Nurse Practitioner Registered
Resume:
Taylor C. Fife, DNP, APRN-BC
Brentwood TN, 37027
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Education
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Nashville, TN
Doctor of Nursing Practice
2003-2004 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master of Science in Nursing
Specialty: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
2002-2003 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Basic professional nursing component of the master’s program
As recognized by the Tennessee State Board of Nursing
1997-2001 Fort Lewis College
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
Durango, CO
Current Licensure
Board Certified Advanced Practice Nurse (ANCC)
Registered Nurse
Professional Experience: Clinical
Director of Nursing for the State of TN 8/2015- 9/2018
Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD)
- Provide statewide oversight for nurses working with persons with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness and provide treatment recommendations as needed.
- Collaboration with nursing schools/nurse educators state wide to build on nursing education as it pertains to persons with intellectual disabilities.
- Supervise three mortality nurses located in Jackson, Nashville, and Greeneville, TN.
- Monitor and adjust workloads, provide coverage for absences, monitor and provide technical assistance for reports submitted.
- Attend Regional Mortality Review Committee meetings located in each of the 3 regions to monitor the review process, provide technical assistance to Provider Agencies, identify statewide trends in the care of persons receiving services, and ensure compliance with the Death Reporting Policy.
- In collaboration with the Incident Management Director, identify the sample of Death Review Data to be reviewed by an outside entity and provide said entity with data needed to review the statewide process for quality assurance.
- Collect death related data for quality assurance with other departments within DIDD, identification of statewide trends, and the development of annual mortality review report.
- Authorize autopsy requests and approve request for payment for autopsies requested by DIDD.
- Compile quarterly report for TennCare tracking Regional Mortality Committee recommendations and compliance of provider agencies for the recommendations.
-Review and approve or deny, with collaboration with the Director of Residential Services, Cost Plans submitted by Provider Agencies statewide that include a request for nursing and personal assistance services to be present in the home concurrently.
- Review and approve or deny, cost plans which include a request for payment for delegation of nursing services by a registered Nurse.
- Attend monthly Statewide Quality Management Committee meetings to provide technical assistance with each of the Regional Offices for nursing related issues.
- Attend the quarterly Quality Management Data Meeting to monitor and identify trends Statewide.
Adult psychiatric nurse practitioner
Mental Health Cooperative 9/2013-8/2015
Supervising MD: Franklin Drummond
Job description included;
- Primary medical provider for Davidson County Mobile Crisis/Diversion services including daily rounds in acute setting on 27 psychiatric stabilization beds.
- Manage the pharmacological treatment of persons with severe and persistent mental illness on an ongoing and revolving basis.
-Implement ongoing evidenced-based practice.
-Order, obtain, and interpret required and preventive laboratory tests.
- Conduct brief cognitive and behavioral interventions.
Adult psychiatric nurse practitioner
Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Counseling Center 9/2009 – 2013
Supervising MDs; Richard Shelton, MD, Thomas Lavie, MD, David Street, MD Paula Nunn, MD
Job description;
-Medical provider for the Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Clinic at Vanderbilt (BHID-V).
-Provide psychiatric care for the undergraduate and graduate students at Vanderbilt University.
-Development of a treatment model for individuals with intellectual disabilities and co-morbid mental illness.
-Production of a “tool kit” to disseminate to local and national mental health agencies.
-Work with multidisciplinary team including PhD psychologists, MD, masters level therapists and behavioral analysts in treatment planning.
-Educate students attending master’s program at Vanderbilt University to become behavioral analysts.
-Educate staff and family members about patient needs, treatment plans, and medications on an ongoing basis.
-Utilize crisis assessment, triage and diversion techniques when needed. -Order, monitor, and interpret complex laboratory studies and provide appropriate referral when indicated.
-Coordinate care within and between patients, primary care providers, therapists and other medical providers.
Adult psychiatric nurse practitioner
Evelyn Frye Center (private group psychiatric practice) 9/2009- 02/2011 Supervising MD; Michael Hill, MD
Job description includes;
-Responsible for diagnosing, treating, and following up with clients for treatment of the full spectrum of metal illnesses.
-Engage patients in a therapeutic relationship.
-Perform brief and traditional psychotherapy with patients.
-Prescribe and manage all of the patient’s psychotropic medications.
Adult psychiatric nurse practitioner
Plateau Mental Health Center 8/2006- 7/2009 Supervising MD; Todd Webb, MD
Job description included;
-Treat and diagnose the full spectrum of adult and geriatric mental illness via psychopharmacology and brief therapy.
-Utilize crisis assessment, triage and diversion techniques through Putnam county crisis team.
-Order, monitor, and interpret complex laboratory studies and provide appropriate referral when indicated.
-Coordinate care within and between patients, primary care providers, therapists and other medical providers.
Adult psychiatric nurse practitioner
Mental Health Cooperative 9/2004-8/2006
Supervising MD: Alan Lynch, MD
Job description included;
-Manage the pharmacological treatment of persons with severe and persistent mental illness on an ongoing and
revolving basis.
-Responsible for seeing approximately 17-22 patients per day.
-Perform initial psychiatric evaluation and diagnostic examinations.
-Coordinate care within and between patients, primary care providers, -therapists and other medical providers.
-Lead a team of fourteen case managers, one case management supervisor, and one registered nurse.
-Treat individuals who are acutely psychotic, manic, agitated, suicidal and/or homicidal and require immediate intervention or inpatient hospitalization. This role is directly linked with Davidson county mobile crisis.
-Implement ongoing evidenced-based practice.
-Order, obtain, and interpret required and preventive laboratory tests.
-Conduct brief cognitive and behavioral interventions.
Professional Experience: Academic Appointments & Teaching Experience
Assistant Faculty
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
-Assist in the education of physicians & nurse practitioner students during their education.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
-Provide multiple annual lectures on psychopharmacology, diagnostics, and persons with intellectual disability with co-morbid psychiatric disorders.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Aquinas College School of Nursing
-Responsible for educating 10-15 bachelor level nursing students at Middle TN Mental Institute during their psychiatric clinical rotation.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Cumberland University School of Nursing
-Clinical instructor for bachelor level nursing students during their public health rotation.
Annual guest lecturer for Vanderbilt University’s ROTC and Student Health Center on topics including the diagnosis and treatment of; MDD, ADHD,
Publications
The Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Clinic at Vanderbilt; A Treatment Model for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Co-morbid Psychiatric Disorders. Brooks Publishing, 2009. (In revision).
Professional organizations/ Honors/ Committees
*President of the American Assembly for Men in Nursing; Middle TN Chapter at
Vanderbilt. 2010-2015
*Patient Safety Committee at Vanderbilt; Elected member. 2011-present
Sigma
*Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society 2004
*Deans List, Ft. Lewis College 1999-2001
References
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