1. Joshua Pilkenton
2509 Via Venicia Apt. 3127
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Phone: 937-371-4873
Email: jpilkenton063@gmail.com
Summary
 Competent, Integrity-driven, registered nurse with a strong clinical background in the
critical care setting, providing care to patients with a variety of systemic health
challenges.
 Leadership experience in taking the role of charge nurse for a 12 bed medical intensive
care unit.
 Preceptor experience with training and developing new and student nurses as well as
auxiliary staff.
 Exceedingly proficient in contributing to and achieving team solutions, maintaining all
compliance standards, working well under pressure, and producing a safe error-free
workplace environment while maintaining high quality.
Objective
I am seeking the opportunity to achieve my goal of becoming a family nurse practitioner
through obtaining a preceptorship with an OB/GYN or a Women’s Health Nurse
Practitioner. I will need coverage from January 11th through April 28th and require 112
clinical hours. I also need pediatrics from May 9th through August 6th and will require
150 hours of clinical hours.
Education
Master’s of Science Degree in FamilyNurse Practitioner
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 2015-Current
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Wright State University Dayton, Ohio 2006-2010
HighSchool Diploma
Valley View High School Germantown, Ohio 2003-2006
Professional Experience
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse-Medical IntensiveCare Unit
Grandview Medical Center Dayton, Ohio 1/2011-Present

2.  Offered position as an intensive care nurse directly following graduation, opposing
typical customs of hiring only experienced nurses.
 Highly proficient clinical skills: Assisting in insertion, maintaining, and interpretation of
hemodynamic lines such as arterial lines and Swan-Ganz catherters, management of
ventilated patients, managing extensive vasoactive and anti-arrhythmic drips, continuous
renal replacement therapy (Prisma), intra-aortic balloon pump, 12-lead ECG cardiac
monitoring, therapeutic hypothermia.
 Strong patient advocate through learned collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to
promote better outcomes.
HomeHealth Care Aide
Physicians Choice Hamilton, Ohio 12/2006-1/2011
 Caring for patients upon their return home from the hospital.
 Gained skills such as: collaboration with the nurse and other healthcare team members,
therapeutic communication, time management, accountability, dependability.
 Patience played a key role in providing patients an opportunity to restore their optimal
functional status and help them return to their activities of daily living.
Licenses/ Certifications
 Ohio Registered Nurse License- RN 364990
 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider-ACLS
 Basic Life Support Provider-BLS