Cindi Hedrick, DNP,APRN,FNP-C
Corpus Christi,TX
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Practitioner and Owner with extensive experience in telemedicine and patient engagement at Envision Physician Services. Proven track record in clinical innovations and quality improvement initiatives, enhancing healthcare access and outcomes. Skilled in data analytics and compassionate patient care, leading teams to deliver exceptional health services across diverse settings.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner & PROVIDER
IV Flow and Vitamin Bar
Corpus Christi, USA
01.2024 - Current
- Founded and operate a thriving wellness center focusing on hydration and vitamin therapy to enhance community health in Corpus Christi and beyond.
- Offer a range of services including IV hydration and vitamin injections, supporting individuals seeking improved health and wellness.
- Collaborate with Coastal Health Solutions to integrate wellness services into the broader neighborhood program.
- Lead a team of skilled nurses delivering high-quality care across Texas, contributing to statewide wellness efforts.
- Committed to promoting overall health and vitality through personalized and accessible treatment options.
- Developed and implemented IV therapy protocols for client safety and satisfaction.
- Manage day-to-day operations of wellness services and vitamin infusion treatments.
- Manage daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
Nurse Practitioner
Envision Physician Services: Corpus Christi Medical Center
Corpus Christi, USA
02.2022 - Current
- Perform full and emergent focused exams for all ages and development.
- Appropriately order diagnostic studies and laboratory tests based on patient’s symptoms.
- Consideration of differential diagnosis for all emergent presentations.
- Designate proper treatment plans for management of presentations.
- Experience with suture repair, POCUS, radiology, and surgical admission management.
- Properly document assessment for proper revenue reimbursement.
- Timely complete all required charting as required by facility guidelines.
- Effectively identify subtle cues related to illness/emergent needs of pediatric patients.
- Maintain metrics/ CMS driven goals.
- Coordinate with members of multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated services for complex cases.
- Analyzed data trends to identify areas for process optimization and risk reduction.
- Collaborated with teams to develop and implement quality assurance protocols and standards.
Owner & PROVIDER
Coastal Health Solutions
01.2022 - Current
- Manage a successful clinic focused on acute and primary care, enhancing healthcare access in various neighborhoods.
- Direct a team of professionals providing referrals, diagnosis, medication management, and comprehensive healthcare services.
- Built a strong referral network to connect patients with specialized providers for continuous care.
- Optimize clinic operations through innovative strategies to improve patient outcomes.
- Emphasize community outreach initiatives to increase health awareness and preventive care engagement.
- Work on a hybrid program of in-clinic visits, as well as telemedicine, for all medical conditions, including weight-loss management, female hormone therapy, and testosterone replacement therapy.
Nurse Practitioner
TrueCare
09.2019 - 01.2022
- Perform focused examinations on patients ranging in age from birth to death, via telemedicine and clinic visits.
- Provide appropriate diagnostic studies and laboratory tests based on the patient's presenting symptoms.
- Diagnose and appropriately prescribe medications, treatments, and therapies based on presenting symptoms and diagnostic studies, including ancillary services such as behavioral health and health education.
- Perform physicals and gynecological examinations in a professional manner.
- Accurately document findings using the electronic health record system, meet all standards of the organization, and CMS/HEDIS goals and requirements.
- Effectively identify insurance requirements related to the patient plan of care to provide the best care.
- Appropriately document billing codes for proper revenue reimbursement.
- Properly identify red flag signs and symptoms in relation to the patient’s presentation of illness.
- Accurately utilize evidence-based guidelines and proper resources to provide superior patient care and quality improvement.
- Manage over 20 staff members as a clinician leader, providing guidance, education, and clinical support provisions.
- Facilitated quality improvement initiatives across multiple departments.
- Analyzed data to identify areas for process enhancement.
- Developed metrics for tracking progress towards achieving desired outcomes from various initiatives implemented within the organization.
- Prepared presentations highlighting accomplishments achieved through successful completion of various initiatives undertaken by the Quality Improvement Consultant team.
Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Coronado Emergency Departments/EAH
10.2019 - 12.2021
- Perform full and emergent focused exams for all ages and development.
- Appropriately order diagnostic studies and laboratory tests based on the patient's symptoms.
- Consideration of differential diagnosis for all emergent presentations.
- Designate proper treatment plans for the management of presentations.
- Experience with suture repair, POCUS, radiology, and surgical admission management.
- Properly document the assessment for proper revenue reimbursement.
- Timely complete all required charting, as required by facility guidelines.
- Effectively identify subtle cues related to the illness and emergent needs of pediatric patients.
- Properly and efficiently use EMR for documentation and order management.
- Effective communication with the clinical team is essential to provide safe patient care.
- Emergent management of critical patients and intervention implementation.
Nurse
Sharp Emergency Departments
07.2011 - 09.2019
- Proper use of standard protocol related to emergency medicine needs.
- Strong critical thinking skills related to emergent and non-emergent patient needs.
- Unit leader and educator for critical patient care techniques.
- Preceptor for new incoming nurses and local students.
Clinical Coordinator/Co-Manager
Kaiser Permanente
Oahu, USA
03.2016 - 12.2016
- Managed a staff of 180 nurses/health care technicians between two departments.
- Designed and implemented evidence-based guidelines to care policy.
- Reviewed and guided fiscal budgets for departmental needs.
- Designed a hybrid preceptor program for critical care nurses between the ER and ICU.
- Acted as a liaison between the facility and union representatives as a Kaiser administrator.
- Ensured nurse and technician compliance with annual in-house training conferences.
- Active super-user for EHR transition with Maui State Hospital assumption.
- Developed hospital wide sepsis management program and policy/procedure.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Scientific Underpinnings for Practice, Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement, Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice, Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care, Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care, Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes, Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health
Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, KY12.2020
MSN-FNP - Research Methodologies and Case Studies, Healthcare Statistics and Data Sampling, Ethics and Policy Development in Healthcare, Physiology and Gross Anatomy Analysis, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Applications, Entrepreneurial Strategies and Concepts Related to Clinical Practice Development
Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, KY04.2019
BSN-RN - Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice, Family, Community, and Population-Based Care, Public and Global Health, Issues and Trends in Nursing, Process Improvement Identification, Planning, and Implementation
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
Phoenix, AZ01.2015
Skills
- Synchronous and asynchronous telemedicine experience
- Patient engagement
- Clinical innovations
- Facility policies and procedures
- Business plan goals
- Professional and technical presentations
- Patient education
- Communication with the healthcare team
- Fiscal budget knowledge
- Quality improvement design planning
- Large-scale clinical performance improvement
- Program evaluation
- Data analytics
- Independent and collaborative work
- Compassionate patient care
- Quality improvement initiative
- Emergency care POCUS
- Staff education
- Multi-faceted roles
- EHR system super user
- Implementation management
Credentials
- DNP
- APRN
- FNP-C
Professional Volunteerism
Annual Trip, Mexicali, Mexico, Interface Kids: Interface is a group of plastic and other reconstructive surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, pediatricians, and psychosocial workers, as well as other devoted volunteers, who give their time and expertise to offer reconstructive surgery to children in Mexico.
Affiliations
- Actively engaged with the local rugby league as a medical provider and sponsor
- Organize and participate in community events to promote health education
- Participate with InterFace Foundation for cleft pallet repairs in Mexico
Certification
- American Heart Association Instructor ACLS, PALS, BLS
- American Heart Association Provider ACLS, PALS, BLS
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Owner & PROVIDER
IV Flow and Vitamin Bar
01.2024 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Envision Physician Services: Corpus Christi Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
Owner & PROVIDER
Coastal Health Solutions
01.2022 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Sharp Coronado Emergency Departments/EAH
10.2019 - 12.2021
Nurse Practitioner
TrueCare
09.2019 - 01.2022
Clinical Coordinator/Co-Manager
Kaiser Permanente
03.2016 - 12.2016
Nurse
Sharp Emergency Departments
07.2011 - 09.2019
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Scientific Underpinnings for Practice, Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Improvement, Clinical Scholarship and Analytical Methods for Evidence-Based Practice, Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care, Health Care Policy for Advocacy in Health Care, Inter-Professional Collaboration for Improving Patient and Population Health Outcomes, Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health
Frontier Nursing University
MSN-FNP - Research Methodologies and Case Studies, Healthcare Statistics and Data Sampling, Ethics and Policy Development in Healthcare, Physiology and Gross Anatomy Analysis, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Applications, Entrepreneurial Strategies and Concepts Related to Clinical Practice Development
Frontier Nursing University
BSN-RN - Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice, Family, Community, and Population-Based Care, Public and Global Health, Issues and Trends in Nursing, Process Improvement Identification, Planning, and Implementation
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY