JOHNNY IV
Quincy
Summary
Dedicated nurse practitioner specializing in comprehensive pain management and trauma care. Known for leveraging interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient outcomes and implement evidence-based interventions, while prioritizing patient safety and effective communication throughout the care continuum.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PREMIER PAIN
Fitchburg
09.2025 - Current
- Delivered comprehensive care for patients with chronic and acute pain syndromes including neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, pelvic pain, cervical radiculopathy, and post-surgical pain.
- Manage acute and chronic pain using a team based approach.
- Conducted detailed history-taking and physical exams to differentiate pain etiologies and guide multimodal treatment plans.
- Develops individualized care plans and educates patients on pain self management.
- Prescribes analgesics, NSAIDs, and muscle relaxants within scope.
- Initiated and titrated opioid and non-opioid regimens, including buprenorphine transitions, with robust patient safety counseling and risk mitigation strategies.
- Coordinated interventional procedures such as epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, and spinal cord stimulator trials in collaboration with anesthesiology and neurosurgery.
- Led interdisciplinary case reviews with physical therapy, behavioral health, and pharmacy to optimize outcomes and reduce polypharmacy.
- Created patient-facing education materials on pain physiology, medication tapering, and lifestyle interventions to support self-management and informed consent.
- Monitored for aberrant behaviors and implemented urine drug screening protocols, PDMP reviews, and structured follow-up plans.
- Developed consult note templates and smart phrases to streamline EMR documentation and enhance clarity across specialties.
NURSE PRACTITIONER, ACUTE TRAUMA GENERAL SURGERY
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
Boston
06.2025 - 09.2025
- Responsible for comprehensive management of patient health concerns and coordination of care in alignment with State and Federal regulations and established nursing standards.
- Managing trauma and acute surgical patients from admission through discharge.
- Collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimize perioperative preparation and postoperative clinical management, ensuring continuity of care and adherence to trauma protocols.
- Conducting thorough assessments of health status.
- Formulating differential diagnoses.
- Interpreted laboratory and radiographic results to inform treatment decisions.
- Initiate specialty consults to optimize patient outcome (medical, surgical, nursing).
- Developing individualized plans of care and treatment.
- Implementing evidence-based interventions.
- Evaluating patient outcomes and adjusting care accordingly.
- Reviewed and modified discharge plans to ensure continuity and success of care.
- Perform bedside procedures such as chest tube removal, central line removal, drain removal, and wound care.
- Inserted NG tube for decompression or feeding.
- Managed cervical collar placement and removal per protocol.
- Authored incident-oriented progress notes to document clinical changes and intervention.
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - NURSING, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA05-2024
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA12-2020
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NUTRITION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
LOWELL, MA05-2019
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Pain management
- Minor Surgical Procedures
- Acute/Chronic Disease Management
- Discharge Planning
- Patient Safety
- Behavioral Health Management
- Interdisciplinary Care Planning
- Care Planning
- Surgical Protocols
- Physical examinations
- Diagnostic & Lab Testing
- History & Physical Review
- Infection Control
- HIPAA
- Attention to detail
- Treatment plan development
Certification
- MA RN, RN2351241
- BCLS/ACLS
- DEA Registration, Ml9656820
- AANPCB, F01250504
Volunteer Experience
02/17, 05/19, LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, LYNN, MA, DEPARTMENT OF URGENT CARE
Timeline
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PREMIER PAIN
09.2025 - Current
NURSE PRACTITIONER, ACUTE TRAUMA GENERAL SURGERY
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
06.2025 - 09.2025
MASTER OF SCIENCE - NURSING, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NUTRITION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS