JAMILA GUMMO

Where my passion and purpose align is offering healing hands and health education. Making a difference in someone's life can be the most rewarding thing one can do for another person. To make a difference, it takes the ability to realize that another individual needs help, then the willingness and determination to develop the skills, education, and resources needed.

I understand the value of providing help, because for the longest time I have been on the receiving end. I grew up as an orphan in Morocco.  I was passed around between several families till the age of six when an American missionary family took me in. Growing up as an orphan has taught me to genuinely care for people, as so many people helped me get to where I am today.  Like Florence Nightingale who stood firm to her passion in healing the sick and laying down the foundation for nursing, despite the opposition she faced as a woman in the 19th century, I too have worked hard to be where I am today despite my circumstances, all to make a difference in the world. 

WORK EXPERIENCE

4/2021-Present:               Adjunct Faculty Member, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA

• Use clinical knowledge and experience to provide the best learning experience for my students
• Demonstrate imagination, inclusivity and clarity in creating lesson plans and teaching classes

1/2019-4/2021:                Registered Nurse, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown, PA

• Applied skilled knowledge of pathophysiology in treating spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury
• Demonstrated positive collaborative relationships with multiple team members when planning and providing nursing care for patients
• Utilized a variety of nursing skills as a float pool nurse

4/2018-12/2018:             Registered Nurse, ACT Community, Bethlehem, PA

• Coordinated clozapine reporting, fulfilling legal regulations and requirements
• Assessed patients and reported pertinent information to psychiatrist
• Initiated referrals to other disciplines and agencies
• Assisted with psychiatric and mental health nursing

CLINICAL ROTATION

1/2023-5/2023:                Family Medicine, Bucks, PA

• Utilized advanced clinical knowledge and skills to promote, maintain, and restore optimal wellness to clients
• Ordered, performed, and interpreted laboratory tests
• Provided age-appropriate general health screenings and health education
• Documented data on clients’ medical records using the agency’s format and on clinical evaluation forms using the SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan) format

8/2022-12/2022:             Orwigsburg Skilled Nursing Facility, Orwigsburg, PA

• Performed comprehensive health assessments relevant to patients’ primary symptoms
• Coordinated health care teams and engaged in inter-professional collaboration with members of the healthcare team
• Ordered, performed, and interpreted laboratory tests
• Provided a full scope of evidence-based primary care, utilizing both independent and collaborative approaches to individual patients

5/2022-8/2022:                LVPG Pediatrics Center Valley, Allentown, PA

• Provided quality health care for infants, children and adolescents in primary care settings
• Managed acute and chronic health problems, health promotion activities, disease prevention, and transitional support
• Synthesized assessment data to develop diagnoses

1/2022-5/2022:                OBGYN care, Macungie, PA

• Performed routine health maintenance, including pap smears and breast exams
• Evaluated, developed, and implemented appropriate patient management and treatment plans

EDUCATION

5/2023:                Masters in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
12/2017:             Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
12/2015:             Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Berea College, Berea, KY

ACADEMIC AWARDS/CERTIFICATIONS

Current:               Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certified (FNP-C)
Current:               Basic Life Support (BLS)
4/2021:                Partners in Nursing (PIN) Scholarship, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA