Cristal Hall
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Dedicated Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in primary and acute care of all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics. Specializes in diagnostic testing, pain management, and chronic disease management, leveraging a strong work ethic to enhance teamwork. Demonstrated success in improving patient outcomes through innovative telemedicine solutions and proficient medication management. Committed to advancing healthcare delivery and optimizing patient engagement.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Legacy Physiatry Group
, TX
09.2023 - Current
- Examine and provide recommendations on patients admitted to in-house rehab (PT, OT, ST). This includes patients admitted for skilled rehab only, and long-term care residents in nursing homes.
- Review the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program, paperwork, testing, and imaging pertinent to the patient's current condition.
- Recommendations on patients may include the need to add a therapy discipline, order imaging, labs, procedures, medication, DME, or home health, and request a specialist referral.
- Provide in-house pain management for skilled rehab patients or long-term care residents.
- Provide a collaborative environment with staff and PCPs of followed patients.
Nurse Practitioner
FORT WORTH CONCIERGE PLUS
Fort Worth, TEXAS
08.2022 - Current
- Treatment of urgent care, general wellness, injuries, weight management, hormone therapy, and concierge cases
- Perform point of care testing for acute visits, order and interpret lab testing as well as imaging, administer oral/intramuscular/subcutaneous/intravenous medication
- Placement of sutures, dermabond and staples for wounds
- Healthy nutrition and physical activity education
- Conduct femiwave as appropriate on women experiencing sexual dysfunction
- Assist in cryotherapy for clients
Nurse Practitioner
Lakeside Physicians
Granbury, TX
03.2018 - 05.2023
- Experience working in a family practice in Glen Rose and the Express Care in Granbury
- Deliver high quality and compassionate care for patients of all incomes and various insurances, including the indigent population
- Deliver primary and urgent care including diagnosis, treatment, referral for consultation, emergency services and specialty services
- Treat and manage acute and chronic conditions including: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroid, asthma, gout, COPD, allergic rhinitis, eczema, UTIs, depression, and anxiety
- Collaborated with appropriate specialists for treatment and monitoring of patient chronic pain
- Perform various physical exams: acute, wellness, well women, medicare, sports, school, and daycare
- Ordering and evaluating EKGs, labs, xrays, visual acuity exams, and vaccines (adolescent, tdap, flu, and pneumonia)
- Evaluating, treating, providing education, and reporting for sexually transmitted diseases
- Provide wound care including: wound repair with liquid skin, sutures, steri strips, bandages, and performing I&D
- Performing cryotherapy, biopsies, knee and shoulder injections
- Placement of IVs and monitoring of IVF to treat mild dehydration in appropriate patients in family practice
- Express Care served as the first outpatient COVID testing site for Hood County: helped to organize and implement the best patient/work flow in order to provide safe and efficient care, and testing
- Collaborated with Hood County Health Department, Granbury ISD, PCPs, lakeside physicians hospital, specialists, other urgent cares, and work places to schedule group testing, complete patient evaluation, and report positive cases
- As there are many times the clinic is short on staff or supplies, collaboration with employees to best handle these issues is done to bring about the most positive outcome
- Covid has brought on many challenges that definitely has required effective teamwork
Nurse Practitioner
Urgent Care for Kids
Fort Worth, TX
11.2020 - 01.2022
- Providing telemedicine for patients of all ages
- Conduct as thorough a history and exam possible in order to derive individualized treatment plan for patient
- Provide triage for patients needing in-person evaluation at a clinic or the emergency room
- Counsel patients and caregivers
- Conduct school physicals
- As designated Provider Lead on shifts: go to person for patient or provider concerns
- Trainer for new providers in learning the EMR system, telemedicine process, and company policies/procedures
Nurse Practitioner
Schmidt Medical Clinic
Glen Rose, TX
11.2017 - 03.2018
- Company Overview: Rural family practice that was bought out by Lakeside Physicians in March 2018
- Rural family practice that was bought out by Lakeside Physicians in March 2018
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Urgent Care
Fort Worth, TX
04.2016 - 12.2017
- Acute care treatment for all ages, mostly pediatrics
- Wound care and repair: liquid skin, sutures, and steri strips
- Ordering and reading of xrays and labs
- Treatment of various conditions including: strep pharyngitis, acute otitis media, acute conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic reactions, UTIs, rashes, acute bronchitis, influenza, RSV, croup, lice, etc
- Physicals for acute conditions as well as for school/sports/daycare/camp
Nurse Practitioner
Top Care Medical/MD Kids
Fort Worth, TX
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Delivered pediatric primary care to a heavy Hispanic population
- Treated both acute and wellness visits (Medicaid, private insurance, and self pay)
- Education on healthy eating habits, home safety measures, and promotion of physical activity
- Vaccine education and administration
- Referral to and collaboration to specialists
Registered Nurse
JPS Health Network
Fort Worth, TX
05.2009 - 02.2015
- Experience providing inpatient care on a busy surgical/trauma telemetry floor and outpatient care for the hospital urgent care
- Telemetry unit (May 2009 to November 2010): aided in stabilizing patients with fractures, head injuries, amputations, myocardial infarctions, blood clots, cirrhosis, severe cellulitis, electrolyte imbalance, uncontrolled diabetes, HTN crises, contagious disease conditions, cancer, suicidal attempts, etc
- Experience with various medication administration: oral, intramuscular, IV, NG/GI tube
- Administered blood transfusions
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and provided feedback to attending provider/clinicians
- Collaborated with attending provider, therapists, social worker, wound care and other health care workers for enhanced continuum of care
- Urgent Care (November 2010 to February 2015): worked as a triage nurse gathering information from patient to determine what services would be needed: ER/OB/Psych hospital referral or urgent care appropriate
- Helped care for displaced Katrina victims and refugees affected by the Ebola crisis
- Administered medications, provided wound care, obtained EKGs, drew labs, placed IVs, Dec 2014 May 2009 administered IVFs
- As UCC charge nurse: helped train new staff on policies and procedures, delegated work assignments, counseled and listened to concerns of employees, stepped-in to provide assistance to staff where needed, resolved work or patient conflict
- Participated in the CODE team: maintained composure and efficiency during rapid response situations
- Worked as a patient advocate by bringing their concerns to attending provider, administration, or other appropriate health care workers
- Maintained accurate and complete patient records
Education
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX05.2009
Skills
- Teamwork and Strong work ethic
- Medication management
- Pain management
- Weight loss management
- Telemedicine services
- Diagnostic testing
- Chronic disease management
- Inpatient care
- Women's health exams
- Health promotion
- Experienced preceptor
- Geriatric treatment
- Pediatric care
- BLS
- ACLS (will renew)
- PALS (will renew)
- IV insertion and management
Certification
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Legacy Physiatry Group
09.2023 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
FORT WORTH CONCIERGE PLUS
08.2022 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Urgent Care for Kids
11.2020 - 01.2022
Nurse Practitioner
Lakeside Physicians
03.2018 - 05.2023
Nurse Practitioner
Schmidt Medical Clinic
11.2017 - 03.2018
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Urgent Care
04.2016 - 12.2017
Nurse Practitioner
Top Care Medical/MD Kids
02.2015 - 03.2016
Registered Nurse
JPS Health Network
05.2009 - 02.2015
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas At Arlington
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