Nurse Practitioner-PMHNP-BC

KWANZA PRICE, MPH, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC

**** ******** *****, *******, ** 39211

Home: 601-***-****….Cell: 601-***-****

E-Mail: ********@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced Health Care Professional with a proven and demonstrated record of success in stressful and highly paced environments. Known for providing excellent customer service, problem solving, organizational and decision-making skills. Additional skills include:

• Highly Motivated

• Strong Interpersonal, Communication& Leadership Skills

• Ability to Work Independently & as a Team Player

• Detail Oriented and Time Management Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Region VI Mental Health Services d/b/a Life Help 2016 to present

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified, Clinical Services

• Assess, diagnose and medication management for clients with mental health diagnosis

• Plan goal-oriented plan of care with client to maximize quality of life

• Collaborate with therapy team, pharmacies, client and collaborating physician to meet goals

• Conduct on-going monitoring of medication and collaboration with treatment team

Nurse Stat, Jackson, MS 2014 to 2018

Staff or Charge Nurse Agency, Mental Health and Medical Surgical

• Provide bedside nursing to assigned clients

• Travel to various client locations within the State of Mississippi

• Provide excellent customer service to client as agency representative

• Function as charge nurse when necessary to fulfill needs of client

St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, MS 2012 to 2018

Staff Nurse, Renal/Urology Medical Surgical

• Provide bedside nursing to patients with multiple chronic diseases, i.e Diabetes, Heart Disease, ESRD, etc.

• Patients are admitted with high acuity and several failed body systems

• Establish plan of care to maximize quality of life for patients

• Provide on-going medication education and develop primary, secondary, tertiary prevention strategies

eQHealth Solutions, Jackson, MS 2011 to 2012

Education Specialist

• Provides group and one-on-one web-based and person training to medical provider community

• Assists with online and telephone requests for web-based utilization management software application support

• Provides annual group training to Mississippi Medicaid medical providers

• Provides program policy guidance to Mississippi Medicaid provider community

Manhattan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, MS 2010 to 2012

Charge Nurse

• Responsible for providing direct patient care and bedside nursing

• Supervised a staff of 3-5 certified nursing assistants

• Provide medical services, behavioral direction and holistic quality of life enhancements for senior aged residents in a long term care facility

Universal American-Heritage Health Systems, Houston, TX 2006 to 2011

Provider Relations/Contracting Specialist

• Served as the point of contact for the provider community for Mississippi and Kansas

• Worked collaboratively with a network development team to build a medical community for Medicare eligible plan members

• Designated as the main contact to assist providers for escalated claim paymentsand other organizational issues and challenges

• Responsible for training the hospital and physician community in program policy & billing

ACS Government Solutions, Jackson, MS 2001 to 2006 Provider Field Representative 2005 to 2006

• Responsible for serving the medical community in 10 rural and critical areas in MS & LA

• Successfully trained new Mississippi Medicaid providers in assigned territory

• Assisted providers with complicated claims/billing issues

• Encouraged and trained providers to transition from manual billing to electronic billing systems

Drug Rebate Business Analyst 2004 to 2005

• Served as the point of contact for Mississippi Division of Medicaid & pharmaceutical companies

• Maintained the accounts receivable component of the system

Claims Support Business Analyst 2001 to 2004

• Designated as the liaison between programmer staff and the MS Division of Medicaid

• Worked closely with clients and programming staff to meet defined system specs

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Licensed August 2, 2017)

• Master of Science in Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center (CompletedMay 2016)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center (Completed December 2013)

• Registered Nursing, Hinds Community College (Licensed 9/17/12)

• Practical Nursing, Hinds Community College (Licensed 2/17/10)

• Master of Public & Community Health, Northern Illinois University (Completed August 1996)

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Tougaloo College (Completed May 1994)

Mississippi Nurse Practitioner License # 901675

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