CURRICULUM VITAE

Kimberly K. Najbar, MSN, RN, CS-FNP

CURRENT
POSITIONS:
FTE -PTE Family Nurse Practitioner/ Emergency Services
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Festus, Missouri
Responsibilities include; assessment, diagnoses, treatment, stabilization, and d
ischarge of emergent and acute ambulatory patients. Population encompasses the
entire life span with a primary focus on those meeting "Fast Track" criteria. A
dditional duties include departmental scheduling, orientation and training for n
ew physician assistants/ nurse practitioners, assisting with departmental educat
ional needs, and maintaining quality assurance with culture and sensitivity repo
rting/follow-up and radiologic discrepancy. Continual interface is maintained w
ith the Emergency Department physician and nursing staff during all above functi
ons to optimize timeliness and delivery of services.

CURRENT ADDRESS;
Begin June 5 2006
Business Address: Emergency Consultants Inc.
4075 Copper Ridge Drive (continued)
Traverse City, MI 49684-4796 (231) 946-8970
1999-June 5, 2006
Sterling Health Care
1000 Park Forty Plaza
Suite 500
Durham, North Carolina 27713 (919) 383-0355
Location Jefferson Memorial Hospital
PO Box 350
Crystal City, 63019 Mo (636) 933-1111
Home Address: 4375 Bristol Bend
High Ridge, Missouri
(314) 431-5427
PERSONAL:
Citizenship: United States
Birth Place & Date: Offut AFB; Omaha Nebraska; 08/01/67
Marital Status: Married: Raymond E. Najbar
Children: Sarah Elizabeth Najbar; 17
Erich Raymond Najbar;16
EDUCATION:
1997-1999 Masters of Science in Nursing/ FNP
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
1995-1997 Bachelors Degree Nursing
Webster University
Webster Groves, Missouri
 1989-1992 Associate Degree Nursing
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley

CERTIFICATIONS:
1999 - present American Nurses Credentialing Center
Board Certification; Family Nurse Practitioner
Certificate Number 0337990-22
1988 - present Certified Nurses Aid, State of Missouri
Missouri Health Care Association
Certificate Number 3571A
1992 - present Basic Life Support Provider, Missouri Affiliate, American
Heart Association
1994 - present Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider, Missouri Affilia
te, American Heart Association
2000 - present Advanced Trauma Life Support; St. Louis University
Course Participant; Provider status extended to physicians only.

2001 - present Pediatric Advanced Cardiorespiratory & Trauma Support for Life Pr
ovider; Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital

LICENSURE:
1992 - present Mo. State Board Of Nursing, Registered Nurse, #124037
STAFF APPOINTMENTS:
2001-present Ancillary faculty in role of clinical preceptorship / supervision o
f adult nurse practitioner graduate students for Jewish Hospital College of Nurs
ing and Allied Health at Washington University Medical Center.
2000 - present Ancillary faculty in role of clinical preceptorship/ supervision
of adult nurse practitioner graduate students for Barnes College of Nursing; Uni
versity of Missouri.
2007-2010 Family Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Department
Full time
St. Anthony's Medical Center
St. Louis, Missouri
2007-2009 Family Nurse Practitioner/Take Care Health Systems
Part time
Southern Missouri Region, St. Louis

2006-(08-11) Family Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Department

Temporary Full time.
St. John's Mercy Hospital
Washington, Missouri

1999-2002 Family Nurse Practitioner//Emergency Department

St. Alexius Hospital/Legatus Emergency Services
South City
 Saint Louis, Missouri
Responsibilities include; assessment, diagnoses, treatment, stabilization, and d
ischarge of emergent and acute patients. Population encompases entire life span
with a significant majority being elderly. While particular emphasis is placed
on non-life threatening acute presentations, a majority of the E.D. visits are
cardiac and respiratory presentations combined with other significant co-morbidi
tes. Additional duties include directing triage, assisting E.D. nursing staff ,
assessment and care of inpatients with acute emergent needs, and supporting t
he collection of performance improvement data, investigations, and chart reviews
.
1993 - 2000 Staff nurse, Alexian Brothers Emergency Department, Emergency
Nursing Specialty. Multi-tasked, as needed, to meet shortages
housewide including Medical/Surgical, Psychiatric, Intensive Care,
and SNF units. Responsibilities include working knowledge of
separate departmental policies and paperwork and responding to all
cardiac/respiratory arrests.
1994-1996 Voluntary interim job responsibilities at Alexian Brothers
Hospital under newly created position of Emergency
Education Coordinator. Included some educational
presentations opened to house wide invitation at
administrative request. Organized and rallied for
educational services that led to 60% of the Emergency
Department nursing staff becoming certified in Emergency
Nursing, where previous certification was 0%. Initiated,
researched and implemented "Fast Track" time
management program for non-emergent presentations.
Average wait time savings for individual Emergency
Department patients was 22.14 minutes, resulting in greater
satisfaction and less attrition.

1992 - 1993 Staff nurse, Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Department,

Emergency Nursing Specialty. Responsible for utilization of the
principles of crisis intervention, drawing from a sound nursing knowledge
base, in order to achieve and maintain homeostasis for
presenting individuals.
1990 - 1992 Student Nurse Technician, Depaul Health Center, Medical Surgical
and Terminal Vent. Units. Responsibilities included membership in team n
ursing, performance of basic custodial care, assisting with
ADL's, vital signs and documentation, reporting, stocking, and
performance of select supervised nursing tasks.
1988 - 1990 Certified Nurses Aid, Clayton House Health Care, Alzheimer's and
SNF units. Responsibilities included direct custodial patient care.
ACADEMIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
1997 Health Outreach and Preventative Education Project, Washington
County, Missouri. Increased the acquisition and participation of southern towns
hip individuals in the Missouri Department of Health's Breast and Cervical Cance
r Control Project and Healthy Children and Youth Screening. Project included;
the execution of mobile screening exams, implementing, facilitating, and executi
ng new approaches to community outreach and education, and the identification of
and collaboration with the communities existing health care resources to meet t
he identified and perceived needs within the community. Results indicated that
over 203 families were reached within the southern townships of the county and 1
9 new screenings intents were acquired (avg. 6 screenings per week) to help meet
the overall county project goal of 20 screenings per week.
1997 Health Way Primary Care; Potosi, Missouri.
Preceptor: Janet Sidebottom, MSN, CS-FNP.
Responsibilities included initial assessment and diagnoses of all acute, follow-
up, and wellness presentations across the life span. Planned treatment, pharmac
otherapy, and educational issues were discussed and implemented with preceptor s
upervision.
1997 Hillsboro Family Medicine; Hillsboro, Missouri.
Preceptor: Dr. David Stansfield, D.O.
Voluntarily identified, confirmed, and collaboratively improved opportunities in
patient flow, resource utilization, process and documentation related to the ge
neral health exam, and office paper systems organization.
Responsibilities included assessment, diagnoses, treatment, pharmacotherapy, and
education of all acute, wellness, and follow-up walk in clients across the life
span.
1998 Esse Health; St. Louis, Missouri
Preceptor: Karen Diehl, MSN, CS-FNP
Responsibilities included assessment, diagnoses, treatment, pharmacotherapy, and
education of acute, follow-up, and well child pediatric clients and their guard
ians.
1998 Women's Health Care, Inc.; Chesterfield, Missouri
Responsibilities included assessment, diagnoses, treatment,
pharmacotherapy, and education of select acute, follow-up, and
well woman presentations.
VOLUNTARY CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
1999 St. John's Catholic School; Imperial, Missouri
Designed, implemented, executed, and delivered a self sufficient hearing and vis
ion screening program for children in grades K-8. The program included teaching
and training of non-health care personnel and the establishment of new policy a
nd procedure guidelines within the school. Equipment was obtained without prese
nt or future cost. The program resulted in screening exams for 170 children in
the current year.
PRESENTATIONS:
1994 Ottowa Ankle Rules; Applications and Usage
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1994 Sexual Assault and Emergency Nursing Interventions
In conjunction with the St. Louis S.A.R.T. team.
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1995 OCL splinting: Techniques and Variants
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1995 Emergent Pediatric Assessment: In conjunction
with Dr. Tim Farrel
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1995 12 lead EKG's: Spotting that MI
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department/ Intensive
Care Units
 1995 Ventilators: The ins and outs of those noisy machines.
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department, Intensive Care,
and Medical/Surgical Units.
1996 Cardiac Emergencies in Adults: Self Study Monologues
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1996 Cardiac Emergencies in Pediatrics: Self Study Monologues
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1996 Cardiac Emergencies in Geriatrics: Self Study Monologues
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1996 Pulmonary Emergencies in Adults: Self Study Monologues
Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1996 Pulmonary Emergencies in Pediatrics: Self Study Monologues. Ale
xian Brothers Emergency Department.
1996 Pulmonary Emergencies in Geriatrics : Self Study
Monologues. Alexian Brothers Emergency Department.
1996 Toxicological Emergencies in Adults: Self Study
Monologues. Alexian Brothers Emergency Department
1996 Toxicological Emergencies in Pediatrics: Self Study
Monologue. Alexian Brothers Emergency Department.
1996 Toxicological Emergencies in Geriatrics: Self Study
Monologue. Alexian Brothers Emergency Department.
1996 Dealing with and HMO: What you don't know could kill
you. Webster University Health Fair; Webster University.
1996 Eat, Sleep, and Play: Healthful habits for preschoolers.
Summertime Adventures Program
Webster Groves, Missouri
1997 Inservice: Blood Borne Pathogens
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
Head Start Instructors
1997 Inservice: Wellness and Laughter. In conjunction with
Erma Jean Feelsgood, R.N., alias Kathy Harbison, R.N.
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
Head Start Instructors
1997 Lake Forest Estates Community Health Assessment
Presented to the Lake Forest Estates Board of Trustees,
and the community of Lake Forest Estates.
1997 Breast Self Exam and Demonstration.
Richwoods Fall Festival; Richwoods, Missouri.
Richwoods community.
1997 Sleep and Children
Desoto K-14 Elementary School; Desoto Missouri
Parent Participants
 1999 First Responders
Greater St. Louis Council of Boy Scouts
Troop 421, Imperial Missouri

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES:

1996 - present Emergency Nurses Association, member.
1997 - present American Nurses Association, member.
1997 - present Missouri Nurses Association, member.
1998 - present Sigma Theta Tau, Delta Lambda Chapter, member.
1998 - present St. Louis Nurses in Advanced Practice, member.

CONTACT HOURS / CONTINUING EDUCATION:

1998 Collaborative Practice: What You Need to Know
Missouri Nurses Association; 1.5 contact hours
1999 Business of Advanced Practice Nursing: Power,
Politics, and Practice. University of Missouri, St. Louis;
7.2 contact hours
1999 Dermatologic Update: Common Skin Conditions
Missouri Nurses Association, 1.5 contact hours
1998 Missouri Immunization Conference
Missouri Nurses Association, 9.6 contact hours
1998 Orthopedic Conditions of the Shoulder and Knee
Missouri Nurses Association, 1.8 contact hours
2000 Respiratory Assessment and Care
Missouri League for Nursing, 6 contact hours
2000 Stroke Prevention and Atrial Fibrillation
Missouri League for Nursing, 6 contact hours
2000 Advanced Trauma Life Support, St. Louis University

2000 Fall Semester; clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, Barn

es School of Nursing. 120 actual hours or 60 continuing education credits, (as
defined by the ANCC Commission on Certification; Recertification Requirements; p
g 11).
2001 Winter Semester; clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, Ba
rnes School of Nursing. 83 actual hours or 41 continuing education credits (as
defined by the ANCC Commission on Certification; Recertification Requirements,
pg 11).
2001 Spring Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, Je
wish Hospital College at Washington University Medical Center. 194.5 actual hou
rs or 97.25 continuing education credits as defined by the ANCC Commission on Ce
rtification; Recertification Requirements, pg. 11).
2001 Pediatric Advanced Cardiorespiratory & Trauma Support for Life. Cardinal G
lennon Childrens Hospital, 24 contact hours.
2001 Summer Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, Ba
rnes School of Nursing. 57.5 actual hours or 28 continuing education credits (a
s defined by the ANCC Commission on Certification; Recertification Requirements
, pg 11).
2001 Fall Semester; clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate stu
dent, Saint Louis University School of Nursing. 40 actual hours or 20 conti
nuing education credits; (as defined by the ANCC Commission on Certificati
on; Recertification Requirements, pg. 11).
2002 Summer Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate s
tudent, Barnes School of Nursing. 247.5 actual hours or 123 continuing edu
cation credits (as defined by the ANCC Commission on Certification; Recerti
fication Requirements, pg.11).
2003 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri, April 24 and 25th . 13 se
ssions each accredited at 1.5 contact hours for a total of 19.5 contact hou
rs, 10.4 of which included pharmacology. AANP accreditation.
2003 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 7 sessions f
or a total of 10.5 contact hours. AANP accreditation.
2004 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri. March 19 and 20th. 13 ses
sions each accredited at 1.5 contact hours for a total of 19.5 contact hour
s. AANP accreditation.
2005 Air Evac Lifeteam, American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced
Cardiac Life Support. March 21 and 22nd. 16 contact hours.
2005 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri. March 19 and 20th 16.25 co
ntact hours.
2005 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri online. January 23. 2 con
tact hours.
2005 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22 and 23rd. 19.5
0 contact hours.
2006 American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS Anywhere
), Parts 1 and 2. 10.0 contact hours.
2007 Emergency Consultants Inc. on-line learning. Acute Abdominal Pain; Assessm
ent in the ED, Appendicitis, Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies, and Gynecologic Em
ergencies, February 15th, 4 contact hours.
2007 10th Annual Advanced Practice Nurshing Conference and
Workshops. February 22 and 23, 12.0 contact hours.
2007 Pri-Med Updates. St. Louis, Missouri, March 20th and 21st
12 sessions, 15 total credits. Badge Registration 25673502.
2007 Summer Semester, clical preceptorship/supervision of
graduate studern, Maryville University, School of Nursing
291 actual hours or 145.5 continuing education credits (as defined by the ANCC C
ommission on Certification, Recertification Requirements, pg.11).
2007 Fall Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervison of graduate student
, Maryville University, School of Nursing, 104
hours or 52 continuing education credits (as defineby the ANCC Commisio
n on Certification, Recertification
Requirements pg. 11)
2008 Spring Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of
three graduate student(s), Maryville University,
School of Nursing, hours accumulating.
2008 Winter Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervison of
Physician asistant graduate student, Butler University, Physician assistant prog
ram, Indianapolis Indiana, 120 actual or 60 continuing educationl hours (source
previously identified)
2008 Saint Louis University, Advanced Practice Nursing
Conference; Focus on Advance Procedures for the Advanced Practice Nurse and Medi
cal Toxicology.
2008 Fall Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, St.
Louis University, School of Nursing, 140 clinical hours or 70 continuing educati
on hours (source previously defined).
2008 Advance Traum Care for Nurses, ATLS, Provider course
St. Louis University Hospital, April 29 for 19 credit hours.
2008 PACTS for Life PALS, Provider course.
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
April 29, for 24 credit hours.
2008 Advance Cardial Life Support, Provider course.
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
May 20, for 5.0 Credit hours.
2008 Primary Care Network: Best Practices
St. Charles Convention Center
September 4-5, 13.25 contact hours.
2008 Sullivan Group; On-line Learning
Appendicitis: Medical Error and Risk Reduction, A 36 year old female with chest
pain, Stroke; Medical Error and Risk Reduction Part 1, Myocardial Infarction 1:
Medical Error and Risk Reduction, Myocardial Infarction 2: Medical Error and Ri
sk Reduction, Atypical Chest Pain in Women: Medical Error and Risk Reduction, N
ovember 20-21. 10.7 contact hours.
2009 Spring Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of graduate student, Ma
ryville University, 120 clinical hours or 60 continuing education hours (source
previously defined).
2009 Fall Semester, clinical preceptorship/supervision of Physician Assistant gr
aduate student, Butler University, Physician Assistant Program, Indianapolis, In
diana for 200 actual clinical hours or 100 continuing education hours (source pr
eviously identified).
2009 Sullivan Group; On-Line Learning
Stroke Literature Review: Acute Stroke Management, The Case for Thrombolysis; M
edical Error and Risk Reduction, Stroke Part 2, Medical Error and Risk Reduction
, Spinal Injury; Medical Error and Risk Reduction, Case 10: A 73 Year-Old Male
with Abdominal Pain, AAA. December for 7.3 contact hours.
2010 Resuscitation 2010, Airway and Ultrasound Combo, Ultrasound Guided Procedur
es, Critical Procedures in Trauma, and Pediatric Procedures
Las Vegas, Nevada March 29-31
 29 contact hrs., 15 in trauma/resuscitation.
2010 American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Course
Jefferson Regional Medical Center, April 30
10.00 contact hours.
2010 Pediatric Advanced Cardiorespiratory and Trauma Support for Life and Pediat
ric Advanced Life Support Provider Course.
Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, April 6
24 contact hours.