Ashley Proal Email & Phone Number

- Hospitalist at the Twin Towers Correctional Treatment Center (hospital wing) including caring for med-surg, post-acute, and long term care patients- Hospitalist for the COVID-19 positive medical units, including assisting with the tracking of isolation/quarantine care for all covid positive patients in the jail (3000+)- Healthcare provider for the Men’s.

- Triaged and provided patient-centered care to all Urgent Care patients, including mental health patients- Started IVs, performed EKGs, medication administration- Utilized Paragon EHR

Boston, MA

• Autonomously coordinate and implement the plan of care for observation patients while working with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient care outcomes
• Manage conditions such as chest pain, syncope, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, abdominal pain, stroke, and back pain
• Complete focused history and physicals on patients, order medications, order and interpret labs, EKG/telemetry, and other diagnostic studies, as well as coordinate patient care with other disciplines
• Manage up to 14 patients including the management of rapid clinical deterioration as needed
• Member of the Observation Unit NP education committee; organized monthly education sessions

- Perioperative care, airway management, vital sign monitoring, cardiac monitoring - Pre-procedural psychosocial and health screening- Medication administration- Rotations as recovery room nurse, circulation nurse, and staff nurse- New patient orientations

- Assisted in nursing skills teaching - Trained to lead simulations using SimMan- Provided one on one tutoring

DeLisi Schizophrenia Research LabVA Boston Healthcare System- Coordinated all research activities for projects examining the role of genetics in psychosis, including study protocol development, grant applications, data analysis, and writing and preparing publications

• Ran participants through experiment sessions
• Compiled information on participants through behavior coding
• Organized the weekly lab schedule and handled all correspondence with participants
• Conducted an extensive literature review researching studies on job performance and personality over the past 20 years

• Assisted in daily office duties
• Created an educational program about diabetes and hypertension for Black and Latino adults in the Boston/Roxbury/Dorchester area
• Worked to create a 6 week educational program that is appropriate for adults with low literacy and those who do not speak English as their first language
• Assembled a team of educational professionals in Boston area to serve as a Project Advisory Committee and ran/scheduled monthly meetings

• Assisted in running two clinical trials with the goal of helping adults with schizophrenia reduce metabolic disturbances caused by antipsychotics
• Took vitals including height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, and administer EKGs
• Administered and scored psychological, sleep, and wellness tests and assessments in presence of certified professionals
• Completed paperwork for the Institutional Review Board, grant proposals, and study proposals as well as created multiple informed consent forms and study protocols
• Handled scheduling of all appointments and accommodations for study subjects

Master'S Degree, Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Bachelor'S Degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology