Melissa Ashley

Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 30 years of experience in general family practice, primary care, family practice mental health, hospitality in gastroenterology, urgent care, occupational health, and home Wellness visits. Working in a leadership role. Adept at managing multiple patients with multiple comorbid conditions including infants to geriatric patients.

Self-directed and solutions-oriented with excellent communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization. Compassionate, caring, and patient oriented.

Owner: Nurse Practitioner - M.A. Medical Consultants - Rainsville, AL

(2026-02)

• Obtained multiple certifications including: Botox/neurotoxins & Dermal Filler injections, IV Nutrition and therapy, Laser treatment for skin, Functional Medicine.
• Currently, working with Penny's from Heaven MedSpa and Wellness preforming the above therapies.
• Currently, building a patient base.
• Open to PRN, Full-time, part-time on a 1099 basis

Nurse Practitioner - Highlands Primary Care - Scottsboro, Alabama

(2025-04 - 2025-11)

Providing care for all age groups

• Working with patients with multiple co-morbidities.
• Completed Annual Medicare Wellness exams.
• Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other staff to develop treatment plan for acute and chronic conditions
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop, implement, and continue with a plan of care.
• Prescribed proper pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
• Assisted Occupational Health Department and filled in at other offices as needed.
• Provided care for work related injuries including suturing, and foreign body removal. Provided injury prevention information.
• Preformed DOT physicals and pre-hire physicals.
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of illnesses and injuries

Nurse Practitioner - TOC- The Orthopedic Clinic - Albertville and Huntsville, Alabama

(2024-09 - 2025-04)

• Evaluated urgent orthopedic accidents, joint pain, and chronic pain patients. Worked in an Urgent Care setting seeing patients with joint pain and different arthritic conditions
• Ordered labs as needed and interpreted diagnostic tests, including X-rays with individual interpretation to develop and implemented treatment plans.
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of illnesses and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms.
• Referred to proper orthopedic or other specialists.
• Prescribed proper pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
• Performed casting with varying types of materials, including braces.
• Compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate proper treatments.

Nurse Practitioner - Optum Health

(2024-06 - 2024-08)

Home Visits

• Preformed at home visits on members of this organization.
• Reviewed in-depth all past medical, surgical, and family history.
• In-depth review of all medications (prescribed and supplemental).
• Reviewed with patients all medications, the uses of said medications, side effects, and potential interactions.
• Discussed all Wellness recommendations, included but not limited to, vaccinations, mammograms, PSA, DEXA, etc.
• Preformed an in-depth physical examination, including diabetic foot exam.
• Completed a nine-page report that was sent to the patient's PCP.

Nurse Practitioner - CarePlus Rainbow City - Gadsden and Anniston, Alabama

(2022-12 - 2024-04)

• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assessed patients to decide individual patient needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Prescribed proper pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support the health and comfort of patients.
• Performed patient physicals and compared results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate proper treatment.
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated a variety of diseases and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms.
• DOT physicals and sports physicals.
• Urgent Care with X-ray interpretation, laceration repair, and foreign body removal.

Senior Nurse Practitioner - Medical Asset Group, LLC - Albertville, Alabama

(2018-02 - 2022-12)

• Lead Occupational Nurse Practitioner/Provider.
• Increased client load by 50%.
• Provided care for work related injuries including complex suturing, wound debridement, simple fracture care, splinting, foreign body removal including eye and ear and injury prevention.
• Preformed DOT physicals and pre-hire physicals on daily basis
• Working in main clinic with patients with multiple co-morbidity's
• Providing care for all age groups
• Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other staff to develop treatment plan for acute and chronic conditions
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop, implement, and continue with a plan of care.
• Prescribed proper pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
• Provided quality patient care and maintenance of rooms to properly comply with safety, health and organizational regulations and federal, state, and local rules.
• Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and injuries

Nurse Practitioner - Delta Locums - Brewton, AL

(2016-12 - 2017-12)

• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Prescribed proper pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support the health and comfort of patients.
• Provided care for patients 2 months to geriatrics.
• Provided wellness exams and EPSDT exams.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop, implement, and continue with a plan of care.
• Prescribed proper pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
• Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
• Performed DOT exams.

Nurse Practitioner - ABC Hospice - Rainsville, Alabama

(2016-07 - 2016-11)

• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals for care of terminally ill patients.
• Educated patients and families on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments.
• Performed patient physicals and compared results with hospice eligibility, re-certification, and stage of illness
• Educated patients and caregivers on benefits and associated with their hospice care.
• Assessed mental health needs of these patients.

Nurse Practitioner - Holifield Clinic - Demopolis, Alabama

(2012-07 - 2016-06)

• Assessing, diagnosing, treating, and educating all ages of clinic patients, newborn to geriatrics.
• Patient population consists of rural health patients. Working with larger health care facilities to provide best care possible.
• Working to provide patient care for obstetrics and gynecology.
• Ultrasound of GYN and OB patients.
• Performing office procedures such as complex suturing, removal of skin lesions, and foreign bodies.
• Adhered to hospital procedures, policies, and protocols to support patient safety.
• Performed DOT exams.
• Rounded on hospital patients.
• Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.

Lead Nurse Practitioner - Taylor Internal Medicine - Selma, Alabama

(2011-07 - 2012-06)

• Assessing, diagnosing, treating, and educating clinic patients. Treating patient population which consisted mostly of rural health patients.
• Seeing 25-45 patients per day.
• Working with newborns to geriatric patients.
• Performing office procedures from complex to suturing, removal of skin lesions, and foreign bodies.
• Interpretation of all urine drug screens.
• Prescribed proper pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support the health and comfort of patients.

Nurse Practitioner - G.I. Associates of West Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

(2009-06 - 2011-07)

• Evaluation of new consultations for a gastrointestinal hospital practice.
• Preforming extensive physical exams and histories on the hospital patients.
• Working with multidisciplinary healthcare providers/physicians.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.

Nurse Practitioner, PRN - Comfort Care Hospice - Demopolis, Alabama

(2007-08 - 2009-06)

• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals for care of terminally ill patients.
• Educated patients and families on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments.
• Performed patient physicals and compared results with hospice eligibility, re-certification, and stage of illness
• Educated patients and caregivers on benefits and associated with their hospice care.
• Assessed the mental health needs of these patients.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Fitzgerald and Perret Clinic - Demopolis, Alabama

(1997-03 - 2009-05)

• Assessing, diagnosing, treating, and educating clinic patients.
• Patient population consisted of rural health patients.
• Providing patient care, newborns to geriatrics.
• Performing office procedures such as complex to advanced sutures, removal of skin lesions, foreign bodies, and toenail and fingernail removal.
• Certified in colposcopy, cervical biopsy, and endometrial biopsy.
• Working closely with a completely certified ultrasound department covering cardiovascular, abdominal gynecological and obstetrics. Preforming ultrasound of early OB patients.
• Aspiration of fluid filled breast nodules per ultrasound.
• Assessment of early infertility patients, including lab monitoring, ultrasound with fluid hysteroscopy, and medication management, prior to sending to Reproductive Endocrinologist.
• Assessing and treating minor emergencies in the clinic and hospital emergency department.
• Surgical first assistant in Cesarean deliveries, including closing in OR.
• Splinting and casting.
• Performed DOT exams
• Hospital rounds including general medical surgical, labor and delivery, nursery and postpartum.

Associate Nursing Instructor - University of West Alabama - Livingston, Alabama

(1993-06 - 1997-03)

• Developed team communications and information for meetings.
• Implemented new critical thinking skills to break down problems, evaluate solutions, and make decisions.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources, and presented this in teaching material for individual classes.
• Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
• Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
• Instructed multiple classroom topics including Fundamentals of nursing, geriatric care, women's health, pediatrics, and mental health.

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner - University of Alabama at Huntsville (1996-12 - 1996-12)

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - University of Alabama at Huntsville (1992-06 - 1992-06)

Associate of Science - Mathematics, General Science - Northeast Alabama Community College (1988 - 1988)