Veronica Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California

Manage a mixed panel of patients, including those whom are living with HIV.Comprehensive primary care services for chronic and urgent medical needs includes: performing complete physical assessments, evaluating patient progress, ordering necessary diagnostics, medications, and referrals. Consultation with physicians as needed.Educating and counseling patients in health maintenance and illness preventionExperienced and knowledgeable in antiretroviral therapy selection, initiation, safety and monitoring. This includes individuals with multi drug resistant HIVExperienced and knowledgeable in gender affirming careAssisting with administrative tasks, protocol and program development for our walk in clinic that providers STI, PrEP and PEP services.

Oakland California

Directing clinical care & program development for a large youth clinic within EBAC, which provides medical and psychosocial care for HIV-positive youth ages 13-29. As clinical director I’ve managed to keep approximately 200 youth engaged and retained in care by focusing on client centered approaches in linkage, medication adherence, partner disclosure and risk reductionProvide leadership that guides and empowers HIV positive youth to make life affirming decisions and promote positive behaviors. Forming alliances and relationship with other community partners whom provide medical care as well as partners that can assist with educational and career opportunities for youth.Promote client leadership skills with the goal of creating health peer advocates to work directly with youth within the context of their communities.Providing recruitment, supervision and guidance to the three DYC peer advocacy staff members Recruitment of youth friendly providersScope of work also includes providing sexual health services and prevention to high risk HIV negative youth

Oakland California

Manage a mixed age panel of often medically fragile patients living with HIV; comprehensively treating their HIV while simultaneously managing various medical and psyco/social co-morbidities.Comprehensive primary care services for chronic and urgent medical needs includes: performing complete physical assessments, evaluating patient progress, ordering necessary diagnostics, medications, and referrals. Consultation with physicians as needed.Educating and counseling patients in health maintenance and illness preventionExperienced and knowledgeable in antiretroviral therapy selection, initiation, safety and monitoring. This includes individuals with multi drug resistant HIVExperienced and knowledgeable in gender affirming hormones and care for transgender patientsServing as an afterhours on call provider including providing consultation on HIV, PEP, and PrEPSub PI for several onsite clinical trialsServing as lead clinician in the development of safer opioid prescribing practices.Assisting with administrative tasks, protocol and program development, etc.

Nurse Practitioner for the ACCESS program

Psych emergency services

M.S., Nursing

School of Nursing, Adult Nurse Practitioner & HIV specialty tract

Registered Nurse

B.A., Psychology