Cody Yochum Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Employed as a Nurse Practitioner with the ICU Hospitalist team at St. John Medical Center. The ICU team manages care of critically-ill patients within the 65-bed ICU which is comprised of Medical, Neuro/Surgical, & Cardiac Units. Other duties include responding too and overseeing Rapid Responses and Code Blue's throughout the entire hospital. Requires in-depth knowledge of critical care medicine, ACLS protocols, multiple illness/disease pathophysiology, and the ability to act quickly to implement life-saving therapies. Trained & credentialed in advanced procedures such as central line placement, arterial line placement, endotracheal intubation, & mechanical ventilator management.St. John Health System is a 547-bed, fully-integrated healthcare system that encompasses eight hospitals in northeastern Oklahoma and southern Kansas, with the main campus being in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. St. John is also a member with the MD Anderson Cancer Center Network in Houston, Texas, and is both a certified Stroke and Trauma Center. St. John Medical Center was ranked as a top Oklahoma hospital in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-2013 Best Hospitals rankings, and is the only hospital in northeastern Oklahoma to achieve Magnet Accreditation. St. John Medical Center also is a Certified Level-2 Trauma Center and a Certified Stroke Center, ranked as the fifth busiest stroke center in the nation.

Downers Grove, Illinois

Visiting Professor for Chamberlain University's College of Nursing. Currently teaching in the graduate school for the capstone class in the nurse practitioner track. This is the final class for graduate students before graduation. Requires ongoing discussions with students, board preparation, health system modules, and communication with preceptors and clinical sites.

Springfield & Decatur, Illinois

Employed through Infinity-MEDS, the Emergency Department staffing agency that staffs all facilities within the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS). Originally employed through the agency Emergency Consultants, Inc, in April 2014 HSHS changed companies to InfinityMEDS; and my employment continued with company to work as an Emergency Provider within three facilities of the HSHS organization in east-central Illinois. These facilities are:St. John's Hospital -- Springfield, IllinoisSt. Johns is a 457-bed, regional base hospital facility for the Hospital Sisters Health System. St. John’s has more than 3,000 staff members and is one of the largest employers in the Springfield area. St. Johns is also a certified Level-1 Trauma Center, and is the hospital used for Prairie Cardiovascular Services. A fully accredited facility, St. John's also serves as a teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, and its Emergency Medicine Residents.St. Mary's Memorial Hospital -- Decatur, IllinoisRegional participating Trauma Resource Center, Certified Stroke Center, JACHO Accredited facility. Recognized in 2011 by US News & World Report as one of the best regional hospitals in east-central Illinois. Emergency Department sees approximately 45,000 visits per year.St. Anthony's Memorial hospital -- Effingham, IllinoisJACHO Accredited Regional Facility, Level II Trauma Center.After relocating to Oklahoma in December of 2014, arrangements were made and I have remained on-staff with Infinity-MEDS to continue working at the above facilities part-time and in times of critical shortages.

Springfield, Illinois

Emergency/Trauma Nurse Practitioner for Mid-America Emergency Physicians, a private, physician-owned company that staffs Emergency Personnel at Memorial Medical Center and Memorial Express Cares in Springfield, Illinois. Memorial Medical Center is a 500-bed, Magnet Accredited, Level-1 Trauma Center acute-care facility which also serves as a teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University Medical School residents. Duties included working as an independent practitioner within the Emergency Department, alternating shifts in the Main Emergency Department and Fast-Track, as well as occasional shifts at ExpressCare. Required ability to decisively respond to problems during life-threatening medical emergencies and trauma, assess, order proper diagnostic tests, treat appropriately and initiate stabilizing interventions.

Effingham, Illinois

Worked for a private Nephrology/Internal Medicine practice, and collaborated with Nephrologists to manage patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, including care of hypertension and diabetes. Regularly rounded multiple times a month at Dialysis units and saw patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. Required an in-depth knowledge of internal medicine, fluid & electrolytes, and co-morbidities associated with kidney failure.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Emergency/Trauma Nurse Practitioner for Carle Foundation Hospital; East-Central Illinois' only Level I Trauma Center and Level III Perinatal Center. Carle Foundation Hospital is a 300-bed; Magnet & DNV-Accredited Hospital, ranked in the top 5% of hospitals in the Nation, and #1 in Illinois for Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, and Critical Care as ranked by Healthgrades. Carle Hospital also serves as the primary teaching hospital for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Medical Students. Serve as a Nurse Practitioner in the main Emergency/Trauma Unit on a PRN basis to assist with scheduling needs, responding to a variety of needs and critical patients across a wide span of population diversity.

Effingham, Illinois

Neck/Spine Treatment & Surgery for patients of all ages.

Mattoon, Illinois

Responsible for responding quickly to variety of single as well as multisystem traumatic conditions. Work with patients of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Required ability to decisively respond to problems during medical trauma and other emergencies: assessing, treating, and stabilizing patients.

Charleston, Illinois

Instructor for the Undergraduate Health Assessment Nursing class. Work with first semester students in the Clinical Lab to instruct, demonstrate, and evaluate assessment techniques to help develop proper professional skills. Requires ability to be patient in teaching, and flexible to adapt to individual personal needs to help shape future registered professional nurses.

Responsible for care and education of patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Duties included assessments, orders, initiating and terminating dialysis treatment, emergency response, access and catheter care, and education regarding treatment and lifestyle modifications to dialysis, diabetes, and hypertension. Also traveled to different Clinics throughout east-central Illinois as a float nurse to fulfill staff shortages.

Post-Masters Degree, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Doctor Of Nursing Practice, Emergency & Critical Care, 4.000

- Capstone Project: Emergency Department Initiation of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients - Clinical Emphasis.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Family Nurse Practitioner, 3.49

Activities and Societies: Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nurses- Pediatric Rotation - OB/GYN Rotation - 1yr. Family Medicine.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.4

- Registered Nurse Curriculum - 1 year Medical/Surgical Clinical - Pediatric Clinical - Critical Care (Emergency/ICU) Clinical - Public.

Diploma, 4.009

- Valedictorian - Oklahoma Honor Society - National Honor Society - Vice-President of Senior Class