Malinda C. Harrington

Malinda C. Harrington

108 White Oak Drive

Greenville, NC 27858

H 252.355.4135

C 252.258.9086

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Nursing Practice, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 7/2015

Masters of Science in Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Concentration, Family Nurse Practitioner 12/2008

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 5/1994
Associate of Science in Nursing, Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC 7/1984
Licensed Practical Nurse, Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 5/1982

CAPABILITIES PROFILE

Proven abilities are applicable in a variety of situations including
Education Health Literacy Information Technology

Health Care Policy Acute Care Research

Nephrology Transplant Home Therapies

Community Health Patient Education Primary Care

Inpatient Care Special Needs Dialysis

EXPERIENCE

East Carolina University Physicians 1/4/2016-present

Pediatric Nephrology Nurse Practitioner

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  Provide care in the inpatient and outpatient setting for children with kidney
  

disease

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  Participate in research related to pediatric kidney disease
  

Vidant Medical Center Greenville, NC 6/2011-12/2015

Pediatric Nephrology Nurse Practitioner

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  Provide care in the inpatient and outpatient setting for children with kidney disease
  
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  Participate in research related to pediatric kidney disease
  

M. C. Harrington

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Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 3/2009-6/2011

C5/Transitional Care Unit Nurse Practitioner

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  Provide Care for children with chronic and complex conditions in an inpatient and outpatient setting
  
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  Collaborate with health care providers, patients, families, and community resources to ensure that health care needs are met
  

Pitt Professional Services 10/2009-12/2009

Flu Care Clinic Nurse Practitioner (Seasonal)

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  Provide Care for patients age 6 and older with influenza type illness
  

Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 2008-2009

C5/Transitional Care Unit Care Coordinator

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  Provided Care Coordination for children with chronic and complex conditions
  
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  Collaborated with health care providers, patients, families, and community resources to ensure that health care needs were met.
  

Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 2001-2008

Pediatric Asthma Clinical Case Manager

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  Provided asthma education for children with asthma and their families
  
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  Collaborated with health care providers, patients, and families to develop asthma management plans that provided optimal asthma control
  
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  Provided staff development for health care providers, school staff, and daycare staff
  

Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 2002-2003

Staff Nurse Med-Direct

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  Provided patient care in an urgent care setting
  
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  Triaged, provided patient education, assisted health care providers with procedures, performed nursing procedures, treatments, and administered medication as ordered
  

Monarch Healthcare Systems Greenville, NC 2001-2002

Staff Nurse ECU Pediatric Outpatient Center

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  Provided care to pediatric patients in an outpatient urgent care clinic
  
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  Triaged, provided patient education, assisted providers with procedures, performed nursing procedures, treatments, and administered medication as ordered
  

M. C. Harrington

H 252.355.4135

C 252.258.9086

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Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 2000-2001

Carolina Access Clinical Case Manager

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  Provided case management services for patients with Medicaid, Carolina Access
  
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  Collaborated with patient, social work, and other health care providers to facilitate patient access to medical services.
  

Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 1997-2000

School Health Nurse Case Manager

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  Coordinated health care services and promoted healthy lifestyles and behaviors for students and staff
  
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  Evaluated specific medical concerns affecting student achievement
  
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  Provided education for school staff regarding medication management
  
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  Provided training to staff of children with special needs
  
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  Trained School First Responders in CPR and First Aid
  

Quantum Health Services Greensboro, NC 1995-1997

Nurse Specialist

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  Provided nursing support to home care patients in need of specialized services
  

University Home Infusion Greenville, NC 1995-1997

Infusion Nurse Specialist

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  Provided nursing support to home care patients in need of specialized services
  

Pitt County Memorial Hospital Greenville, NC 1984-1997

Staff Nurse

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  Provided inpatient nursing care to pediatric patients with various health problems
  
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  Provided patient and parent education
  
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  Provided charge and preceptor duties as assigned
  

Wayne County Memorial Hospital Goldsboro, NC 1983-1984

Staff Nurse

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  Provided nursing care for medical, surgical, and orthopedic patients
  

Howell’s Child Care Center Goldsboro, NC 1982-1983

Staff Nurse

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  Provided nursing care for pediatric mentally handicapped patients
  

M. C. Harrington

H 252.355.4135

C 252.258.9086

[e-mail]

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CERTIFICATIONS

Family Nurse Practitioner American Nurses Credentialing Center 2009 to present

National Respiratory Training Center Diploma in Asthma Care 2005 to present

Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1995 to present

American Heart Association Basic Life Support 1983 to present

PUBLICATIONS_________________________________________________________

Harrington, M. & Engelke, M. K. (2016). Health literacy: Perceptions and experiences of

pediatric nephrology interprofessional team members. Nephrology Nursing

Journal, 43(1), 15-26.
Harrington, M. (2015). Health literacy in children with chronic kidney disease and their

parents. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 42(1), 53-57.
Harrington, M. (2015). Husted bioethical decision-making model, social media, and

Vidant health. Evolving Perspectives, 119-122.
Pierce, N., Arslanian, J., Castner, D., Colaneri, J., Derkowski, D. M., Harrington, M. C.

Peters, A. (2014). Celebrating ANNA's 45th anniversary: Specialty practice

networks. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 41(2), 171-82.
Harrington, M. (2012). Sia’s story: The challenges of an infant living with end stage renal

disease. Evolving Perspectives, 79-84.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 2015 to present

International Pediatric Hypertension Association 2013 to present

Association of Pediatric Nephrology 2010 to present

American Nephrology Nurse’s Association 2010 to present

American Academy of Pediatrics 2008 to present

Phi Kappa Phi 2008 to present

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2007 to present

American Nurse’s Association 2007 to present

North Carolina Nurse’s Association 2007 to present

M. C. Harrington

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AWARDS_______________________________________________________________

Vidant Health Advanced Practice Provider of the Year 2014

North Carolina Great 100 2010

Transitional Care Unit Care Giver of the Year 2009

PRESENTATIONS

Health literacy and numeracy, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, North Carolina State Meeting, October 7, 2016
Health literacy in chronic kidney disease, American Nephrology Nurse’s Association North Carolina State Meeting, May 16, 2015
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, American Nephrology Nurse’s Association National Symposium, April 19, 2015
Health literacy in chronic kidney disease, American Nephrology Nurse’s Association National Symposium, April 19, 2015

RESEARCH

Principal investigator (10/2014) Health literacy perception and experience among members of the pediatric nephrology interprofessional team

Study team (4/2013) Estimation of GFR in less than 31 weeks preterm infants by using serum creatinine and cystatin C and simultaneous assessment of acute kidney injury by using urinary biomarkers
Study coordinator (11/2011) A Molecular Pathogenesis-Driven Approach for Diagnosis and Treatment of Complement-Based Renal Disease (KidCOM)
Study coordinator (10/2011) Standards of Care to Improve Outcomes in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease (SCOPE)
Study coordinator (9/2011) North American Pediatric Renal Trials Collaborative Studies (NAPRTCS)