Nurse Practitioner Registered

Kami D. Carlson, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN

Avondale, AZ

Mobile 602-***-****

****@*********.***

Education

2004Master of Science in Nursing

Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Vanderbilt University-Nashville, TN

2001Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Union University-Jackson, TN

Licensure/Certifications

Adult Nurse Practitioner AP2090-Arizona

January 2005-December 2014

Adult Gerontological Primary Care Nurse Practitioner – ANCC

Arizona license-AP8022 and active RN license

December 2014-current

Gerontological Nurse Practitioner-American Nurses Credentialing Center, Certified

October 2005-October 2015

Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse-American Academy of Neuroscience Nurses

October 2005-December 2010

DEA Certificate

Advanced Care Hospice and Palliative Nurse- NBCHPN

December 2011- December 2015; reactivated December 2018-December 2022

Work Experience

PopHealthCare- Franklin, TN

Director, Clinical Operations

Responsible for ISNP program development and roll out, managing facility and clinician

onboarding as well as KPIs, metrics, and steering with SOP development and client relationship. Completing all admission root cause analysis and Part D and MTM reviews with partner RPh. Collaborating with product development to initiate a palliative care model.

January 2019- current

PopHealthCare- Tempe, AZ

Clinical Services Manager- responsible for business metrics and clinical performance for 11 direct reports of NPs and RNs providing primary care in-home.

February 2017-December 2018

PopHealthCare – Tempe, AZ

Nurse Practitioner – primary care for home based and assisted living patients with multiple chronic health problems.

October 2014- January 2017

Work Experience (con’d)

Optum Health Provider Services (formerly Inspiris)/Optum Palliative and Hospice Care- Phoenix, AZ

Nurse Practitioner- primary care for home based, assisted living, long term care and hospice patients. Hospice FTFEs and palliative care consults.

June 2006-October 2014

St Joseph’s Medical Group- Phoenix, AZ

Nurse Practitioner- Inpatient Palliative Care Service

May 2011-March 2012

Grand Canyon University- Phoenix, AZ

Spring 2011- Adjunct Faculty

Taught geriatric portion of FNP program

Inspiris – Phoenix, AZ

Clinical Director, Assisted Living/Home Based Programs

February 2010-June 2010

Responsible for program outcomes, staff hiring, development, and scheduling, communicating financial and performance indicators to health plan customers, process and quality management and improvement, new market development, manage mid-level managers.

Inspiris – Phoenix, AZ

Nurse Practitioner/Team Leader

July 2008-February 2010

Managing multiple field-based NP/LPN colleagues to provide quality, cost effective care to adult populations in the long term care and assisted living settings. Following medically complex members, performing ongoing business outcome and employee evaluations. Leading colleagues to improved performance with utilization and advanced care planning. Serving as a clinical resource for colleagues. Facilitated and participated on task forces. Manage staffing. Support company growth. Provide customer support and participate in joint operating committee meetings. Support interdepartmental communication. Staff education.

Inspiris-Brentwood, TN

Nurse Practitioner

July 2007-July 2008

Fee for service primary care of adults in long term care.

Consultant for Medicare Health Support Program

Barrow Neurological Institute, Epilepsy Program- St. Joseph’s Hospital-Phoenix, AZ

Adult Nurse Practitioner

November 2004-June 2006

In office patient consults of adults with various types of epilepsy and neurological disorders, establishing new patients and routine follow ups, managing patient concerns via telephone, lab interpretation and drug monitoring, epilepsy monitoring unit follow up exams, managing post-epilepsy surgery patients in the tertiary care setting, managing VNS devices, participating as sub investigator for Phase II and IV drug trials, and independent research.

Registered Nurse Experience:

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital-West Tennessee Healthcare-Jackson, TN

Registered Nurse/Rehabilitation Technician

March 1998-November 2004

Registered Nurse (staff nurse/charge nurse) in the emergency department and neurological

ICU, 2001-2004. Rehabilitation Technician 1998-2001.

Awards/Honors

2010 Inspiris President’s Award Finalist

2005Nurse Travel Award

American Epilepsy Society

2001Student Nurse of the Year

Tennessee Association of Student Nurses

2001Sigma Theta Tau Leadership Award

Union University Class of 2001

2001Nursing Faculty Award

Union University Class of 2001

1999Rehabilitation Technician of the Year

West Tennessee Rehabilitation Center

Professional Activities

2018 Member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association

2018 Completed American Management Association Developing Executive

Leadership Course

2007 Consultant on Osteoporosis Advisory Board-NCGNP Conference

San Diego, CA

2004-2005Member of NP Council at St. Joseph’s Hospital

Phoenix, AZ

2001-2002Graduate Consultant for Tennessee Association of Student Nurses

Murfreesboro, TN

1999-2001President of the 2001 Union University Nursing Class

Jackson, TN

2000-2001President of the Tennessee Association of Student Nurses

Murfreesboro, TN

Volunteer Work

2017- present I-HELP Volunteer with Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, Avondale, AZ

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