Vilma Garrido, MSN, FNP-BC

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Family Nurse Practitioner position in outpatient setting. Detail-oriented team player with strengths in building rapports with patients, families, interdisciplinary team, and diverse backgrounds while delivering effective diagnoses, evaluations, assessments and treatment plans.

Duke Internal Travel Program:  03/2023- Current

Registered Nurse-  Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Plan, provide, supervise, and document professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Delegate tasks and supervise the activities of other licensed and unlicensed care providers.

Cardiology Step-down Unit: 07/2014- 03/2023 (Part-time),  01/2000- 7/2014 (Full-time).

Registered Nurse- Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.

• Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Independently plans and provides professional nursing care utilizing nursing processes in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Monitored patient’s cardiac rhythms

Clinical System Specialist: 07/2014- 03/2022

Independent Consultant to HCI Group, Santa Rosa, Optimum Healthcare, Physician Technology Partner, & Vancouver, Canada Coastal Health Consulting firms.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
• Queried databases for information needed for report processing.
• Promoted client proficiency based on superior knowledge of workflows for Epic and Cerner functionality.
• Provided activation support for both ambulatory and in-patient units.
• Assisted clinicians in customizing their note templates using Smart Sets, Smart Phrases, Preference lists, etc.

North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License : License Pending              Expires: TBD

North Carolina Registered Nurse  :  # 125009                                                                      Expires: 02/28/25

ANCC Certified Family Nurse Practitioner: # 2023194402                                               Expires: 04/04/2029

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)                                                       Expires:  03/2025

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)                                                                  Expires:  03/2025

Recognized by Management and Peers as an Epic Super User Champion at Duke University Medical Center.

Recognized by the International Nurses Association as a Worldwide Leader in Nursing Informatics/Healthcare.

Recipient of the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP) Scholarship.