Advanced Practice Clinician, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner- Primary Care•Manage care of patients across the lifespan.•Serve as primary care provider for individuals and families.•Offer holistic healthcare services, ensuring a synchronized approach to treatment and ongoing support.•Coordinate patient care with other healthcare professionals and community resources.•Conduct comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical exams.•Order and interpret diagnostic, screening and lab tests, utilizing EMR EPIC.•Formulate differential diagnosis and establish working diagnosis.•Implement therapeutic interventions, referring to, or consulting with, collaborating physician or other providers.•Prescribe and monitor appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities. DEA available.•Manage minor acute illnesses emphasizing preventive care alongside illness management. •Conduct comprehensive wellness assessments and engage patients regarding disease prevention and lifestyle modifications.•Travel to various locations in the greater St. Louis area to ensure patients' access to care.

Temporarily served in acute care role for local hospital.

Specialty Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse Practitioner - Board CertifiedGastroenterology:• Provide ambulatory care to patients in a high volume, fast-paced, gastroenterology clinic.• Adept at obtaining history, physical exams, and ordering appropriate diagnostic labs and tests.• Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans.• Prescribe appropriate medications and monitor for efficacy.• Manage patients with conditions such as celiac disease, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, GERD, Barrett's Esophagitis, IBD, IBS, cirrhosis and fatty liver disease.• Hospital consults and rounding.• Complete pre-procedure screenings.• Provide patient education and nutritional counseling.• Work independently and in collaboration with 3 gastroenterologists.

Specialty Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse Practitioner - Board CertifiedGastroenterology:• Provide ambulatory care to patients in a high volume, fast-paced, gastroenterology clinic.• Adept at obtaining history, physical exams, and ordering appropriate diagnostic labs and tests.• Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans.• Prescribe appropriate medications and monitor for efficacy.• Manage patients with conditions such as celiac disease, lactose intolerance, gastroparesis, chronic pancreatitis, GERD, Barrett'sesophagus, diverticulitis, IBS, fatty liver disease.• Identify and work up patients up for possible cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.• Complete pre-procedure screenings.• Provide patient education and nutritional counseling.• Work independently and in collaboration with 3 gastroenterologists.Urology:• Worked independently and in collaboration with urologist serving patients in rural area.• Obtained history, and physical exams.• Ordered appropriate diagnostics including labs and tests.• Formulated diagnoses and treatment plan.• Prescribed medication and other therapies and monitored for efficacy.• Reviewed CT and KUB imaging to assess for renal stones.• Managed patients with urinary tract infections, renal stones, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder cancer , and prostate cancer• Performed select office procedures such as urinary catheter placements, surgical drain and catheter removals, prostate exams, demonstrating penile injections and self-catheterization, and assisting with prostate biopsies and cystoscopies.• Transferred to gastroenterology due to retirement of collaborating urologist.

Primary Care Nurse PractitionerFamily Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified• Lead provider autonomously providing primary care at a local medical office, part of a multi-site clinic.• Provided direct care through history taking, physical exams, appropriate diagnostics, treatment, and referrals.• Served a diverse, multi-generational population with a wide variety of acute and chronic clinical concerns.• Managed conditions including upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngitis, hypertension, arthritis, diabetes, depression, anxiety, pneumonia, pharyngitis, acute otitis media, back pain, and dermatitis and more.• Improved processes and procedures associated with medication reconciliation,patient check-in and controlled substances.• Mentored nursing and front office support.

MSN, RN-PCCN on busy telemetry floor caring for cardiac/stroke patients. Stroke certification.PCCN, BLS, ACLS. • Served as the only Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) at facility, exhibiting the knowledge and experience to deliver excellent care to at risk patients with multiple complex medical conditions.• Known for ability to relate to patients of various personality types, races and ethnicities.• Directly responsible for resuscitating many through initiation of CPR and participation on Code or Rapid Response Teams.• Proficient at providing thorough and accurate history and physical exams.• Able to identify subtle changes in condition and advocated for transfer to higher level of care as indicated, resulting in successfully sustaining life for many patients.• Able to differentiate psychiatric versus stroke symptoms.• Adept at interventions such as IV therapy, urinary catheter insertion, wound care, ECGs, bladder scans, PCA pumps and medication administration.• Excel at collaboration with cardiologists, neurologists, surgeons, and other care team members for optimal patient outcomes.• Follow policies, procedures, and standards for facility.• Participate in continuing education.