Chelsea Chukwunyere, Fnp-C Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

United States

Provide telehealth services to pediatric students in the school setting.

United States

Specialize in providing attentive care for patients undergoing elective cosmetic procedures.

United States

-Administrative: Head clinical efforts in regards to quality assurance, policies and procedures, provider efficiency, marketing, article reviews, etc. -Clinical: Provide telehealth services to patients with psychiatric/mental health needs

Nationwide

United States

Lead Clinician and Clinician Manager for the nationwide virtual team of medical doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and mental health therapists.

United States

Nurse practitioner for the telemedicine/virtual platform. Work in collaboration with the in-clinic team from a virtual standpoint seeing patients of all ages for urgent care and primary care needs.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Lead clinician (advanced practice practitioner) and manager/supervisor for the virtual team of advanced medical practitioners for the California market.

Los Feliz, California

Interim family nurse practitioner for patients within the underserved community.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Federally Qualified Healthcare Facility catering to the community and working to maintain local, state, and federal practice standards through dedicated quality improvement measures. • Full-time schedule floating, daily, in between the General Medicine, Pediatric, and Woman’s Health departments of the organization for morning, afternoon, and evening clinics.• Carry out daily responsibilities as it relates to clinical leadership overseeing clinical staff.

Houston, Texas Area

• Function independently to perform age-appropriate history and physical for simple and complex acute and chronically ill newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.• Attend to 20-35 patients per day. • Understand the changes in health promotion throughout the aging process• Order and interpret diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient’s age-specific needs.• Perform therapeutic procedures such assuture removal, ear irrigation, managing infection, wound care, etc.• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.• Implement interventions to support the patient to regain or maintain physiologic stability.• Emphasizing preventative care and disease management.• Instruct and counsel patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens and other aspects of the plan of care.• Manage overall patient care regarding lifestyle and development issues.• Notate findings and treatment course in patient chart including follow-up notes.• Monitor the effectiveness of interventions.• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals.• Communicates with patients regarding testing results, follow-up care, and additional information.• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.

Houston, Tx

• Gets reports from Assistant Director of Clinical Services, Administrator, and Alternate Administrator.• Participate in development and implementation of Agency objectives.• Maintain joint responsibility with Assistant Director of Clinical Services to ensure that Agency standards are met as relates to patient care.• Responsible for intake services related to new patients requiring home health services, as well as those requiring Provider services (PAS); this includes appropriate and necessary communication with case managers and social workers.• In charge of charting of OASIS documents using ICD-9 coding and billing Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance mediums for these documents, as appropriate. • Responsible for recruiting, hiring, orienting, counseling, supervising, evaluating, and terminating staff personnel; promote maximum level of utilization of health personnel and coordinate interdisciplinary team and community services.• Plan and arrange for consultation needs of staff; prepare and maintain current policies and procedures, which meet Medicare, Medicaid, JCAHO, state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations and implement such; revise concurrently.• Assure that patient’s plan of care (POC) is executed as written, and is appropriately revised according to change in patient’s health status.• Able to efficiently and effectively function in role of field registered nurse (RN) in the event that assigned RN is unable to develop or execute patient’s POC; work within RN scope of practice.• Participate in identifying budgetary requirements and determining appropriate use of allocations.• Conduct monthly patient case conferences, as needed, in-services, staff meetings, and maintain documentation of such events; participate in community education projects.• Oversee Agency’s ongoing performance improvement (QAPI)/utilization review committee including medical record review and infection control policies.

Houston, Texas Area

• Initiate Plan of Care (POC) and organize total patient care and other services in accordance with the patient’s POC; implement changes when necessary.• Prepare patient-specific care plan, make the initial evaluation visit, initiate the POC, and revise the POC in accordance with the regular re-evaluation of the patient’s nursing needs.• Process orders and notify physician(s) of patient needs and changes in condition, and perform any related co-ordination of care with other disciplines or agencies caring for same patient.• Prepare clinical and progress notes for each patient visit and summaries of care conferences per Agency policy.• Perform certification and recertification assessments/orders and discharges summaries.• Supervise other staff (LVNs, HHAs, Office staff) and prepare visit assignments. • Make referrals to other health care disciplines when necessary in liaison with patient’s physician.• Report any significant changes in patient’s status to Administrator of Clinical Services and/or Alternate Administrator of Clinical Services, physician, and other appropriate personnel.• Participate in utilization review of the patient’s medical records.• Participate in peer review and perform improvement trainings and in-service programs, as assigned.• Assist Director of Clinical Services in conducting clinical in-services, staff meetings, and perform administrative duties assigned by the Administrator or Director of Clinical Services.• Adhere to established Agency policies and procedures, RN scope of practice, and other appropriate federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.• Maintained competence and continuing education for personal and professional growth.

Houston, Texas Area

• Implement the College's philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes, and course objectives through didactic and clinical teaching, and service to the College, community, health system and profession.• Assume responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.• Teach didactic courses with collaboration with the Course Coordinator.• Plans clinical experiences for and provides direct supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.• Makes self-available to staff at the agencies.• Evaluates and provides documented feedback to student on level of performance based on course objectives.• Is available for remediation of students as required or needed.• Orient and maintains current knowledge related to agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations with the assistance of the agency/clinical personnel.• Develop and posts written clinical assignments consistent with student's knowledge base, skill competency and individual learning needs.• Corrects and return clinical and didactic homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork and other written work in a timely manner.• Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the programs and the College.• Keeps course coordinator informed of all student and agency issues and concerns.• Work with college administration, staff and other faculty members to improve the overall operation of the college and student satisfaction rates.• Participate in the implementation of the College Assessment Program, campus retention efforts, and both departmental and campus policies.• Serve as a professional role model for other faculty, staff, and students in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, dress, attendance, and general professionalism.• Utilize relationship skills in situations requiring group problem solving, consensus building, and win-win negotiation.

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked as a registered nurse in the Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Units of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital.• Adhered to established facility policies, standards of care, and standards of practice.• Completed steps of the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation) to care for male and female adult patients.• Executed position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience, and creative approaches to management of patient care.• Responsible for the management of patient flow and coordination of continued care with members of the interdisciplinary team and Nursing Supervisor, as needed.• Demonstrated competencies specific to clinical setting in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Units.• Worked according to policies and procedures established by Favorite Health Care Staffing agency.• Committed to ongoing personal and professional development.

Houston, Texas Area

• Completed the graduate nurse externship program in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Medical-Surgical Unit (MSU).• Under the direction of the Charge Nurse and/or Nurse Manager, was responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and, when applicable, appropriately delegated and supervised tasks to provide optimum patient care. • Participates in establishing, maintaining, and improving patient’s health care goals through patient assessment, planning and implementation of nursing interventions and evaluation of patient outcomes.• Accurately and completely documented all aspects of care given.• Identified and assisted with opportunities for performance improvement activities on the unit and with other service areas.• Communicated effectively with other care providers (physicians, nurses, business office, and medical records) to provide for continuity of patient care and to meet the needs of the customers we serve.• Demonstrated fiscal responsibility by taking ownership of time management, decreasing waste (of time and supplies) and promoting cost effectiveness. • Demonstrated the ability to be an advocate for and strive to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient. • Demonstrated compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status or cultural beliefs.• Completed other duties, as assigned, by superiors.

Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing

Masters Of Science, Nursing Education And Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Completion of a field experience report based on the roles and responsibilities of the nursing administrators •.

Bachelors Of Science, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: -Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. -Magna Cum Laude• Skilled in assessing, planning, implementing.

Bachelor Of Science, Human Development And Family Sciences; Option Iv; Human Development