Nurse Practitioner, Global Health Minor, B+

Activities and Societies: Clinical Rotations included the following: Marin Community Clinic Primary Care, Next Door Shelter for Homeless.

Bachelor’S Degree, Nursing, Spanish, B+

Activities and Societies: Rowing, Foreign Language Club, resident at Foreign Language House, participated in Spain study abroad program..

High School, B+

Activities and Societies: Rowing, soccer, water polo (varsity), swimming (varsity), trilingual club, and creative writing club..