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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
Certifications And Licensure
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Amy Watkiss, NP-C, MSCP

Summary

Dynamic Nurse Practitioner with over 16 years of experience in primary care, specializing in women's health and menopause management. Employs a visionary approach to patient care, integrating nuanced strategies and shared decision-making to enhance patient outcomes. Committed to advancing healthcare delivery through evidence-based practices, with a strong focus on continuous improvement in clinical competence. Previous leadership roles included education and onboarding of new hires, fostering a collaborative environment that promotes professional growth and excellence in patient care.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

Midi Health
06.2024 - Current
  • Expert at providing comprehensive care for women
  • Provide compassionate menopause and perimenopause care, offering diverse treatment options to include hormonal and non-hormonal therapy
  • Proficient in managing the nuances of menopausal hormone therapy utilizing evidence-based guidelines, current research, and FDA pharmaceutical options
  • Guide weight management with a holistic approach incorporating medication therapy, nutrition, and exercise to improve over health and wellbeing
  • Provide patient-centered care focusing on longevity through education, preventive screenings, and treatment, incorporating both established guidelines and forward-thinking emerging research
  • Adept at managing patients with complex medical diagnoses through the menopause transition, collaborating with leadership as needed to ensure comprehensive, patient-centered care
  • Apply company clinical protocols effectively while exercising advanced practice judgment to individualize patient care
  • Conduct virtual health visits, ensuring accessible care through adept tech use
  • Engage consistently on the team Slack channel by actively sharing clinical tips, answering questions, and offering support

FNP Faculty Facilitator

University of South Alabama CON
09.2012 - 12.2024
  • Evaluate FNP students in clinical settings, ensuring credentialing and effective preceptor communication.
  • Grade student work, including SOAPs and projects, fostering academic excellence.
  • Assist in skills lab, teaching suturing, I&D, and pelvic exams, enhancing practical skills.
  • Maintain consistent student evaluation, leading to improved clinical competence.
  • Facilitate a collaborative learning environment, supporting student success.

Nurse Practitioner

Tyrone Family Medicine
12.2022 - 06.2024


  • Developed patient centered, evidence-based treatment plans for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, COPD, and other common chronic conditions.
  • Managed comprehensive women's health services, including pelvic and breast exams, STI education and treatment, fostering a supportive healthcare environment.
  • Experienced and knowledgeable managing oral contraception in the menstruating woman, along with HRT in the appropriate post menopausal woman.
  • Educated patients on health promotion and disease prevention, while initiating appropriate health screening tests based on patients' age, gender, and risk factors.
  • Demonstrated teamwork with support staff, as well as collaboration with supervising physician.

Lead NP/Nurse Practitioner

GoMed Urgent Care
04.2019 - 01.2023
  • Company Overview: Mobile service that provides urgent care services via home visits
  • Interviewed, and collaborated on hiring and onboarding new NPs.
  • Facilitated communication between staff NPs and leadership to improve efficiency and flow, leading to improved patient care.
  • Provided critical access to care in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Extensive experience treating acute illnesses: COVID19, URIs, tonsillitis, influenza, UTI, acute otitis media, asthma, allergic reactions are among a few of the common ailments treated.
  • Skilled in evaluating and treating multigenerational patients ranging in age from infants to geriatrics in all aspects of primary care.
  • Performed common procedures including simple suturing, incision & drainage of abscesses, cryotherapy, sebaceous cyst removals, and mole removals.
  • Active as preceptor for clinical nurse practitioner students for various universities.


Nurse Practitioner

Peachtree City Physicians Group
01.2009 - 04.2019
  • Skilled in evaluating and treating multigenerational patients ranging in age from infants to geriatrics in all aspects of primary care
  • Delivered comprehensive women's health to include managing MHT, oral contraception, and PCOS
  • Utilized evidence based guidelines to manage chronic conditions
  • Evaluated and treated common acute conditions commonly seen in family medicine
  • Ordered/interpreted appropriate laboratory, radiologic, and diagnostic tests as indicated.
  • Performed common procedures including simple suturing, incision & drainage of abscesses, cryotherapy, sebaceous cyst removals, and mole removals
  • Active as preceptor for clinical nurse practitioner students for various universities

Staff RN/Nurse Practitioner - Preoperative, Circulator, PACU, & Nurse Injector

Advanced Aesthetics/Truffles Medispa
10.2004 - 10.2009
  • Instrumental in the development of a nursing documentation flow record that was utilized in the operating room, preoperative area, and post anesthesia recovery unit.
  • Collaborated with physicians, administrators, and nurse anesthetists to develop routine standing orders for surgery, along with discharge criteria.
  • Proficient in the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative assessment and care of patients.
  • Maintained and ordered inventory of surgical supplies/medications for the surgicenter & medical spa.
  • Transitioned to NP and performed Botox, dermal fillers (i.e. Juvederm, Restylane), and sclerotherapy injections, utilizing facial nerve blocks when indicated.

RN/Team Leader

Northside Hospital
06.1998 - 12.2008
  • Labor and Delivery staff nurse and performed routine care of the laboring woman.
  • Acted as shift Team Leader.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
12-2008

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing At Mercer University
Atlanta, GA
06-1999

Skills

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Hormone therapy expertise
  • Weight management & nutrition education
  • Patient Education
  • Health promotion
  • Team-based collaboration
  • Proficient in various EMR platforms

Certification

AAPN Board Certified Nurse Practitioner

State APRN Licenses: GA, MD, TX, VA, FL Telehealth

Multistate Compact RN

Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP)


Certifications And Licensure

  • Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the AANP
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Virginia
  • Florida Telehealth License
  • Active GA DEA
  • Menopause Society Certified Practitioner
  • BLS

Community Involvement

Tri-PTC Triathlon Club

President (Current), Treasurer (Former), Race Planning Committee Member Peachtree City, GA

  • Elected club president of an approximately 100 member endurance sports organization; lead strategic planning, manage communications, and support member engagement, lead instructional clinics
  • Serve on the Board of Directors overseeing budgeting, financial planning, and fiscal responsibility.
  • Member of multiple race planning committees over the years, working with the race director coordinating road races and triathlons involving 200–300+ participants.
  • Lead sponsor outreach and secure funding to support local events.
  • Assist in managing logistics, including volunteer coordination, safety planning, supply management, and race-day operations.

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

Midi Health
06.2024 - Current

Nurse Practitioner

Tyrone Family Medicine
12.2022 - 06.2024

Lead NP/Nurse Practitioner

GoMed Urgent Care
04.2019 - 01.2023

FNP Faculty Facilitator

University of South Alabama CON
09.2012 - 12.2024

Nurse Practitioner

Peachtree City Physicians Group
01.2009 - 04.2019

Staff RN/Nurse Practitioner - Preoperative, Circulator, PACU, & Nurse Injector

Advanced Aesthetics/Truffles Medispa
10.2004 - 10.2009

RN/Team Leader

Northside Hospital
06.1998 - 12.2008

Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

University of South Alabama

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Georgia Baptist College of Nursing At Mercer University

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