Jacqueline M. Towarnicki
Missoula,USA
Summary
Experienced and driven by a passion for continuous learning and professional development. Safety-conscious with a strong work ethic and the ability to adjust to different environments.
Recognized for exceptional communication and collaboration skills, enabling effective teamwork in diverse settings. Highly adept at independent problem-solving and quickly mastering new concepts to enhance overall productivity.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
APRN, SANE
First Step Providence Child Advocacy & Sexual Assault Resource Center
Missoula, MT
02.2019 - Current
- Providence Medical Group, 900 N Orange St Missoula, MT 59802
- Assume responsibility for overnight and weekend call shifts.
- Perform injury documentation using forensic photography and body diagram techniques.
- Collect trace evidence, bodily fluids, and maintain toxicology protocols.
- Ensure strict adherence to chain of custody requirements for collecting evidence.
- Conduct challenging discussions with families, delivering professional support.
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams, including law enforcement, Child and Family Services, and diverse community members.
- Frequently summoned to provide court testimony when cases proceed to trial.
APRN
Partnership Health Center / Poverello Homeless Clinic
Missoula, MT
07.2016 - Current
- Demonstrated leadership as sole medical provider at clinic on scheduled days.
- Adapted effectively to a dynamic walk-in clinic environment with unpredictable patient flow.
- Coordinated clinic operations to ensure no patient is turned away.
- Maintained efficiency by completing relevant paperwork and responding promptly to every request within allotted time.
- Elevated attention to detail when evaluating complex health issues.
Accelerated Freefall Skydiving Instructor
01.2008 - 12.2020
- Companies: Skydive Hawaii -Waialua, HI, Skydive New England - Lebanon, ME, & Meadow Peaks Skydiving - Marion, MT
- Conveyed fundamental safety protocols with clarity and precision.
- Tailored teaching methods based on varying student requirements.
- Enhanced teamwork skills by collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- Cultivated calmness and focus during high-pressure situations.
- Exited position to focus entirely on familial responsibilities.
APRN
Barton Associates
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Company Overview: Locum Tenens in Maine and Washington
- Gained insight into uninteresting work areas.
- Engaged in positions intended to be transitional.
APRN
Portland Community Health Center / Preble Street Homeless Clinic
Portland, ME
02.2014 - 10.2015
- As my first position as a medical provider working at Preble Street opened my eyes to the multitude of human experiences, variations in normal findings, and the ability to identify abnormalities.
- Enhanced my personal capability to process traumatic experiences in a healthy way.
- Departed this role after the loss of my family in Maine, and the clinic transitioning to new ownership. This clinic is now called Greater Portland Health.
Peer Leader for Chemistry Workshop, Teacher Assistant for Biochemistry Laboratory
Chaminade University of Honolulu
01.2006 - 12.2008
- Strengthened passion for sciences by mentoring students and fostering engagement.
- Demonstrated the impact of how minor adjustments can have significant downstream effects and outcomes, something that carried over into human pathology.
- Collaborated closely with faculty members in order to ensure that students are receiving the best possible education experience.
Internship Student
Joint POW/MIA Central Identification Laboratory
Pearl City, Hickham Airforce Base, HI
08.2007 - 12.2007
- Company Overview: Human remains location, recovery, and identification lab.
- Shadowed staff and learned advanced work.
- Assisted with the identification and separation of commingled skeletal remains.
- Performed data entry and recording.
Internship Student
District Nine Medical Examiner’s Office
Orlando, FL
08.2003 - 12.2003
- Collaborated effectively in team environment for body preparation and inventory of personal belongings.
- Documented bodily identifying mark, executed body evisceration, weighed organs, and assisted in brain dissections.
- Obtained toxicology fluids and ensured respectful care of remains.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Adult & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA05-2013
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science, Minor in Chemistry
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI12.2007
Associate in Arts - General Studies
Valencia Community College
Orlando, FL05.2005
Skills
- Self-Directed
- Supervision and leadership
- Flexible and adaptable
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Interpersonal communication
- Calm under pressure
- Organization
- Conflict resolution
- Quality assurance
- Computer skills
- PPE compliance
Affiliations
- Montana Nurses Association, 2024 - current
- International Association of Forensic Nursing (IAFN), 2020 - current
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), 2019 - current
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), 2013 - current
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS), 2006 - 2008
Testimony
- State of Montana vs Cody Tyler Green, opinion witness (defense), Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, 11/07/24
- State of Montana vs Jose Antonio Mosequeda, opinion witness, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, 07/30/24
- State of Montana vs Pitaskummapi David Green, fact witness, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, 04/07/22
- State of Montana vs Kevin Wesley Sandberg, fact witness, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County, 12/01/22
Certification
- IAFN Board Certified SANE-A, 05/28/21 - 12/31/27
- Montana State NUR-RN-LIC-102929, 04/15/16 - 12/31/25
- Montana State NUR-APRN-LIC-102930, 04/15/16 - 12/31/25
- AANP Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner #A0713122, 07/31/13 - 07/30/28
- NCC Board Certified Women's Health NP #FEE1-0437-9244, 08/09/13 - 09/15/25
- Buprenorphine DATA 2000 Waiver, 03/2018
- IAFN Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner Certificate Program, 03/2022
Preceptor Hours
NP students 580
Residents 185
Credentials
- MSN
- RN
- WHNP
- ANP
- SANE-A
Advanced Training
- Addiction Medicine Network Meeting, 14, Helena, MT, 05/02/24 - 05/04/24
- APRN Pharmacology Conference, 10, Helena, MT, 03/08/24 - 03/09/24
- Addiction Medicine Network Meeting, Helena, MT, 10/28/22 - 10/29/22
- International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice 11/21/22
- Suicide Safer Care in Primary Care and Case Review, 07/20/22
- First Step Case Review and Suspect Exam, 04/01/22
- Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner & Danger Assessment Training, 03/15/22
- International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice, 11/30/21
- Addiction Medicine Network Meeting, Helena, MT, 10/29/21 - 10/30/21
- American Society of Addiction Medicine 52nd Annual Conference, 04/2021
- International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice, 12/01/20
- A Multidisciplinary Collaborative Approach to IPV & Strangulation, 10/2020
- Master's Summit on Strangulation Prevention, 08/18/20 - 08/20/20
- Buises and Burns - Premi Suresh M.D., 07/24/20
- Sexually Transmitted Infections in Children - Shalon Nienow M.D., 07/06/20
- Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse - Shalon Nienow M.D., 06/29/20
- Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (PSANE) Training, 11/2019
- Advanced Course on Strangulation Prevention, 10/29/19 - 11/01/19
- SCOPE of Pain: Safe/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education, 05/2019
- American Society of Addiction Medicine 50th Annual Conference, 04/2019
- Human Trafficking, 03/2019
- Internal Medicine for Primary Care, 02/2019
- Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Examiner Course, 40, 01/2019
- Managing MDD in Rural Primary Care Setting, 1, 04/2018
- American Society of Addiction Medicine 49th Annual Conference, 04/2018
- ASAM Pain and Addiction Common Threads XIX, 8, 04/2018
- PCSS MAT Training, 02/2018
Presentations
- Strangulation evaluations at First Step (for the SANE), 12/06/24
- Strangulation: The Role of EMTs/Fire - a review with county case studies, 09/13/24 & 09/17/24
- Nurse Examination for the Non-Fatal Strangulation Patient, 04/25/24
- County Strangulation Protocol: The Role of Fire: First Responders, 03/07/22, 03/08/22, & 03/15/22
- Practice Share - Low Threshold Care, Chico, MT, 10/28/21
- Panel member for discussion: Harm Reduction & Reducing Barriers, 08/31/21
- Panel member for discussion: Stigma and Harm Reduction, Helena, MT, 10/29/21
- Importance of Emergency Medical Evaluation: Strangulation CTA Protocol, 09/07/21
- County Strangulation Protocol: The Role of EMS/Paramedics, 07/26/21
- Domestic Violence Response: Strangulation Protocol, 05/13/21 & 05/17/21
- Strangulation: The Last Warning Shot, 04/05/21, 05/10/21, & 05/13/21
- MAT for OUD in the ED Setting - Expanding and Connecting Addiction Services, 05/11/21
- Mountain Pacific Quality Health: Clinic on MAT for Alcohol Use Disorder, 05/05/21
- MAT for OUD in the ED Setting - Expanding and Connecting Addiction Services, 01/11/21
- Implementing DV & Human Trafficking Response in an Outpatient Clinic, 01/04/21
- Patient Centered Care by Reducing Stigma: Get your DATA Waiver, 11/10/20
- Intimate Partner Violence: The Need For Medical Documentation, 11/09/20
- Domestic Violence Response: Strangulation, 10/06/20 & 10/08/20
- Medical Forensic Examinations of Non-Fatal Strangulation, 04/10/20
- MAT: No One Treatment is Right for Everyone, Helena, MT, 03/01/20
- Strangulation: Community Response to Non-Lethal Strangulation, 02/20/20
- Strangulation 101: For Primary Care Providers, 02/18/20
Accomplishments
2020 Health Care Professional of The Year
10/9/2020 - Missoula County Domestic Violence Awareness Awards
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
APRN, SANE
First Step Providence Child Advocacy & Sexual Assault Resource Center
02.2019 - Current
APRN
Partnership Health Center / Poverello Homeless Clinic
07.2016 - Current
APRN
Barton Associates
10.2015 - 06.2016
APRN
Portland Community Health Center / Preble Street Homeless Clinic
02.2014 - 10.2015
Accelerated Freefall Skydiving Instructor
01.2008 - 12.2020
Internship Student
Joint POW/MIA Central Identification Laboratory
08.2007 - 12.2007
Peer Leader for Chemistry Workshop, Teacher Assistant for Biochemistry Laboratory
Chaminade University of Honolulu
01.2006 - 12.2008
Internship Student
District Nine Medical Examiner’s Office
08.2003 - 12.2003
- IAFN Board Certified SANE-A, 05/28/21 - 12/31/27
- Montana State NUR-RN-LIC-102929, 04/15/16 - 12/31/25
- Montana State NUR-APRN-LIC-102930, 04/15/16 - 12/31/25
- AANP Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner #A0713122, 07/31/13 - 07/30/28
- NCC Board Certified Women's Health NP #FEE1-0437-9244, 08/09/13 - 09/15/25
- Buprenorphine DATA 2000 Waiver, 03/2018
- IAFN Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner Certificate Program, 03/2022
Master of Science - Nursing, Adult & Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science, Minor in Chemistry
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Associate in Arts - General Studies
Valencia Community College
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