Rita Riddick-Seels
Charlotte
Summary
Compassionate Certified Family Nurse Practitioner seeking to contribute comprehensive primary care and evidence-based practice to a dynamic healthcare team. Committed to promoting patient wellness across the lifespan through preventative care, chronic disease management, and patient education in a collaborative clinical environment.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Cityblock Health
06.2021 - Current
- Provide primary care, and urgent care to patients with an emphasis on the promotion of health, and early detection and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Provide care for ID patient with HIV/Aids with an emphasis on early detection, promotion of health, and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Responsible for conducting individual patient health history, physical assessments and screening to include various diagnostic testing as needed.
- Weekly case management meetings with an emphasis on holistic care.
- Home and telemedicine primary and urgent care with emphasis on meeting patient’s where they are at to receive the health care that is needed. Urgent care home telemedicine visits with assistance from EMT or paramedic in the home.
- Responsible for interpreting the results and providing feedback to patient and /or designated family members.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, and ancillary testing.
- Responsible for development implementing and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Consult and collaborates for with a variety of health care professionals, case managers, behavior health, and makes referrals as necessary.
- Monitors and ensure patient satisfaction.
- Facilitates appropriate utilization of the healthcare system and encourages appropriate follow up care.
- Provide educational opportunities for the patient and /or family related to health status, utilizing additional resources when indicated.
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of patient encounters.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Blue HIV Health Services
09.2020 - Current
- Provide care for ID patient with HIV/Aids with an emphasis on early detection, promotion of health, and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Responsible for conducting individual patient health history, physical assessments and screening to include various diagnostic testing as needed.
- Responsible for interpreting the results and providing feedback to patient and /or designated family members.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, and ancillary testing.
- Responsible for development implementing and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Consult and collaborates for with a variety of health care professionals and makes referrals as necessary.
- Monitors and ensure patient satisfaction.
- Facilitates appropriate utilization of the healthcare system and encourages appropriate follow up care.
- Provide educational opportunities for the patient and /or family related to health status, utilizing additional resources when indicated.
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of patient encounters.
Family Nurse Practitioner
CW Williams Community Health Center
07.2015 - Current
- Provide primary care, and urgent care to patients with an emphasis on the promotion of health, and early detection and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Provide care for ID patient with HIV/Aids with an emphasis on early detection, promotion of health, and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Responsible for conducting individual patient health history, physical assessments and screening to include various diagnostic testing as needed.
- Responsible for interpreting the results and providing feedback to patient and /or designated family members.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, and ancillary testing.
- Responsible for development implementing and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Consult and collaborates for with a variety of health care professionals and makes referrals as necessary.
- Monitors and ensure patient satisfaction.
- Facilitates appropriate utilization of the healthcare system and encourages appropriate follow up care.
- Provide educational opportunities for the patient and /or family related to health status, utilizing additional resources when indicated.
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of patient encounters.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Piedmont Correctional Facility
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Company Overview: (Interim Medical Agency)
- Provide primary care, and urgent care to patients with an emphasis on the promotion of health, and early detection and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Provide care for ID patient with HIV/Aids with an emphasis on early detection, promotion of health, and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Responsible for conducting individual patient health history, physical assessments and screening to include various diagnostic testing as needed.
- Responsible for interpreting the results and providing feedback to patient and /or designated family members.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, and ancillary testing.
- Responsible for development implementing and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Consult and collaborates for with a variety of health care professionals and makes referrals as necessary.
- Monitors and ensure patient satisfaction.
- Facilitates appropriate utilization of the healthcare system and encourages appropriate follow up care.
- Provide educational opportunities for the patient and /or family related to health status, utilizing additional resources when indicated.
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of patient encounters.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Novant Express Care
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Ensure every patient is provided with excellent quality clinical care in accordance with evidence based medicine and quality assurance programs.
- Provide patients with preventive care, e.g., camp and sports exams, immunizations, disease management and healthcare risk screening programs.
- Document clinical care efficiently in the Electronic Medical Record.
- Supervise day to day operation and ensure that patient’s needs are met.
- Coach and develop all Clinic team members on knowledge of company tools, core roles and best practices.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, wart/skin tag removal, ear irrigation.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Target Clinic
08.2014 - 12.2015
- Provide acute care to patient with minor illnesses in a total autonomies environment.
- Provide patients with preventive care, e.g., camp and sports exams, immunizations, disease management and healthcare risk screening programs.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, wart/skin tag removal, ear irrigation.
- Document clinical care efficiently in the Electronic Medical Record. Supervise day to day operation and ensure that patient s needs are met.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Wadesboro Family Medicine
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Provide primary care and urgent care to patients with an emphasis on the promotion of health, and early detection and management of acute and chronic health problems.
- Responsible for conducting individual patient health history, physical assessments and screening to include various diagnostic testing as needed. Responsible for interpreting the results and providing feedback to patient and /or designated family members.
- Responsible for prescribing/performing various treatment modalities-including, but not limits to: medications, injections, wellness counseling, suturing, and ancillary testing.
- Responsible for development implementing and evaluation of treatment plans.
- Consult and collaborates for with a variety of health care professionals and makes referrals as necessary.
- Monitors and ensure patient satisfaction.
- Facilitates appropriate utilization of the healthcare system and encourages appropriate follow-up care.
- Provide educational opportunities for the patient and /or family related to health status, utilizing additional resources when indicated.
- Maintain accurate, legible, timely documentation of patient encounters.
Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Carolinas Health Care Telehealth Solutions
08.2009 - 06.2014
- Utilize the nursing process in assessing and directing comprehensive nursing care according to hospital policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Perform telephone triage with diverse patient population by listening, eliciting pertinent information, and asking questions, cued by patients history, response, hesitation, quavering voice, rapid speech or lack of response.
- Provided answers to health — related questions from patient.
- Call in medications to pharmacy or escript medication.
- Responsible for provisionally accepting, or denying organs (Kidney/Pancreas) for UNOS.
- Telephone triage for medic calls.
- Charge nurse and preceptor.
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Health Care Labor and delivery
12.2005 - 08.2009
- Provide professional nursing care through skillful assessment planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Responsible for monitoring fetal heart tones, and contraction pattern.
- Performing cervical exams for dilation.
- Responsible for pain management by assessing pain level, administering medications as ordered by the physician, or advising on alternative ways to alleviate pain during labor.
- Assist the doctor with spontaneous vaginal delivery, or cesarean section by providing medical information and managing equipment.
- Assist anesthesiologist with placing epidurals, and spinals.
- Obtaining patient history, ordering lab work, provide physician with red flag values.
- Obtain IV assess, and give pre-op medications.
- Charge nurse, and preceptor.
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina, Labor and Delivery
12.2001 - 12.2005
- Responsible for the care of active labor and delivery.
- Recovery of labor patients after delivery.
- Provided care for high risk patients to ensure favorable outcome for mother and baby.
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina Newborn Nursery - Level I, Level II
10.1998 - 12.2001
- Provide direct patient care Level I nursery care by assisting parents to understand how to administer basic care to the newborn by educating, and assisting with bathing, feeding.
- Providing care for level II nursery care for newborns that are born with problems, such as congenital defects, preemies, or illnesses.
- Responsible for incubator, supplying oxygen, and offering additional care as directed by the physician.
- Administering procedures to stabilize patients. Monitoring vital signs, drawing bodily fluids, monitoring equipment, administering medication, and administering via IV, or NG tube.
Education
Master of Science - FNP
Winston Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NC05-2014
Skills
- Chronic disease management
- Patient education
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Preventive healthcare
- Diagnostic testing
- Preparing treatment plans
- Physical assessments
- Health promotion
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient assessment
- Diagnostic screenings
- Treatment Planning
- Behavioral health
- Lab result evaluation
- Telehealth services
Certification
- Certified: HIV/AIDS specialist, [American academy of HIV] - [2015-present]
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Cityblock Health
06.2021 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Blue HIV Health Services
09.2020 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Piedmont Correctional Facility
03.2020 - 08.2020
Family Nurse Practitioner
CW Williams Community Health Center
07.2015 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Novant Express Care
10.2014 - 03.2016
Family Nurse Practitioner
Wadesboro Family Medicine
09.2014 - 06.2015
Family Nurse Practitioner
Target Clinic
08.2014 - 12.2015
Telephone Triage Registered Nurse
Carolinas Health Care Telehealth Solutions
08.2009 - 06.2014
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Health Care Labor and delivery
12.2005 - 08.2009
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina, Labor and Delivery
12.2001 - 12.2005
Registered Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina Newborn Nursery - Level I, Level II
10.1998 - 12.2001
Master of Science - FNP
Winston Salem State University
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