Dr. Ashley Edwards Tippins, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Wetumpka, AL 36092
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Professional Summary
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practitioner dual certified who works with increasing independence to provide the best evidence-based patient care. Well organized and a focused problem-solver who remains calm during stressful situations. Exceptional ability to work in a physically demanding environment in collaboration with others. Experienced in directing and guiding patient care LPNs, ancillary personnel and other patient care personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing practice.
Education
Texas A&M University School of Law
Health Law Policy and Management
Fall 2022 to Present
Purdue University Global
Post-Certificate Primary Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
July 7, 2021 to July 26, 2022
Purdue University Global
Doctoral of Nursing Practice
July 31, 2019 to November 3, 2020
Purdue University Global
Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner
September 21, 2016 to September 11, 2018
Auburn University Montgomery
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
May 1, 2002 to May 8, 2004
Troy University Montgomery
Associate of Science
August 1, 1999 to May 7, 2002
Professional Experience
IBH
600 Sun Temple Dr
Madison AL 35758
Primary Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
October 16, 2023 to Present
Aveanna Hospice formerly Comfort Care Hospice
315 St. Lukes Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117
Hospice Nurse Practitioner-Part time
November 14, 2022 to Present
ShiftKey
Vaughan Regional Medical Center
1015 Medical Center Pkwy
Selma, AL 36701
Travel RN
Emergency Room
January 12, 2023 to Present
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
500 22nd Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Temporary Services Contract/RN
Medical Surgical: Trauma/Burn Unit, GISO, GISU, Ortho, Liver and Kidney Transplant
March 14, 2022 to August 7, 2022
Auburn University School of Nursing
710 South Donahue Drive
Auburn, AL 36849
Adjunct Clinical Associate
December 13, 2021 to Present
Bullock County Hospital
102 Conecuh Avenue W.
Union Springs, AL 36089
ADON/House Supervisor/ER
Adult and Geriatric Acute Inpatient Mental Health/Emergency Room
November 8, 2021, to March 14, 2022
Urgent Care for Children
500 Cahaba Park Circle
Birmingham, AL 35242
1470 Taylor Road Suite
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
Phone: 334-***-**** Fax Number 334-***-****
Cell Phone: 205-***-****
CRNP
September 2, 2021 to February 17, 2022
Wexford Health
8966 US Hwy
Wetumpka, AL 36092
RN/Mental Health
July 13, 2021 to 2022
Progressive Health
900 Hyundai Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36105
150 N. Rosenberger Avenue; Evansville, IN 47712
Phone: 812-***-****, ext. 204
CRNP
June 7, 2021 to September 20, 2022
Southern NP Associates, L.L.C
931 Fairfax Park
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Phone: 205-***-****
Fax: 205-***-**** or 205-***-****
CRNP
May 3, 2021 to August 9, 2021
NaphCare, Inc.
(Jefferson County Jail)
2090 Columbiana Road, Suite 4000
Birmingham, Alabama 35216
O: 205-***-****
F: 205-***-****
CRNP/PRN
Dec. 15, 2020 to June 4, 2021
Alabama State University
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
CRNP/PRN
October 27, 2020 to October 27, 2022
Wallace Community College Selma
3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway P.O. Box 2530
Selma, AL 36702-2530
February 1, 2020 to October 5, 2020
Nursing Instructor
October 5, 2020 to May 1, 2021
Payne and Holloway Pediatrics Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
7006 Fulton Ct.
Montgomery, AL 36117
CRNP
Dec. 2, 2019 to August 3, 2020
Collaborator Dr. A. Z. Holloway
Mainstreet Urgent Care
CRNP
1500 1st Ave. North, Unit 3
Birmingham, AL 35203
May 2020 to July 31, 2020
TeamHealth
Post-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Selma, AL 36701
July 1, 2019 to October 21, 2019
CRNP
Collaborator Dr. Malcolm Brown
Jackson Hospital
1725 Pine Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
June 2004, January 1, 2015-January 27, 2020
RN on Medical Surgical Unit/RN Charge Nurse
Virginia College in Montgomery
6200 Atlanta Hwy
Montgomery, AL 36117
June 2017- November 2018
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
4465 Narrow Lane Rd
Montgomery, AL 36116
January 2008 - January 2015
RN
Hillview Terrace Health and Rehabilitation
100 Perry Hill Rd
Montgomery, AL 36109
March 2011 – 2013
RN Supervisor
South Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center
1300 East South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36116
2008-2009
RN Unit Manager/Supervisor
Prison Health Services/Correctional Medical Services
2690 Marion Spillway Rd
Elmore, AL 36025
2005-2008
RN Supervisor
Baptist Medical Center East Hospital/Meadhaven
400 Taylor Rd
Montgomery, AL 36117
December 2005-2008
RN on Medical Surgical Unit/RN relief charge nurse/Mental Health RN
Dixie Home Care
696 Silver Hills Drive Prattville, AL 36066
2004-2012 (worked when cases were available)
RN
Professional Goals
To secure a position as a valuable member of your organization that leverages my skills, achievements, and ability to practice efficiently and independently as an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner. To complete and obtain my MLS Law degree in Spring of 2024 from Texas A&M University School of Law and practice in healthcare policy. Also, to further complete my Law degree at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Fall 2024.
Skills
Areas of experience include acute care, medical/surgical, mental health, ICU, ER, GYN, GU, nursing home, pediatric primary care, long term health care, and rehabilitation nursing. Management experience in long term care and rehabilitation as a unit manager. Years of experience as a charge nurse on the medical/surgical unit in the acute care setting. Experienced in a wide range of patient population areas including birth to geriatric. Strong capability to care for patients in a diverse patient population setting. I have over 4 years of experience as an Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor in the medical surgical/mental health area. Attended on July 2018 the UAB School of Nursing seminar in Birmingham, AL “Building a Foundation for a Successful Wound Closure.”
Clinical Experience
Keila Shipman, LLC
Keila Cares, LLC
4750 Woodmere Blvd., Suite I
Montgomery, AL 36106
(130 hours completed)
Outpatient Counseling: Provided counseling to adults and children with the following: Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Separation Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, ODD, and Conduct Disorder.
Dr. Bharti Shah, M.D.
Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority
2140 Upper Wetumpka Road
Montgomery, AL 36117
(130 hours completed)
Inpatient psychiatric treatment: Provided mental healthcare management for the following: Anxiety Disorder, MDD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse Disorder, PTSD, and Dissociative Disorder.
Lovette Okoh, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Living Hope Psychiatry
McKinney, TX
(260 hours completed)
Outpatient Psychiatry treatment: Provided mental healthcare management to adults and children with the following: Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Separation Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorder, and Substance Abuse Disorder.
Shelley Byrd, CRNP
Jackson Family Medicine and Clinic
1801 Pine Street Suite 103 Montgomery, AL 36106
(160 hours completed)
Primary Care: Managed patients with HTN, DM, Hyperlipidemia, EENT issues, lumbar and spinal complaints, foreign body removal, chest x-ray, sinusitis, medication management and prescribed medication for various chronic diseases. Performed physicals, evaluated, and treated patients on urgent care days.
Gregory Phillip Jones, DO, MPH, FACOG
The Jackson Clinic, OB/GYN 1758 Park Place Suite 301 Montgomery, AL 36106 (160 hours completed)
OB/GYN: Managed prenatal, pregnant, and postnatal women. Managed COC, performed paps, breast exams, and observed colposcopy in office. Observed abdominal and transvaginal ultrasound in office. Performed consultations in the acute care setting. Observed vaginal birth in the acute care setting.
Coretta Pitters, PNP
Payne and Holloway Pediatrics
7006 Fulton Ct.
Montgomery, AL 36117
(160 hours completed)
Pediatrics & Adolescents Primary Care: Managed and treated infants and patients up to age 19. ADHD evaluation and medication follow-up. Asthma treatment and medication management. Evaluated growth and development. Managed immunizations and school physicals. Managed sinusitis and adolescents with diabetes etc. Evaluated labs and made referrals to EENT when warranted for otitis media. Managed and treated various skin complaints.
Lawrence Thomas Williams, D.O.
1808 West Second Street Montgomery, AL 36106 (160 hours completed)
Primary Care/Family Practice: Managed chronic disease, HTN, Hypothyroidism, DM, Hyperlipidemia, ADD, ADHD, chronic pain, COPD, CHF, etc. Referred patients to the ER when warranted. Performed drug screens when needed. Reviewed medications, labs, x-rays, and made specialty referrals. Performed joint injections under the guidance of preceptor.
Accomplishments
Peer mentor at Auburn University Montgomery School of Nursing in 2004.
Induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: Phi Rho Chapter on May 29, 2018.
Certificate of Appreciation “The Joint Commission Readiness Champion” at Jackson Hospital May 6, 2019.
Elected to Membership in the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society December 2019.
October 2020 successfully completed Doctor of Nursing Practice project defense, “Implementation of an Intravenous Heparin Therapy Safety Protocol Checklist and Handoff Communication Guide to Decrease Anxiety Level Among Nurses in the Acute Care Hospital Setting.”
September 13, 2022 inducted into the Tri-Alpha Honor Society at Purdue University Global.
“The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Heparin Therapy Safety Protocol Checklist & Handoff Communication Guide in an Acute Care Setting” article published on September 8, 2022, by The Orlando Medical News.
Certifications
Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center March 16, 2023, as a Primary Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. ANCC ID/Certification number: 202-***-**** Expiration date March 15, 2028.
Certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners on April 5, 2019, as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Certification number F04190193 Expiration date 04/04/2024.
MAT: Medications for Addiction Treatment 8-hour Waiver Training Completed July 1, 2022.
MAT: Medications for Addiction Treatment/Substance Use Disorders 16.0 hour Completed July 26, 2022.
References
Dr. Melissa Duncan, DNP, APRN
1824 Woodmere Loop
Montgomery, AL 36117
Gwendolyn Daniels, MSN, RN
5942 Ralston Way
Montgomery, AL 36116
Dr. Yulanda King, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
8300 Ryan Ridge Loop
Montgomery, AL 36117
Dr. Darlene Todd, DNP, MSN, RN
573 Stone Park Blvd.
Pike Road, AL 36064