Charlene Busman is a nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience in various clinical settings including long-term care for incarcerated patients, primary care for adults with developmental disabilities, specialty GI care, and nursing education. She holds an MS in Nursing, ANP certification, and is licensed as an RN in New York State. Her experience includes providing care for patients with various health conditions, utilizing EHR systems, and clinical preceptorships in primary care, orthopedics, and internal medicine during her NP education.

1. Charlene Busman, MS, RN, ANP-BC
33 Broadleaf Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065
Home: (518) 357-8971 Cell: (518) 331-3309
crbusman@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nurse Practitioner, Corizon Health, Coxsackie Regional Medical Unit, Coxsackie, NY, 4/15-10/15
• Provided long-term care to incarcerated patients with various serious health conditions
Nurse Practitioner (per diem), St. Peter's Hospital Employee Health Services, Albany, NY, 1/14-4/15
Nursing Instructor, Maria College, Albany, NY, 8/12-4/15
• Full-time instructor of freshman and senior level nursing courses, both didactic and clinical
Nurse Practitioner, Ridge Health Services, Inc., Schenectady, NY, 9/11-6/12
• Provided primary care to developmentally disabled adults (with mental and/or physical disabilities) ages
18-84, including some case management, and utilizing electronic health records (EHR)
Nurse Practitioner, Digestive Disease Associates of Schenectady, P.C., Schenectady, NY, 9/10 - 9/11
• Provided specialty GI care to a varied patient population at one main and two satellite offices (credentialed
at Ellis Hospital)
EDUCATION
MS in Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY, 2010
BS in Nursing, Magna cum Laude, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, 2006
MA in Org. Communication and Business, Magna cum Laude, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1994
BA in Org. Communication and Business, Cum Laude, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1992
STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE (500 clinical hours in internal medicine and orthopedics)
Nurse Practitioner, Northeast Orthopaedics, Albany, NY, 4/2010-5/2010
• Performed history and physicals and postoperative assessments; OR observation
Nurse Practitioner, Capital Region Family Health Care, East Greenbush, NY, 1/2010-4/2010
• Assessed, diagnosed, and treated patients in a primary care setting
Nurse Practitioner, Seton Internal Medicine, Troy, NY, 5/2009-8/2009
• Assessed, diagnosed, and treated patients in a primary care setting
LICENSURE
Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health, NYS, 5/31/2010 to present
Registered Professional Nurse, NYS, 2/16/2007 to present
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital, Troy, NY, 1/07-8/10
• Provided care for cardiac telemetry, ICU step-down, and pulmonary patients in inpatient setting
Podiatry Office Manager, Dr. Paul F. Busman, Troy, NY, 2000-2006
Monitor Tech I (EKG Technician), Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY, 9/05-9/06
Technical Care Associate, St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, NY, 5/05-9/05
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certification in Adult Health, American Nurses Credentialing Center, September 2010-present
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), current
Capital District Critical Care Consortium, completed April 2007
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
Member, The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State, 08/2009 to present
Member, Sigma Theta Tau, The Honor Society of Nursing (Delta Pi Chapter), 04/2009 to present
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Recipient, Outstanding ANP Student Award, Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY, 2010
Recipient, Sage Library Research Award, Sage Graduate School, Troy, NY, 2010
• "A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Attitudes Toward the Care of Obese Patients"
Volunteer, Regional Food Bank of NENY, Latham, NY, various dates of service

2. Volunteer, National Kidney Foundation, performing kidney health assessments, summer 2011