Professional Experience

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER /PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER UNISON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 09/2022-PRESENT

Provide psychiatric evaluation to patients in an inpatient Crisis Stabilization Unit

Provide psychiatric evaluation and management to patients in an inpatient Temp Obs Unit

Provide psychiatric evaluation and management to patients in an inpatient Residential Unit

Provide psychiatric evaluation and management to patients in an outpatient setting

Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment

Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

Suboxone prescribing

Medication Assisted Therapy for OUD and AUD

Provided psychotropic medication management, psychiatric assessments, and evaluations, diagnosis, and treatment

Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings

Evaluate outpatients for psychiatric referrals

Provide Telehealth consultations

Telehealth using Zoom, Pathways

ePrescribing

EMR-Care logic, Drs First Quick Mar

Collaboration with primary care providers to manage chronic diseases.

ADHD treatment using non-stimulant medications

Diagnose of psychiatric and behavioral health disorders

ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE/ADJUNCT NURSING INSTRUCTOR SOUTH GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE 08-2022-08/2022

Online instruction of students seeking a bachelor's degree

Instructing students using the Brightspace platform

Additional responsibilities included developing and implementing individual remediation

Provided education on different topics such as good health habits, balanced diet, accident prevention, immunization, preventive measures for some common conditions like flu, diarrhea, constipation, cholera, etc

Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population: including, but not limited to, interactive video technology, online format

Plans and organizes lesson plans, research and reference materials, syllabi, and other learning aids in accordance with the program curriculum

Utilizes effective teaching techniques adaptable to a variety of learning styles

Promotes the comprehensive mission and philosophy of the college

NURSE PRACTITIONER MATRIX MEDICAL 05/2021-05/2023

Care management services.

Management of chronic diseases.

PVD/PAD Assessment and diagnosis.

Medication education and adherence.

Lab specimen collection and interpretation.

Perform Comprehensive Health Assessments in home and other settings.

Coding accuracy of diagnosis and medical record documentation.

Documentation, coding, and gap closure.

Identify gaps in care.

Make necessary referrals as needed.

NURSE PRACTITIONER SIGNIFY HEALTH 09/2020-PRESENT

Perform Health Risk Assessments in home and other settings.

Obtain lab specimens.

Perform PAD screenings.

Educate patients on medical diagnosis.

Educate patients on medication compliance.

Educate patients on preventive care and screenings.

Interpret lab results.

Identify gaps in care.

Care management services.

Documentation, coding, and gap closure.

Telehealth using DoxyMe

NURSE PRACTITIONER-INFECTION CONTROL-PREVENTION/WOUND CARE/OCCUPATIONAL-ENVRIONMENTAL HEALTH CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 07/2020-03/2021

Wound assessment, reassessment, and management in an acute care setting/critical access setting.

Bedside debridement using blade and curette.

Compile data for research studies.

Create new policies and procedures associated with wound care, occupational health, and infection prevention.

Integrate research findings into clinical practice.

Liaison between physician, patients, and manufactures.

Evaluation of products and make recommendations for products/equipment.

Identifies, reports, investigate, and control infections and communicable disease among patient, staff, visitors, and vendors.

Formulate wound care protocols for facility use.

Complete reports required by CDC, OSHA, and public health.

Attend and obtain memberships to seminars, conferences, in areas of wound care, infection prevention, occupational/environmental health.

Knowledge of guidelines, accrediting organization standards, federal and state regulations and national guidelines.

Participate in hospital survey for accreditation.

Responsible for all pre-employment testing and vaccination processes, annual N95/TB/ Influenza testing and/or vaccinations, and the management of potential blood exposures, employee illnesses and disease outbreaks.

Conduct risk assessments at least annually.

Physical assessments of employees.

Risk assessments associated with maintenance and building repairs.

Mitigate Legionnaires’ risk assessment annually and as needed in collaboration with environmental services.

STAFF NURSE/CHARGE NURSE MEMORIAL SATILLA HEALTH 11/2018 - 07/2020

Float throughout the hospital providing patient care in medical/surgical units.

Supervise certified nursing assistants.

Corresponds with physicians and other disciplines concerning patient care.

Audit medical charts, medical record documentation, and knowledge of multiple EMRs.

Assess and provide patient care in a hospital setting providing wound care, assistance with activities of daily living, IV therapy (PICC lines/Central Lines/Porta Cath/Groshong), patient education, venipuncture and alternative medication maintenance.

Implement care plans, arrange services for outpatient appointments, ostomy care, operating orthopedic equipment, and preceptor of new nurses.

Perform detailed head to toe physical assessment of diverse patient populations, blood glucose monitoring, vital signs, catheter care/ maintenance, medication administration, wound care using multiple types’ dressing/equipment including wound vacs and pulsavacs.

Provide patient and family education in an acute care setting in compliance with physician orders, plan of care, and core values of the nursing facility.

Knowledge of Meditech EMR documentation.

CHARGE NURSE BAPTIST VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 10/2018 - 07/2020

Direct nursing service of staff.

Provide direct resident care.

Participate in resident care plans.

Assign duties to professional and ancillary staff.

Supervise and evaluate work performance in terms of resident care, staff relations, and efficiency of service.

Prepare and maintain clinical records, prepare reports.

Investigate and report complaints.

Orientation of new hires.

Interpret facility policies and regulations.

Participate in quality assurance.

Maintain HIPPA standards in and out of facility.

Knowledge of Healthtech EMR.

Knowledge of Point Care Click EMR.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR WOUND CARE CENTER RESTORIX HEALTH 02/2017 - 10/2018

Responsible for overall leadership, performance and day-to-day activities of the wound care/hyperbaric treatment center.

Manage staff by team building, responsible for budgeting, revenue cycle management, clinical operations, hospital partner interaction/retention, physician management, and professional education/community referral development.

Organize orientation of new staff, continuing education, annual and specific competencies, developmental needs, disciplinary process, evaluation process, performance management, and behavioral management.

Collaborates with medical director to improve quality outcomes.

Plans, implements, evaluate and adjust staff patterns and clinical flow to improve efficiencies and productivity in accordance with acuity levels.

Completes billing/utilization documentation.

Documents registration, charge posting, and supporting medical documentation notes in the EMR.

Ensure compliance with clinical practice pathways to maximize patient outcomes.

Reviews outcome reports and collaborates with staff to identify improvement opportunities.

REGISTERED NURSE INFECTION CONTROL/OCCUPATIONAL-EMPLOYEE HEALTH, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, INTELLECTUAL/ DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ADMINISTRATION, PRIVATE HOME CARE ADMINISTRATOR UNISON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 08/ 2016 - 06/2017

Serve as agency infection control nurse.

Maintain communication with Regional Health District.

Provide nursing duties and guidance for Developmental Disability programs as guided by the Georgia Department of Community Health/ reviewing Health Risk Screening Tools (HRST).

Delivers staff training to promote quality service and CPR/First Aid training.

Oversee private home care regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements for consumers and employees.

Develop and implement corrective actions, evaluation/motivation/coaching/mentoring staff, effective relationship with internal and external customers with interpersonal and communication skills for working relationships.

Handles medical qualifications, performs head to toe assessments, reviews of medical qualifications of clients and new hires/transfers, review of certifications of new hires, and administer training/education to new hires/annually/prn.

Request medical information form physicians and other disciplines for clients as well as consumers associated with a medical diagnosis and occupational health exposures.

Performs several miscellaneous activities/responsibilities as assigned by the quality/safety improvement manager.

Develop/maintain policies as mandated by Georgia Department of Community Health concerning private home care regulations

Maintain/orders medical supplies for company.

Provides guidance in infection control/occupational health/employee health issues in accordance with OSHA, CDC, SHEA, and other nationally recognized sources.

Serves as private home care administrator making private home care supervisory visits according to state regulations.

Maintain all records in a confidential manner.

Assess and provide patient care in a hospital setting providing: wound care, assistance with activities of daily living, IV therapy (PICC lines/Central Lines/Portacath/Groshon), patient education, venipuncture and alternative medication maintenance.

Implement care plans, arrange services for outpatient appointments, ostomy care, operating orthopedic equipment, and preceptor of new nurses.

Perform detailed head to toe physical assessment of diverse patient populations, blood glucose monitoring, vital signs, catheter care/ maintenance, medication administration, wound care using multiple types’ dressing/equipment including wound vacs and pulsavacs.

Provide patient and family education in an acute care setting in compliance with physician orders, plan of care, and core values of the nursing facility.

REGISTERED NURSE/INFECTION CONTROL-PREVENTION (DIABETES EDUCATION, WOUND/OSTOMY CARE, EMPLOYEE/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH) MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 05/2014 - 08/2016

Organized and directed the operation of the nursing services department by; defining lines of authority and delegation of duties involving employee health/infection control practices.

Developed nursing management tools.

Maintained supplies and equipment necessary for efficient operation.

Maintained inventories of medical supplies.

Coordinated nursing service functions with other departments of the facility.

Attended continual education programs.

Inspected facility for compliance with federal, state and local standards of regulation and worked closely with the county health department.

Identified, prevented and controlled outbreaks of infection in hospital setting.

Identified infectious disease processes through surveillance/epidemiologic investigation, preventing/controlling transmission of infectious agents, employee/occupational health, management/communication, environment of care, education/research, and cleaning/sterilization, disinfection, and asepsis.

Provided training and education to staff and family members on the spreading of infection.

Reported surveillance information to federal agencies.

Implemented and developed reports for internal and external viewing.

Evaluated and developed the nursing staff of the facility.

Maintained employee files for new hires and exposures associated with blood borne pathogens, screening of employee of communicable diseases, educated patients/family on diabetes care, implemented wound care treatments for diabetic wounds, surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, skin tears, and arterial venous stasis wounds, training related to new wound care equipment/supplies correspondence with podiatry and vascular/general surgeons.

Provided ostomy education and obtained assistance with medical ostomy supplies.

Provided correspondence with case managers, and correspondence with local/state health department on infectious diseases and emergency preparedness.

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE/STAFF NURSE/ MED-SURG-ORTHO MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM 02/2002 - 05/2014

Supervised certified nursing assistants.

Corresponded with physicians and other disciplines concerning patient care.

Audited medical charts, medical record documentation.

Assessed and provided patient care in a hospital setting providing: wound care, assistance with activities of daily living, IV therapy (PICC lines/Central Lines/Portacath/Groshon), patient education, venipuncture and alternative medication maintenance.

Arranged services for outpatient appointments, ostomy care, operating orthopedic equipment, and preceptor of new nurses.

Performed detailed head to toe physical assessment of diverse patient populations, blood glucose monitoring, vital signs, catheter care/ maintenance, medication administration, wound care using multiple types’ dressing/equipment including wound vacs and pulsavacs.

Provided patient and family education in an acute care setting in compliance with physician orders, plan of care, and core values of the nursing facility.

Provided care of patients preoperatively/postoperatively for heart cauterizations, total knee replacements, total hip replacements, total shoulder replacements, arthroscopy of joints, wound irrigation and debridement, wound vac placements, amputations of limbs, and other minor surgical procedures.

Volunteer Experience

OKEFENOKEE BLACK NURSES ASSOCIATION 2015

Co-founder

Volunteer not-for-profit organization impacting/educating the community on healthcare needs/risks

ETA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INC 2022

Whole woman coordinator

SERVE GA VOLUNTEER 2020

Volunteer -Nurse Referrer

Licenses, Certifications, Affiliations & Skills

LICENSES

Georgia RN-Exp 1/31/2025

o#RN239880 eNLC Compact

Florida APRN- Exp 07/31/2024

oAPRN 11010186

NPI

oNPI 116*******

CAQH

o14651323 up to date

Family Nurse Practitioner (American Academy of Nurse Practitioners)- Exp 2/9/2025

o#F02200444

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (American Nurses Credentialing Center)- Exp 3/9/2028

o#202-***-****

CERTIFICATIONS

Hyperbaric Certification

BLS Certification

TB Administration/Interpretation Certification

HRST Certification

AFFILIATIONS

Okefenokee Black Nurses Association since 2015 (CO-FOUNDER)

Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

Georgia Infection Prevention

Region M Healthcare Coalition/Incident Command

Serve GA

Satilla MRC

CLINICAL SKILLS

Incision and Drainage

Cerumen Lavage

IV Therapy

Wound Care

Wound Debridement

Wound Vac Placement

Quanta Flo

Education

POST MASTER’S 2023 SOUTH COLLEGE

Major: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate

MASTER’S 2019 SOUTH UNIVERSITY

Major: Master of Science in Nursing with Specialization in Family Nurse Practitioner

BACHELOR 2016 GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

Major: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

ASSOCIATE 2014 SOUTH GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE

Major: Associate of Science in Nursing

DIPLOMA 2002 OKEFENOKEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Major: Nursing (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Clinical Experience

ELITE PRIMARY CARE ADULT HEALTH ASSESSMENT 60 HRS FALL 2018

Lauren Turner FNP-C

EMR System- eClinical Works

Skills-Diabetic Infusion Therapy

SOUTHEAST GEORGIA GASTROENTEROLOGY ADULT HEALTH ASSESSMENT 60 HRS FALL 2018

ASHLEY WHITE FNP-C

EMR System-Cerner

Skills-Assessment and diagnosis of Gastroenterology patients, Review Gastroenterology diagnostic tests, Gastroenterology screening/treatment guidelines

WAYCROSS INTERNAL MEDICINE ADULT-GERO 180 HRS WINTER 2019

Dr. Rhonda Williams

EMR System-eClinical Works

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of adult/gerontology patients using clinical guidelines

MCKINNEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ADULT-WOMEN’S HEALTH 180 HRS SPRING 2019

Lashunda Stone-Cooper FNP-C

EMR System-eClinical Works

Skills-Assessment and diagnosis of Women’s Health patients, PAP Smears, IUD insertions, ParaGard insertions, Suboxone Therapy Initiation/Follow up care using USPST/CMS screening/treatment guidelines

GEORGIA PHYSICIANS’ SOUTH PEDIATRIC HEALTH 180 HRS SUMMER 2019

CARLA WINN FNP-BC

EMR System-Athena

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric patients, Use of pediatric screening/treatment guidelines

CHEATAM PEDIATRICS PEDIACTRIC HEALTH 180 HRS SUMMER 2019

DR. DAVID CHEATAM

EMR System-Athena

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric patients, Use of pediatric screening/treatment guidelines

HENDERSON FAMILY PRACTICE FAMILY HEALTH 180 HRS FALL 2019

LORI HENDERSON FNP-C

EMR System-Health Fusion

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of family population using clinical guidelines

EMPOWER WELLNESS PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELING 300 HRS SPRING 2022

DANA MORGAN PMHNP-BC

EMR System-ICAN Notes

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric/mental health disorders

ASPIRE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & DD SERVICES 150 HRS FALL 2022

JESSICA BATTLE PMHNP-BC

EMR System-Care Logic

Skills-Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric/mental health/substance abuse disorders, collaborate with team meetings

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