Lynn Taylor

EDUCATION

                                   Southern Connecticut State University

                                      New Haven, Connecticut

                                       Masters of Science in Nursing, 2008

Family Nurse Practitioner Program – GPA: 3.6

                                      Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing                                                                                                    Bridgeport, Connecticut

                                    Diploma in Nursing, 1994

                                    Rivier University

                                    Nashua, New Hampshire

                                    Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies, 1984

EMPLOYMENT    

July 2013 to present   Community Health Centers, Inc., Middletown, CT

                                     Regional Director of School Based Medical Services

• Provide consultation and guidance for clinical issues
• Advocate for school based APRN’s and act as a liaison between providers and leadership
• Develop policy and procedure
• Review timesheets and approve time off requests
• Involved in the hiring process for SBHC providers and medical assistants
• Coordinate and roll out on site quality improvement initiatives
• Weekly phone meetings with the leadership team
• Clinical orientation of new providers
• Chart reviews of new clinicians
• Completion of 6- month evaluations for new providers
• Conduct annual performance appraisals for school based providers
• Annual clinical competencies for school based services
• Work with director of SBHC and CFO for yearly budgeting/productivity
• Collaborate with program managers and school based director in scope/grant writing      

Aug. 2009 to present   Community Health Centers, Inc., Middletown, CT

Woodrow Wilson Middle School Based Health Center

• Primary Care provider in school based health setting through a federally qualified health center serving patients who are commercially insured, underinsured or uninsured and from a diverse cultural backgrounds
• Performs medical examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, referrals, treatment, follow up consultation and health education for children for routine physical examinations and sick visits
• Routine childhood immunizations and seasonal influenza vaccines
• Collect and interpret diagnostic lab results
• Obtain patient histories and develop patient care charts ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Supervise and coordinate activities of patient care and support staff
• Commit to achieving a “patient centered medical home” model of care

• Work closely with patient’s PCP to insure proper follow up and medical home
• Dedicated to holistic wellness of the patient through education

Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009 Medical Practice of Mark Perrotti, MD, Branford, CT

Primary care provider in a private internal medicine practice. Involved in all aspects of  patient care, including: detailed history and physical examinations, gynecological services, development of treatment plans, prescription of medications, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic studies

Sept. 2004-June 2008  Our Lady of Mercy School, Madison, CT

School Nurse. Responsibilities include the promotion of health and safety, and the resolution of actual and potential health problems of the student body.

Sept. 2003-June 2008   Shoreline Pediatrics, Madison, CT

Pediatric Nurse providing all facets of health care from triaging patients, immunizations, documentation, guardian and patient education, and outbound phone calls to resolve patient issues and concerns.

Summer of 2003         Camp Poyntelle, Poyntelle, PA

                                     Camp Nurse responsible for 350 children

May ‘98 to Sept. ’03   Pedi-Care, Stratford, Connecticut

                                   Pediatric Nurse.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

                                      American Nurse Credentialing Center

                                      DEA: 1822205

                                       State of Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration: CSP0044475

                                       State of Connecticut, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: 003846

                                       State of Connecticut, Registered Nurse: E56734

                                       American Red Cross: CPR/AED for professional rescuers

                                       Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification-200 hour

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

                                 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

                                    Connecticut APRN Society

                                    Connecticut Nurses Association

ACADEMIC/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sept. 2015- present   National School Health Alliance participant in COINN

Sept. 2013 - present   CHC Microsystems Management Team

Jan. 2015 - present   CHC Project ECHO: enhancing school based services -participant

Jan. 2009 -present     Annual Teen Life Conference sponsored by Middletown DPH-presenter

                                 Program entitled “Don’t kid yourself”

Oct. 2014                   American School Health Association Poster Presentation

Apr. 2015                 Connecticut APRN Society Poster Presentation

                                  Poster presentation: “Open Airways for Schools” and “Power Breathing Program”

                                   Implementation of two age appropriate asthma education programs

                                 Through school based health centers.                                                                        

APPOINTMENTS

Lynn Taylor, MSN, FNP-C

83 Scotland Avenue

Madison, Connecticut 06443

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 203-209-7787

EDUCATION

                                   Southern Connecticut State University

                                      New Haven, Connecticut

                                       Masters of Science in Nursing, 2008

Family Nurse Practitioner Program – GPA: 3.6

                                      Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing                                                                                                    Bridgeport, Connecticut

                                    Diploma in Nursing, 1994

                                    Rivier University

                                    Nashua, New Hampshire

                                    Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies, 1984

EMPLOYMENT    

July 2013 to present   Community Health Centers, Inc., Middletown, CT

                                     Regional Director of School Based Medical Services

• Provide consultation and guidance for clinical issues
• Advocate for school based APRN’s and act as a liaison between providers and leadership
• Develop policy and procedure
• Review timesheets and approve time off requests
• Involved in the hiring process for SBHC providers and medical assistants
• Coordinate and roll out on site quality improvement initiatives
• Weekly phone meetings with the leadership team
• Clinical orientation of new providers
• Chart reviews of new clinicians
• Completion of 6- month evaluations for new providers
• Conduct annual performance appraisals for school based providers
• Annual clinical competencies for school based services
• Work with director of SBHC and CFO for yearly budgeting/productivity
• Collaborate with program managers and school based director in scope/grant writing      

Aug. 2009 to present   Community Health Centers, Inc., Middletown, CT

Woodrow Wilson Middle School Based Health Center

• Primary Care provider in school based health setting through a federally qualified health center serving patients who are commercially insured, underinsured or uninsured and from a diverse cultural backgrounds
• Performs medical examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, referrals, treatment, follow up consultation and health education for children for routine physical examinations and sick visits
• Routine childhood immunizations and seasonal influenza vaccines
• Collect and interpret diagnostic lab results
• Obtain patient histories and develop patient care charts ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Supervise and coordinate activities of patient care and support staff
• Commit to achieving a “patient centered medical home” model of care

• Work closely with patient’s PCP to insure proper follow up and medical home
• Dedicated to holistic wellness of the patient through education

Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009 Medical Practice of Mark Perrotti, MD, Branford, CT

Primary care provider in a private internal medicine practice. Involved in all aspects of  patient care, including: detailed history and physical examinations, gynecological services, development of treatment plans, prescription of medications, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic studies

Sept. 2004-June 2008  Our Lady of Mercy School, Madison, CT

School Nurse. Responsibilities include the promotion of health and safety, and the resolution of actual and potential health problems of the student body.

Sept. 2003-June 2008   Shoreline Pediatrics, Madison, CT

Pediatric Nurse providing all facets of health care from triaging patients, immunizations, documentation, guardian and patient education, and outbound phone calls to resolve patient issues and concerns.

Summer of 2003         Camp Poyntelle, Poyntelle, PA

                                     Camp Nurse responsible for 350 children

May ‘98 to Sept. ’03   Pedi-Care, Stratford, Connecticut

                                   Pediatric Nurse.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

                                      American Nurse Credentialing Center

                                      DEA: 1822205

                                       State of Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration: CSP0044475

                                       State of Connecticut, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse: 003846

                                       State of Connecticut, Registered Nurse: E56734

                                       American Red Cross: CPR/AED for professional rescuers

                                       Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification-200 hour

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

                                 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

                                    Connecticut APRN Society

                                    Connecticut Nurses Association

ACADEMIC/COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sept. 2015- present   National School Health Alliance participant in COINN

Sept. 2013 - present   CHC Microsystems Management Team

Jan. 2015 - present   CHC Project ECHO: enhancing school based services -participant

Jan. 2009 -present     Annual Teen Life Conference sponsored by Middletown DPH-presenter

                                 Program entitled “Don’t kid yourself”

Oct. 2014                   American School Health Association Poster Presentation

Apr. 2015                 Connecticut APRN Society Poster Presentation

                                  Poster presentation: “Open Airways for Schools” and “Power Breathing Program”

                                   Implementation of two age appropriate asthma education programs

                                 Through school based health centers.                                                                        

APPOINTMENTS

                                      Courtesy faculty at SCSU and Quinnipiac University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

                                      Precept medical residents of Quinnipiac and UCONN

                                   Clinical precepting –UCONN and

                                     Quinnipiac University APRN programs

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Jan. 2015 to present      The Connecticut Hospice, Inc., Branford    

                                     Assist with physical and emotional needs of patients and their families through hands on                                  

                                                care in the inpatient setting

                                                             ~REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST~

                           Courtesy faculty at SCSU and Quinnipiac University

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

                                      Precept medical residents of Quinnipiac and UCONN

                                   Clinical precepting –UCONN and

                                     Quinnipiac University APRN programs

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Jan. 2015 to present      The Connecticut Hospice, Inc., Branford    

                                     Assist with physical and emotional needs of patients and their families through hands on                                  

                                                care in the inpatient setting

                                                             ~REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST~