Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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Christie Sumrall Levi, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

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Professional Summary:

Skilled Family Nurse Practitioner with specialized training in pain management mental health and substance use disorders. With 27 years of clinical training, critical thinking, and advanced leadership skills, I have honed my abilities to perform preventative, diagnostic, and treatment procedures for a wide range of acute and chronic diseases, conditions, and injuries independently. My diverse experience, humility, integrity, and ethical mindset make me a proficient clinical nurse leader. Practice Statement:

My goal is to consistently deliver safe, accountable, and quality care that aligns with the most recent best practice guidelines, fiscal goals, and positive patient outcomes. Certifications & Licensure

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

o National Certification AANP exp 2029 - full no restrictions

Currently Licensed as APRN in 2 states:

o Florida: Autonomous APRN, FNP-C with DEA full prescriptive authority o Mississippi: Licensed as APRN, FNP-C in Mississippi o Registered Nurse - compact in the state of Florida

Fully credentialed: Medicare, Medicaid, & most major commercial insurances Clinical Experience

27 years of experience as an RN in various settings.

Over 4 years as a community-based nurse and corporate educator in home health and hospice.

Specialized as a pain management provider for acute and chronic spine and other related pain, including cancer pain at Pain Stop Spine Clinic & Addiction Services.

Treated opioid use disorder and mild anxiety and depression, which was a result of lack of access to care during COVID.

Provided care as an RN for most acute and chronic illnesses as well as post operative cases.

Improved patient care outcomes, such as achieving 100% compliance with SCIP core measures under your management.

Clinical Experience/Program Development:

Specialized as a pain management provider for acute and chronic spine pain.

Managed a risk mitigation program for treating mild anxiety and depression.

Proficient in Federal and State Regulatory processes, EMRs, and site survey processes. 2

Specialized Skills

Telehealth:

o Proficient in utilizing telehealth platforms to provide remote patient care. o 2019-2021: provided care for 1.5 years via telehealth using Advanced MD software. Pain Management:

o Experience in evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic pain disorders including spine disorders and other chronic pain pathologies. Highly skilled and trained in trigger point injections and medication management for patients who have multiple co-morbidities.

o 300 monitored clinical hours were under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist physician after graduating from Nurse Practitioner school. Psych Nursing:

o Certified in MAT treatment and received training under specialty MD while in practice. Proficient and knowledgeable with over 2 years' experience in medication management and ongoing treatment of patients with substance use disorder. o Provided mental health services to pain and substance use patients who met the criteria for mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

o created Risk Mitigation Program for pain management patients in response to Covid's access to care crisis.

Communication Skills

Thought provoking, firm but fair, witty and creative

Easily builds trusting relationships with anyone who crosses her path. Students, patients and families alike have always praised professionalism and positive results as evidenced by excellent patient satisfaction scores and student surveys via survey monkey. o Students comments included “I am a better nurse because of her.” She portrays professionalism” she expects the best” she doesn’t cut corners” She is hard but I learned a lot from her. She makes things easy to understand. I can now talk to my patients about their disease. She makes it fun to learn.”

Highly effective at educating and counseling patients and caregivers on diagnoses and self-management - teaching background highly supports this ability.

Presentations and writings:

o superior, organized, and interesting.

o Presentation style: Logical, analytical, articulate, and charming.

Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite – Excel, Word, etc. Leadership Experience

Legal Nurse Consultant – Entrepreneur /Business Owner, Endorsed expert witness: o Started legal nurse consulting business in 2014. o Achievements

Reviewed over 20 cases related to nursing home breach in nursing standards of care.

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Leadership Experience (cont’d)

Deposed 5 times, with 3 arbitrations resulting in outcomes such as settlement, high monetary win by finding the "smoking gun."

Endorsed as a “change agent” in large healthcare organizations. o Led multiple committees related to quality improvement and patient outcomes. o Implemented initiatives that resulted in record improvements in patient satisfaction and core measure scores.

Fiscal Responsibility and Creativity: Increased patient satisfaction scores by hiring more staff creatively utilizing existing resources.

Teaching Experience

Taught 200 students over a span of 10 years.

Course Creation:

o Created an online elective nursing course at Pearl River College with 10 students in the first year and 15 students in the second year.

Received heartfelt evaluations from students for teaching and clinical advising. o Students wrote detailed comments praising teaching ability and mentorship.

Endorsed as a professional member of American Diabetes Association

Outpatient diabetic educator for newly diagnosed Type 1 and 2 patients – Sacred Heart Emerald Coast

Endorsed as a provider of Continuing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Professional writings/development

Professional Writings/Development:

- Developed various projects and programs, such as the SCIP handoff communication tool and a risk mitigation program for depression and anxiety screening. Professional Experience

August 2022 – Present:

Northwest Florida State College, Adjunct Nurse Educator – Online Instructor – Clinical Pathophysiology- online BSN requirement.

August, 2018 – May, 2021:

Pain Stop Spine Clinic & Addiction Services, Family Nurse Practitioner - Full Time. 2016-2018:

Forward Health Solutions – Rebecca Boyd, D.O., Private Practice Functional Medicine - Part Time RN. June, 2014 - present:

Hub City Consulting: Owner/Operator.

Legal Nurse Consultant – Endorsed Expert Witness

Change agent in quality and patient outcomes:

October, 2011 – August, 2018

Pearl River Community College:

Academic Nurse Educator

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Professional Experience (cont’d)

October 2013 – January 2014

Camellia Homecare and Hospice –Corporate Director of Education

Created, implemented and managed the company’s first online learning management system for new hire onboarding orientation and continuing education in accordance with state and federal regulations.

April, 2009 – November, 2011

Forrest General Hospital - Patient Care Manager, Educator

Fiscal responsibility - Budget analysis and management - championed administrative level roles with impressive outcomes early in career; achieved dynamic patient satisfaction goals. Education

2023: Harvard University- Foundations in Mental Healthcare 2022: Started PMHNP Post Master’s course - Maryville University – Completed NUR 660 Advanced Mental Health and Psychopharmacology

2018: Post Master’s Certificate – APRN – FNP-C

2002: Master of Science in Nursing – Community & Adult Health – Clinical Nurse Specialist 1999: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

1997: Associate Degree in Nursing/RN - Pearl River Community College Certifications

- BLS

- ACLS

- PALS

- HEDIS

- CPI

- MAT

Academic Recognitions:

President’s and Dean’s List: - University of Southern Mississippi

Honors Graduate: - University of Southern Mississippi

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing: 1999, 2000 - University of Southern Mississippi

Scholarships/Awards:

Forrest General Hospital Academic Scholarship: 1995, 1996

Mississippi United Methodist Foundation Academic Scholarship: 2017 & 2018

RICE Award - FNP - University of Southern Mississippi - 2018 Endorsements:

International Nurse's Association World’s Top Leader in Healthcare

Endorsed by colleagues and clients as an expert witness and legal nurse consultant.

Endorsed as an agent of change in patient outcomes.

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