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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Legal Nurse

ID: 735582 Florida, USA

38 years experience as Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Specialty practice in Pediatrics for 20 years. Experience in Urgent Care, Pedi ER, Primary Care and Hospital Inpatient Practice. Hospital practice experience involved managing a 56 bed Children's Hospital on night shift with no onsite MD. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Expert experience on 6 Pediatric malpractice cases. Currently practicing in private pediatric practice while teaching Pediatrics in two Schools of Nursing. Past joint faculty practice appointments with 5 schools of Nursing and Medicine. Medical Yoga Therapist and Children's Yoga Instructor.

I am a Board Certified Nurse Family Nurse Practitioner with over twenty years experience in Pediatrics. Expert Legal Nurse Consulting Experience in Pediatrics. Experience in urgent care, emergency department, primary care, faculty practice and hospital practice.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Family Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years of Family Practice experience in various settings
including Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Department and Inpatient Hospital Care.
• Majority of Nurse Practitioner Experience focused in Pediatrics, Women’s Health and Family Practice.
• Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with experience pertaining to Pediatric and Adult Clients.
• Joint Faculty and Clinical Practice positions held with three Schools of Nursing and Medicine.
• Current working knowledge of multiple EMR systems used in primary care and hospital settings

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1982	Degree: MSN	Subject: Family Nurse Practitioner	Institution: University of Kentucky
Year: 2002	Degree:	Subject: Certified Legal Nurse Consultant	Institution: Vickie Malazzo Institute

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2018 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner	Department: Pediatric Private Practice
Responsibilities: • In Pediatric private practice in South Miami office • Provide well child checks, wellness physicals, and treat ill episodic pediatric presentations • Evaluate and refer pediatric cases to Specialists and Emergency Department when indicated
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2017 to 2018	Employer: Pediatric Associates	Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner	Department:
Responsibilities: • Provided per diem coverage for 15 various offices and after hour pediatric offices. • Office visits were focused on well child checks, episodic ill visits and after hours care. • Busy office scheduling 38-42 visits a day per provider. • EMR utilized in practice
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2018 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Clinical Professor	Department:
Responsibilities: • Lead Instructor in Community Health providing Clinical Instruction in Community settings such as Camillus House for the Homeless and Feeding South Florida • Clinical Instructor at Nicolas Children’s Emergency Room for Maternal Child Health Clinical rotation
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2019 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Professor	Department: Faculty Nursing
Responsibilities: Clinical Instructor for clinical sites. Providing clinical instructor in Maternal Child Health and Fundamentals of Nursing, Pediatric Emergency Room and Labor and Delivery.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2002 to 2017	Employer: Baptist CHildren's Hospital	Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner	Department: Pediatric Emergency Room and Inpatient Hospital
Responsibilities: • Responsibilities included overseeing, on the 6pm-6am shifts, the care of 56 a Children’s 56 bed Hospital, which included a 16 bed monitored step down unit, as well as a 8 bed Intensive Care Unit. • Completed admission orders to the Pediatric Hospital, from BCH Pediatric Emergency Room, as well as accepting transfers from 5 other area hospitals. • Functioned autonomously without on site physician. Advanced Practice protocols with the Pediatric Hospitalists. • Number of completed admission orders, and admission History and Physicals, varied from 8 to 20 per night. • Utilized Center EMR system for admissions and 3 other systems for transfers from other hospitals • Provided weekly Restorative Yoga Classes for BCH Nurses and caregivers.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1998 to 2010	Employer: Barry University School of Podiatry	Title: Associate Clinical Professor	Department:
Responsibilities: • Provided lecture and clinical laboratory for entry-level Podiatry students. • Lead Instructor responsible for Advanced History and Physical Assessment.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1996 to 2002	Employer: Baptist Health Systems	Title: Family Nurse Practitioner Emergency Services	Department:
Responsibilities: • Practiced with BHS Initial Urgent Care Centers at King's Bay, Westchester and West Kendall sites, providing care to Adult and Pediatric Clients. • Concurrently working with Baptist Children's Hospital Emergency Departments in Kendall and Homestead ERs. • Gained and refined skills in evaluating, assessing, and managing urgent and emergency presentations in person's of all ages. • Provided Adult ER coverage in South Miami, Deering and Homestead's Emergency Departments.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1996 to 2002	Employer: Drs. Julio Casas and C. Augustus	Title: Pediatric / Family Nurse Practitioner	Department:
Responsibilities: • Practiced with Women's Health and Pediatric combined private practice. • Worked with both the pediatrician and OB-GYN Physician performing well woman, prenatal, newborn and well child visits, while managing common illnesses in the pediatric, obstetric and gynecologic population. • Conducted Lamaze, Prenatal Yoga, Childbirth Education, Newborn Care, and Breastfeeding Instructional Classes.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1996 to 2004	Employer: Miami Dade Community College	Title: Adjunct Clinical Instructor	Department:
Responsibilities: • Clinical Instructor for undergraduate Nursing Students enrolled in their first clinical Fundamentals of Nursing Classes • Provided lecture and clinical supervision for students in Family, Pediatric, Women’s Health and Geriatric Practice Settings.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1986 to 1996	Employer: University of Miami Schools of Medicine and Nursing	Title: Associate Professor Faculty Family Practice	Department:
Responsibilities: • Responsible for the original clinical structure for the Master's Level Family Nurse Practitioner Program. • Designed and implemented each core clinical course including Adult, Pediatric, Women's Health and Geriatric studies. • Held a Joint Associate Professor clinical position with the University of Miami School of Medicine and School of Nursing. • Supervised, in my clinical practice, Medical and Nursing Students completing their final clinical practicums in Family Practice.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1979 to 1982	Employer: University of Kentucky	Title: Neonatal Nurse Clinician	Department:
Responsibilities: • Neonatal Nurse Clinician in a 52 bed tertiary care NICU at the University of Kentucky Teaching Center • Managed the Care of Neonates in high acuity Neonatal Intensive Care Unit following Advanced Practice Protocols

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Licenses / Certifications
CERTIFICATIONS ANA Certified as Family Nurse Practitioner BLS and PALS Certified RN/ARNP State of Florida Certified Legal Nurse Consultant C.L.N.C. ASPO Childbirth Educator/ Lactation Consultant 500 hour Certified Yoga Therapist and Certified Children’s Yoga Instructor

Fields of Expertise

nurse practitioner, legal nursing, expert witness, children's hospital, legal consulting

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