Ashley Peterson

Provide comprehensive care to patients, improving health outcomes with thorough assessments and personalized treatment plans.

• Diagnosed and managed acute and chronic illnesses for improved patient care at all care levels (1, 2, 3 and some 4s).
• Collaborated with healthcare teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Provide Preventative Health care to improve or prevent worsening of patients' health.
• Conduct minor procedures (toe nail removal, place stitches, remove stitches, skin biopsies, Cryo therapy, joint injections etc.)
• Educated patients on health management to promote healthier lifestyles.
• Trained and work as a correction officer along with the responsibilities as a Nurse Practitioner.
• CPR Instructor
• Medical/Nursing skills Trainer
• Filled in as Acting IOP/ID (Infectious Disease Nurse) for 4 month while position was vacant and occasionally still help with tasks when needed.
• Filled in as Acting Health Services Administrator (Department Manager) when vacant or on leave
• Complete Nursing Functions (wound care, IV, IM, subcutaneous injections, run some labs, pass medications, etc.)
• Assisted Pharmacist when the facility had a pharmacist (fill prescriptions and run pill line).
• First responder to medical emergencies in the institution and help lead medical team during an emergency response at the institution.
• Screen and complete History and Physicals on incoming staff, complete injury assessments on staff
• Helped set up and ran our Covid-19 local program during the covid years.
• Developed the MOUD program for the institution and actively the POC and provider for the program at current institution
• Help other institutions by TDY or telehealth for those facilities' populations (sick call, chronic cares, History and Physicals and MOUD.
• Review each patient's charts to determine and enter their appropriate medical care level.
• On-call on the off hours of medical for the facility to have coverage 24/7.
• Active part of the Utilization Review Committee to approve or defer consults to specialty care for the past 11 years.
• Created and worked with 770s.
• Helped cover several tasks of the physician/CD (reviewing every note, entering orders, collaborating with executive staff, taking call, communicating with local hospitals in regard patient care, etc.) when the facility did not have a physician for 1.5 years.
• 40 Hours/week; $83,638/year

• Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Educate patients and health promotion.
• Managed about 8-20 patients in clinic along with 2-10 patients via email/telehealth/calls and 10-40 lab results, all varying on the demand of urgent care assistance needed in a particular day.

• Advocate for patient, Charge Nurse
• Administer medications, Starting IVs on mom and baby, Educate parents from how the mom needs to care for herself and to care of the newborn
• Labor and Delivery trained
• Provided compassionate care to patients, administering medications and monitoring vital signs.
• Monitored patient progress and updated medical records to ensure accurate tracking.
• Improved patient outcomes by collaborating with healthcare team and implementing care plans.
• Assist in Surgery and stabilize newborns after Cesarean
• Nursery trained Level 1 and 2 (vital, bath, assess, draw labs, help mom’s with lactation, stabilization of sick babies, etc.)
• Postpartum Patient care of mothers

• Patient Advocate, Charge Nurse on Day, Eve or Night shifts
• Case load a shift would be from 10 to 12 patients.
• Provided direct patient care to address physical and emotional needs, ensuring comfort and safety.
• Improved patient outcomes by monitoring vital signs and administering prescribed treatments.
• Completed wound care, dressing changes, suture and staple removal, and other nursing cares.
• Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for optimal patient health.
• Educated patients and families on post-discharge care plans to promote recovery.
• Trained to do Peritoneal dialysis.
• Trained in bariatric care.
• Team lead a group made up of RN, LPN, and Aide.
• Train and educate other nurses and students.

• Filled prescriptions (street and group home)
• Worked retail of the store
• Managed the billing/payments
• Worked with the insurance companies to get them to cover prescriptions
• Help educate patients on their medications
• Ordered medications, checked medications in, and stocked the medication shelves

• Helped RN triage
• Administered EPO and DPO injections
• Roomed patients (vitals, med lists)
• Revised EPO and DPO physician order forms
• Revised injection protocol for department
• Okayed refills on patients’ prescriptions
• Assisted the RN and Physicians with procedures
• Organized files in the department
• Helped see patients and dictate on the visit
• Helped prepare and assist in teaching patients about kidney failure and options