alexa estes

I am a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) pursuing a job in emergency or urgent care medicine. I am an experienced and reliable nursing professional with seven years of emergency/ critical care medicine Nurse Practitioner experience and fourteen years of critical care, emergency room, and leadership experience. I offer advanced certifications in PALS, CPR, ACLS. Confident in providing quality effective patient care. Professional, organized, hands-on, and multitasking. Excellent interpersonal relationship skills and talented in therapeutic communication.

Washington Regional Urgent team 5/2023-2/29/24

•             Urgent care Nurse Practitioner 

•             Managed care of patients with urgent care needs 

•             Suturing

•             XRay interpretation

•             Manage care for the minor care and assist with the critically ill

Medexpress Urgent Care, 9/2016- 1/2023

•             Urgent care Nurse Practitioner 

•             Managed care of patients with urgent care needs 

•             Suturing

•             XRay interpretation

•             Manage care for the minor care and assist with the critically ill

Washington Regional Medical Center, 9/2016

•             Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner 

•             Suturing

•             XRay interpretation

•             Manage care for the minor care and assist with the critically ill 

Registered Nurse Float Pool, 04/2013 to 9/2016

Northwest Medical Center – Springdale, AR/ Bentonville, AR

•             Manage care of patients in every specialty

•             Serve as a Hospital supervisor, SICU, MICU, ER, PACU, MS floors

•             Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability

Director of Nursing/ Lead Aesthetic Injection Nurse 06/2012 to 01/2016

WellQuest Medical Center – Bentonville, AR

•             l   Planned and Approved budget and spending levels 

•             Oversaw orientation and education for all medical clinic

•             Established operating procedures and protocols for the clinic staff

•             Ensured HIPAA compliance

•             Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams

•             Oversaw and managed number clinical and support staff in patient care activities while maintaining a high 

staff morale and professionalism.

•              Preformed Aesthetic Injections using Botox, and a combination of dermal fillers, certified.

SICU RN, 01/2010 to 01/2012

Northwest Health Systems – Bentonville, AR

•             Coordinated care for the critically ill

•             Managed care of post-operative open-heart surgery patients

•             Coordinated care for patients with unstable pressures, unstable chest pain, respiratory distress, trauma

•             Neurological trauma, DKA, and other life-threatening conditions.

•             Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared them for lab testing

•             Participated in unit-based Quality Assurance Program

PCCU RN, 01/2008 to 01/2010

Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville, AR

•             Provided care to an array amount of cardiac inpatient patients 

•             Managed patient flow

•             Directed nurses in order to achieve optimal patient care and satisfaction

•             Managed care for patients after angioplasty, one day post op CABG, cardiac dysrhythmias

Master of Science: Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, May, 2016

GRACELAND UNIVERSITY - Independence, MO

Bachelor of Science: Nursing, March 2013

CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING - Addison, IL

Associates Degree: Registered Nurse, 2009

Northwest Arkansas Community College - Bentonville, AR

LICENCES/ CERTIFICATIONS

•             Family Nurse Practitioner, 2016, AR, A004752(renewed)-2020

•              Registered Nurse in AR State, R84654, 2009(renewed)-2024

•             ACLS- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Renewed)- 2024

•             PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (Renewed)-2024

•             CPR - Cardiopulmonary Life Support (Renewed) - 2024

•             ATLS - Advanced trauma Life Support 2018 (EX 2023)