Experience

Northern Integrated Health, Professional Counseling Center

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Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner contract, conducting psychiatric evaluations and follow-ups via secure telehealth. Diagnosing and recommending/prescribing medication and treatment recommendations to individuals receiving intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment, residential treatment, and community members referred by the psychologist at NIH. Duties include completing diagnostic assessments, diagnosing, and providing differential diagnoses and general psychiatric medication management. Collaboration with other individuals regarding a client's health condition. Prescribing and monitoring the effectiveness of medications prescribed to treat mental health conditions, including ordering and interpreting appropriate lab testing, and monitoring for side effects.

Genoa Telepsychiatry

9/23/2022-Present

12/5/2022-Present (@Open Door Health Center, Mankato, MN through Genoa telepsychiatry)

Certified Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Provider via Zoom for Behavioral Health Department, seeing 8-10 patients per 7-hour workday. Work as sole Mental health prescriber/provider along with a team of licensed therapists to provide top-notch mental health services to those in the areas served by ODHC, primarily the underserved. Conditions treated, Alcohol use disorder, Substance (opiate ) use disorder, schizophrenia, and related disorders, Bipolar disorders, personality disorders, anxiety, ADHD (children and adults), depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Insomnia, etc. See and treat children ages eight on up to the elderly. Previous X waivered but is no longer required due to federal changes in December 2022. Paperwork completion as appropriate for disability, FMLA, and others as required by behavioral health clients.

Cerebral Online Mental Health Services

Mental Health Prescriber

Family Nurse Practitioner

April 2021-July 2023

Telehealth mental health NP. Duties include diagnosing, prescribing, and adjusting medications based on sound psychopharmacology knowledge and ongoing monitoring and care of individuals with ADHD, Bipolar 2 disorder, PTSD, MDD, GAD, Insomnia, and substance use disorder (alcohol and opiates). Communication with other mental health providers, including PMHNPs, MDs, Psychiatrists, counselors, and therapists. Referrals as appropriate. The position requires telehealth, independent practice, management, and communication with an entire network of online providers, care counselors, therapists, coordinators, a medication management team, billing, etc.

Achieve Wellness

Family Nurse Practitioner

July 2022- July 2023

Employee health clinic NP, provide for the primary care needs of employees and their families, received referrals from other clinic NPs for their patients’ mental health care needs.

Staff Today Incorporated

Family Nurse Practitioner Student Health Services UW Stout

Menomonie, WI

August 2021-December 2021

Provide student health care services on campus, including routine health care, physicals, acute care, chronic disease management, minor suturing, illnesses, COVID testing, and dx. STI screening and treatment. Birth control counseling and services include long-acting reversible contraceptives, oral contraceptives, and the day-after contraceptive tx. Mental health services include diagnosing and treating depression, anxiety, panic disorder, ADHD, and insomnia. Referral to appropriate outside assistance as needed.

Provisions Health Services

Family Nurse Practitioner

October 2018-August 16,2021

Primary care provider, direct pay primary care clinic providing primary care to all ages, including acute care, chronic care management, mental health care, chronic disease management, occupational health, veterans’ evaluation services, DOT evaluations, and certifications. Responsibilities included but were not limited to Management and independent practice of small clinic, and primary care. Sports clearance physicals. Adult and geriatric well and preventative visits, health promotion, pre-employment physicals, and return to work clearance. Collaborate with colleagues and other specialties as deemed necessary. Telehealth, primary care, and Veteran exams for compensation and pension, platforms including google, facetime, doxy, and zoom. Variety of EMRs used and experience with exact day implementation of EMR.

Durand Clinic North, Chippewa Valley Hospital, Durand, WI

Family Nurse Practitioner

July 2012- September 2018

Primary care provider for a local/rural critical care access hospital system. Worked closely with another NP and physicians in a rural community setting. Responsibilities included general primary care and on-call hospital and nursing home rounding and coverage. Diagnosed and treated acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, postpartum depression, bipolar2 disorder, ADHD, physical health conditions, UTI, otitis media, diabetes, CHF, hypertension, obesity, dyslipidemia, and many others. Refer to specialists as needed. Basic X-ray and laboratory orders and interpretation. Simple CBT interventions and counseling services, referral to behavioral health and psychiatric services. Preconception counseling, prenatal care up until week 28 for non-high-risk pregnancies, and post-partum care. Women’s health, family planning including LARCs insertion and removal, IUDs, Nexplanon, OCPS, men’s reproductive health including Viagra, Cialis. Newborn to adolescent well-child checks, health promotion, disease surveillance, acute care, and referrals as needed. Sports clearance physicals. Adult and geriatric well and preventative visits and health promotion Pre-employment physicals and return to work clearance. Provide inpatient treatment for the acutely ill in our critical access hospital, including terminally sick and rehab patients with various medical conditions, ranging from CHF, pneumonia, COPD, and anemia, and coordination with other acute care facilities for transfer for specialized care as appropriate. Collaborate with colleagues and other specialties and as deemed necessary. Variety of EMRs used and experience with exact day implementation of EMR.

Signify/Censeo Health

April 2019-June 2021

In-home and telehealth annual Medicare exams, with diagnosis, recommendation, and referrals as needed.

Matrix Medical Network

Family Nurse Practitioner Flex Position

June 2017-January 2020

Comprehensive physical assessment

Medical history review and prescription reconciliation

Diagnostic screening and review

Patient counseling

Marshfield Clinic Eau Claire Urgent Care

Family Nurse Practitioner Part Time

August 2011-June 2012

Assist and treat individuals and families with a wide variety of acute health concerns. Providing quality and personalized care to patients from all walks of life. Ordered and interpreted lab and x-ray, collaborating with physicians and other health care providers as needed. Coordinate and document patient care through an electronic medical record system.

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Nursing Instructor, C.N.A. and R.N. Associate Degree programs.

August 2002-August 2012

Didactic and clinical instruction of associate degree nursing students

Curriculum development and revision

Compliance with DHFS regulations for nursing assistant instruction

Development and ongoing communication with clinical sites

Classes taught: Basic Nursing Assistant, Basic Nursing Skills, intro to Clinical Management, intro to Clinical Practice, Intermediate Nursing Practice, and Transitions. Clinical instruction in acute and long-term care facilities from basic nursing to advanced classes. Behavioral health clinical for 3rd-semester nursing students, which involved supervision of associate degree nurses completing clinicals on an inpatient behavioral health unit.

Pepin County Health Department (RN)

Home Health Coordinator

January 2002-August 20002

Coordination of care for home care clients

Assessing, coordinating care, and treating patients in their homes. Any age range, from physical diseases that were acute to chronic disabilities to hospice care.

Supervision of home care staff

Policy and procedure development

Nursing to various home care clients requiring nursing care in their homes.

Communication with other professional staff

Compliance with DHFS home health care regulations.

Review and completion of the necessary paperwork for billing and reimbursement.

EMR utilization for state-required paperwork data entry

Heritage of Elmwood Nursing Home (RN)

Director of Nursing

Coordination and management of the entire nursing department.

Compliance with DHFS regulations

Community, professional interaction

Staff training and education

Budgeting

Skills review

Policy and Procedure review, creation, and implementation

Computer EMR, setting up nursing protocols and templates, updating nurses on EMR.

Heritage of Elmwood Nursing Home (RN)

Assistant Director of Nursing, MDS Coordinator

Care Plan Coordination

Assistant to DON, functioned as DON while DON was absent.

Immediate supervision of certified, licensed, and registered nursing staff.

Infection control monitoring and program implementation

MDS completion, coordinating patient family care conferences, liaison between departments.

Skilled nursing care to residents, including assessment, treatments, medication administration and management, and physician and family contact.

Scheduling

Staff Registered Nurse

Nursing Care to residents.

Worked casual and per diem throughout full-time positions in acute care, home care, and hospice volunteer.

Chamberlain College of Nursing

PMHNP Post Masters Coursework

7/2022- May 2023

Completed coursework including psychopharmacology for psychiatric nurses, and pathophysiology for psychiatric nurses. Did not obtain a certificate as unable to find a preceptor in the local area that would work with my schedule.

Concordia University Mequon

Masters of Science in Nursing

1/2007-5/2011

MSN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Track

Graduated with honors

600 clinical hours focused on family practice, urgent care, and internal medicine.

The University of Phoenix Online

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

1/2007-9/2006

BSN Nursing

Graduated with honors Sigma Theta Tau

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Associate Degree in Nursing, December 1992

Other

Very experienced in Mental Health Care, passionate about mental health care, and very experienced in various EMRs and telehealth platforms. Have worked with several EMRS, often times having little to no orientation to the system.

License’s

ANCC certified as Family Nurse Practitioner, valid through June 2026

State of WI and MN APNP

WI and MN DEA

State of WI RN

State of MN RN

CPR

WI DOT Examiner Certification

Previously certified ACLS, PALS

Communication

I can be contacted through email or phone.

References

Available upon request.

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