Hello! I'm Mackenzie
I am a Family Nurse Practitioner that is passionate about providing empathetic, holistic health care to patients of all ages. I have been working in the health care field since I was sixteen, beginning as a certified nursing assistant for five years, then a registered nurse for eight years before eventually becoming an advanced practice nurse in 2023. I've enjoyed working with patients from newborns to centenarians and hope to continue to help patients live healthy, full lives through health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management.
EXPERIENCE
2019-2023
PERIOPERATIVE NURSE
ROSE MEDICAL CENTER
Experience preparing patients for surgery, recovering patients after anesthesia, and providing discharge education for inpatient and outpatient surgeries. Charge Nurse and Preceptor experience.
2018-2019
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
Experience assessing and caring for sick and premature infants in 161 bed NICU. Monitoring patients for acute changes and working closely with providers to continuously update plan of care for best patient outcomes. Performed newborn teaching with parents including education to ensure safe outcomes at discharge.
2017-2018
TRAVEL NURSE- MED SURG FLOAT POOL
HOST HEALTHCARE
Travel nurse with contracts specializing in Medical-Surgical float pool at multiple facilities throughout Colorado and California.
Quick at learning and adapting to new healthcare facilities, charting, and floating between multiple specialty units and hospitals.
2015-2017
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSE
JAMES A HALEY VETERANS HOSPITAL
Experience caring for veteran patients on a busy medical-surgical unit at a 500 bed VA hospital. Treatment of both acute and chronic medical conditions and emergency and elective surgeries. Performing procedural skills, medication administration, and education. Charge Nurse experience.
EDUCATION
2021-2023
Master's Degree
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER-ANSCHUTZ
Masters of Science in Nursing. Family Nurse Practitioner.
GPA: 3.979
2012-2015
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA- TAMPA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing. GPA 3.97.
Graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors.
Student in Honors College.
Bachelor's Degree
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
COLORADO RN COMPACT MULTI-STATE LICENSE
RN.1649925
COLORADO FNP LICENSE
APN099192
ACLS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
BLS AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Travel nurse with contracts specializing in Medical-Surgical float pool at multiple facilities throughout Colorado and California.
Quick at learning and adapting to new healthcare facilities, charting, and floating between multiple specialty units and hospitals.
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