Paula Brooks, DNP, MBA FNP-BC, RNFA, FAPPex

Experience

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  Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

  Jan 1995 - Feb 1997

  Registered Nurse

  Function as a registered nurse to assess, plan, organize, provide and evaluate nursing care utilizing the nursing process on the Intermediate Cardiac Care/telemetry unit. Make nursing judgments and decisions and responsible for the nursing care and documentation of patients with cardiac disease including patients with myocardial infarctions, both lethal and non-lethal arrhythmia’s, congestive heart failure, temporary and permanent pacemakers, ICU'S, and pre- and post operative coronary artery bypass graph and thoracic surgical patients. Show less

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  Columbia Metro-West Medical Center Emergency Department

  Feb 1997 - May 1998

  Registered Nurse

  Provide rapid and emergent nursing care to patients with conditions resulting from trauma or acute and chronic illnesses. Prevent imminent severe damage or death to both pediatric and adult clients as well as teaching, counseling, and collaborative planning. Responsibilities include patient triage, providing basic life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and treatments for a variety of injuries, hemorrhage, poisoning, fractures, heart attacks, respiratory failure and physical abuse.

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  Long Pond Medical Center

  May 1998 - Feb 2000

  Family Nurse Practitoner

  Practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in evaluating and treating ambulatory patients in the walk in clinic and primary care. Principal duties and responsibilities include providing diagnostic assessment and therapeutic services to ill or injured patients including suturing and splinting, initiate and arrange consultations and referrals, provide annual health examinations, routine follow-up, evaluation, and treatment of acute and chronic medical problems in both pediatric and adult patients.

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  Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Room Associates

  Feb 2000 - Jul 2010

  Nurse Practitioner

  In consultation with the Emergency Physician, assess, diagnose and treat both pediatric and adult patients with conditions resulting from trauma or acute and chronic illness. This includes examination of the patient, ordering and/or executing various tests, analyze of reports and diagnostic images test results in order to diagnose conditions. Administer and/or prescribe treatment as well as referrals to medical specialists for specialized treatment and/or admission. Provide advice to patients concerning diet and methods of prevention of disease as well as aftercare for current illness. Show less

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  Cape Cod Healthcare

  Sept 2005 - Apr 2016

  General Surgery Nurse Practitioner; Clinical Coordinator Allied Health Professionals

  In consultation with the nine general surgeons at Cape Cod Hospital, provide inpatient care of all general surgical patients. While working with the team of surgeons, residents and medical students perform admission history and physicals, write daily progress notes and orders, discharge planning, and dictation of discharge summaries for all general surgical inpatients in the ICU and medical/surgical hospital floors. I have completed training as a Surgical First Assist and certified in the daVinci Robotic Surgical System. Additional responsibilities include surgical first assisting in the operating room and responding to medical issues, codes on the floors and trauma alerts called in the ED. In addition to the clinical aspect of my position, I have been responsible for orienting, training and managing daily operations, including workflow and work schedules, for the general surgery advanced providers. I also assist in coordinating surgical resident’s rotations through our facility to ensure efficient and effective collaboration within the team. I am involved in the development of educational materials for both patients and students on the surgical team, development of protocols and standard orders for general surgical patients, a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee and an active member of the Surgical Care Improvement. I have been appointed site coordinator at Cape Cod Hospital for the PA program at Tufts Medical School in Boston, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy PA program as well as an Adjunct Clinical Faculty in the Physician Assistant Program for the University of New England in Maine. Show less

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  University of Massachusetts Boston

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2021

  Part time Faculty

  Teaching in the online graduate program - Advanced Pharmacology.

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  Medical University of South Carolina

  May 2016 - Aug 2020

  Director of Advanced Practice for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

  Provided executive leadership, direction, and support for existing and emerging practices of the advanced practice nurses at the Medical University of South Carolina. Served as the primary contact for ongoing improvements in administrative, managerial, policy, and practice aspects of advanced practice nursing roles. This included, standardization of practice guidelines/scope of practice; standardization of supervision requirements; standardization of performance evaluation processes; recommending process changes to maximize revenue; developing, implementing and ensuring compliance with APP billing practices; standardization of compensation and benefits; ensuring compliance with all state and federal and other agency regulatory requirements for Advanced Practice Nurses; develop and act as a facilitator for the Advanced Practice Provider council; responsible for leading and supporting managers and directors in developing and improving operations to create optimal performance levels of the APRNs; member of the strategic manpower committee to assists in planning and monitoring APP efficiencies (70%). Identify, create and coordinate educational/training opportunities for nurses enrolled in the MUSC College of Nursing graduate programs while building a strong partnership with the College of Nursing, College of Health Professionals and College of Medicine (10%). Perform clinical responsibilities at school based health combined with Telehealth (20%). Show less

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  Baystate Health

  Aug 2020 - now

  Director of Advanced Practitioners

  Provide strategic leadership for a team of 350+ advanced practice providers (APPs) across our integrated health care system. This includes nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse midwives. Function as the primary resource for APP recruitment and retention, scope of practice, utilization and collaborative models of care, credentialing, and privileging. Collaborate with the office of student affairs and our local academic partners to ensure a strong relationship and aid in student placement to meet our workforce planning goals. Member of the Baystate Medical Practices Board of Directors with voting rights and will be a member of the medical executive credentials committee. 80% administrative position with 20% clinical in acute care surgery. Show less

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  Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP)

  Jan 2023 - now

  State Legislator Policy Director