Erica Linn, MSN, APNP, FNP-C, RN-BC, PCCN

ericaslinn@gmail.com

414.331.9704

 

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Advanced Practice Experience:

Family Nurse Practitioner, Shalem Healing                                               7/2016-present  

• Evaluation & management of adults and pediatrics

• H&Ps, SOAP notes, ICD-10 and CPT coding

• Ordering and interpreting labs and diagnostic tests

• Prescribing medications and medical equipment

• Triage and appropriate patient disposition

• Implementation of  acupuncture protocols

 

Student rotations, Milwaukee, WI                                                                     600 hours

• Primary Care with Pediatrics:

o   Columbia St. Mary’s Airport Clinic                                     08/2015-04/2016

o   Dr. Norman Schwartz’s private practice                            01/2016-04/2016

o   Shalem Healing                                                               05/2015-07/2015

• Primary Care: Zablocki V.A. Medical Center                               01/2015-04/2015

• Women’s Health: Sixteenth Street Community Health Center      01/2015-04/2015

 

Registered Nurse Experience:

Registered Nurse, Zablocki V.A. Medical Center                                    01/2009-present

• Coronary Care Unit                                                                     07/2013-present

o   Charge duties include staff assignments and management

• Ambulatory Procedures Center                                                   11/2011-07/2013

o   Cross-trained to Interventional Radiology

o   Moderate sedation specialty team member

• Acute Medical-Surgical inpatient unit                                           01/2009-11/2011

 

Student Nurse Technician, Zablocki V.A. Medical Center                      06/2008-12/2008

• Acute Mental Health

o   Developed proficiency in assessment, planning, and interventions

 

Certifications and other credentials:

• DEA #ML4071166, expires 03/31/2019

• NPI #1518416106

• APNP #7290-34, expires 09/30/2018

• AANP certification score in top 7% based on 2015 Annual Report, expires 07/19/2021

• Certified: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• Certified and instructor: Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Telemetry and ECG proficient

• Certified preceptor for new staff and students

• TB test administrator and interpreter

• Nationally Certified: Pain Management, Geriatrics, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Progressive Care Nursing

• Formerly Certified: Cardiac-Vascular Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing, Holistic Nursing, Integrative Health

• Human Subjects Research trained

• EHR proficiencies: Practice Fusion, CPRS, Intergy, EPIC

• Microsoft Office Proficient

 

Education:

·       University of Wisconsin                                                               01/2017-present

o   Doctorate of Nursing Practice

 

·       University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL                                              08/2011-05/2016

o   Master of Science, Nursing

o   Concentration: Family Nurse Practitioner

o   G.P.A. 3.76

o   Bachelor of Science coursework completed 05/2012

 

·       Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI                                    8/2006-12/2008

o   Associate Degree, Nursing

o   GPA 3.58

o   Member, Student Nurses Association

 

·       Guilford College, Greensboro, NC                                                08/1998-6/2002

o   Bachelor of Arts, English

o   Concentration, Writing

o   Newspaper Staff Writer, Narrative Writing Award

 

Professional Committees and Projects:

• Initiated and implemented patient intake forms

• Created patient education literature for recommended diets

• Partnered with local bookstores to make recommended health books accessible

• Initiated Cologuard colon cancer screening option

• Dementia Steering Committee

• Workgroup tasked to examine practice guidelines and recommend patient dispositions in ACS rule-out

• Lifevest policy-writing committee

• Continuous Protective Observation policy revision workgroup

• Nursing Professional Standards Board

• Annual Nursing Publication

• Mentoring Program

• Past:

o   Cath Lab order set revision and Statement of Procedure workgroup

o   Unit-based Shared Governance Secretary

o   Safe Patient Handling Committee

o   Pain Resource Professionals

o   Patient-Family Education Council

o   Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) Trainer

o   Diabetic Resource Education Council

o   PDSA project: Post-operative nausea and vomiting guidelines

 

Professional Organization Memberships:

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners

• Milwaukee Metro Nurse Practitioners

• Weston A. Price Foundation

• Institute for Functional Medicine

• Associate Member of American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

• Past: American Holistic Nurses Association, Wisconsin Nurses Association

 

Professional Publication Subscriptions:

• Print: Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Advisor for NPs, Advance for NPs, The Medical Letter, Prescriber’s Letter, Rx Consultant, American Family Physician, Family Practice Management, Naturopathic Doctor News & Review, Townsend Letter, Cardiology Today

• Online Journals: Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Harvard Health Watch, Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Research in Gerontological Nursing, Psychiatric Annals, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, Holistic Primary Care, Alternative Medicine Review, Functional Forum, ND online, Journal of Chinese Medicine, Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, Natural Medicine Journal, Journal of Restorative Medicine, International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine

• Online Updates: AANP SmartBrief, AHRQ, CDC MMWR, CMS, Joint Commission, US DHHS, National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Vaccine Program Office,  NIH Medline Plus, NIH NCCIH, NIH Office on Women’s Health, Office of Minority Health, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Infectious Disease News, HemOnc Today, Cardiac Insider, Critical Care Insider, Wound Care Insider, Evolution of Medicine, Infectious Disease Advisor, Medscape Guidelines Updates, Women’s Health Network, Science Direct, Integrated Health Practitioners, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, Alternative Medicine Review, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine, American Botanical Council, Naturopathic Foundations, World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Science Direct, California Center for Functional Medicine, Google Scholar (selected topics)

• Past: Journal for Holistic Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, Critical Care Nurse, Nursing Critical Care

 

Continuing Education and Professional Development:

• Regular audio lectures and updates from allopathic and integrative providers

• Nursing Grand Rounds

• Medscape CME

• Milwaukee Metro Nurse Practitioner seminars

 

Scholarships & Grants:

·       Four-time winner, Advanced Education Nurse Traineeship Scholarship for clinical rotations in underserved areas

 

Languages:

• Moderate Spanish comprehension, novice speaking

• Moderate French comprehension, novice speaking

 

References provided upon request.