Team Lead RN

Posted on: 2008-02-09

Gwendolyn Cumby-Murphy RN BSN LNC P.O. Box 438907 Chicago, Illinois 60643 (773) 568-6987 (773) 641-2999 Email: [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE To secure a position with growth potential, at a viable company: utilizing my knowledge and skills ________________________________________________________________________ SPECIALITY Obstetrics Subspecialty: Maternal Home Health, Research Nurse ________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Diploma, 1974, Cook County School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2001, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting, 2002 Medical Legal Institute, Houston, Texas ________________________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES 1975 ~ Professional Registered Nurse State of Illinois 2002 ~ Professional Registered Nurse State of California 2002 ~ Certified Legal Nurse Consults State of Illinois 2005 ~ Cardio-Pulmonary Recertification 2005 ~ Neonatal Recertification ________________________________________________________________________ CLINICAL EXPERIENCE June 2007~Present, Team Lead RN Advocate Lincoln Park Health Center, Chicago,IL. Provide triage care to patients with Advocate Health plan. Assist Primary Care Physician with patients requests, such as questions and medication refills. Team consist of four physicians , two LPN’s and one Medical Assistant. August 2005~Present, Legal Nurse Consultant Baumann & Shuldiner Attorney at Law, Chicago.IL.. Case screening for merit., review of medical records, medical research and testifying for depositions. Oct 2006~Dec 2006, Travel Nurse Valley HealthCare, Gold River, Calif. Provide direct care to Antepartum, Postpartum, and Gynelogical. patients Nov 2005~Present, Nurses Temporary Agency Acumen Medical Staffing, Chicago,IL Provide direct patient care to obstetrical ,medical surgical and rehabilation patients. Nov 2004~Present, Nurses Temporary Agency Protouch Nurses Agency, Oaklawn,IL. Provide direct patient care to obstetrical and newborn patients on a per-diem basis. November 2004~January 2005, Seasonal Occupational Health Nurse Chicago State University , Chicago IL Provide direct services to students, immunizations and assist with physician’s visits.. August 2004-Oct 2004,, Temporary. Physician Risk Management Physician Adjusting Services. Louisville, Kentucky Provide risk management assessment for physicians September 2003-Present.Temporary Resource Nurse- Stat Resources, Chicago, IL. Provide temporary nursing care to clinic, hospital and other medical facilities. August 2002~May, 2004, Prenatal Patient Educator Matria Healthcare, St. Louis, MO. Provide home monitoring and patient education for ante partum patients. July, 2002~August 2002, Travel Nurse Stat Nurse Travel, San Francisco, CA. Provide direct care to antepartum and postpartum patients. January, 2002~September, 2003, Health Service Nurse Chicago Board of Education, Chicago, IL. Provide first aide care to elementary school children. Facilitate compliance of needed immunizations. Monitoring for signs and symptoms of medical problems. Provide health teaching as needed. September, 2000~March, 2001, Temporary Wellness Nurse Wellness Inc. Provide wellness screening through the use of specialized laboratory and biometric testing. June, 2000~March, 2001, Research Nurse University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL. Data gathering, case investigation and project analysis. 1989~August 2002, Staff Nurse , Perinatal Special Care Nurse, Per-diem Obstetrical Nurse University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, IL. Provided care to high-risk patients in antepartum, and perform assigned duties in antepartum, nursery and mother-baby. Functioned in different capacities such as: charge, triage,and operating room circulating Experienced in conditions requiring close observation and fetal monitoring, such as: pre-eclampsia, multiple gestation, invitro fertilization, diabetes, cardiac disorders, asthma, and placenta previa. 1992-1994, Visiting NurseToko Home Monitoring, Chicago, IL. Taught the use of uterine home monitoring device, which monitored preterm labor. 1986~1989, Staff Nurse St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago, IL. Provided care to obstetrical patients. Functioned in different capacities such as: circulating nurse, and newborn nurse 1983~1985, Visiting Nurse Tri-Urban Home Health, Chicago, IL. Provided in home respite care, to acute and chronically ill patients. 1983~1985, Visiting Nurse Professional Home Health, Chicago, IL. Provided home visits to home bound acute and chronically ill patients. Also providing follow-up care to high risk antepartum, postpartum cesarean section and infants with hyperbilirubin. 1980~1983, Obstetrics Nurse Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL. Obstetrics performed assigned nursing duties in mother-baby, nursery, and high–risk antepartum patients. Assisted in formulation of the mother-baby concept . ______________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Illinois Nurse Association American Nurse Association American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Greater Chicago Association of Legal Nurse Consultant TEACHING INTEREST Organized and established Obstetric Rooming-In concept at Mount Sinai Hospital. Taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student’s apical and radical pulse taking. ______________________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITY SERVICE Taught child care classes to local residents. ________________________________________________________________________ COMPUTER SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/98/95 Software Applications: Microsoft Office Professional XP/2000/97/95 ______________________________________________________________________________ REFERENCES January 2004 ~Present, Law Offices of Rahsaan Gordon, Chicago, IL. Medical literature research, Case screening for merit, organize and summarize medical records.