Family Nurse Practitioner with MSN
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Family Nurse Practitioner for community residents needing support with health prevention and management of chronic health illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, CHF, and all other cardiopulmonary conditions.
Provider treating Active-Duty military and their families, community members that include patients aged birth to 90 years old. Adept in office minor procedures such as wound care, laceration repair, abscess drainage, and ingrown toenail removal.
Family Nurse Practitioner - Lompoc Valley Medical Health Center - North H. Street Clinic, Lompoc, Ca.
(2020-03)
Family Nurse Practitioner for community residents needing support with health prevention and management of chronic health illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, CHF, and all other cardiopulmonary conditions. Urgent Care Provider treating Active-Duty military and their families, community members that include patients aged birth to 90 years old. Adept in office minor procedures such as wound care, laceration repair, abscess drainage, and ingrown toenail removal.
Family Nurse Practitioner - Sutter Lakeside Medical Practice/Comp Health - Lakeport, Ca.
(2019-08 - 2019-11)
Family Practice Practitioner for Lakeport and surrounding Clearlake areas providing healthcare for patients after birth until end of life. Many patients are underserved due to geographic isolation, poverty and drug addiction. Sutter Health provides excellent care for Partnership, MediCal, and Medicare patients. Patients seen have complicated multisystem disease processes; diabetic education is available onsite, as well as, a supportive acute care hospital just minutes away.
Nurse Practitioner - Oregon Department of Corrections/Locum Tenens - Deer Ridge Correctional Facility, Madras, Oregon
(2019-02 - 2019-05)
Provider for a 900 + bed Men's Minimum-Security State Prison. Responsible for routine care, sick call, and emergent or urgent care of inmates. Patients have substance abuse history, mental illness, anxiety, depression, and chronic illnesses with multiple comorbidities.
Family Nurse Practitioner - Redwoods Rural Health Center - Redway, Ca.
(2017 - 2019)
Provider for a rural community in Northern California's Southern Humboldt County. Responsible for seeing 14-21 patients a day by assessing, diagnosing, and treating primary care patients from infancy through older adulthood. Able to perform new patient exams, CHDP physicals on children and ensure immunization schedules are current. Capable of treating respiratory, endocrine, and cardiovascular illnesses, as well as, conducting the necessary screenings to promote wellness.
Buprenorphine X licensure and assisting with the county's opioid crisis by prescribing Suboxone and caring for this population.
Psychiatric Health Nurse - Maxim Staffing Solutions/Ventura County Behavioral Health
(2016 - 2016)
Responsible for adolescent through young adult "Transitions Program" client's medication administration which included biweekly and monthly sustained release injections. Ensuring psychiatric medications for these clients by collaborating and appealing to insurance carriers. Trained with the Medical Officer during psychiatric examinations of patients.
Case Manager - Health Wise/Help Unlimited/Mission Home Health - Ventura, Ca.
(2012 - 2016)
Case Manager responsible for 10-20 patients requiring medication management, intravenous therapy and in depth wound care in the home environment. Responsible for accurate physical assessments and coordination of care with occupational and physical therapists, social workers, caregivers, and families throughout Ventura county.
Emergency Room Nurse - Community Memorial Hospital of Ventura
(2007 - 2011)
Responsible for pre-birth to elder adult life saving care of 4 or more patients. Conducted triage, emergency care interventions, reassess and reevaluations of patients collaborating with physicians. Performed cardiac interventions on patients receiving care from a Silver Award Cardiac Care Center in Ventura county.
Licensed Vocational Nurse Instructor - Career Care Institute of Ventura
(2005 - 2006)
Taught 10-13 nursing students the Nursing Process and achieved 95% passing rate. Individually tutored students in medical math, terminology, and physiology. Taught critical care standards and led students in the Intensive Care and Operating Room.
Emergency Room Nurse - Emergency Registry Nursing Services - Calabasas
(2004 - 2005)
Responsible for care of critically ill patients in various hospitals throughout San Fernando Valley, conducting triage and emergency care interventions collaborating with department physicians. Hospitals included, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Panorama City Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, and Chino Valley Medical Center.
Emergency Room Nurse - Pacifica Hospital of the Valley - Sun Valley
(2003 - 2004)
Responsible for care of critically ill patients in a very underserved area. Managed care of 4-5 urgent to emergent patients providing quality health saving relief across all age groups. Worked closely with the Medical Director and department physicians on acute cases.
Emergency Room Nurse - Ready Link Health Care - Palm Desert
(2001 - 2003)
Performed emergency nurse assignments at various emergency room departments for 3-6-month time-frames. Responsible for the care of 3-4 acutely ill patients rendering emergency interventions as the physician ordered. Hospitals included, Parkview Community Hospital, Citrus Valley Medical Center, San Dimas Community Hospital, Granada Hills Hospital and Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center of Torrance.
Hospital Corpsman - United States Navy - Camp Pendleton, Ca.
(1981 - 1985)
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner - Western University of Health Sciences (2016-07-29)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Public Health Nurse - California State University Channel Islands (2011-05-21)
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse - Palomar College (1990-05-30)
