Jennifer Hickman
ARNP / RN
MSN
CSUS
**** – 1999
FNP/PA Certificate
UCDavis
1995
BSN
Pacific Union College
**** – 1993
ASN
Pacific Union College
Experience
Adjunct Faculty Spokane Community College
Teaching didactic and skills in the Nurse Assistant Program
03/2009 - 12/2010 & 10/2012 – 08/2023
ARNP Heritage Health
ARNP in Family Practice Clinics (CDA, PF, Rathdrum) p/t and per deim. From 2012-2020 was weekly provider for the CDA UGM women’s and children’s center. Also worked in Homeless/Street Medicine clinic, one summer worked in the NIC campus clinic when Heritage was covering that clinic. In 20222/2023 did some Telemedicine work as well. 2009-2010 worked one day a week seeing patients in the family practice clinic.
08/2004 – 05/2023
Lecturer / ( Assistant Professor) WSU College of Nursing
For the BSN program Co-coordinated Senior Practicum from 2004-2013 then continued to help with course until 2023. Coordinated clinical placements, Taught Med-Surg clinicals two years, Pediatric clinicals for 16 years, ARNP student evaluator, helped with ARNP assessment class/ grading.
01/2012 - 05/2012
Nurse Practitioner volunteer in Family Practice Clinic in Hayden, Idaho (Dr. Torquato)
Volunteered in Family Practice Clinics a few hours a week to get ARNP hours.
05/2006 - 07/2006
Nurse Practitioner ~ I volunteered one day a week the summer of 2006 in an OB office in CDA to get some ARNP hours and also increase by OBGYN experience.
05/2005 - 12/2005
Physician Assistant Group Health
PA in Family Practice Clinics covering for a doctor who retired.
08/2002 – 08/2004
Nursing Instructor North Idaho College Dept. of Nursing
Co-coordinated LPN program from start to finish, didactic, skills lab and clinicals. Co-taught a human structure and function course.
08/2001 – 08/2002
Physician Assistant Doctors On Duty (clinic at CSUMB)
Physician Assistant in university student health clinic one day a week for preventative and urgent health care needs.
06/2002 – 08/2002
Registered Nurse Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
RN on the orthopedic Floor.
08/2001 – 08/2002
Nursing Instructor Hartnell College
Taught lectures and clinical for LVN Program.
10/2001 – 08/2002
Physician Assistant Salinas Valley Emergency Medical Group at SVMH.
Physician Assistant in ER saw patients of various ages with acute / chronic illnesses, working in collaboration with MDs working approximately one day a week.
08/2001 – 09/20021
Nurse Practitioner EPMG at Natividad Medical Center, Salinas, CA
Nurse Practitioner in Main ER
11/1990 – 07/2001
Nurse Practitioner Kaiser Permanente, Stockton CA
Nurse Practitioner in Adult Medicine seeing patients with acute and chronic illness and same day urgent care patients, furnishing medications, minor procedures and women’s health annual exams. Had my own panel of patients. F/T.
07/1999 – 09/1999
Administrative Intern Hanford Community Medical Center
Worked as an Administrative Intern for the VP for Hanford Community and Central Valley Hospital. Gained insight into the process of hospital management.
02/1995 – 05/1999
Registered Nurse Sutter Roseville Hospital
RN working as Team lead, caring for patients with cardiac / respiratory and other internal medicine complications. Worked on the telemetry unit primarily and also worked some on the ortho/ surgical unit.
12/1993 – 02/1995
Registered Nurse San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield CA
RN on the telemetry Floor, caring for patients with cardiac, respiratory, endocrine and other medical complications, pre & post bypass surgeries, pre & post angiograms, angioplasties and stent placements. I was a shift leader; I routinely started IVs, removed femoral arterial sheaths. I also floated to the stepdown unit, the transitional care unit, medical surgical unit and the locked prison unit.
08/1988 – 06/1993
Home Health Aide Various companies and private individuals
In home care of various patients both adult and pediatric as a home health aide on a part time basis
Licensure / Certification:
AANP National certification
Idaho and WA licensure as ARNP
Idaho RN licensure
Idaho DEA
Idaho Board of Pharmacy
CPR /Heartsaver Instructor through AHA
NPI #
Public Health certificate CA
Keep current with all required CME
Completed courses through CSUS and through Hartnell college for BRN credentials for teaching in 2002 to meet requirements in CA