AIMEE GUINTA MSN, FNP-C, CCRN
408 W. 60th Terrace, Kansas City,MO
Summary
Board certified Nurse Practitioner focused on providing quality care, in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes. Specialized interest in the Advanced Heart Failure patient population. Compassionate, understanding and hardworking professional with provider experience in Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic surgery and an extensive background in intensive care nursing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Heart Failure APP- Nocturnist Hospitalist
The University of Kansas Health System
10.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide care to the Advanced Heart Failure patient in a Cardiac Intensive Care setting of a Heart Transplant Center and Academic Hospital.
- Providing high quality and evidence based practice medicine to broad spectrum of heart failure patients. Including GDMT optimization, initiation of inotropic therapies, and advanced therapy options with LVAD, BTT, and heart transplantation.
- Management of patient requiring mechanical circulatory support including Impella, Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
- Proficient in Inotropic and vasopressor therapies for cardiogenic and mixed shock patients.
- Intensive hemodynamic monitoring with Swanz Ganz catheters and arterial lines.
- Management of mechanically ventilated patient.
- Establish and cultivate close relationships with the heart failure, post VAD, pre/post heart transplants patients over their lifespan.
- Collaborate with Transplant surgeons, Heart Failure attendings, Intensivists, Cardiology Fellows, Palliative care team, Nursing and support staff to provide informed, individualized, and holistic care for each heart failure patient.
Cardiothoracic Surgery Nurse Practitioner
The University Of Kansas Health System
05.2022 - 10.2023
- Provide care to the Cardiothoracic Surgery patient population in the inpatient setting as CTS Nocturnist.
- Responsible for admissions, ICU and Telemetry transfers, and CTS consultations overnight.
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans, including acute surgical interventions and medical management, for acute and chronic conditions.
- Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention.
- Precept new APP to CTS Nocturnist position
- Educate and lead nursing staff to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Clinical Nurse II, Rotational ICU
The University Of Kansas Health System
10.2014 - 05.2022
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse apart of the ICU float team in a University Hospital setting
- Rotating between eight different adult intensive care units
- Adapting to new protocols, standards, and flux of patient load during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Duties include continuous detailed and dynamic patient monitoring with frequent titrations of intravenous medications, laboratory collection, data review, and analysis
- Continuously collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapist and all members of the health care team to provide excellent patient care.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
Clinical Nurse- ICU
Research Medical Center
12.2013 - 10.2014
- Provide excellent standard of care to critically ill patients team in a blended Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Unit.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO05.2013
Skills
- Management of inotropic and vasopressor therapies in the cardiogenic shock patient
- Evaluation and management of the mechanical circulatory support patient including Impella, IABP, LVAD
- Management of mechanically ventilated patient, non-invasive ventilation, HHFNC and additional oxygen delivery options for critically ill patients
- Pre/post transplant patient care including OHT rejection/immunosuppression
- Anti-Arrhythmic medications and medical management options for cardiac arrhythmias
- ECG interpretation
- Chest X-Ray interpretation
- VAD assessment and interrogation
- Collaborate approach with patient, nursing, and providers
- ACLS and BLS Certified
Certification
Missouri State Board of Nursing-Certified Nurse Practitioner. License Number 2022005156
Kansas State Board of Nursing- Certified Nurse Practitioner. License Number 53-80954-042
Missouri State Board of Nursing-Registered Nurse. License Number 201302411
Kansas State Board of Nursing-Registered Nurse. License Number 14-129304-042
Active DEA number through The University of Kansas Health System
Certified in BLS and ACLS through the American Heart Association through 2025.
Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN): American Association of Critical Care Nursing through March 2025
Additional Information
- Awarded 2021 Elizabeth Wisdom Award for Excellence in Medical Intensive Care
Timeline
Advanced Heart Failure APP- Nocturnist Hospitalist
The University of Kansas Health System
10.2023 - Current
Cardiothoracic Surgery Nurse Practitioner
The University Of Kansas Health System
05.2022 - 10.2023
Clinical Nurse II, Rotational ICU
The University Of Kansas Health System
10.2014 - 05.2022
Clinical Nurse- ICU
Research Medical Center
12.2013 - 10.2014
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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