Objective: To provide excellent professional nursing services as an experienced Master of Science prepared Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner in the fields of Occupational Health, Adult-Geriatric Hospice Home Health and Cardiac Intensive Care and Telemetry units within the past 5 years.  Possess current NP Furnishing Number and have BRN eligibility for DEA credentialing.

Experience 

Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner
2007- 2009  YOH HealthCare Services, City of Industry, CA
Alcoa Fastening Systems- City of Industry, March 2008-Feb.2009:
Provided clinical and administrative nursing services, including OSHA Log 300 and Workers’ Compensation Case management for 360 employees in aerospace manufacturing plant.  Provided monthly Emergency Response Team training, including Blood Borne Pathogens, various chemical and thermal burn precautions and other emergency first aid. Medical Surveillance for Hearing Protection, Heat Stress. Accident Investigations. EAP coordinator. Monthly Safety education program. Instituted annual Health and Wellness Fair; coordinated Blood Drive. Provided in house vaccination services with a cost savings for company estimated over $2000. Reduced Loss Time incidents by instituting Rapid Drug Screens for post accident cases.

Alcoa Fastening Systems- Fullerton, CA; November-December, 2007:
Provided clinical supervision of occupational nursing services and workers’ compensation case management to over 1000 aerospace employees with assistance of LVN and Clerical aide.

Hospice Staff Nurse
2005-2007  St. Joseph Home Health Systems, Orange, CA 92868
? Case Management of full case load averaging 12 patients / week.  Required intensive nursing interventions in variety of settings, home, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.  Patients presented with end-stage multi-system failure involving neurological, endocrine, cardiac, pulmonary renal, liver and musculoskeletal dysfunction. 
? Recognized two years in a row by management as providing superior service to patients and their families at yearly Employee Appreciation ceremonies.
? Volunteered at annual Recognition Ceremonies to assist families who had lost a loved one, providing comfort to those attending.

Clinical Nursing Instructor for accelerated LVN Program
2004-2005  Career Networks Institute, Orange, CA 92868
Supervision of several classes of 12 LVN students in various terms of program. Responsible for providing sequentially more challenging clinical nursing experiences re: patient treatments, medication administration and pre and post clinical conferences.  Participated in leading quarterly skills lab practice sessions for the students.

Experience Staff Nurse: Cardiac Telemetry Unit, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
2004-2005  Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, CA
Bedside clinical nursing services for critically ill cardiac and telemetry patients.

Admissions Nurse
2002-2003 Charter Oak Behavioral Health Hospital, Covina, CA 91724
? Responsible for comprehensive nursing assessments, triage and admissions for clients with mental health and substance abuse problems to acute care 80 bed psychiatric facility with adult, adolescent and pediatric patients.
? Telephonic crisis intervention counseling services also were provided.

Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner II
2000-2001 Arcadia Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, CA
Completed pre-placement and periodic physical examinations and in-house treatment of occupational related illnesses and injuries. Provided medical surveillance for BBP and annual influenza vaccination programs for work force of 1400 employees.

Occupational Health Nurse
1999-2000 YOH Health Care Services,
Provided clinical medical examination testing including Non-Nida Drug Screens, blood tests, ECG’s, Spirometry and Audiology testing at San Onofre Nuclear Power Station and GE Aircraft Engine Services, Ontario, Ca.

Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner  II
1999-Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA
Pre-placement and periodic Physical Examinations for employees.

Employee Health Nurse
1997-1999 Federal Defense Finance and Accounting Services, San Bernardino, CA.
Provided wellness education, emergency preparedness classes and periodic medical surveillance examinations and diagnostic screenings for 400 employees.

Education 

Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA:
Post Masters’ Degree Adult-Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program
Masters of Science Degree
? Successful completion of Master’s Degree Thesis and Critical Care Clinical Specialist Program at Cal State Long Beach.
? Charter Member Iota Eta, Sigma Theta Tau, National Nursing Honor Society at Cal State Long Beach
University of California San Francisco- BSN;
? President, Nurses’ Student Body at UCSF.
Licenses/Credentials
? Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner License/Furnishing Number
? BCLS
? Life Credential School Health Nurse
? Life Credential Public Health Nurse

Professional Associations
AAOHN, Orange County Chapter Occupational Health Nurses.

Posted April 13, 2009
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                                                              Ellen Bridget Linde, Family Nurse Practitioner  (May, 2009)
                                                                         142 Grand Ave, Forest City, PA 18421
                                                                               570.267.0437 cell 878.4182
                                                                                 ellen@echoes.net