Education
Master of Science in Nursing, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Elms College
Chicopee, MA
Clinical Experience as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner:
Touch of Glamour LLC, APRN Injector/Owner
Established and manage busy aesthetic practice providing a variety of nonsurgical medical aesthetic procedures.
Manage staff employed and run all day to day operations from the business aspect.
Hartford Hospital Inpatient Acute Rehab, Clinical Lead APRN
Function as the Clinical Lead for the APRN team in the acute rehab. Manage the team as far as scheduling, disciplinary action and reinforce and lead on quality projects. Medically admit and discharge patients on a daily basis as well as day to day medical coverage working in conjunction with PMNR physicians and rehab therapists.
Starling Physicians/HHCMG, Hospitalist: Hartford, CT
Triage patients for admission, perform history and physicals of patients admitted from the emergency room. Provide primary coverage for established, floor-level patients and work directly and collaboratively with supervising physicians. Follow hospitalization course and manage day to day acute issues. Discharge and provide follow up for post-hospitalization care.
Prohealth Partners, Manchester, CT
Provided independent medical care coverage to acute care, subacute and long term care facilities. Consulted with collaborating medical director when needed to admit, manage and discharge patients post-hospitalization which continued to need on-going management of acute and chronic issues.
ECHN: Emergency Department, Manchester, CT
Neurology Department: In-Patient, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Provided direct clinical management of patients presenting with various Neurological illnesses and disease states in collaboration with the attending physician and various other members of the medical team. Performed detailed history and physical on patients requiring admission from the emergency department and admitted them to the Neurology Service.
Related Clinical and Teaching Experience
Adjuct Faculity, Uconn School of Nursing
Graduate level instructor teaching health and physical assessment as well as primary instructor for seminar classes reviewing relevant medical cases seen in the clinical setting. Managed groups of APRN and RN students as lead clinical instructor.
Graduate Assistant, Graduate Instructor, Uconn School of Nursing
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Licensure:
Connecticut Nursing License: #85367
APRN License: #5769
Awards/Distinctions/Memberships
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, member Mu Chapter
SEMPA, American Nurse Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
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