Courtney Dickens
Family Nurse Practitioner
Gallatin, TN 37066
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Seeking to work as a member of a professional healthcare team that values diversity, strong ethics and integrity while providing high-quality, evidence-based care within a team-oriented environment. Willing to relocate to: Nashville, TN - -
Work Experience
Nurse Practitioner
The Pain Management Group - Gallatin, TN
June 2020 to Present
• Providing care to patients experiencing chronic pain. Ordering appropriate imaging as well as reading and discussing pathology of radiology reports. Ordering spine or joint injections. Performing joint and trigger point injections. Reading and confirming drug screens. Providing continuity of care to other providers on incidental findings. Managing chronic opioids with monthly and random pill counts. Evaluating, treating, assessing and planning care for up to 30 patients per day. Family Nurse Practitioner
Moore Life Urgent Care - Nashville, TN
June 2019 to January 2021
Moore Life Urgent Care, Gallatin and Nashville, TN.
- Works closely with Military Veterans conducting physical exams, diagnosing, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, providing medical opinions, and applying evidence-based research as well as documenting in the LHI system, Also, aides the VA in the process of determining compensation and pension by assessing Veterans for disabilities due to service connected injuries or illnesses.
- Provider of urgent care services. Diagnoses and treats acute illnesses. Orders and interprets diagnostic testing including labs and X-ray imaging. Evaluates patient's needs, prioritizes treatment and maintains patient flow.
member
American Nurses Association
2018 to 2019
Available upon request
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY:
SCHOLARLY WORK & PUBLICATIONS:
Belmont University, Department of Nursing
November 2018 to November 2018
The Effects of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Facial Scarring. Belmont University, Department of Nursing.
Nurse Practitioner Student, Family Health
Long Hollow Family Practice - Goodlettsville, TN
August 2018 to November 2018
Nurse Practitioner Student
Moore Life Urgent Care - Gallatin, TN
May 2018 to November 2018
Nurse Practitioner Student, Family Health
RightCare Family Practice - Gallatin, TN
May 2018 to August 2018
Nurse Practitioner Student, Pediatric Health
Valor Collegiate Academy - Nashville, TN
May 2018 to May 2018
Nurse Practitioner Student, Women's Health
Sumner Women's Associates - Gallatin, TN
January 2018 to May 2018
Volunteer
Valor Collegiate Academy
2018 to 2018
Sports physicals
A volunteer
Sumner County Schools, Station Camp and Jack Anderson Elementary 2015 to 2018
2004- 2007 Voluntarily provided care for a foster child Student Nurse, NICU
Centennial Medical Center - Nashville, TN
January 2017 to May 2017
Student Nurse, Dialysis
Fresenius - Nashville, TN
January 2017 to May 2017
Student Nurse, Neuro-ICU
Saint Thomas Midtown - Nashville, TN
January 2017 to May 2017
Student Nurse, Refugee Family
Catholic Charities Ministries - Nashville, TN
August 2016 to December 2016
Student Nurse, Public health
Metro Public Health Department - Nashville, TN
August 2016 to December 2016
Student Nurse, Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
August 2016 to December 2016
Student Nurse, OB/Post-Partum /NICU
Centennial Medical Center - Nashville, TN
January 2016 to April 2016
Student Nurse, Mental Health
Rolling Hills Hospital - Franklin, TN
January 2016 to April 2016
Healthcare Billing Representative (Account Manager) Account Management Services - Hendersonville, TN
2009 to 2016
- Met and consulted with physicians regarding patient accounts such as: physical therapy, cardiology, primary care, pediatric primary care, and neurology.
- Represented AMS at local hospitals and clinics while meeting with physicians, CFO's, or COO's in addition to picking up EOBs, medical records, and funds.
- On a daily basis, handled accounts by entering charges, posting payments, auditing accounts, book keeping, and working accounts receivables.
- Called patients regarding debts owed as well as answering office phone calls, contacting collection agencies, and calling insurance companies regarding claims.
- Working accept-reject summaries, running reports, and transmitting online claims or paper claims to insurance companies for primary or secondary reimbursements. In working denials, I corrected claims as needed. For example, adding correct modifiers to CPT codes, correcting NPI numbers or demographic information, or updating patient health insurances. Student Nurse, Medical-Surgical/Oncology
Saint Thomas Midtown - Nashville, TN
August 2015 to December 2015
Student Nurse
Medical-Surgical
January 2015 to April 2015
Internship
North Crest Medical Center - Springfield, TN
2006 to 2006
- A Labor and Delivery Nurse assistant during a one-day internship.
- Worked hands on providing hygiene care to newborn infants. Community Outreach
Nurse Practitioner Student, CELA
Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Education
LICENSE in Nursing
Belmont University - Nashville, TN
December 2018
BSN in Nursing
Belmont University - Nashville, TN
May 2017
Skills
• Emr
• eClinicalWorks
• Pain Management
• Nursing
• Documentation review
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Nurse Practitioner
RN
BLS Certification
Additional Information
SKILLS:
- Provides effective, safe, and patient-centered care
- Holds a mind, body, spirit approach to medicine
- Works well individually, as well as part of a collaborative team
- Able to apply current evidence-based guidelines to practice
- Maintains a high level of energy
- Problem analysis, use of judgment and ability to solve problems efficiently
- Working knowledge of the following EMR and PM systems: eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, Medical Office Online, Practice Fusion, and VelociDoc.