Experience

• Specialty Practica in MSN Program Mercy Urgent Care – Fenton
  Advocate Medical Group Family Medicine – Chicago
  Northshore OBGYN Medical Group – Skokie
  Northshore Pediatrics Medical Group – Wilmette
  Northshore Internal Medicine Medical Group – Wilmette

• Nurse Practitioner, dialysis: 03/2022 to present
  Washington University

• Nurse Practitioner, home health: 08/2021 to 12/2021
  Signify Health

• Registered Nurse, staff nurse: 10/2020 to present
  Barnes Jewish Hospital: Acute dialysis unit

• Registered Nurse, Clinic Nurse: 10/2017 to 10/2020
  Northshore University Health System: Allergy and Immunology Clinic

• Registered Nurse: Phone Triage Nurse – 09/2015 to 10/2017
  Mercy Health System St. Louis: Mercy Clinic Family Medicine – Olive and Mason
• Registered Nurse, Clinic Nurse: 03/2012 to 09/2015
  Northshore University Health System: Allergy and Immunology Clinic

• Registered Nurse, Floor Nurse: 02/2011 – 03/2012
  Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center: Progressive Pulmonary/Step-Down ICU

Education

• St. Louis University School of Nursing, 2021-presen. Post-Master’s completion DNP program, tentative graduation date December 2022

• St. Louis University School of Nursing, 2015-2019
  Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing to Doctorate Nurse Practioner Program – transitioned to Master’s Degree 2019
  Honors, Member of Sigma Theta Tau

• Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, 2011-2014
  Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing
  Dean’s List, Honors, Member of Phi Theta Kappa

• Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, 2008-2010
  Associate’s Degree of Science in Nursing
  Dean’s List, Honors, Member of Phi Theta KappaMailing Address

Mailing Address

Clinical and Research Interests

Patient education, quality assurance and improvement, end-stage renal disease, and vascular access and cannulation technique.

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