Tarah Gibbs Full Practice Authority Family Nurse Practitioner
Pekin, IL 61554
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Work Experience
Prospero Health
Manage palliative care patients in their home environments. Work collaboratively with Primary Care Provider and specialists to ensure patient is receiving high quality care.
Discuss end of life care with patients and families to ensure their end-of-life decisions are respected.
Concierge Medical Practice, LLC
Gibbs Complete Medical Care
2019-11 - Present
Own and operate a Concierge Medical Practice caring for and treating patients of all ages in the comfort of their home. This allows patients to have direct access to healthcare regardless of having health insurance.
Collaborate with patients to determine their healthcare goals and work together to develop a plan of care that is both realistic and attainable.
Manage all aspects of patient care including laboratory results, medication therapy, counseling services, and patient education.
Remote Medical International
5/2020-9/2020
Diagnose and treat patients working in remote areas, for a set period of time on the pipeline as a Full Practice Nurse Practitioner.
Transitions Hospice - Peoria, IL
2019-04 - 2019-11
As a hospice nurse practitioner, I managed patients who have decided upon hospice care due to what is known as a life-limiting illness, or a terminal illness.
Managed all aspects of care for each hospice patient.
Conducted patient visits in the patient's home, nursing homes and assisted living homes.
In Home Medical Group - Rockford, IL
2017-08 - 2018-12
Manage all aspects of Geriatric Care in long term and assisted living environments.
Manage medications based on laboratory results, clinical assessment, patient medical history and manage end of life care for each patient individually with their end of life wishes being of utmost importance while educating and preparing the patient and family for the dying process.
Preferred Care Medical Center - Eureka, IL
2016-08 - 2017-08
Assess new chiropractic patients to determine if any medical issues need addressed or if the patient is a candidate for chiropractic care. If they are a candidate for chiropractic care, I report to the chiropractor, and we discuss the plan of care together to determine if Physical Therapy is needed. We all work together as a team to provide the best outcome for each patient.
Administer joint injections and trigger point injections.
Primary Care Provider for patients of all ages and urgent care patients.
Assist with PT as needed.
Pekin Hospital, RN with BSN
Labor and Delivery Unit - Pekin, IL
2005-05 - 2016-11
Provided direct inpatient care to newborns, women in Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Antepartum, and Nursery.
Assist and recover obstetric surgical patients.
Recover infants immediately following delivery and perform neonatal resuscitation as needed.
Buehler Endowment Home - Peoria, IL
Home Health Supervisor & Care Plan Coordinator
Assisted patients with managing their medical needs in a home environment.
Supervised staff and reported quality assurance reports.
Managed and created care-plans for patients to develop realistic goals for their healthcare needs in a home environment. Conducted care plan meetings with patients and their families.
Assisted patients and their families in developing a plan of care suited for each patient's individual healthcare needs while in the nursing center.
Provided direct patient care as a floor nurse in the nursing center at Buehler Home.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - Chicago, IL
2016-05
Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing
METHODIST COLLEGE OF NURSING
2008-12
Certifications and Licenses
RN BSN
Full Practice Authority Family Nurse Practitioner
AANP
BLS
References
Christa Jaglinski FNP
Previous colleague at Buehler home and In Home Medical Group
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Connie Zurski FNP
Current colleague at Prospero/Optum
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Heather Hartman APN
APN Manager at Transitions Hospice
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Christine York
APN Manager at Prospero Health
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