MSN, FNP-C at Guidestar Eldercare (2026-03 – Present)
Committed to delivering excellent customer service while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Diagnose, Treat, and Manage Psychiatric illnesses in multiple SNF setting.
- On Call and Triage for emergency call for uncontrolled symptoms
- Lab ordering and interpretation regarding medication levels and titration.
- Effective communication with SNF for effective patient care.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
- Responded quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems.
- Face-to-face visits to ensure Medicare compliance
- Long length of stay audits for patients in prolonged benefit periods
- Participated in ongoing training to enhance own job skills and knowledge.
- Collaborated with departmental leaders to establish organizational goals, strategic plans, and objectives.
- Experienced with social media and communications platforms.
- Telehealth/Zoom visits. Telephone triage.
MSN, FNP-C at Hospice of Chattanooga (2020-10 – Present)
Patient Care Manager at Hospice of Chattanooga (2021-01 – 2024-01)
Management and supervision of all employees at HOC Jasper office
- Electronic chart audits to ensure compliance with Medicare guidelines
- Continuing education of all staff
- Quality improvement related to CAHPS scores
- Pre-bill technical audits
- Coordinate interdisciplinary team meetings biweekly
- Ensure patient treatment and recertification are within Medicare guidelines
- Triaging patients via telephone. Obtain new MD orders and educate patients via telephone.
- Delegating visits to RN staff based on the severity of symptoms/uncontrolled symptoms upon triage.
- Interviewing and hiring new staff
Case Manager at Hospice of Chattanooga (2020-01 – 2021-01)
Complete and total care for patients in Marion County, TN.
- Collaboration with MD and interdisciplinary team members to provide the best quality patient care and outcomes.
- Assessment of patient and home safety environment
- Admission of hospice-appropriate patients
- Comfort/symptom management
- Medication ordering for MD
- Medication management and education
- Disease process education
- Wound care
- DME management
- New hire training
- Emotional support for patients and families
- Pronouncement and post-mortem care
Adjunct Instructor at Chattanooga College (2024-09 – Present)
- Adjunct teaching students in the clinical setting
- Adjunct teaching online course Adult Health Nursing II LPN to RN transition
- Assessed student performance through tests, quizzes, and assignments to evaluate progress and identify areas of improvement.
- Motivated students through positive reinforcement techniques
- Mentored students to help them achieve their academic goals.
MSN, FNP-C at Consultants In Pain Management (2024-03 – Present)
Diagnosing diseases/pathologies that produce chronic pain and providing interventional options to help reduce or alleviate pain
- Trigger point and IA injections
- Treatment via Pain medication and Homeopathic recommendations
- Botox injections to treat chronic migraine
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
- Focused on learning new skills and staying updated with industry changes.
- Strong time management
- Remote patient assessment
- Peripheral line management
- Team supervision
- VARK learning model instruction
- Effective team collaboration
MSN, FNP-C at MRG Exams (2025-01 – 2025-04)
- Assessing Veterans for disability claim exams.
- Diagnosing disabilities.
- Order diagnostic testing to ensure proper diagnosis.
- Participated in ongoing training to enhance own job skills and knowledge.
- Experienced with social media and communications platforms.
- Telehealth visits when necessary
MSN, FNP-C at At Home Primary Care (2024-12 – 2025-04)
Providing primary care to patients in their home setting (ALF or home) to give individuals who can no longer get out to the physician's office at the level of primary care they deserve.
- Complete and total care for patients in Marion County, TN.
- Collaboration with MD and interdisciplinary team for the best quality patient outcome.
- Symptom management.
- Medication, education, and management.
- DME.
- Pronouncing and Post-Mortem care.
- Emotional support.
Case Manager at Amedisys Hospice (2018-01 – 2018-12)
Complete and total care for patients in Marion County, TN.
- Collaboration with MD and interdisciplinary team for the best quality patient outcome.
- Symptom management.
- Medication, education, and management.
- DME.
- Pronouncing and Post-Mortem care.
- Emotional support.
IV Therapy Nurse at Erlanger Health System (2012-04 – 2018-01)
- Starting peripheral IVs for a 500-bed level one trauma center.
- Sterile dressing changes and maintenance for central line and PICC lines.
- Respond as part of the Code team to all Code-Blue.
RN at Erlanger Health System (2009-06 – 2012-04)
- Float to ER overflow, cardiac, renal, ortho, neuro, general surgery, and oncology.
- Float among the Erlanger Baroness main campus and the Erlanger East campus.
- Total care for up to 6 patients concurrently.
- On call for the Radiology department, assisting with code stroke clot removal.
- Participated in ongoing training to enhance own job skills and knowledge.
- Experienced with social media and communications platforms. Telehealth visits when necessary
Ortho/Neuro Staff Nurse at Erlanger Health System (2009-06 – 2012-04)
- Total care for up to 6 patients concurrently.
- Charge nurse duties.
- Delegations of oncoming shift assignments and management of unexpected obstacles.
- Appointed floor seal-service excellence award leader.
- Administered patient care plans, ensuring adherence to protocols and improving overall patient outcomes.
- Mentored junior nurses, providing guidance on clinical procedures and best practices.
- Implemented evidence-based practices, contributing to improved patient safety and quality of care.
Instructor at Chattanooga State Technical Community College (2017-08 – 2017-11)
- Alternate teaching of a review course for the LPN program.
- Contract position for one course.
- Teaching consisted of in-person lectures using PowerPoint, textbooks, and student interaction using the VARK model as a learning/teaching guide.
Clinical Support Tech (Phlebotomy)/Nurse Tech at Memorial North Park Hixson/CHI (2006-08 – 2009-06)
- Collection of blood sample labs from ER, inpatients, and outpatients.
- Assist pathologist with frozen biopsy specimens.
- Assist nurse with the care of up to 12 patients per shift.
