Family Nurse Practitioner

Rebecca Morris

Jacksonville, FL ***** Cell 904-***-**** ***********@***.***

SUMMARY

Well-respected, self-driven Nurse Practitioner with more than 28 years of critical care, telemetry, pre-op, post-op, anesthesia, oncology, and hospice experience as well as nursing leadership. Exhibits sensitivity, compassion, and creativity in complex patient care situations. Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients, families and other health-care professionals in multiple care settings.

CAREER

APRN

PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE OF JACKSONVILLE: Jan 2020 to present, Jacksonville, FL Works in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and chiropractors to deliver care with a holistic functional medicine approach. Provides non-opioid based injections to patients to treat chronic pain and acute pain. Administers trigger point injections, joint injections, PRP treatment as well as performs stem cell injections using a regenerative medicine approach.

• Perform medical examinations and evaluations, diagnoses, treatments/X-rays, follow-up, and education for patients.; organized, detail-oriented, and possess effective communication and problem-solving skills.

• Focused with expert time management skills and have a high productivity level to assist with the flow of office visits; created forms, documents and policies for the office which included all procedures.

• Recommend and/or treatment plans to include cash services such as: cold-laser therapy, spinal decompression, physical therapy, and non-surgical treatment plans.

• Participate in regular meetings with care team collaborate to establish an effective treatment plan.

• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support the medical practice and reimbursement of services using accurate ICD-10 coding.

• Created Covid-19 screening for the entire office to ensure patient and office safety and provide strong support to patients; Worked with a national company to provide immune support to patients and new services. APRN

VITAS HEALTHCARE: 2015-2020, Jacksonville, FL

Works in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to deliver hospice and related health care services to patients and families in a variety of settings. Efficiently manage visits in multiple facilities and homes throughout Duval, Nassau, Baker, Clay, and Saint John’s Counties.

• Perform medical examinations and evaluations, diagnoses, treatments, follow-up, and education for patients and families; organized, detail-oriented, and possess effective communication and problem-solving skills.

• Participate in IDG meetings with interdisciplinary staff to plan for optimum care by communicating with primary nurses, physicians, social workers, chaplains, and other health advisors.

• Recommend and/or prescribe medications to achieve pain control and manage symptoms such as: infections, anxiety, insomnia, pain, dyspnea, and excessive secretions.

• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement of services provided.

• Perform acute care visits, and face-to-face readmission and recertification visits for hospice patients in homes, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities.

• Lead goals of care conversations.

FIELD RN

NURSES ON CALL: 2015-2015, Jacksonville, FL

Worked in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to provide daily visits to patients in their homes and in facilities throughout Duval and Clay county.

• Made initial health evaluations and individualized plans of care.

• Monitored the patient’s health and updated the care plan accordingly; Detect early symptoms to prevent another hospitalization.

• Maintained cost effective practices and EMR, and supervised home health aides.

• Assisted with and administered and managed medications for pain management, blood glucose control, IV therapy.

• Participated in IDG meetings with interdisciplinary staff, and communicated with physicians, social workers and other health advisors.

• Wound care management and ordering appropriate treatment regimen. RN

ST VINCENTS: 2008–2013, Jacksonville, FL

Managed a high patient volume to prepare patients for surgery in the Preadmission testing and Preoperative environment for surgery. Recovered patients from all surgeries that had same day surgeries, recovering from procedures.

• Managed a high patient volume, obtained thorough patient histories and established IV access prior to procedures.

• Prepare patients for surgeries by obtaining testing needed such as lab work, EKGs, X-rays, and obtained clearance.

• Collaborate daily with surgeons, surgical schedulers, Primary Care Providers, cardiologists and anesthesiologists.

• Proficient use of anesthesia algorithm and preoperative protocols when completing Preadmission evaluations, and consulted with anesthesia when appropriate.

• Floated to Preoperative and Recovery room to assist whenever census dictated the need. RN CHARGE NURSE

RIVER POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: 2007-2009, Jacksonville, FL Provide acute and sub-acute rehabilitative medicine to adolescent and adult residential and acute inpatients in short-term and long-term rehabilitation.

• Maintained patient care schedule coordinating three providers.

• Independently managed daily workflow of 20+ new and follow-up patients. TELEMETRY AND CRITICAL CARE RN

MAYO CLINIC: 4/2007 -5/2009, Jacksonville, FL

Managed a high daily patient volume, including but not limited to admissions, multiple IV infusions, blood transfusions, testing, and management of comorbidities.

• Maintained a flexible schedule to cover the hospital where the census was the highest.

• Collaborated with Mayo Clinic physicians, case managers, CNAs, and all interdisciplinary staff members in order to manage the care of telemetry and critical care patients.

• Gained experience in the care of liver transplant patients. TELEMETRY UNIT RN

BAPTIST HOSPITAL: 1993 – 2000 & 1993 - 2000, Jacksonville, FL Managed patients on the cardiac telemetry unit removing arterial and venous sheaths post Angioplasty and Stent procedures after heart catheterization procedures.

• Independent worker managing high daily patient volume, including but not limited to admissions, wound care, medication administration and IV therapy.

• Assisted charge nurse in coordinating care with case managers and interdisciplinary staff. RN FLOAT POOL

BAPTIST HOSPITAL: 2000 – 2007, Jacksonville, FL

Floated to all Baptist Hospitals (Baptist Downtown, Baptist South, and Baptist Beaches). Floated where the need was the highest to manage patient care on Medical/Surgical Units, Cardiac/Telemetry Units, ED overflow and Critical Care Units.

• Independent worker managing high daily patient volume, including but not limited to admissions, wound care, medication administration and IV therapy.

o Lead biweekly meetings in forum discussion groups. o Discussed pertinent findings with educational and other departmental leadership. EDUCATION

2012 to 2014, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, Maryville University, 4.0 GPA, President’s List. 2011 to2012, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Chamberlain College of Nursing, 4.0 GPA. 1989-1992, Associate in Science in Nursing, Florida State College of Jacksonville. LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

APRN Family Nurse Practitioner: AANP-Board Certified PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

Member American Association of Nurse Practitioner

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