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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Providing urgent care services in the comfort of patient’s homes. Managing patient’s care for acute issues and/or primary care. Collaborating with patient’s PCP in regards to providing individualized care and/or referrals. Responsibilities included: directing patient care, conducting medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory test results, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing and/or dispensing medications, and counseling patients. In addition, perform incision and drainages, suturing, IV fluid administration, small surgical procedures and eye procedures. Telehealth services provided included: remote medical diagnosis, evaluations, monitoring and follow-ups.

Tennessee, United States

Responsibilities include: teaching classes designed to help nurse practitioner students in developing, and sharpening clinical assessment skills while enhancing critical thinking abilities; working with individual students in order to improve understanding of course material and class performance; and providing online instructions to students in remote or distant areas. Strong attention to developing lesson plans and organized courses in order to keep students on task.

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Working with multiple providers at urgent care clinic managing patient care for acute issues and/or primary care while collaborating with supervising physician. Responsibilities included: directing care of multiple patients at a time, conducting medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory test results, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing and/or dispensing medications, and counseling patients. In addition, perform incision and drainages, suturing, small surgical procedures and eye procedures. Primary care, occupational health, and DOT.

North Port-Sarasota Area

Working with multiple providers in a family practice and urgent care clinic, managing patient care for acute issues and/or primary care while collaborating with supervising physician. Responsibilities include: directing care of multiple patients at a time, conducting medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory test results, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing and/or dispensing medications, and counseling patients. In addition, perform incision and drainages, suturing, and small surgical procedures. In addition, provided telemedicine to primary care patients having limited mobility and/or scheduling challenges. Telehealth services provided included: remote medical diagnosis, evaluations, monitoring and follow-ups.

Sole provider at urgent care clinic managing patient care for acute issues and/or primary care while collaborating with supervising physician. Responsibilities included: directing care of multiple patients at a time, conducting medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory test results, diagnosing and treating illnesses, prescribing and/or dispensing medications, and counseling patients. In addition, perform incision and drainages, suturing, small surgical procedures and eye procedures. Primary care, occupational health, medical weight loss, and DOT.

Vanderbilt Hospital - Comprehensive Care Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee

Fast paced clinic managing care of multiple adult patients and executing physician orders in a timely fashion. Duties included: phone triage, EKGs, vital signs, immunization administration, pelvic exams, breathing treatments, medication administration, IV starts, IV medications, PICC line dressing changes, discontinuing PICC lines, accessing ports, assisting physician with procedures at bedside, wound care, dressing changes, drawing and collecting labs, coordinating patient care. Patient and family teaching of medications, and discharge instructions.

Baptist Hospital-Urgent Care Center, Miami, Florida

Urgent care setting working for one of the largest healthcare systems in Miami. Duties included: charge nurse, EKGs, vital signs, medication administration, IV starts, IV medications assisting physician with procedures at bedside, wound care, dressing changes, drawing and collecting labs, coordinating patient care. Patient and family teaching of medications, and discharge instructions.

Cardiovascular Unit – Miami Children’S Hospital, Miami, Florida

Managing the care for up to six patients, and their family members. Duties included continuous monitoring of patients every hour and non- cardiac patient’s every four hours, assisting doctors with procedures at the bedside, taking down and follow through and executing order, providing medication, experienced with drains, monitors, wound VACs, PICC lines, dressing changes, patient and family teaching of medications and discharge instructions, arranging and scheduling outpatient appointments with physicians and other RN responsibilities.