Work:
Legacy Weight & Diabetes Institute
Nurse Practitioner/Coordinator
Metropolitan Hospital Emergency Department and Enterprises - Grand Rapids, MI
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist/Educator
Grand Valley State University - Allendale, MI
Nurse Practitioner/Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Grand River Emergency Medical Group, Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI
Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Department and Fast Track
Zeeland Community Hospital - Zeeland, MI
Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Department and Intermed
Grand Valley Health Plan - Walker, MI
Family Nurse Practitioner
Education:
Michigan State University, College of Nursing - East Lansing, MI
Masters of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist with Primary Care Emphasis
Aquinas College - Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences
Grand Rapids Community College - Grand Rapids, MI
Associate Degree In Applied Arts and Science of Nursing
Skills:
Personal technical skills include: administration of local anesthetic including digital block, suturing and dermabond glue repair of lacerations, incision & drainage of abscess, removal of embedded foreign body, debridement & application of burn dressings, plaster splints and orthopedic devices, initial review of x-ray films, venipuncture, administration of immunizations, travel medicine, 12-lead EKG and laboratory test interpretation, stabilization of critical patient for transfer, prescribing over the counter and prescription medications with Oregon DEA, motivational interviewing for improvement of health behaviors, and electronic medical records.