GLORIA WILLIAMS
Brookshire,TX
Summary
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 3+ years of experience delivering compassionate care to patients. Provide holistic care with empathy to a diverse group of patients as an FNP, to provide the opportunity to educate patients and their families to improve health and prevent illness. Acts as patient advocate to achieve best possible outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Signify Health
06.2020 - Current
- Conduct in-home assessments on health plan members
- Strong knowledge of various chronic medical conditions along with the associated routine lab monitoring, diagnostic, and treatment options as well as commonly prescribed medications for those conditions
- Provide direct care to patients
- Ability to quickly develop rapport and establish positive working relationships with members, nursing home facility staff, PCPs, specialty providers and professional colleagues
- Understand and be able to apply principles of Care Management and individualized care planning
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment and adapt well to frequent change
- Strong critical thinking skills, strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize
- Experience working with complex adult populations
- Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management
- Formulate a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge, judgment and current findings
- Communicate gaps in care to member’s PCP
- Identify urgent and emergent situations for proper intervention
- Educate members on topics related to health conditions and promotion
- Performs medical histories on patients and completes necessary paperwork on them
- Carry out orders authorize by the patient’s physician
- Compliance with all HIPAA regulations and maintain security of protected health information (PHI).
Registered Nurse - Staff Nurse - Med/surg Unit
Atrium Medical Center
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Admitted, assessed, and provided nursing care to patients according to hospital policies
- Received direction from physicians and exercise supervision over designated staff
- Conducted intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives for comprehensive histories
- Prepared and administered medications and educated patients and their families about treatment procedures
- Educated patients and their families on disease processes and management
- Maintained accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, laboratory results according to protocol, while ensuring patient confidentiality
- Updated patient care plan according to their changing needs
- Applied professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of patients.
Administrator/Director of Nursing/Field Nurse
Dynamic Care Health Services
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Developed, maintained, and implemented nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing practice, company’s philosophy, and operational policies while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
- Responsible for ensuring high levels of employee and patient’s satisfaction
- Prepared and coordinated staff education programs and staff meeting in areas requiring review and development
- Arranged for in-service education, as appropriate
- Directed the negotiation of contracts and arrangement for provision of services; monitored performance related to terms of such agreements
- Chaired professional advisory committee, prepared agenda items and minutes, developed and implemented performance improvement plan, to include quality assurance activities and performance improvement initiatives
- Participated in budget development for the nursing department, and for medical, nursing, and central supplies
- Implemented processes and systems to comply with Medicare and state regulations
- Prepared and coordinated staff education program and staff meeting
- Assured that home health agency staff document patient’s care as specified by policy in accordance with Medicare and state guideline
- Managed the day-to-day activities of the agency
- Prepared staff for inspection surveys
- Made home visits, supervised the nursing staff, and oversaw patient care.
Registered Nurse - Charge Psych Nurse
Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
04.2013 - 01.2015
- Received direction from the Director of Behavioral Health, or the Psychiatrist, and exercised supervision over designated staff
- Provided professional nursing care to emotionally disturbed and/or mentally ill patients for Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
- Conducted intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather comprehensive case histories
- Planned and provided nursing care for patients
- Provided nursing care to patients with Dual Diagnoses including treatment for specific substances abuse; and provided guidance on the medical, nursing, and social service aspects for treatment for specific substances
- Prepared and administered medications including psychotropic drugs
- Documented progress notes
- Assumed the role of a facilitator in group therapy to enhanced patients' awareness
- Maintained accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, laboratory results according to protocol, while ensuring patient confidentiality
- Applied professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients.
Registered Nurse
Westpark Spring Hospital
12.2011 - 04.2013
- Provided professional nursing care to emotionally disturbed and/or mentally ill patients for Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
- Conducted intake assessments through interviews with patients and relatives to gather comprehensive case histories
- Planned and provided nursing care for patients
- Provided nursing care to patients with Dual Diagnoses including treatment for specific substances abuse; and provided guidance on the medical, nursing, and social service aspects for treatment for specific substances
- Prepared and administered medications including psychotropic drugs
- Documented progress notes
- Maintained accurate records and documentation of patient treatments, laboratory results according to protocol, while ensuring patient confidentiality
- Applied professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients.
Field Nurse/Alt Administrator/Alt Director of Nursing
Empire Home Health, Inc
07.2011 - 12.2012
- In the absence of the Administrator/Director of Nursing, managed the daily activities of the agency
- Implemented processes and systems to comply with Medicare and state regulations
- Prepared and coordinated staff education program and staff meeting
- Assured that home health agency staff document patient’s care as specified by policy in accordance with Medicare and state guideline
- In the absence of the Administrator/DON, managed the day-to-day activities of the agency
- Helps the Administrator prepare staff for inspection surveys
- Performed home visits, directed clinical operations, and supervised clinicians.
Registered Nurse - Staff Nurse
Health South Hospital
07.2010 - 08.2011
- Supervised and delegated duties to LPNs and nursing aides
- Monitoring and reporting of any change in patient’s condition to physician
- Teaching and Education of patients on their prescribed treatment plan
- Skilled nursing care which included Intravenous administration, tracheostomy management, wound care management, and tube feeding
- Consult and Coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan and implement and evaluate patients care plan
- Monitoring and assessing patient’s daily progress of disease management
- Prepared, administered, and record prescribed medication
- Initiated corrective action whenever patient displays abnormal symptomatology
- Initiated patient education as prescribed by physician
- Responded to life-saving situations based on nursing protocol
- Participated in admission and discharge planning
- Provided nursing care to patients according to hospital policies
- Interacted with patients and families to understand their needs and developed individualized plan of care
- Updated patient’s care plan according to their changing needs
- Completed patient documentations and address patient queries and concerns promptly
- Provided treatments to patients as per physician’s orders
- Educated patients and their families about treatment plans and procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA05.2010
Skills
- Documentation
- Diagnostic Screenings
- Preventive Care
- Clinical Care Standards
- Lab result evaluation
- Patient Communication
- Physical assessments
- Patient Education
Certification
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, OR, 2025
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, TX, 2025
- FNP-C, AANP, 2024
- Registered Nurse, Oregon, 2025
- Registered Nurse, Texas, 2025
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Current
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Current
Accomplishments
- Honors society, Dean’s List from Houston Community. 2004
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Grambling State University. 2010
Professional Organization
AANP, 2018-Present
References
Available upon request
Hobbies and Interests
I enjoy reading, cooking, and travelling.
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Signify Health
06.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse - Staff Nurse - Med/surg Unit
Atrium Medical Center
07.2018 - 06.2020
Administrator/Director of Nursing/Field Nurse
Dynamic Care Health Services
01.2015 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse - Charge Psych Nurse
Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
04.2013 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse
Westpark Spring Hospital
12.2011 - 04.2013
Field Nurse/Alt Administrator/Alt Director of Nursing
Empire Home Health, Inc
07.2011 - 12.2012
Registered Nurse - Staff Nurse
Health South Hospital
07.2010 - 08.2011
Master of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grambling State University