Joseph Hooks

6081 Slasham Rd. Southside, AL 35907  (256) 393-8210  josephhooks1979@gmail.com

Objective
Obtain long-term employment as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Professional Background
Critical Care Registered Nurse with three-years’ experience in high-acuity Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Skills & Licensure

◆ Registered Nurse - State of Alabama license #
1-161583 ◆ Clinical Support and Coordination
◆ ICD-10/CPT coding trained ◆ Customer Service
◆ Electronic Charting (Cerner) ◆ Team-building skills.
◆ Basic Life Support (BLS) ◆ Quality Control
◆ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) ◆ Demonstrated ability to easily transcend
◆ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) cultural differences
◆ Nationally Registered Paramedic

Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Jacksonville State University – Jacksonville, AL Graduating: July, 2021

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, AL Graduated: 2020 GPA: 3.6/4.0

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, AL Graduated: 2017 GPA: 3.6/4.0
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - Magna Cum Laude
Gadsden State Community College – Gadsden, AL Graduated: 2006 GPA: 3.8/4.0
Certifications
ANCC Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner: June 10, 2020 – June 9, 2025
AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
AHA Basic Life Support

Employment History
Anniston Regional Medical Center –Anniston, AL
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, March 2021-Present
The Kidney Medical Clinic – Gadsden, AL
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner, September 2020-March 2021
GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER/MICU – Gadsden, AL
Critical Care Registered Nurse, May 2017-September 2020
GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER – Gadsden, AL
Monitor Tech, 2015 - 2017

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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER - Gadsden, AL
Nationally Registered Paramedic 2006 - 2015
Relative Experience
Intensive Care Unit: 3 years
● Manage critically ill patients with need for advanced cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and renal devices
monitoring which include but not limited to mechanical ventilation with other monitoring devices used for critically
ill patients.
● Assist providers with bedside procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, airway intubation and
mechanical ventilation and managing arterial and venous catheter of acute and critically ill clients.
● Prioritize results of laboratory tests, pulmonary function tests, polysomnography, electroencephalography, chest
radiographs and CT scans for physicians.
● Assist providers with multi-specialty coordination of care, chart review and gathering of information, updating
patients regarding test results and plan of care.
Monitor Tech: 1 year
● Observe and interpret heart monitors for significant changes.
● Perform 12-lead ECGs.
● Report changes in heart rate or rhythm to appropriate providers.
● Update patient records.
● Maintain monitoring and ECG equipment.
● Assist with quality assurance and improvement of patient’s treatment, department protocol, and adequate
documentation.
AGACNP Core Curriculum
● Clinical expertise on advanced health assessment, physical examination, diagnosis, and management of acute and
chronic diseases in adult population
● Order and prescribe pharmacologic drugs and other therapeutic therapy
● Assimilation of quality care across the acute care setting
● Accountability and accuracy for patient outcomes in the acute care setting
● Utilization and performance of invasive and non-invasive interventions and procedures for hemodynamic stability
or to obtain diagnostic confirmation
● Patient advocacy
● Collaboration and coordination with multi-disciplinary team
● Critical analysis and continuity of care including discharge planning
● Evidence-based clinical practice and protocols
● Flexibility to changes according to patient or organization demands
● Clinical leadership
AGACNP Clinical Rotation
Gadsden Regional Medical Center- Gadsden, AL
Cardiology – 210 hours
• Evaluate patients through questions, examinations, symptom review, and medical testing.
• Assist in cardiac catheterizations, order and manage diagnostics such as imaging, echocardiograms, and stress
tests.
• Analysis of patient test results.
• Set patient goals and discuss treatment plan.
• Develop treatment plans for medications or therapy to help patients reach their goals.
• Provide patient with tools and methods for recovery and better quality of life.

Intensive Care/Pulmonology/Critical Care - 210 hours

• Admission & transfer assessment and orders
• Vasoactive medication infusion and management
• Central venous catheter placement
• Chest tube insertion

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 • Endotracheal intubation
• Radiography interpretation for line placement and pulmonary diagnostics
• Medicine/Hospitalist Care - 105 hours
• Assess patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, updating patient records,
and studying medical histories.
• Provide diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services to patients and family members in the
hospital.
• Evaluate and treat patients in consultation with the primary attending physician.
• Coordinate the hospital’s diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative resources.
• Follow through on cases to ensure effectiveness and alter the course of treatment as indicated

• Neurology - 105 hours

• Perform physical and neurological examination of patients suffering from neurological disorders.
• Order diagnostic tests such as blood tests, spinal fluid tests, and imaging tests.
• Develop treatment plans, manage, and adapt treatment of patients depending on progress.
• Communicate treatment plans and home care instructions to patients.

Honors
● President of the Jacksonville Association of Nursing Students
● President of the Graduate Student Nursing Association
● Member of the Signa Theta Tau International Honor Society
● Member of AACN Graduate Nursing Student Academy

References

● Available upon request

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