Dana Humphrey

Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of experience independently managing adult and pediatric patients in primary care, specialty medicine, and skilled nursing. Proven record of improving quality measures, reducing unnecessary ER transfers, and optimizing chronic disease outcomes. Expertise in diabetes, cardiovascular, ENT, Neurological and metabolic conditions with a focus on measurable patient education and care coordination.

Recognized for collaborative leadership, trust-building with medically complex populations, and adapting clinical skills across specialties.

Family Nurse Practitioner – Institutional Special Needs Plan (I-SNP) at PROVIDER PARTNERS HEALTH PLAN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (2025-08 – Present)

• Independently diagnose and treat primary, acute, and chronic disease in medically complex adults across multiple skilled nursing facilities.
• Perform detailed histories and physical examinations, diagnose acute and chronic conditions, develop treatment plans, prescribe medications, and order and interpret laboratory testing and diagnostic studies.
• Manage complex chronic illnesses including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, obesity-related comorbidities, and multimorbidity.
• Evaluate patients for changes in condition and initiate timely treatment with the goal of preventing unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
• Perform medication reconciliation and ongoing medication management in patients with complex treatment regimens and polypharmacy.
• Provide patient, family, and nursing education regarding chronic disease management, medications, nutrition, safety, preventive care, and treatment goals.
• Manage patients following hospitalization through transitional care visits, medication review, diagnostic follow-up, and coordination of specialty recommendations.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, pharmacy, dietary, therapy, specialists, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical documentation supporting continuity of care, quality outcomes, and Medicare requirements.

Nurse Practitioner at DEACONESS CLINIC – ENT & NEUROLOGY (2018-12 – 2025-07)

• Independently evaluated and managed adult and pediatric patients in busy specialty practices.
• Obtained comprehensive histories, performed physical examinations, established differential diagnoses, developed treatment plans, prescribed medications, and ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing.
• Managed patients with headache disorders, neuropathies, dizziness, balance disorders, hearing disorders, sinus and upper-airway disease, facial pain, and other acute and chronic conditions.
• Provided extensive patient and family education regarding diagnoses, medication therapy, behavioral modifications, treatment expectations, and long-term disease management.
• Coordinated specialty referrals, imaging, laboratory studies, procedures, and longitudinal follow-up.
• Adapted successfully to diverse specialty populations while maintaining a strong foundation in whole-patient assessment and chronic disease management.

Family Nurse Practitioner at TRI-STATE COMMUNITY CLINIC (2017-02 – 2018-12)

• Provided comprehensive primary and acute care in employer-based outpatient health clinics.
• Diagnosed and treated common acute illnesses and chronic medical conditions while emphasizing preventive care and wellness.
• Managed medications and chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, thyroid disorders, and other common primary-care diagnoses.
• Performed health assessments, preventive screenings, laboratory evaluation, and individualized patient counseling.
• Educated patients regarding lifestyle modification, medication adherence, disease prevention, nutrition, and long-term health goals.
• Coordinated specialty referrals and follow-up care as clinically indicated.

Family Nurse Practitioner at FRANKLIN FAMILY PHYSICIANS / BELLA VI SPA & AESTHETICS (2012-12 – 2017-02)

• Provided comprehensive primary care to adults and children in a busy outpatient family medicine practice.
• Diagnosed and managed acute illness and chronic medical conditions across the lifespan.
• Managed diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, thyroid disease, and other chronic conditions commonly associated with cardiometabolic risk.
• Provided preventive care, wellness examinations, patient education, medication management, and lifestyle counseling.
• Ordered and interpreted laboratory and diagnostic testing and coordinated specialty referrals.
• Performed office-based and aesthetic procedures including Botox, dermal fillers, laser treatments, and prescription skincare therapies.

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Telemetry / ICU Stepdown at ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL (2010-02 – 2013-01)

• Provided high-acuity nursing care for patients with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, respiratory failure, and other complex cardiovascular and medical conditions.
• Performed continuous cardiac monitoring, EKG interpretation, medication administration, and recognition of acute clinical deterioration.
• Educated patients and families regarding cardiovascular disease, medications, risk reduction, and post-hospital care.
• Received STAR Program recognition for clinical excellence and patient advocacy.

Procedure Nurse / Research Coordinator at ADVANCED PAIN CARE CLINIC (2008-06 – 2010-04)

• Assisted with comprehensive management of patients with chronic pain conditions and complex medication regimens.
• Assisted physicians with interventional pain procedures including epidural injections, facet procedures, radiofrequency ablation, joint injections, and intrathecal pump management.
• Provided patient medication triage, education, procedural counseling, and follow-up.
• Coordinated clinical research studies and maintained regulatory and research documentation.
• Developed clinical policies and operational improvements, including initiatives that reduced supply costs by approximately 50%.

Clinical Manager | Research Coordinator | Diabetic Educator | Infusion Nurse at OLIVER HEADACHE & PAIN CLINIC (2001-06 – 2008-06)

• Progressed through multiple clinical and leadership roles in a multidisciplinary practice providing primary care as well as headache and pain management services.
• Provided direct patient care and supported evaluation and management of patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Served as Diabetic Educator, providing individualized education on blood glucose management, medications, nutrition, lifestyle modification, and complication prevention for patients with diabetes and related chronic conditions.
• Assisted with primary-care management, medication follow-up, laboratory monitoring, IV therapy, phlebotomy, and office-based procedures.
• Assisted physician with headache and interventional pain management procedures.
• Served as Research Coordinator for clinical studies and maintained regulatory and study documentation.
• Advanced into clinical management with responsibility for staff training, recruitment, workflow, regulatory compliance, chart review, and implementation of an electronic medical record system.

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Telemetry at DEACONESS HOSPITAL (1999 – 2001-06)

• Provided inpatient nursing care to patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and patients recovering from cardiac procedures.

Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner – Indiana State University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – University of Southern Indiana