Heather Barger
Eastern WV Community & Technical College
Maysville,WV
1
Certification
28
years of professional experience
Dedicated Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner with expertise in nursing leadership, clinical operations, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Led nursing teams in optimizing workflow, managing staffing needs, and enhancing staff education. Skilled in identifying staffing gaps, improving clinical workflows, and supporting resource planning to elevate care delivery. Adaptable to remote and telehealth environments, demonstrating strong communication and solution-focused decision-making.
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
2 Years 2 Months- Provide comprehensive primary care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients with acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions.
- Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, pharmacies, hospitals, outpatient services, patients, and families to support efficient care delivery and continuity of care.
- Managed 20- 25 patients daily, ensuring timely documentation and organized clinical workflow to enhance patient experience.
- Collaborated with clinical and administrative team members to address patient care needs and workflow concerns, improving care delivery and identifying process improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with clinical and administrative team members to identify patient care needs, workflow concerns, barriers to care, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Apply quality improvement, care management, utilization review, transition-of-care, and documentation standards to support safe, efficient, and compliant patient care.
- Supported team-based care delivery through effective communication with clinical staff, providers, patients, families, and community resources, fostering collaborative patient management.
- Use Epic, MedHost, Practice Studio, Microsoft Office, Teams, Google applications, Windows systems, and telehealth platforms to support documentation, reporting, communication, and clinical workflow.
Clinical Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptor — Unpaid Position
7 Years- Mentor graduate nursing students in clinical rotations aligned with FNP competencies, licensing standards, evidence-based care, and professional practice expectations.
- Coached and guided students in clinical assessment, care planning, prioritization, documentation, communication, and management of complex patient needs to enhance their practical skills.
- Evaluated student performance and provided individualized feedback to strengthen clinical judgment, professionalism, and patient-centered care.
- Instructed on EMR use, telehealth assessment, remote patient communication, care coordination, clinical documentation, and management of acute and chronic conditions to prepare students for real-world practice.
- Led patient assessments and developed comprehensive care plans based on clinical guidelines.
- Managed chronic disease management programs to enhance patient health outcomes.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based practices in patient care.
- Mentored junior practitioners, fostering professional development and enhancing clinical skills.
Adjunct – Nursing Faculty
12 Years- Designed, delivered, and evaluated nursing curricula, clinical practicum experiences, simulation-based learning, skills training, and competency-based education for associate degree nursing students.
- Applied adult learning principles, coaching strategies, constructive feedback, simulation, case studies, and competency validation to support student development and clinical readiness.
- Directed 3 -5 Clinical Skills Laboratory operations, managing scheduling, resources, equipment, and training activities to enhance student learning experiences.
- Directed 3 - 5Clinical Skills Laboratory operations, including scheduling, resource management, equipment oversight, simulation labs, skills stations, and training activities.
- Managed lab scheduling, equipment procurement, resource utilization, and workflow needs to support efficient educational operations.
- Collaborated with academic leadership and clinical partners to ensure training activities met program outcomes and accreditation standards.
- Utilized Canvas, Blackboard, Cengage, Microsoft Office, Teams, and digital learning tools to facilitate instruction and enhance student engagement.
Family Nurse Practitioner
6 Years 9 Months- Delivered advanced clinical care for hospitalized and outpatient internal medicine patients with acute, chronic, and medically complex conditions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams, including hospitals, physicians, nursing staff, and social services, to enhance care coordination and ensure operational continuity.
- Collaborated with hospitals, physicians, nursing staff, case managers, social services, therapy services, pharmacies, outpatient teams, patients, and families to support care coordination and operational continuity.
- Managed 20 - 23 patients daily with complex patient care priorities in a fast-paced clinical environment while maintaining accurate documentation and timely communication with care teams.
- Managed complex patient care priorities in fast-paced clinical environment, ensuring accurate documentation and timely communication with care teams to optimize patient outcomes.
- Implemented quality improvement and care management initiatives, utilizing principles of utilization review and workflow improvement to enhance safety and efficiency in care delivery.
- Conducted telehealth follow-up visits, chronic disease management, acute virtual evaluations, and remote patient communication to improve access to care.
- Utilized MedHost, Epic, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and Windows-based systems for documentation, communication, reporting, care coordination, and workflow management.
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse / Nurse Manager / Case Manager / Staff Educator
22 Years- Advanced through progressively responsible nursing, leadership, staffing, education, case management, quality improvement, and operational roles within emergency, ICU, and medical-surgical settings.
- Served in nursing leadership roles for a 50 staff unit. Responsible for staff supervision, shift coordination, patient flow, resource allocation, scheduling support, and safe unit operations.
- Managed nursing assignments based on patient acuity, staff skill mix, workload demands, and coverage needs to support safe and efficient patient care.
- Directed medical-surgical unit operations including staffing of 50+ employees, scheduling, resource utilization, compliance monitoring, quality metrics, performance improvement, and team communication.
- Identified staffing gaps, workflow barriers, and resource needs, collaborating with nursing leadership and interdisciplinary teams to implement effective solutions.
- Monitored quality and productivity indicators, analyzing patient flow, readmissions, infection rates, safety events, documentation accuracy, discharge planning, and care coordination outcomes to inform improvement strategies.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives focused on patient safety, clinical documentation, workflow efficiency, readmission reduction, infection prevention, regulatory compliance, and improved patient outcomes.
- Served as a liaison between frontline nursing staff, providers, ancillary departments, case management, administration, and senior leadership to communicate needs and support operational goals.
- Fostered a supportive, team-based culture by mentoring nurses, coaching staff, resolving workflow concerns, and promoting professional development to enhance team engagement and accountability.
- Designed, implemented, and evaluated staff education programs including orientation, onboarding, continuing education, competency validation, annual skills fairs, and professional development.
- Partnered with managers, directors, and interdisciplinary leaders to identify staff education needs, improve workflow processes, and support performance improvement initiatives.
- Developed and accredited continuing education modules, clinical training resources, skills workshops, and competency tools aligned with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
- Assisted with hospital-wide transition to electronic health record systems, including development of nursing documentation forms, clinical templates, workflow tools, and staff training processes.
Education
Post-Master’s Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Skills
Staff supervision
Department management
Team management in nursing
Patient-Centered Leadership
Healthcare quality optimization
Case assessment/management
Care standards & Quality Improvement
Telehealth and Secure Virtual Care Platforms
Proficient in EMR systems/EHR management software - Epic
MedHost
PracticeStudio etc.
Clinical Charting
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Clinical expertise
Clinical education
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- West Virginia Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Certification
- ANCC Case Management Board Certification, CMGT-BC
- Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, WV Board of Nursing
- Registered Nurse, WV Board of Nursing
- BLS Provider, American Heart Association
- ACLS, American Heart Association
- PALS, American Heart Association
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Hawse Health Center
06.2024 - CurrentRead More
Clinical Family Nurse Practitioner Preceptor — Unpaid Position
Walden University
08.2019 - CurrentRead More
Family Nurse Practitioner
South Branch Hospitalist & Internal Medicine
08.2017 - 05.2024Read More
Adjunct – Nursing Faculty
Eastern WV Community & Technical College
08.2014 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse / Nurse Manager / Case Manager / Staff Educator
WVU Medicine - Grant Memorial Hospital
12.1998 - 12.2020Read More
Shepherd College
Associate of Science from Nursing
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Walden University
Master of Science in Nursing from Nursing Education
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West Virginia University
Post-Master’s Certificate from Family Nurse Practitioner
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