Meena Karnosky

Family Nurse Practitioner with more than14 years experience in healthcare and nursing ensuring high standards of culturally competent care for a variety of patients with diverse needs. Energetic and highly skilled professional dedicated to enhancing quality patient care. Seeking a position as a Family Nurse Practitioner in healthcare that diagnoses and manages both complex and common medical problems in patients of all ages.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Banner University Medical

(2019-12)

• Specializes diseases of the ears, upper pharynx and oral cavity, larynx and oral cavity. Specially trained in diseases of the ear, as well as broader nursing skills, such as recording symptoms, patient care, and medication education.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Campus Eye Group

(2019-05 - 2019-11)

• Specialize in the assessment, treatment, consults and care for patients with a variety of eye diseases or injuries, including glaucoma, blindness, astigmatism, cataracts, macular degeneration, nearsightedness, farsightedness, scratched corneas and eye trauma. Specially trained in eye care, as well as broader nursing skills, such as recording symptoms, patient care, and medication education.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Pivot Onsite Innovations

(2018-10 - 2019-11)

• Perform post-offer physicals, non-work related return to work medical clearance examinations. Provide urgent and episodic care to employees. Respond to in plant medical emergencies and evaluate employees with acute episodic illness and refer when appropriate. Assess, diagnose, treat, and provide ongoing medical management of workplace injuries and non-occupational conditions (episodic and urgent), including writing prescriptions and facilitating referrals in collaboration with the physician. Dri

Family Nurse Practitioner - Rutgers Health, University Correctional Health Care

(2018-07 - 2019-07)

• Ensures that the total health needs of adolescents within the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC). Utilizes the medical model to meet a variety of healthcare needs with ambulatory care as a primary focus. Responds to and initiates care for medical emergencies throughout the assigned sites. Responds to and initiates care for medical emergencies throughout the assigned sites. Works with a variety of healthcare professionals and corrections officers in a correctional environment providing health serv

Family Nurse Practitioner - Neighborhood Service Health Corporation, FQHC

(2018-05 - 2018-08)

• Assessed, diagnosed, prepared treatment plans and prescribed medications for family practice patients aged newborn to 100+. Managed patients with chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia. Performed preventative therapies such as well child exams, adult physicals, and gynecological exams. Ordered, reviewed and interpreted laboratory data and other diagnostic test. Average 20-25 patients per day.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Ocean Health Initiatives, FQHC

(2017-10 - 2018-06)

• Assessed, diagnosed, prepared treatment plans and prescribed medications for family practice patients aged newborn to 100+. Managed patients with chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia. Performed preventative therapies such as well child exams, adult physicals, and gynecological exams. Ordered, reviewed and interpreted laboratory data and other diagnostic test. Average 25-30 patients per day.

Emergency Department/Intensive Care Staff RN - Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

(2015-11 - 2017-11)

• Delivers nursing care for critically ill Veteran patients across their life span, and through the nursing process, assess, plans, implements and documents the effects of care. Works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.

Case Manager RN - Tucson Medical Center

(2015-02 - 2016-02)

• Continuity/Transition Management – transitioning of the patient to the appropriate level of care needed, have an effective plan of care and are receiving prescribed treatment, and have an advocate for services and plans needed during and after their stay.
• Utilization/Financial Management – managing resource utilization and reimbursement for services. Through this coordination, goals are to ensure both optimal patient and hospital outcomes including quality of care, efficient resource utilization and reimbursement for services.

Case Manager RN - Banner Medical University

(2013-02 - 2015-02)

• Continuity/Transition Management – transitioning of the patient to the appropriate level of care needed, have an effective plan of care and are receiving prescribed treatment, and have an advocate for services and plans needed during and after their stay.
• Utilization/Financial Management – managing resource utilization and reimbursement for services. Through this coordination, goals are to ensure both optimal patient and hospital outcomes including quality of care, efficient resource utilization and reimbursement for services.

Medical ICU Staff RN III - University Medical Center

(2008-12 - 2013-02)

• Delivers nursing care for critically ill Veteran patients across their life span, and through the nursing process, assess, plans, implements and documents the effects of care. Works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.

Radiology Staff Nurse II - University Medical Center

(2007-12 - 2008-12)

• Cross-trained to provide care in the following modalities: Computed Tomography (CT), Diagnostics (Adult and Pediatric X-ray), Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Vascular/Neurology Interventional Radiology. Duties include administering medications, (including conscious sedation), monitoring and managing patient crisis, & patient education

Trauma ICU Staff RN III - University Medical Center

(2003-12 - 2007-12)

• Delivers nursing care for critically ill Veteran patients across their life span, and through the nursing process, assess, plans, implements and documents the effects of care. Works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing and other patient-team personnel to maintain standards for professional nursing practice.

Master in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner - University of Phoenix (2014-12 - 2017-03)

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - Grand Canyon University (2008-01 - 2009-10)

Associate - Nursing - Pima Community College (2003-05 - 2005-05)