Heather D'Amico

Board certified nurse practitioner with experience in primary care, home health, and education. Inpatient hospital experience as certified preceptor to graduate nurses on a busy Medical/Surgical unit. Self motivated, driven, detail oriented, and organized with friendly demeanor.

• Beaches Internal Medicine, 07/01/23, Present
• University of North Florida, 01/01/23, 05/01/23, Adjunct professor with nursing students in clinical rotation.

• Family Practice – Dr. Sarfaraz Dhanji, Baptist Primary Care, Jacksonville Beach, 358
• Family Practice Dr. Vicki Prince, Ascension Primary Care, Jacksonville, FL, 124

• Perform routine or annual physical examinations.
• Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Diagnose and treat acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances, such as food, supplements, over the counter medications, or herbal supplements.
• Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
• Prescribe medication dosages, routes, and frequencies, based on characteristics as age and gender.
• Schedule follow up visits to monitor patients and evaluate health or illness care.
• Order medical treatment plans.
• Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

• Registered Nurse, Med Surge – Baptist Beaches Health Care, 02/01/17, Present, Direct patient care Assessed need for, ordered, obtained, and interpreted appropriate lab tests. Manage IV drip medication such as antibiotics, insulin, Lasix, Ativan, and fluids. Chronic patient care in med-surgical unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment form medication to wound care. Assisted with pain management and compassionate weans. Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care. Ensure HIPPA compliance by using 4-digit code to give patient information and keeping patient information safe.
• Home health care, Home Instead, Individual patient care Help with ADLs, bathing, dressing, day to day tasks, monitoring vital signs and mental condition, wound care.

• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner, 11017365, 12/01/21
• Registered Nurse, 9450464, 01/01/17
• Basic Life Support (BLS), 10/01/21