Felicia Ellis
Douglas,GA
Summary
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner with expertise in GYN Women’s Health issues. Strong desire to focus on preventative care and health education. Worked with Southeast Health District for over 34 years. Very competent and responsible Nurse/Nurse Practitioner and has always followed all protocols and guidelines defined by scope of practice. Works well with fellow co-workers and manages client’s care to best of ability.
Empathetic Nurse focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 34 years of experience in diagnosing, evaluating, and treating acute and chronic gynecological and sexually transmitted infection conditions through physical examinations and testing. Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Dr Mahendra Amin, OB/GYN
Douglas, Georgia
02.2016 - Current
Part Time
- Perform 4-8 Colposcopies, biopsy, endocervical curettage, and endometrial biopsies per day
- Perform 4-6 Cryo Ablations per day.
- Initiate and monitor all forms of birth control - to include IUD removal and insertion; Nexplanon insertion and removal.
- Provided comprehensive gynecological care, including screenings and routine examinations.
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
SEHD
SEHD - Waycross, GA
01.1992 - 02.2026
- Provided comprehensive gynecological and sexually transmitted infection care, including screenings and routine examinations treatments and referrals
- Educated patients on reproductive health, family planning, sexually transmitted infection, prenatal care options and disease prevention.
- Diagnosed and treated various gynecological and sexually transmitted disease conditions, promoting overall health for patients.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Trained 2-3 new nurses and/or nurse practitioners (different days) each month over the course of many years to be able to function independently in women's health and sexually transmitted infection - trained 100+.
Education
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified; Women’s’ Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA09.1997
Associate of Science - Nursing
South Georgia College
Douglas, GA06.1991
Skills
- Serves family planning and sexually transmitted infection clients – Initiates and monitors all forms of birth control – to include IUD insertion and removal; Nexplanon insertion and removal; Performs physical exams and diagnostic testing, treatment and counseling; Breast and Pelvic exams and referrals Perform follow-up on abnormal diagnostic test to include abnormal pap smears, biopsies, mammograms and breast biopsies, and sexually transmitted diseases
- proficient in microscope for gynecological and sexually transmitted infection diagnosing
- Train new nurses; experienced preceptor
- Perform peer reviews on nurses throughout 16 counties
- Manages two Colposcopy clinics; performs Colposcopy, biopsy, ECC, and Endometrial Biopsy/reviews and manages biopsy results - Certified Proficient
- Patient education
- Lab result evaluation
- Health promotion/Preventive care
- Records review
- Sound judgment
- Administering medication
- Clinical decision making
- Time management
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Electronic health records
Accomplishments
-Primary Nurse Practitioner for 5 county health departments; and assist RN’s with problem focused, gynecological and STI issues that RN’s are not allowed to manage per protocol.
-Perform peer reviews and chart reviews on RNs and nurse practitioners throughout 16 counties to help maintain SEHD Scope of Practice.
-Trained new nurses and nurse practitioners for SEHD in women's health and sexually transmitted Infection.
Managed two Colposcopy clinics; performs Colposcopy, biopsy, ECC, and endometrial biopsy. Trained one Colposcopist and in process of training another Nurse Practitioner in colposcopy at Doctor Amin's office.
Certification
- Colposcopy For Advanced Practice completed at Emory University
- ASCCP Member
Timeline
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Dr Mahendra Amin, OB/GYN
02.2016 - Current
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
SEHD
01.1992 - 02.2026
Associate of Science - Nursing
South Georgia College
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified; Women’s’ Health
Emory University