Nurse Practitioner Family
Resume:
Nikki Reger, FNP-C
Victoria, TX *7904
361-***-**** Cell #
Objective:
Seeking new opportunities.
Employment History:
Medix-(Contract) Included Health, Remote, Texas:
Nurse Practitioner Certified: 11/4/24 – 4/20/25: (CONTRACT JOB) Urgent care patient exams and evaluations via through telemedicine. This is a contract job and will be ending. I see the basic Walkin cold, flu respiratory and GI, issues with the occasional medication refills and some primary care visit. Occasional lab ordering and interpretation, prescribing and education on disease process. Working from Home office, some of the visits were primary care, ages were 0-99.
Career Break While Seeking Employment: 1/24 – 11/4/24
Clay Consulting, Victoria, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner Certified: 10/23 - 1/24: Clinical disability assessment exams for the Veterans Administration (VA). Heavy musculoskeletal exams and documentation review and reports. Ordering diagnostic testing with abundant documentation review and summarize formal decisions and documentation.
Provider Partners Health Plan, Remote, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner Certified 4/23 - 9/23: Medical assessments supporting the need for treatment to prevent hospitalization in nursing facilities. Overall medical management, including medication and diagnostic ordering and interpretation, in facility triage and intervention. Coordinate with nursing facility personnel and case managers as well as community resources to provide optimal care through benefits of Medicare Advantage Institutional Special Needs Plan, (ISNP).
Mid-Coast Medical Clinic, El Campo, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner 11/18 – 4/23: Walk-in clinic, primary care provider, family practice ages 0-99, preventative, wellness, acute and chronic conditions, established and chronic care. Telemedicine during pandemic.
Accent Care Hospice, Victoria, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner 1/21-12/21: Face to face assessments and recertifications for terminally ill hospice patients in Victoria and surrounding areas. This was all done through telemedicine. Bimonthly interdisciplinary meeting attendance via web meetings.
Crossroads Health Center, Victoria, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner 6/18- 9/18: Provided patient care and interventions at walk in clinic. Treatment of patients aged 18-Plus. Preventative screenings. Onsite Lab and X-ray. ACO Medicare assessments. Walk-in clinic.
Crossroads Hospitalist Associates, Victoria, Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner 7/16-12/17: Direct patient care as a provider in the long-term acute care hospital setting. 18 and up ages primarily adult and geriatric populations Including rounding, assessment, planning, and diagnosing as well as medication and medical management in the inpatient and rehabilitation setting.
Coastal Skin Care and Wellness, Victoria Texas:
Family Nurse Practitioner 11/15 – 5-/16: Direct patient care as a provider. Specializing in dermatology and skin conditions. Cancers, skin disorders, biopsies including shave and punch biopsies and suturing. Wellness promotion and skin improvement from aging, including treatments with Broad Band Light, Laser Hair Removal, Cool-sculpting, Injectables (neurotoxin and fillers), Chemical Peels, Derma-planning.
Crossroads Health Center, Victoria, Texas
Family Nurse Practitioner PRN 8/15- 10/15: Provided patient care and interventions at walk in clinic. Diagnostic ordering and interpretation and medication management. Treatment of patients aged 18-Plus. Preventative screenings. Onsite Lab and X-ray.
Work as a Registered Nurse:
Cuero Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cuero, Texas
Weekend RN PRN 5/18 – 7/18: Weekend supervisor, performing wound care assessments and treatments in nursing facility.
The Courtyards Rehabilitation Center, Victoria, Texas
Weekend RN PRN 8/13 - 6/14: Oversee clinical care to elderly residents on the weekends, RN weekend supervisor, follow up as requested by DON including in-servicing and education for nurses and CNA’s required by Department of Aging and Disability (DAD’s). Immunizations, educational and nursing support and quality assurance chart reviews.
Sodalis Elder Living, Victoria and Cuero, Texas
Regional Nurse Contract 4/13 - 6/13: Oversee clinical care to elderly residents that reside in the assisted living and memory care centers. Dementia Alzheimer’s mostly advanced care residential patients. Institute and coordination of care with physicians and other healthcare providers. Medication management, including medication training, and delegation in accordance with the Board of Nursing and Department of Aging and Disability to unlicensed staff. Disease and medication education to families, patients and staff.
Lighthouse Hospice, Victoria, Texas
Case Manager 9/12 – 3/13: Oversee and manage patient care and coordinate with cases for the dying and disease management. Provide educational support and palliative care for end of life, pain management, and disease process. Offer and refer spiritual counseling with chaplain and social worker and community recourses. Coordinate care with physicians and other healthcare members of the healthcare team.
Kindred Hospital Victoria, Victoria, Texas
Infection Control Manager/Employee Health/Education Director 3/11 – 9/12: Oversee all Infection Control for the Hospital, trending tracking and identifying infection following protocols from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Health Safety Network (NHSN). Antibiotic management and training with board certified infectious disease physician for appropriate treatment; staff and patient education on disease process and infection protocols; policy writing and implementation; employee education and training. Employee immunizations and blood borne pathogen exposure work ups or job-related injuries. Critical care management of patients, with complex chronic problems including vent management, quality management, and risk assessment.
Oak Crest Nursing Center, Rockport, Texas
Assistant Director of Nurses 2/10-8/10: Management and coordination over entire nursing department in the long-term care setting. Supervision and teaching of all nursing staff in accordance to resident needs and state guidelines. Responsible for all residents residing in the facility and coordinating care following the guidelines set by the Department of Aging and Disability and CMMS. Chairman of Inter-disciplinary Team Committee for patient care improvement, planning, and implementation.
Citizens Medical Center, Victoria, Texas
Oncology/Urology Medical Surgical Floor 12/09 – 2/10: Bedside nursing care to chemo/radiation patients as well as many GI and urology surgeries. Infection Prevention Nurse 4/09-12/09: Surveillance of Microorganisms in the healthcare institution through lab values and patient/nurse interviewing. Tracking and trending of specific infection related events. Statistics and data reporting, committee meetings for all infection prevention boards including direct patient care, influenza outbreaks, construction zones and health hazards, equipment, educational training, and staff in-servicing.
Regency Nursing Centers, Yoakum, Port Lavaca, and Edna Texas
Director of Nursing 10/07-1/09: Management and coordination over the entire nursing department in the long-term care setting. Supervision of all nursing staff; responsible for all residents residing in the facility and coordinating care following the guidelines set by the Department of Aging and Disability and CMMS.
Assessment/Reimbursement Nurse 7/07-10/07: Conduct assessments during review periods of a residents stay for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, in a long-term care setting. Aiding with assistance to the geriatric population as assistant director of nursing and follow up.
QA Nurse 5/06-7/07: Chart Audits, Infection Control, Dietary and Pharmacy Recommendations, Medication Audits, Rounding with Physicians, all according to the Texas Department of Aging and Disability, any patient follow-up and Director of Nurses assistance and guidance
Texan Nursing and Rehab Centers, Victoria, Texas
Director of Nursing 1/06-5/06: Management and coordination over the entire nursing department in long-term setting. Direct supervision of all nursing and direct patient care staff. Responsible for all resident care residing in the facility and coordinating care following guidelines set by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability and according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid standards.
Quality Assurance/Assistant to Director Of Nurses (part time) 7/05-12/05: Performed Quarterly Nursing Assessment’s, wrote and initiated care plans, Minimum Data Sets, and audits.
Treatment Nurse (temp) 5/05-7/05: Perform skin/wound treatments on all residents, Weekly skin assessments, treatment orders and care plans as needed.
El Campo Memorial Hospital, El Campo, Texas
Registered Nurse PRN: Performed duties under the RN scope of practice in multiple area settings. ICU, Charge Nurse, Medical/Surgical, Day Surgery.
Memorial Medical Center, Port Lavaca, Texas
Registered Nurse PRN: Performed duties under the RN scope of practice in Pre-op and PACU. Get patients ready for surgery by starting IV, giving preop medications and last min labs. Reviewing surgical clearance and recovering residents after surgical procedures. After the procedure, do post op vitals, assessments and pain control, arouse from anesthesia and have the patient tolerating what they need to.
Licenses/Certifications:
APRN License Texas BON Certifying body AANPCB initial 6/23/2015 exp 2030.
RN License issued by the BON of the State of Texas Issued 6/25/02 expires 09/30/25 multi-state compact.
Education:
Associate Degree of Nursing Diploma: Victoria College, May 2002.
Master of Science Degree in Nursing with focus in Family Nurse Practitioner graduated from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2015, with a GPA of 4.0.
Clinical Training:
The Port Lavaca Clinic Associates, Port Lavaca, TX 6/14 – 8-14 (144 hours): Dr. Leigh Ann Falcon outpatient internal medicine.
Victoria Pediatric and Adolescents, Victoria, TX 9/14 – 11/14 (144 hours): Margie Johnson, PNP-C outpatient infant, pediatric, and adolescent care specialization.
The Victoria Women’s Clinic, Victoria, TX 12/14 – 2/15 (144 hours): Dr. Melissa Wilson outpatient specialization in obstetrics and women’s health.
Victoria Sleep and Family Medicine, Victoria, TX 3/15 – 5/15 (144 hours): Dr. Grant Henry outpatient family medicine/primary care.
Certified AANPCB issued 8-12-2015 through 2030 With Prescriptive Authority.
References available upon request.
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