Christin Zanoni Gusler
Burlington
Summary
Dedicated nurse practitioner with a strong background in patient care and medical treatments, recognized for a proven ability to deliver comprehensive healthcare solutions. Expertise in managing chronic conditions and enhancing patient outcomes through effective diagnosis and treatment of diverse medical issues. Strong collaborator with healthcare teams, committed to fostering a holistic approach to patient well-being and ensuring high standards of care. Passionate about leveraging skills to drive positive health transformations and support patients on their journey to wellness.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner/One facility
Essential Geriatric Care PC
07.2023 - Current
- Provide Primary Care to Short Term Rehab/Long Term and Assisted Living residents to include preventative care, acute, chronic visits/regulatory visits, symptom management/prescribing, chronic disease management, acute/emergency events, ordering/interpreting lab/diagnostic testing, goals of care discussions/advance directives/end of life management with residents/families, education and counseling. Collaboration and coordination with nursing/ancillary staff/management; residents/families/providers.
Palliative Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Authoracare Collective
12.2013 - Current
- Provide Palliative Medicine/Care consults initial and follow up visits in facilities to include independent living; Short Term Rehabilitation Center; Skilled Nursing/Long Term Care; Assisted Living; Memory Care ALF/homes and previously during hospitalization. Responsibilities included chronic disease management, symptom management/prescribing, advance directive, goals of care collaborating and coordinating care with resources from ages adolescence through geriatrics. Family support counseling. Other duties during time of employment includes On-call provider for Authoracare Hospice to cover 13 counties to include hospice patients located in home, facilities, and 2 separate hospice homes. Making rounds at hospice home and face to face assessments. Preceptor and educator about Palliative Medicine.
Nurse Practitioner/ Multiple facilities
Geri-care
05.2017 - 07.2023
- Provide Primary Care to Short Term Rehab/Long Term and Assisted Living residents to include preventative care, acute, chronic visits/regulatory visits, symptom management/prescribing, chronic disease management, acute/emergency events, ordering/interpreting lab/diagnostic testing, goals of care discussions/advance directives/end of live management with residents/families, education and counseling. Collaboration and coordination with nursing/ancillary staff/management; residents/families/providers.
Full Time
Caswell Family Medical Center/Compassion Health
05.2009 - 11.2013
- Provide primary care in rural Caswell County in Office Clinic; 4 days a week to include seeing patients’ adolescence through geriatric with complete comprehensive assessment. Duties to include urgent care/acute, chronic visits/regulatory visits, symptom management/prescribing, chronic disease management, acute/emergency events, goals of care discussions/advance directives/end of live management. Ordering/interpreting lab/diagnostic testing with interpretation include EKG and x rays on site, reviewing, writing or changing prescriptive medications/overall medication management, referrals to specialists, performed suturing, incision/drainage, cryotherapy, IV hydration, splinting when required, women’s gyn health/pelvic exams
- Additional responsibilities included: acute, chronic visits/regulatory visits, symptom management/prescribing, chronic disease management, acute/emergency events, ordering/interpreting lab/diagnostic testing, goals of care discussions/advance directives/end of live management in Assisted Living to include Memory Care Unit; Short Term Rehab/Long Term Care in Skilled Nursing facilities
- Upon initial employment, I started a-walk in/urgent care provider position with the focus being on emergency symptom management/CPR’s/trauma/injuries/acute illness with rural health extended to chronic and prevention patient visits. I functioned in this role for 3 years.
- The next 3 years I started a Primary Care in home House Calls program underneath the umbrella of Caswell Family Medical Center. This served homebound patients who had difficulty coming to the office, also served group/care homes; 2 Assisted Living/Short-Long term skilled nursing facility, Brian Center/Yanceyville Healthcare and Rehab
Staff R.N
Moses Cone Memorial Health System-Level II Trauma Center
06.1990 - 05.2008
- Experiences include Charge/Triage/Preceptor/Staff Nurse in the following departments Emergency Department; ICU/Stepdown with my longest time served in the Emergency Department. Duties to include direct patient care, managing patient flow, decisions making to include neonate, pediatrics, adults through geriatric population. Preceptor for new nurses and
Staff R.N
Hospice & Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell
09.1999 - 01.2005
- Experience to include home hospice visits for pediatric through geriatric population to include medications, wound care, assessment, all aspects of end-of-life care, collaboration with provider and carry out orders.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina12.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina05.1990
Pre-Nursing Study - undefined
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina05.1988
Skills
- EMR’s: Compugroup Medical; eClinicalWorks; Epic; Point Click Care; Matrix; Netsmart; Home Care Home Base
- Primary care management
- Symptom assessment
- Medication management
- Patient education strategies
- Advance directive facilitation
- Palliative care consultation
- Family support counseling
- Lab test interpretation
- Care plan development
- Chronic disease management
Certification
- R.N License to practice in North Carolina (1990)
- ANP Board Certified AANP to practice in North Carolina (2008)
- ACHPN Board Certified specialist in Palliative Medicine by Hospice and Palliative
- NPI 1528293610
- Certified CPR
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner/One facility
Essential Geriatric Care PC
07.2023 - Current
Nurse Practitioner/ Multiple facilities
Geri-care
05.2017 - 07.2023
Palliative Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Authoracare Collective
12.2013 - Current
Full Time
Caswell Family Medical Center/Compassion Health
05.2009 - 11.2013
Staff R.N
Hospice & Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell
09.1999 - 01.2005
Staff R.N
Moses Cone Memorial Health System-Level II Trauma Center
06.1990 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Pre-Nursing Study - undefined
Appalachian State University
Master of Science - Nursing, Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro