Nurse Practitioner High School

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TELEPHONE 605-***-****

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ALICIA H. MEIDINGER

PROFILE

Detail-oriented team player, organized, patient advocate, reliable, responsible, caring person who remains calm and professional during times of critical need. I utilize my strong analytical skills to assess patient conditions and implement appropriate interventions in a holistic manner.

EDUCATION

Concordia University Mequon, WI

Master of Science – Nursing, Family Medicine, May 2012

GPA 3.71

Presentation College Aberdeen, SD

Bachelor of Science – Nursing, May 2007

GPA 3.52

Ashley High School Ashley, ND

High School Diploma, May 1999

LICENSE & CERTIFICATION

APNP WI - January 25, 2013 - Current

License #: 5217-33

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners – FNP August 6, 2012 - Current

License #: F0812020

Registered Nurse - Wisconsin April 02, 2008 - Current

License #: 162525-30

WORK EXPERIENCE

Meriter Hospital - Emergency Services May 2015 – Present

Nurse Practitioner Madison, WI

• Assess physical needs of patients in an acute care setting. Orders, interprets and records results of clinical tests. Prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment for continued cared such as admission, discharge, diagnostics or follow-up. Performs procedures as needed such as, but not limited to, joint reduction, I&D, suturing, local anesthetic (i.e. wound infiltrate and digital block), dental blocks, trephination, splinting/casting, pelvic exam, foreign body removal, spinal immobilization, etc. (Contact: Paul Hick, MD, 608-***-****)

Divine Savior Healthcare - Emergency Services/Urgent Care Jan 2013 – October 2019

Nurse Practitioner Portage, WI

• Assess physical needs of patients in an acute care setting. Orders, interprets and records results of clinical tests. Prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment for continued cared such as admission, discharge or follow-up. Performs procedures as needed such as, but not limited to, I&D, suturing, local anesthetic (i.e. wound infiltrate and digital block), dental blocks, trephination, splinting/casting, pelvic exam, foreign body removal, spinal immobilization, etc. (Contact: Michael Walters, MD, 608-***-****)

St. Mary’s Hospital – Emergency Services July 2007 – May 2013

Registered Nurse Madison, WI

• Charge Nurse, Preceptor, Team Leader and staff nurse - Performing head-to-toe assessments, managing and stabilizing multiple patients, caring for emergent and non-emergent patients, using phlebotomy skills, using critical thinking to intervene with appropriate interventions, providing care for acute and chronically ill patients, using knowledge of hemodynamics, assisting MD with procedures (i.e. sutures, central lines, chest tubes), developing rapport with patients, families and staff. (Contact: Theresa Ojala 608-***-****)

Avera St. Lukes – Pediatrics May 2006 – June 2007

Unit Secretary/Nurse Assistant Aberdeen, SD

• Worked closely with nursing staff to provide daily patient care, transcribed doctors’ orders, updated medications and charts, admitted and discharged patients, compiled patient profiles, assembled and maintained charts, established relationships with patients and families to elicit essential information to facilitate patient care, floated to other floors such as medical, surgical, mental health and OB (Contact: Fran Albrecht, 605-***-****)

Ashley Ambulance Squad - May 2002 – June 2007

Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Ashley, ND

• Volunteered for a county-level ambulance service for a 26-bed rural hospital (call area was approximately 800 square miles), collaborated with ED staff at Ashley Medical Center to arrange/transfer patients to facilities with higher level of care, informed hospital staff of critical information gained in the field to ensure appropriate care in the ED, triaged in the field and ED to effectively treat patients (Contact: Eric Heupel, 701-***-****)

INVOLVEMENT

Maternal Fetal Medicine Board Member - Unity Point – Meriter (2016 – Present) Collaborating with OBGYN, Perinatology, Neonatology, NICU for monthly hospital review of Obstetric, Gynecological, Neonatal and Pediatric patient readmissions in the inpatient setting.

Emergency Services Core Council - St. Marys Hospital (2008-2013) - Collaborating with ER physicians to develop processes and policies for the ER, representing and advocating for ER nurses and ESTs with physician relationship.

Clinical Council Representative - St. Marys Hospital (2008-2010) - Developing and implementing policies and procedures, representing and advocating for ER nurses and ESTs.

Code Blue Review Team - St. Marys Hospital (2009-2010) – Reviewing hospital wide Code Blue cases and documentation

CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) – Healthcare Provider – (2022-Present)

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) – Healthcare Provider – (2000 – Present)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – (2007 – Present)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – (2007 – Present)

National Institutes of Health (NIH Stroke) – (2007 – Present)

Comprehensive Advanced Life Support (CALS) – (2013 – 2017)

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) – (2008 – 2016)

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) – (2008 – 2016)

Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) – Nationally Registered – (2003 – 2011)

NP CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Associated Physicians – Internal Medicine January 2012 – May 2012

Preceptor: Dr. Jennifer Everton, DO

• Diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic medical issues of ages 18 and above including hypertension, COPD, CHF, pain management, fibromyalgia, depression, psychiatric disorders, male/female annual exams and interpreting radiologic films and reports, laboratory and EKG results

Dean West Clinic – Family Medicine August 2011 – May 2012

Preceptor: Kathryn Burrs, RN, FNP

• Diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic medical issues of all ages, including well-baby/child exams, annual physical exams, sports physical exams, medication initiation and management, interpreting radiologic films and reports, laboratory and EKG results

Beaver Dam Women’s Health Clinic - January 2011 – May 2011

Preceptor: Andrea Bushaw, RN, WHNP

• Female annual physical exams, prenatal care visits, pessary care, birth control counseling & management, urodynamics, pre-op visits, diagnosis and treatment of STI and vaginitis

Columbus Community Hospital – Emergency Room/Urgent Care January 2011 – May 2011

Preceptor: Dr. Robert Leschke, MD

• Diagnosis and treatment of urgent and emergent medical issues of all ages, admission to hospital services, discharge instructions and planning, interpreting radiologic films and reports, laboratory and EKG results, suturing, splinting

OBSERVATION EXPERIENCE

Vulvar Specialist – Teresa Reller, PA-C

• Observed in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a variety of vulvar disorders including: Lichen Sclerosis, Lichen Planus, Lichen Simplex Chronicus and Vulvodynia

Diabetes Specialist – Maureen Rice, RN, NP

• Observed in treatment and management of Type I and Type II diabetes

Sports Medicine – Dr. Emily Porter, MD

• Observed in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and management of a variety of sports related injuries

OBGYN (Labor & Delivery) – Dr. Amanda Preimesberger, MD

• Observed in labor, vaginal delivery and postpartum care

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