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Karen Rodgers, MSN, FNP N66 W13618 Crestwood Dr.*Menomonee Falls WI 53051*(262)-703-0128* Key Qualifications * Expert clinician with clear professional ethics and desire for new challenges * Leadership skills developed through staff mentoring and work with students * Mature professional with advanced interpersonal and communication skills * Committed patient advocate with interest and experience in patient education d evelopment and implementation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nurse Practitioner - August 2006-Present Medical College of Wisconsin - Senior Health Menomonee Falls WI 8/2008-Present * * * * * Primary care provider for community-based Geriatric clinic Develop clinic guidelines and processes Develop patient education materials Provide collaborative care in Geriatric Psychiatry/Dementia clinic Community education presentations "Aging Well"
Lakeshore Medical Clinic - Family Practice Milwaukee WI 11/2007-8/2008 * Primary care provider for downtown family practice clinic * Urgent care clinic coverage 2-3 days per week * Independent provider with physician consultation as needed Medical College of Wisconsin - Cardiology Clinic Milwaukee WI 8/2006-11/2007 * Clinic based collaborative role in a specialty practice * Proficient in assessment, diagnosis and plan implementation for patients with coronary artery disease and cardiac related illnesses * Assessment and triage of patients with acute cardiopulmonary complaints Registered Nurse - 1987-2006 East Mequon Surgery Center -Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Mequon WI 2004-2006 * Served as part of core group that commissioned new center * Developed policies, procedures, patient and staff educational materials and wo rkflows * Evaluated and adapted system flow to improve patient care * Provided pre- and post- operative care for a variety of day surgical patients Menomonee Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Men. Falls WI 1998-2004 * Designed and implemented quality of care study resulting in practice change * Provided pre- and post- surgical and endoscopic nursing care, including physio logical, emotional and educational care York Hospital York PA 1990-1998 Patient Education Coordinator 1997-1998 * Designed, implemented and revised patient education documentation tool * Researched, developed and presented new patient education system design MSICU 1992-1997 * Coordinated and delivered acute care for a diverse medical-surgical patient po pulation
Dialysis Outpatient Unit 1990-1992 * Administered hemodialysis, intervening with appropriate actions when needed * Performed long-term assessment and care planning for chronic patient populatio n Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster PA 1987-1990 Clinical Instructor- ICU/ER 1989-1990 * Guided and evaluated senior level BSN students in the clinical portion of thei r acute care rotations MSICU/OHS 1987-1990 * Initial post-graduate job in challenging 30-bed ICU * Proficient in care of MI, post cardiac catheterization, post-OHS, trauma overf low and numerous other diagnoses * CCRN certified EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing Milwaukee WI * Master of Science, FNP program, completed May 2006 * Awarded Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Grant and Community Nursing Schol arship The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Baltimore MD * Bachelor of Science in Nursing completed in May 1987 * Valedictorian AFFILIATIONS/LICENSES Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Registered Nurse DEA Registered BCLS certified Member American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners
Lakeshore Medical Clinic - Family Practice Milwaukee WI 11/2007-8/2008 * Primary care provider for downtown family practice clinic * Urgent care clinic coverage 2-3 days per week * Independent provider with physician consultation as needed Medical College of Wisconsin - Cardiology Clinic Milwaukee WI 8/2006-11/2007 * Clinic based collaborative role in a specialty practice * Proficient in assessment, diagnosis and plan implementation for patients with coronary artery disease and cardiac related illnesses * Assessment and triage of patients with acute cardiopulmonary complaints Registered Nurse - 1987-2006 East Mequon Surgery Center -Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Mequon WI 2004-2006 * Served as part of core group that commissioned new center * Developed policies, procedures, patient and staff educational materials and wo rkflows * Evaluated and adapted system flow to improve patient care * Provided pre- and post- operative care for a variety of day surgical patients Menomonee Falls Ambulatory Surgery Center Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Men. Falls WI 1998-2004 * Designed and implemented quality of care study resulting in practice change * Provided pre- and post- surgical and endoscopic nursing care, including physio logical, emotional and educational care York Hospital York PA 1990-1998 Patient Education Coordinator 1997-1998 * Designed, implemented and revised patient education documentation tool * Researched, developed and presented new patient education system design MSICU 1992-1997 * Coordinated and delivered acute care for a diverse medical-surgical patient po pulation
Dialysis Outpatient Unit 1990-1992 * Administered hemodialysis, intervening with appropriate actions when needed * Performed long-term assessment and care planning for chronic patient populatio n Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster PA 1987-1990 Clinical Instructor- ICU/ER 1989-1990 * Guided and evaluated senior level BSN students in the clinical portion of thei r acute care rotations MSICU/OHS 1987-1990 * Initial post-graduate job in challenging 30-bed ICU * Proficient in care of MI, post cardiac catheterization, post-OHS, trauma overf low and numerous other diagnoses * CCRN certified EDUCATION University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing Milwaukee WI * Master of Science, FNP program, completed May 2006 * Awarded Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Grant and Community Nursing Schol arship The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Baltimore MD * Bachelor of Science in Nursing completed in May 1987 * Valedictorian AFFILIATIONS/LICENSES Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Registered Nurse DEA Registered BCLS certified Member American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member Metro Milwaukee Nurse Practitioners
