NICOLE HUMPHREY
Litchfield Park
Summary
Experienced with patient care, diagnosis, and treatment. Utilizes advanced medical knowledge to provide comprehensive healthcare and manage chronic conditions. Track record of strong clinical assessments and effective communication with healthcare teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
DermRight
08.2023 - Current
- Delivering dermatological care in various settings, such as hospice care, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, group homes, private residences,T
- Managing acute and chronic skin issues, from eczema and psoriasis to scabies, bullous pemphigoid and skin cancers.
- Perform dermatological procedures such as biopsies, cryotherapy, and minor surgical interventions when necessary.
- Performing procedures like biopsies, cryotherapy, and minor surgeries, while also ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests to ensure accurate and effective treatment.
Southern Illinois Health foundation (SIHF)
11.2020 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Satellite Pulmonary Clinic partnering with Touchette
- Treatment of common pulmonary conditions such as; asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy.
- Satellite Pulmonary Clinic partnering with Touchette
AGNP - Pulmonary /Sleep Medicine
Touchette Region Hospital / Archview
07.2019 - 07.2023
- Treatment of common disorders such as asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy.
- Conduct follow up evaluations for patients referred for pulmonary consultation in clinic and associated community hospital.
- Follow through on physician plan of care.
- Ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing including pulmonary function studies and sleep studies.
- Chest imaging and labs.
- Prescribe appropriate treatment including oxygen, antibiotics, inhalers, and steroid therapy.
- Nodule assessment and monitoring, Lung cancer screening initiation and follow through.
- Prescribing medications and ordering refills as needed.
- Screening and scheduling Bronchoscopy procedures.
- Notifying of results, treatments, abnormalities, and referral to appropriate specialty.
AGNP - Health Risk Assessments
Signify Health
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Perform in-home wellness assessments; assessments cover prior medical history, present history and medication review.
- Conduct comprehensive in-home health risk assessment to identify all active and chronic disease conditions as well as determine all physical, mental and social needs present at the time of the visit.
- Obtain vital signs, measure BMI, review pharmacological therapy and conduct a physical examination.
- Educated and counseled patients and family on any conditions identified during assessment and screening procedures.
- Make recommendations and communicate findings to Primary Care Physicians.
Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical- Staff and Charge nurse
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2015 - 05.2018
- Conducted initial and ongoing assessment of patient's condition and any changes that may occur requiring prompt intervention.
- Developed a plan of care that is individualized for each veteran, reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
- Educated patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments.
- Training in wound care: complex and simple dressing changes.
- Involved in the orientation and mentoring of newly hired nurses.
Registered Nurse - Dialysis -Acute Care
Fresenius Medical Care
02.2015 - 11.2015
- Managed ongoing assessment of critical care patients within hospital and long term care facilities.
- Developed and implemented treatments plans for patient care, including actions in anticipation of individual needs.
- Liaison for patients and families, providing education on renal diets, appropriate access site care, and identifying complications and management.
- Identified critical labs and notified physicians of hemodynamic status.
- Aseptic catheter dressings and care.
Registered Nurse -Telemetry & Medical Step Down
St. Anthony's Medical Center
02.2013 - 02.2015
- Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, titrating drips (Antiarrhythmic, Vasopressors, Vasodilators, Anticoagulant -Heparin).
- Demonstrated and maintained strong proficiency with mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy suctioning, management and trach care, Bipap machines, Vapotherm (high flow oxygen therapy), ABG interpretation, Central Venous Catheters and other IV access maintenance, chest tube management, and management of other specialized drains (JP, PleurX catheter system, and equipment).
- Assisted and collaborate with medical professionals across the organization to formulate an integrated and personalized care plan for each patient.
- Precepted new graduate nurses. Experience as charge nurse on both Telemetry and Medical Stepdown units.
Education
Master of Science - AGNP
Maryville University of Saint Louis
St. Louis, MO05-2017
Bachelor of Science -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
St Louis, MO05-2012
Skills
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Skin scraping
- Prescribing medications
- Skin assessment
- Biopsy techniques
- Skin cancer screening
- Lesion identification
- Diagnosis and treatment
Certifications Memberships Community Service
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Life Support
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - Omicron Iota Chapter
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Krimson Kourt Inc. (K.K.I) Community Organization
- SBE & Breast Cancer Presenter - True Redemption Center 2014
- Community Nursing - Fortaleza, Brazil - 2012
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
DermRight
08.2023 - Current
Southern Illinois Health foundation (SIHF)
11.2020 - 07.2023
AGNP - Pulmonary /Sleep Medicine
Touchette Region Hospital / Archview
07.2019 - 07.2023
AGNP - Health Risk Assessments
Signify Health
11.2018 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical- Staff and Charge nurse
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2015 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse - Dialysis -Acute Care
Fresenius Medical Care
02.2015 - 11.2015
Registered Nurse -Telemetry & Medical Step Down
St. Anthony's Medical Center
02.2013 - 02.2015
Master of Science - AGNP
Maryville University of Saint Louis
Bachelor of Science -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
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