Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Lynda G. Okafor, FNP, ENP, MSN, RN, BSN, BSB
San Antonio, TX 78255
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EDUCATION
● University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Emergency Trauma Care Post-Master’s Degree, 08/2015-05/2016
● University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: Masters of Science in Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner, 08/2010- 05/2012
● University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, 8/2006-12/2008
● University of Texas at San Antonio: Bachelors of Science in Biology, 01/2001-05/2005 EXPERIENCE
● Family Emergency Nurse Practitioner, 7/1/15-Present. Complete Emergency Care, San Antonio, TX
● Family Nurse Practitioner Manager Clinical Transformation, 6/18/18-2/28/23. Clover Health, San Antonio, TX
● Family Emergency Nurse Practitioner, 4/1/19-12/18/22. Methodist Hospital Emergency Department, San Antonio, TX
● Family Emergency Nurse Practitioner, 1/1/14-9/24/20. Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Emergency Department, San Antonio, TX
● Family Emergency Nurse Practitioner, 9/15/13-12/1/2017. Baptist Hospital-Emergency Department, San Antonio, TX
● Family Nurse Practitioner, 8/15/12-9/10/13. (ER Internship program 1/1/2012-6/14/12), Metropolitan Methodist Hospital- Emergency Department, San Antonio, TX
● Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical ICU & Telemetry, 10/15/2010- 10/29/12. All About Staffing Agency- Methodist Hospital Health System
● Registered Nurse, Triage Case Management, 05/3/2010-10/24/12. Vitas Innovative Hospice, San Antonio TX
● Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical ICU, 12/1/2008 – 10/11/2010. Main Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, TX
● Student Associate, Physical Biological Chemical Environmental Health and Safety, 05/1/2002-03/1/2008. UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX SKILLS
● Fluent in Medical Spanish.
● Medicare healthcare experience in value-based care.
● Work directly with 3 or more assigned ACO’s conveners to assess current state, share performance reporting, design work plans for initiatives to move up the maturity scale, guide process improvement implementations, and guide care management program implementation to impact total cost of care and quality outcomes.
● Responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of programs to support the growth and long term success of our Direct Contracting / ACO REACH initiative and other value based agreements.
● Serve as the key point of contact for assigned ACO’s, taking in all issues and ensuring issue resolution by leveraging operations specialists, and other value based care team members.
● Lead monthly JOC meetings with each ACO convener arranging for support from analytics, medical directors, CMO, VP ACO Operations, etc.
● Provide standardized update reporting to the CMO and Sr. Leadership team on ACO
convener performance, return to green plans, and initiatives progress/barriers, and projected time to complete the next step in the maturity model.
● Keen understanding of healthcare topics, such as EHRs, clinic workflows, care management, population health, quality metrics, data sharing in provider partnerships, medical billing and coding, and physician reimbursement models.
● Able to regularly identify opportunities to implement efficient process operational improvements.
● Directly accountable for achieving MCR targets for assigned group practices.
● Maintain excellent interpersonal communication, time management, precise coordination, and problem resolution skills.
● Experience supporting clinical and provider engagement.
● Team management skills, enthusiastic learner, natural leader, valuable professional experience, diverse training with strong organizational skills.
● Strong project management or administrative skills and can multi-task while being highly organized and thorough.
● Work diligently and efficiently on long, tedious assignments and short-term, immediate tasks.
● In-Home health and Annual Wellness Medicare Assessments
● Advance in Salesforce, Mission Control, Mode, Slack, Excel and G-suite experience.
● Knowledge in AWV (Wellness visits), TCM (Care Management) and Care Management. ● Accustomed to working in an agile environment.
● Case management, wound care management, suturing lacerations, and incision & drainage of abscess.
● Member of code blue response team.
● Triaging and treating patients based on acuity.
● Provide nursing care for critically ill and or injured patients with life threatening illnesses.
● Providing nursing care to End-of-Life patients who have less than 6 months to live.
● Performing thorough physical exams, applying splints, interpreting laboratory values, EKGs, and radiographic tests.
CERTIFICATIONS
● Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Certification #F0712162, 7/1/2012-6/30/2027
● Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, License #: AP122121, 6/7/2016-2/28/2025
● Family Nurse Practitioner, Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, License #: AP122121, 7/18/2012-2/28/2025
● Registered Nurse, Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, License #: 767560, 4/16/2009
– 2/28/2023
● Registered Nurse, California Board of Nursing, License #: 95049311 (Inactive)
● Nurse Practitioner Furnishing, California Board of Nursing, License#: 95001807 (Inactive)
● ACLS Certification, American Heart Association, 7/2021– 7/2023
● BLS Certification, American Heart Association, 7/2021– 7/2023
● PALS Certification, American Heart Association, 7/2021– 7/2023 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/HONORS
● American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners- 5/2016-Present
● American Academy of Nurse Practitioners- 11/2012-Present
● Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society- 8/2010-4/2012
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