Pamela Marie Drury
Windsor
Summary
Dedicated and flexible Adult Nurse Practitioner with 13 years of experience in various settings and roles. Committed to providing outstanding care and support to optimize health outcomes for all patients. Demonstrates a consistent track record of delivering high-quality care. Possesses diverse skills acquired through experience in completing H&P's, ordering medical tests, procedures, and consults in collaboration with supervising physicians and multidisciplinary teams. Proficient in interpreting test results, diagnosing, and developing care plans in both clinic and hospital settings. Known for being a fast and eager learner who can quickly adapt to any given setting.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Robotic First Assist
DMC
02.2018 - Current
- Nurse Practitioner as a first assist in mainly robotic surgeries
- Assist with all surgeons who require/request an expert first assistant with Si or Xi DaVinci robotic surgeries (urology, general surgery, ob/gyn, cardiothoracic surgery)
- As a first assist in robotic surgery, the CNP is the only staff at bedside scrubbed in, which requires a vast understanding or function and use of the robot, laparoscopic skill, anatomy, disease process, and an overall understanding of surgery itself
- We are much more than a set of hands in the room- we provide valuable input throughout the case as a fellow provider
- Our surgical experience and our educational backgrounds help to ensure patient safety and quality care throughout the case
- Responsible for docking robot and troubleshooting throughout entire procedure
- Responsible for exchanging robotic instruments and ensuring patient safety throughout
- Responsible for assisting the surgeon through assist port (safely passing needles, clipping, cutting tissue, retracting, suctioning), sometimes at request of surgeon and sometimes by own discretion
- Nurse practitioner as first assist with open/minimally invasive neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, general surgery (as per physician request)
- Positioning the patient for surgery and aiding with draping
- Clearing the area where the surgeon will operate and holding open incisions by using tissue retractors, sponges, or operating suction or irrigation equipment
- Stopping bleeding by sponging, clamping, tying, or cauterizing vessels, or suturing tissue layers as directed by the surgeon
- Applying dressings to surgical wounds
- Closing the incision at the end of the procedure
- Reviewing patient's imaging, labs, and physician notes prior to case
Certified Nurse Practitioner Gastroenterology Clinic
Molina Healthcare
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Nurse Practitioner in Gastroenterology specialty outpatient clinic 30 hours per week
- Provide outpatient medical care for patients with various hepatic impairments (cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, NAFLD, NASH, etc) and GI problems (IBS, IBD, screening colonoscopy consultations, GERD, PUD, Barrett’s esophagus, EGD consultations, etc)
- Obtain patient history, perform physical examination, order and interpret medical and laboratory tests, make medical diagnoses and institute treatment programs for patients with hepatic impairments or complication GI problems
Certified Nurse Practitioner Urology Clinic
Molina Healthcare
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Nurse Practitioner in Urology specialty clinic, 10 hours per week
- Provide outpatient medical care for patients with various urological problems
- (hematuria work-ups, UTI, incontinence problems, BPH, prostate CA diagnosis/biopsies (Assist and currently learning to perform independently) in office
- Assist physician with in office cystoscopy, vasectomy
- Perform urodynamics and uroflow testing
- Obtain patient history, perform physical examination, order and interpret medical and laboratory tests, make medical diagnoses and institute treatment programs for patients with various urological problems
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health System
12.2013 - 01.2017
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- GI & Hepatology Research- Sub-investigator/Clinical Research Coordinator
- Run hepatitis C clinics at various locations within Henry Ford Health System, with the supervision but not necessarily the presence of a hepatologist
- Independently performing outpatient paracentesis, 12-16 procedures per week
- Provide outpatient medical care for patient with various hepatic impairments
- Obtain patient history, perform physical examination, order and interpret medical and laboratory tests, make medical diagnoses and institute treatment programs with the supervision but not necessarily the presence of a qualified physician
Registered Nurse- Contingent/Float Pool
Henry Ford Health System
09.2013 - 12.2013
- Responsible for patient care in the inpatient and outpatient setting, working wherever called upon throughout the HFHS hospitals and clinics
Registered Nurse- Staff nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
03.2010 - 08.2013
- Handle every day nursing problems and, in general, perform an expanded group of nursing practices
- Provide nursing care to mainly a post-surgical adult population
- Perform function of charge nurse whenever called upon
- Ensure patient safety and satisfaction with care at all times during the course of stay
- Perform nursing intervention across a variety of nursing situations
- Identify patient problems prior to explicit changes in patient-specific data collection
Education
M.S.N. - Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio12.2013
B.Sc.N. - Nursing
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON01.2009
Skills
- Patient care
- Clinical assessment
- Treatment planning
- Health education
- Teaching, Training, Precepting others
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Michigan, 4704275353
- Nurse Practitioner, Certified, Michigan, 4704275353
- ANCC Certification, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, AGPCNP-BC
Statusinus
TN Visa
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Windsor, ON Canada
- Citizenship: Canadian
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Robotic First Assist
DMC
02.2018 - Current
Certified Nurse Practitioner Gastroenterology Clinic
Molina Healthcare
01.2017 - 07.2017
Certified Nurse Practitioner Urology Clinic
Molina Healthcare
01.2017 - 07.2017
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Henry Ford Health System
12.2013 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse- Contingent/Float Pool
Henry Ford Health System
09.2013 - 12.2013
Registered Nurse- Staff nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
03.2010 - 08.2013
M.S.N. - Adult- Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
University of Cincinnati
B.Sc.N. - Nursing
University of Windsor
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