Lynn Hopkins ACNP

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Dedicated and caring Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with over ten years of experience in the hospital, nursing facility and home settings. Committed to acute and chronic medical management, nursing and palliative care for geriatric patients and their families. Presented research based education to students and colleagues . Cultivated caring and trusting communication skills to patients, families and members of the multidisciplinary team. Devotion to my family required a parental leave from medical care. Motivation, enthusiasm and a passion to patient care has lead me back to caring for medical patients during the COVID pandemic.

CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:

Deer Oaks Behavioral Health, San Antonio, Tx.

Nurse Practitioner January 2021- present

Medical and Mental Health management of patients in Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Facilities.

Perform History and Physical, Daily Assessments for acute patients and monthly follow ups for six medical facilities.

Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary care team to support medical and mental health behaviors

Electronic documentation in Point Click Care and Geriatric Nurses Tool .

Highly efficient on billing and coding in Electronic Health Records through detailed documentation

Integrated Community Therapeutics. Virginia Beach, Va.

Nurse Practitioner, August 2019- December 2020

Telehealth support to Medicaid population with multiple mental health ailments.

Provided medical and therapeutic care to patients in the community with lack of resources.

Managed Nursing staff to assure office and off hours coverage.

Executive Healthcare / Baxter Road Family Medicine. Virginia Beach, Va.

Nurse Practitioner, December 2018 – June 2019

Contributed to the re-design of a new medical practice.

Provided complex medical care to acute and chronically ill patients in the office setting.

Oversaw the medical management of ten or more patients in collaboration with the medical director.

Managed the nursing staff to optimize quality care and productivity

Aspire Home Healthcare. Nashville, Tennessee

Home health Nurse Practitioner, April 2018- September 2018

Provided independent and compassionate medical care to geriatric patients with chronic diseases emphasizing symptom management and family participation in the home setting. Initiate short and long term medical goals for patients in home setting including: safety, nutrition, medication reduction and participation in therapies.

Long Term Care of Virginia: Norfolk, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner, March 2010 – December 2017

Developed multidisciplinary treatment plans, ordered diagnostics, medications and consults for patients residing in skilled nursing homes and rehabilitation hospitals.

Facilitated short and long term medical goals upon admission to assure safe and timely discharges.

Presented education forums for early sepsis identification, pain management, palliative care and therapeutic communication skills.

Streamlined medications for elderly patients upon admission.

Completed daily patient billing and medical coding within the electronic medical record.

Appointed to the Leadership Team to design practices for financial revenue.

Sentara Healthcare Norfolk, Virginia

Nurse Practitioner/Hospitalist, September 2005 – March 2010

Provided independent medical care to trauma, surgery, neurology, oncology, geriatric, medical and psychiatry patients in the acute and long term settings.

Educated and mentored medical students and residents from Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Collaborated with medical specialist, therapist, social workers, nurse managers and family members to assure safe and timely discharges..

Sentara Health Care and Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia

Registered Nurse /Clinical Research Coordinator March 1999 – July 2005

Managed research studies for the Cardiac, Emergency Trauma and Surgery Departments .

Participated in Pharmacology and Device Research National meetings.

Educated patients, families and staff members to initiate research protocols in the acute settings

Facilitated approval of research studies through the Institutional Review Board .

Developed budgets for research protocols.

EDUCATION:

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Va. May 2005

Master of Science, Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Va. May 1996

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Va. May 1992

Bachelor of Science, Family-Child Development, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Va. 1989

REFERENCES:

Dr. Kamal Louka Medical Director Executive Healthcare

Dr. William Houvland Medical Director Long Term Care of Virginia

Dr. Marilyn Kellam Physician Long Term Care of Virginia

Dr. Mariam Nowrozzi Physician Granby Internal Medicine

Renee Mitchell FNP Mid Atlantic Long Term Care

Stephanie Mills FNP Long Term Care of Virginia

Glacey Anol, Director of Nursing Sentara Rosemont Healthcare

Eleanor Bradshaw – Board Member Lake Taylor Hospital and Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters

DEA Privileges state of Va.

Advanced Practice Certification, American Academy of Nursing

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