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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Volunteering
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James F. Lawrence

James F. Lawrence

Nurse Practitioner
Myrtle Beach,SC

Summary

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Dedicated, highly skilled nursing professional with extensive experience as an Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, leader, and educator with more than 15 years\' experience. Purposeful employment has included a comprehensive variety of clinical settings to enhance delivery of care. Areas of work have included: outpatient primary care, internal medicine, family medicine, hospice and palliative care, pain management, rehabilitation care, wellness care, weight management care, and aesthetics care. Possesses comprehensive knowledge of compliance documentation standards, Medicare Part A regulations, CMS regulations, and HIPAA protocols. Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals to establish, assess, and modify plans of care; ensures continuity and consistency of care. Regarded by clients, colleagues, and members of the health care community for expertise in field. Possesses high degree of professionalism, and unwavering commitment to treating all individuals with compassion, dignity, and respect.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Founder/Nurse Practitioner/President

AGEING SUCCESSFULLY, LLC, Practitioner Consulting Company
Brookhaven, GA
06.2013 - Current
Salary: $105,000 annually/40 hours per week Various short-term, 1099 contracted positions consisting of educational and clinical positions that have included primary care settings, internal medicine settings, pain management settings, home-based care settings, hospice and palliative care settings, rehabilitation settings, acute care/inpatient care settings, and long-term care settings.

Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER
DECATUR, GA
05.2011 - 06.2013
  • Salary: $106,000 annually/40 hours per week Nursing Supervisor: Dr.
  • Robin Gale (321) 360-9183 and Physician Supervisor: Dr.
    • Amarish Kapasi (404) 321-6111 Provided medical care on the Geriatrics and Extended Care Service line in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and in Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Some of the job responsibilities included: managing care for acute and chronic conditions; performing the initial admitting assessment and follow-up assessment; ordering, performing, and interpreting laboratory and radiology tests within scope of professional practice, developing a comprehensive medical plan reflective of the patient\'s condition and lab tests, preparing and maintaining accurate patient records, charts, and documents to support medical practice and reimbursement for services provided.

    • Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

    GUARDIAN HOSPICE (part-time)
    ATLANTA, GA
    09.2010 - 05.2012
    Salary: $100 per visit/15-20 hours per week Some of the job responsibilities included: obtaining and documenting adequate history and physical assessments on patients and then developing a medical care plan in collaboration with other interdisciplinary team members; communicating with the attending physician on any significant medical changes; providing physical, emotional, and spiritual care support to the patient, caregiver, and nursing staff; preventing unwarranted hospitalizations through developing proactive design program for the nursing and medical staff; designing new staff development and educational programs for the nursing staff; assisting the Clinical Director and the Medical Director in developing and implementing quality improvement plan for the site; collaborating with the Clinical Director in monitoring proper utilization of palliative and hospice resources.

    Family Nurse Practitioner

    SEXTON INTERNAL MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS
    AUSTELL, GA
    01.2010 - 04.2011
    Salary: $90,000 annually/40 hours per week Supervisor: Rhonda Baldwin (678) 986-3450 Provided primary, rehabilitative, hospice, and palliative medical care to adults and older adults in long-term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, inpatient sub-acute units, Assisted Living facilities, and office clinic settings.
  • Performed inpatient and outpatient palliative care patient and family evaluation, assisted with diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic health conditions, prescribed medications as within scope of professional practice, provided training and education to nursing staff on various adult and geriatric related medical topics.

    • Assistant Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine

    Mercer University
    Macon, GA
    06.2009 - 12.2009
  • Salary: $90,000 annually Supervisor: Dr.
    • Richard Ackerman (478) 633-5553 Provided primary, acute, and palliative care to adult and geriatric patients in the inpatient setting of Medical Center of Central Georgia Hospital (MCCGH), long-term and short-term stay of patients and residents at Pruitthealth Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, home care setting in numerous patients\' homes and several Assisted Living and Senior Community Living facilities in Macon, Georgia.
  • Some of the responsibilities included: Performing the admitting physical assessment; developing and implementing a medical care plan; initiating and interpreting labs; making appropriate referrals, providing training and continuing education for medical students, residents, and medical staff in hospital, nursing homes, and Assisted Living facilities on medical topics relating to adult and geriatric care, and evaluating all MCCGH inpatient palliative care referrals while on call in the hospital.

    • Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Adviser/Senior Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

    UNITED HEALTHCARE, Davinci Court
    ATLANTA, Norcross, GA
    01.1999 - 04.2009
    Salary:$110,000 annually/40 hours per week Supervisor: Solange Marcel (478) 974-8774 Provided primary care, acute care, hospice, and palliative care to adult and geriatric patients in long-term care and community settings.
  • Some of the job responsibilities included: Provided on-going medical management for acute/episodic and chronic medical states to adults and older adults; performed initial and monthly physical assessments; initiated and interpreted labs; performed monthly collaborative medical rounds with the primary care physician.
  • Was the senior palliative care Nurse Practitioner for United Healthcare Georgia and implemented its first palliative care program in Georgia.
  • Provided ongoing training and continuing education to United Healthcare nurse practitioners and physicians in palliative care medicine at all levels.

    • Gerontological Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Consultant(per diem)

    FLORENCE CONVALESCENT CENTER AND GREENLEFE ADULT DAY CARE
    FLORENCE, SC
    08.1999 - Current
    Provides on-going services in an advanced clinical consulting capacity. Scope of the responsibility includes expert practitioner, educator/teacher, care management, consultant, nurse researcher, and nurse leader.

    Education

    Doctor of Philosophy - Nursing Research and Theory

    MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    2006

    Master of Science - Adult and Elder Health

    EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Atlanta, GA
    1998

    Bachelor of Science - Nursing

    SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
    South Orange, NJ
    1996

    Educational Specialist - Leadership and Administration

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Columbia, S.C.
    1990

    Master of Education - Education

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Columbia, S.C.
    1989

    Bachelor of Arts - Education with emphasis in Science and Foreign Language

    WOFFORD COLLEGE
    Spartanburg, S.C.
    1988

    Skills

    • Self-motivated
    • Strong verbal communication
    • Extremely organized
    • Team leadership
    • Client assessment and analysis
    • Process implementation
    • Staff development
    Team PlayerFlexible

    Certification

    Nurse Practitioner Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center (# 0336313) Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Licensure, Georgia (License # RN134018), South Carolina (License # 69481), and Texas (License # RN910566 AP133438).

    Accomplishments

    Selected Career Appointment, Achievements, and Awards
    Journal Reviewer for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2016; Editorial Advisory Board for Nursing Forum, 2016; President Barack Obama\'s Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging, Washington, D.C., 2015; Re-elected State President, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Association, Atlanta, GA, 2015-2016; Governor Nathan Deal\'s Special Interests Group on the state of primary healthcare in Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2015; Advisory Board, Sambria Pharmaceuticals International, 2014; Honorable Mention Award, Atlanta VAMC Fall Research Festival, Decatur, GA, 2013; State President, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Association, Atlanta, GA, 2013-2015;
    National Advanced Practice Nurses Award for Excellence in Geriatric Education, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Las Vegas, NV, 2012; Nursing Hall of Fame Inductee, Seton Hall University College of Nursing, West Orange, NJ, 2012; State Nurse Practitioner of the Year, The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Orlando, FL, 2012 and 2009;
    Board of Directors, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Pitman, NJ, 2009-2011; National Community Service Award, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, Savannah, GA, 2009;
    American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Fellow Inductee, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Nashville, TN, 2009; National Clinical Excellence Award, National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners, St. Louis, MO, 2008; Chairperson, Content Expert Panel Committee in Gerontology, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, MD, 2007-2011; Board of Directors, Grenlefe Assisted Living and Adult Day Care Inc., Florence, SC, 2007-present; White House Delegate to United States and People\'s Republic of China International Aging Conference, Beijing, China, 2007; State Representative, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Washington, DC, 2006-2008;
    Governor George Perdue\'s Healthcare Advisory Council, Atlanta, GA, 2006-2010; Presidential George W. Bush\'s Advisory Committee on Aging, Washington, DC, 2006-2008;

    Volunteering

    Volunteering & Causes

    American Association of Nurse Practitioners; United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia; American Red Cross; American Nurses Credentialing Center; Atlanta Humane Society; The Atlanta Ballet; The Goethe Institute of Atlanta; Emory University School of Nursing Alumni Association; Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; Human Rights Campaign; All Saints Episcopal Church; Project Open Hand

    Timeline

    Founder/Nurse Practitioner/President

    AGEING SUCCESSFULLY, LLC, Practitioner Consulting Company
    06.2013 - Current

    Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

    ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER
    05.2011 - 06.2013

    Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

    GUARDIAN HOSPICE (part-time)
    09.2010 - 05.2012

    Family Nurse Practitioner

    SEXTON INTERNAL MEDICINE AND GERIATRICS
    01.2010 - 04.2011

    Assistant Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine

    Mercer University
    06.2009 - 12.2009

    Gerontological Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Consultant(per diem)

    FLORENCE CONVALESCENT CENTER AND GREENLEFE ADULT DAY CARE
    08.1999 - Current

    Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Adviser/Senior Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner

    UNITED HEALTHCARE, Davinci Court
    01.1999 - 04.2009

    Doctor of Philosophy - Nursing Research and Theory

    MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    Master of Science - Adult and Elder Health

    EMORY UNIVERSITY

    Bachelor of Science - Nursing

    SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

    Educational Specialist - Leadership and Administration

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    Master of Education - Education

    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

    Bachelor of Arts - Education with emphasis in Science and Foreign Language

    WOFFORD COLLEGE

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