LaToya James

Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) with over four years of emergency nursing experience and more than 20 years of healthcare experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Skilled in comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, evidence-based treatment planning, and patient care across the lifespan. Experienced in emergency care and collaborative interdisciplinary practice.

Highly adaptable; skilled in working with patients across socioeconomic backgrounds, fostering trust and positive health outcomes. Seeking a rewarding Nurse Practitioner position that will foster my growth as a provider.

Home Infusion Nurse at Home Infusion Nurse (2024-01 – Present)

• intravenous access care, insertion, removal
• various infusions including IVIG
• labs

Emergency Department Registered Nurse at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital (2024-01 – 2025-01)

• admission assessment
• wound care
• ADL status
• multidisciplinary, patient, and family collaboration
• patient and protocol focused assessments and interventions

Emergency Department Registered Nurse at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital (2022-01 – 2024-01)

• triage
• assessment, monitoring, & care for patients with emergent and urgent conditions
• Correctional institution, psychiatric, & neurodevelopmental deficit patients
• prioritize interventions using evidence-based protocols
• collaborate with physicians, providers, and multidisciplinary teams
• educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatments, and discharge planning
• precept nursing staff and students as appropriate
• de-escalation and conflict resolution

Emergency Department Registered Nurse at SETX Medical Center (2021-06 – 2022-01)

Registered Dental Hygienist at Self-employed/Private Practice (2005-01 – Present)

Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner – Texas Woman's University (2026-05)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – Lamar University Joanne Gay Dishman School of Nursing (2021-05)

AAS in Dental Hygiene – Lamar IT (2005-05)