Jessica Llorca

Compassionate and highly skilled Family Nurse Practitioner with over a decade of pediatric urgent care, emergency, and academic teaching experience. Proven ability to serve as a primary care provider for medically complex children, managing chronic conditions, coordinating multidisciplinary care, and providing evidence-based treatment for acute illness. Recognized for leadership, adaptability, and dedication to improving patient outcomes through collaborative, patient- and family-centered care.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Advanced Practice Provider, Urgent Care Centers

• Served as primary provider to the pediatric population with acute, critical and chronic conditions, for patients requiring specialized care such as complex and continuous monitoring, intricate or invasive therapies and interpretation of diagnostic testing.
• Assume primary responsibility for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of urgent and emergent conditions for individuals within the pediatric population aging from birth to 21 years of age.
• Perform clinical leadership skills including but not limited to collecting medical history and performing physical examinations, simple and complex laceration repair, incision and drainage, burn care, fracture treatment, and/or drug therapy, as well as detailed documentation in electronic medical record.
• Coordinate care between subspecialties, primary care providers, and community resources to ensure seamless care for patients with multi-system health needs.
• Engaged in teaching and mentorship of clinical trainees, integrating evidence-based practice into pediatric acute care education.

University of Miami, Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program, August 2017

Miami Dade College, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, December 2015

Miami Dade College, Associate Degree in Nursing, Accelerated Option, December 2011

Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, August 2006