Akosua Asare

Secure an opportunity to work as a nurse practitioner utilizing my clinical skill and professional experience to promote health and prevent health disparities across the lifespan within my community. I am seeking a fast pace challenging and rewarding position, in an atmosphere of open collaboration, to provide optimal care to patients.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Community Health Connections - Leominster, MA

(2025-09)

Providing primary care services to patients from newborn to 89 years old with utilization of interpreter services.

• Conducted physical exams, preventive screenings, and wellness visits with a focus on early intervention and health promotion
• Managed chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease using evidence-based guidelines
• Ordered, interpreted, and followed up on laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Prescribed medications and adjusted treatment plans based on patient response and clinical findings
• Reduced preventable complications through proactive chronic disease management and patient education
• Increased preventive screening compliance through outreach and counseling

Registered Nurse - Community Health Connections - Leominster, MA

(2020-10 - 2025-09)

• Perform tasks including, telephone and in person triage
• Make work assignments and continuous adjustments as patient needs determine
• Communicate with patients on their condition, as well as any follow-up care
• Perform patient intake, and coordinate with other healthcare professionals
• Administer injections, distribute medications, and/or apply dressing as directed by Physician, PA, or NP
• Demonstrate an exceptional level of easily understood verbal communication on the phone
• Provide culturally sensitive care including consideration for diverse cultures, ethnicity, language, community, background, and healthcare beliefs
• Prepare and maintain supplies and equipment for treatments, including sterilization
• Assist in preparing for minor surgeries and exams

Registered Nurse - Kindred Home care

(2019-11 - 2022-04)

• Performed evaluation tasks, including vital signs and medication review
• Assessed patients' condition during every visit and chart observations
• Dress or redress open wounds and assess progress of healing
• Collaborated with different disciplines on board for effective patient outcomes
• Educated patients and their families on proper home health care strategies and procedures
• Made recommendations for devices or tools that might improve the patient's quality of life

Registered Nurse - Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital

(2020-04 - 2020-10)

• Start and maintain IV's
• Provided wound care dressings to open wounds
• Administered medications per provider's instructions
• Maintained a safe and clean working environment, in compliance with healthcare procedures and regulations
• Adhered to infection-control protocols
• Provided education to patients and their family members on patient care
• Assisted with diagnostic tests and interpretation of results
• Monitored, reported, and recorded symptoms or changes in patient conditions

Registered Nurse / Licensed Practice Nurse - Westborough Healthcare

(2017-02 - 2020-08)

• Experienced with tracheotomy, gastrostomy, total parenteral nutrition, and mechanical ventilation
• Followed medication administration, storage procedures and regulation
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interact with patients, staff members, and other members of the medical community
• Directed, supervised, coordinated and evaluated nursing care within the assigned clinical setting
• Monitored, reported and recorded symptoms or changes in patient conditions to appropriate disciplinary
• Educated and instructed patients and families in accordance with the patient's plan of care

Clinical Rotation - Adult Medicine and Pediatric - Fitchburg Community Health Connections - Fitchburg, MA

(2024-06 - 2024-08)

Clinical Hours completed- 150+ hours. Provide care by assessing, diagnosing and treatment of a wide range of acute illnesses, accidents and injuries from patients ages 2-89 years.

• Order diagnostic labs and imagine, interpret results, and refer as needed
• Provide primary prevention in the form of vaccines
• In office procedures skin tag removals, IUD insertions, suture, cerumen impaction removal
• Order diagnostic labs and imaging, interpreting results
• Adult Medicine focused on annual physical examinations
• Management of acute and chronic conditions such as headache, pain, depression anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, respiratory infection, abnormal menses/discharge, STD's
• Promoted routine preventative screening: mammogram, cervical screening colonoscopy, DEXA scan
• Strong collaboration with providers and made referrals as appropriate

Clinical Rotation - Family Medicine - Leominster Community Health Center - Leominster, MA

(2024-09 - 2024-12)

Family Medicine rotation providing primary care services to patients from newborn to 89 years old. Utilization of interpreter services.

• Collaborating and communicating with the supervising physician regarding medical issues of caseload and managing referrals to other members of the multidisciplinary team of professionals
• Responsible for accurate assessment of clinical conditions both acute and chronic by means of detailed history taking
• Providing comprehensive outpatient care to a panel of pediatric patients ages 1 month- 21 years of age including routine health maintenance
• Managing chronic and acute diseases physical/breast/pelvic exams, interpretation of laboratory data, diagnosis and appropriate treatment assisted with in office procedures, Nexplanon, intrauterine devices, colposcopy
• Pediatric Well child examinations, counseling in immunization uptake

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner - Regis College (2024-12)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (2021-05)

Associate of Science - Mount Wachusett Community College (2017)