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ANDREA L. HERINGTON, RN, FNP-BC
530 Valley Forge Way, Campbell CA 95008
Cell # (408)718-3693; E-mail: whitecoatnp@gmail.com
Specialty: Family Practice. Population Desired: Pediatrics, Adolescents, and Adults/Geriatrics.
Experience: Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Anesthesia/Surgical preoperative, General
Surgery, Orthopedics, and Urgent Care. Languages: Limited Spanish. Excellent documentation
and computer skills/Epic. See all ages from birth to geriatrics.
EDUCATION:
Graduate School: University of California, Los Angeles 06/1999
Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner (Specialty)
Coursework at UCLA included Biobehavioral Theoretical Foundations of Health Assessment,
Research Design & Critique, Theoretical Foundations of Family Nursing, Pharmacology for
Advances Practice Nurses, Biobehavioral Foundations of Acuity & Chronicity in Illness,
Professional Issues in Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical Practicum & Residency.
Undergraduate School: California State University, Fresno 12/1995
Bachelor of Science Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, elected speaker at
pinning ceremony.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
•17+ years experience as a Family NP (Family Practice, Internal Medicine,
Anesthesia, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Urgent Care, Orthopedics, and Mental
Health).
•Total service of 20 years in nursing: Volunteer at Stanford Hospital, RN, NP
preceptorship and NP work.
•First NP hired and trained by Department of Anesthesia at Kaiser, Santa Clara
campus. Earned role as “Senior NP” for Anesthesia Preop Clinic, trained new hires and
new NP graduates. Developed and implemented nursing protocols for POC (Preop
Clinic) at Kaiser, Santa Clara. Served on faculty at San Jose State Nursing Undergraduate
program as clinical instructor.
•Served as representative to NPRC (Regional NP Committee), in Oakland; Lead
of Legislative and Government Relations Subcommittee (2008),
•Demonstrated capability to efficiently organize a broad range of responsibilities
and prioritize needs of different patient populations.
•Developed and implemented plan for “pediatric project” which enabled all
pediatric patients and their families to meet with a Childlife Specialist for preoperative
individualized teaching.
•Developed and implemented monthly education program with education
department at Kaiser (CEU credits) for staff of preoperative clinic. Arranged schedule of
speakers (2007-2008).
•Understand and speak some Spanish, Use of Electronic Medical Records and

highly proficient on most computer programs (Epic, in particular)
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RECENT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: (Temporary/Locums)
Barton Associates, Shasta Community Health Clinic Redding CA Apr 2014-July 2014
Traveler in busy family practice clinic setting, 3 months. Asked to stay permanent, but in
contract.
Feb. 2014-April 2014 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
Barton Associates, Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic Jan. 8- Feb.25,2013
Locum/traveler contract 3-6 months as Nurse Practitioner in family practice/GYN/peds
April 2012 - September 2012 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. RELOCATED TO MISSOURI
FOR JOB QITH MERCY-START DATE OCTOBER 2012 - CONTRACT WAS
RETRACTED BY MERCY
Care Point Medical Associates, Castro Valley Nov. 8-30, 2011
Nurse Practitioner for busy PPO/family clinic practice, 4 (8) hour shifts per week. Internal
medicine. Family Practice.
All Medical Locum Tenems Temporary Agency Oct 2011
Clinica Sierra Vista, Arvin, California (family practice-(4)- 10 hours shifts per week) Contract
through Oct. 31, 2011
August 2011- October 2011-SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
Mobile Medical & Nursing, Inc. Burbank, C A July- August 2011
Nurse Practitioner serving population of four nursing homes in bay area, one with a special
locked Alzheimer’s/Dementia unit, Morgan Hill. Full time work, resigned secondary to neglect
found in homes and lack of adequate skilled nursing care.
FEB - JULY 2011 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
Staff Care Nursing Agency, Texas. February 2011
Kasemen Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque. Temporary. 14 hour shifts as NP covering Skilled
inpatient Unit, Medical Surgical Unit and ER.
DECEMBER 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011 SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
San Jose Medical Group, Urgent Care (Willow Glen Campus) June 2010-June 2011
Diagnostic tests and work up in urgent care/ER type setting, including blood work, Xrays &
radiology tests, CT scans. Population: Pediatric through geriatric patients, 8 & 12 hour shifts, Per
Diem/On Call. Supervisor: Dr. George Whang DO
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Staff Care, Temporary Locum position @ Tiburcio Vasquez Clinics Jan. -April ‘10
City and Hayward. Adolescent/teenager population, GYN care, contraceptive counseling, sports
physical exams. Well Child Visits. Immunizations.
Maxim Healthcare Solutions, Temporary Agency, San Jose Sept. ’09-Sept.’10
Temporary work doing homecare visits for insurance company. In addition, worked as NP in
busy student health clinic (Cowell Clinic) at Santa Clara University (3 months).
PERMANENT/FULL TIME WORK
Landmark Health October -November 2016
Home health care assessments and urgent care, on call schedule (nights/weekends)
NOT EMPLOYED, SEEKING WORK. (May 2016 - November} {Underwent surgery in
September 2016 recovery through October 2016)
Injured right knee in November 2016, Underwent Right total knee replacement surgery in
December, 2016) On disabioity, cleared for work in April. From April through August
seeking full time employment. Hired by Alignment Healthcare and CEP America as
hospitalist at San Mateo County Hospital and Good Samaritan, but schedules were not
able to correlate with clinical hours needed for education/certification program in Psych
Sutter/CPMC-St. Luke’s Campus April 2015-April 2016
Internal Medicine/Adult Clinic and provided cross coverage in Pediatric Clinic. NP in
established two provider primary care office, see my own panel of patients in addition to same
day and urgent care type appointments. Night clinic and Saturday clinic. Resigned secondary to
long commute and changing schedule.
FEBRUARY 2014 - JULY 2014 SEEKING EMLOYMENT, relocated from Missouri to New
Mexico
University of New Mexico Hospital, Urgent Care (Adult) Oct. 2013-Feb. 2014
Nurse Practitioner in busy adult urgent care (18 yrs and up), procedures include
injections,laceration repairs (suturing), toenail removals, I&D, Abscesses.
Kaiser Permanente, Santa Clara (Permanent) July ’02-July ’09
Department of Anesthesia. Performed history and physical exams in preop clinic, screening of
all preoperative patients, Worked primarily (last 4 years, in preoperative unit of Main OR
(physicals, ordering sedation for pediatric and adult populations, assisting with spinal anesthetics
and working in collaboration between nursing preop staff and anesthesia on call). In addition,
rotated through same day surgery center, eye surgery center, and inpatient preop unit. Patient
follow ups (inpatients) and follow up on epidural and spinal anesthetic. Senior NP, involved in
establishing and implementing nursing protocols for clinic, in addition to spearheading several
protocols for diabetic patients having elective surgery (Hemoglobin A1C protocol) and cardiac
patients needing testing and possible referral to cardiology prior to surgery. Created pediatric
project on own volition, implemented program, which allowed pediatric patients and their
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families invidualized care and teaching, and served as member on Regional NP Committee held
quarterly in Oakland Kaiser (2008-2009). Classified: Nurse Practitioner 3. Resigned after LOA
denied by supervisor, relocated to Missouri in May 2009 through September 2009 to care for
father, help with parents. Dad on hospice May through July 2009, diagnosed with metastatic
melanoma, stage 4 with brain mets
February 2002 -JULY 2002 RELOCATED FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN JOSE
CALIFORNIA TO WORK AT KAISER. SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
QueensCare Family Clinics, Los Angeles Apr. ’00-Feb. ‘02
Medical Mobile Unit. Worked as primary caregiver on medical van with two exam rooms to
provide care to the poor and underserved Hispanic population in East LA and LA. Primary
care/internal medicine. Had my own following of patients, worked at two elementary schools,
garment district, a church and several factories in garment district. Well Child Exams.
Immunizations. Pediatric, Adolescent, and Adult/Geriatric populations.
OTHER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN ORDER
Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, CA Nursing Assistant June ’93-June ‘96
General Medicine, Medical Surgical, Oncology, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, HIV unit and
Float Pool.
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA Registered Nurse July ’96-June ‘98
New grad RN on busy inpatient rehabilitation unit and Orthopedics.
USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Registered Nurse July ’98-Apr. ‘99
RN (Per Diem) on Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, in addition worked on Medical Surgical Unit
and Orthopedics before starting job as NP with QueensCare Family Clinics in April of 2000.
SPECIAL MENTION/MISSIONARY
Worked as RN (Student RN) while at Fresno State in collaboration with Mexican Medical
Ministries, providing medical care and teaching to the Hispanic population in Mexicali, Mexico.
(Apr. ’94. ;Apr. ’95)
Hospice care, primary caregiver for my terminally ill father who was diagnosed with
Metastatic Melanoma, Stage IV, with Brain Metastases. (May ’09-July ’09). Reason for leaving
Kaiser, Santa Clara. In addition, cared for Aunt Linda McCormick, stage 3 colon cancer and GI
cancer, 3 years, 2009-1012
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CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
ANCC, American Nursing Credentialing Center #0370899-22, exp. 2018
California Registered Nurse #519199, exp. May 20
California Nurse Practitioner/Furnishing License #10890, exp. May 2019
BLS Certified (currently active) Expires March 2019
DEA License MH2794003 (current, expires November 30, 2018)
NPI provider (1720141294)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of CANP (California Association of Nurse Practitioners)
Faculty for San Jose State University, (lecturer, clinical instructor) , 2005
Preceptor for UCLA and San Jose State NP students, 2001-2003, 2008
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduate: Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Fresno State Chapter
Student speaker at pinning ceremony, Fresno State in December 1995-elected by class.
Audrienne H. Mosely Scholarship-UCLA School of Nursing (Financial scholarship)
Service in Action Award, General Medicine, Stanford University Hospital
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
El Camino Hospital Auxiliary: Brink & Wong Scholarships, ’91-93, 1995
Employee Recognition Awards: Kaiser Permanente for customer service, ’(02-’04)
Received recognition in Montclaire’s “Who’s Who in Nursing” as a Family Nurse Practitioner,
2007.
REFERENCES/COLLEAGUES
Available upon request.
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