Pediatric APN - Robert Wood Johnson Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital - New Brunswick, NJ
(2023-11)
Collaborating Nurse Practitioner with Dr Dayla Chefitz, Medical Director of Pediatrics
- Examines and evaluates pediatric patients ages newborn through 21 years of age by performing an advanced physical exam and obtaining a comprehensive health history
- Admits patients and acts as coverage of inpatients during emergencies
- Maintains clear and accurate documentation according to hospital policy
- Initiates and performs selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures
- Prescribes and alters medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care according to collaborative practice agreements and protocols
- Distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings and evaluates what findings need collaboration and referral to other health professionals or appropriate resources
- Provides quality care to all general inpatient pediatric patients including subspecialty groups of neurology, endocrinology, gastrointestinal, rheumatology, pulmonology, and hematology/oncology patients
- Discharge education and teaching to all inpatient pediatric patients based on evidence based guidelines and hospital protocols
Nurse Practitioner - PM Pediatric Urgent Care - Staten Island, New York
(2022-11 - 2025-06)
- Treat all pediatric patients until age 26 with acute illness and injuries
- Assess, diagnose and treat specific and nonspecific complaints of pain, ear infections, asthma and other respiratory illnesses, vomiting and diarrhea, chronic health issues with acute exacerbation, and dehydration requiring IV fluids
- Suture/staple lacerations
- Incision and drainage
- Interpreting x-rays with splint education and care
- Critical thinking, multitasking, and teamwork
- Telemedicine for pediatric patients
- Following PM Pediatric protocols and using evidence-based practice guidelines according to AAP
Nurse Practitioner - Mount Sinai Medical Center: Well Baby Nursery - New York, New York
(2020-03 - 2022-11)
Collaborating Nurse Practitioner with Dr Sarah Milburn, Medical Director of Well Baby Nursery
- Manage all newborns born at the Mount Sinai Hospital: admissions, procedures, discharge, and parental education
- Credentialed in performing neonatal circumcisions using the gomco clamp and providing parents with written consent and post circ care
- Inserting NG tubes for diagnostic tests
- Arterial and venous blood draws on all well baby newborns
- Transferring and accepting transfers from NICU
- Following hospital protocols and using evidence-based practice guidelines provided by MSH
Nurse Practitioner - Kinder Pediatric Urgent Care - Metuchen, New Jersey
(2021-11 - 2022-04)
- Treat all pediatrics patients until age 21 with acute illness and injuries
- Perform full spectrum of care and able to diagnose and treat all but the most critical cases, including wounds that require stitches, broken bones, sprains and other minor trauma, fever, specific and nonspecific complaints of pain, ear infections, asthma and other respiratory illnesses, vomiting and diarrhea, chronic health issues with acute exacerbation, and dehydration requiring intravenous fluids
- Critical thinking, multitasking, and teamwork
- Telemedicine for all pediatric patients along with adults of all ages for covid testing and questions
- Following kinder pediatric protocols and using evidence-based practice guidelines according AAP
Nurse Practitioner - Richmond Pediatrics - Staten Island, New York
(2019-02 - 2021-10)
Collaborating Nurse Practitioner with Dr. Arthur Buonaspina
- Assess, diagnose and manage pediatric population from newborn to 21 years old
- Perform well exams, vaccinations, as well as development of a treatment plan, including ordering of diagnostic tests, medications for acute illnesses and referrals
- Follow evidence based pediatric guidelines in managing chronic and acute conditions in newborns, children and adolescents
- Delivery of patient education to parents and families ranging from disease prevention and health promotion
Certified Registered Nurse - Mount Sinai Medical Center: Mother/Baby/Antepartum - New York, New York
(2013-06 - 2020-03)
- Provide nursing care for postpartum patients which includes assessment, recognition and prevention of postpartum hemorrhage/infection
- Perform full newborn assessments and ensure adequate nutrition via formula/breastfeeding
- Educate mothers on care for themselves and newborns and proper medical follow-up upon discharge
- Assess and care for high risk pregnancies such as placenta previa, preeclampsia, diabetes, etc.
- Electronic fetal monitoring on ante partum patients
- Demonstrate and work with mothers on initiating breastfeeding
- Titration of magnesium sulfate, fluids, antibiotics, and Pitocin
- Assume charge nurse duties as needed
