Jamie Birge, FNP-C
Nesbit,MS
Summary
Healthcare professional with strong foundation in family medicine, well-versed in delivering patient-centered care across diverse populations. Known for collaborative teamwork and achieving consistently positive patient outcomes. Adept at adapting to evolving healthcare needs, with skills in diagnostic testing and patient education.
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
I wish to continue my current position as a family nurse practitioner within a community that offers opportunity for professional growth and stimulation of promoting leadership skills in healthcare to promote positive outcome for patients by manages chronic and acute diseases.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center
Batesville, USA
10.2015 - Current
- To help patients manage acute and chronic illnesses
- Promoted health maintenance and disease prevention through patient education and counseling on lifestyle modifications.
- The job duties include diagnosing illnesses and conditions, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, conducting physical examinations, providing counseling, and prescribing medications from childhood to adulthood lifespans
- Elected to Co-chair and as a provider champion for selected committees and projects including with performance improvement, telehealth medicine, and ECW superuser
- Educate staff on procedure and policy changes that affects quality improvements
- Collaborate with other leaders for preparedness of site visits with JACHO and HRSA
- Review and update policies compared to new guidelines and standards nationally with our leadership team
- Work closely with our data analysis team to close open gaps in healthcare, develop templates, and implement new workflows to achieve the highest quality of patient care
- Performing Annual Wellness Visits
- Identify challenges that can hinders engagement from patients to maintain communications, to address social determinants of health, and to increase health educate.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to concerns.
- Decreased hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge education and follow-up care coordination.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis, USA
01.2013 - 10.2015
- Collaborating with physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistant to ensure concurrent modifications of clinical documentation that promotes compliance through coding and billing required with ICD-9/ICD-10
- Conduct follow-up reviews of pending queries to ensure that clarification of medical terminology is recorded within the medical record prior to discharge
- Education of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician’s assistant to ensure consistency/ specificity of data captured to capitalize on the patient’s severity of illness and risk of mortality
- Maintaining a collaborative working relationship among diverse professional groups associated within the CDI, quality, coding, and HIM department
- Review of disease process, diagnostic findings, and of what documentation might be missing in the medical record to improve patient outcomes, data quality, and accurate reimbursement.
Registered Nurse
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Memphis, USA
02.2010 - 01.2013
- Nursing patients back to health within an acute setting focusing on Cardiology
- The RN works with the patient and families, therapists, case managers, pharmacists, social workers, and physicians as an advocate for the patient and their family
- Report findings, updating daily care plans, perform assessments, accurate documentation, administer meds, perform wound care, and provide appropriate education to what is necessary depending on the patient’s diagnosis
- In addition, I have also been assigned to the nurse in charge of the cardiac floor and Step down IMU to assure adequate staffing, provide guidance to floor staff, and communicating with hospital supervisors for positive patient care and troubleshooting issues or concerns
- Periodically, I would staff on other floors such as med-surgical, gynecologist, and orthopedic to improve staffing and provide positive outcome based on the acuity ratio of patients
- Participation with identifying barriers effecting discharge planning or extension of the length of stay with daily huddles with care managers
- Frequent monitoring of CMS requirements upon admission and discharges of patients tp practice routinely
- Perform teach back program and education to utilized daily in patient care
Registered Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
Memphis, USA
03.2009 - 02.2010
- Nursing patients back to health that are not ready to be discharged home alone or with their primary caregivers. Aid in admitting new patients and discharge patients home.
- Provide care to patients that are not sick enough to be in an acute setting but are too weak. These patients have high potential for rehab after a traumatic injury or serious illness
- The RN is required to work with the patient and families, therapy staff, case managers, pharmacists, and physicians as an advocate for patient care.
- The RN report findings, updating weekly care plans, perform assessments, administer meds, perform wound care, and educate what is necessary depending on their diagnosis. Also attend weekly huddles with each specialist involved in the patients care team.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
- In addition, the RN is also responsible for charging the floor, admissions, assisting LPNs, and aid rehab techs to promote safe outcomes for patients.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
Licensed Practical Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
Memphis, USA
06.2004 - 03.2009
- Nursing patients back to health that is not ready to be discharged home
- The patients are not sick enough to be in an acute setting but are too weak and have potential for rehab after a traumatic injury or serious illness
- The LPN is required to work with the patient and families, therapy, case managers, pharmacists, and physicians as an advocator
- The LPN report findings set up a plan of care to estimate an expected discharge date, administer meds, perform wound care, and educate the patient based upon what is necessary depending on their diagnosis
- Delegation of task to medical assistance was utilized daily
- Attend weekly huddles with all care team members to aid in promoting positive outcome for pt.
Licensed Practical Nurse
UT Medical Group
Memphis, USA
10.2006 - 05.2007
- Organization of schedules with physicians and interns associate with the UT Medical School of Science that provided care for non-pregnant females within a clinical setting
- Organization of schedules for physicians and interns of UT Medical School of Science that provided care for pregnant females for a low or high-risk OB clinic setting
- The LPN also provides 1:1 assist with physicians in a clinical setting once a week for evaluations of acute problems and physicals provided with annual check-ups for women
- Keeping track of lab results, medication refills, ultrasound results, and referral of consults via electronic medical record keeping
- Call in prescriptions to treat patients of acute and chronic diseases
- Keep updates of chart for physician review for chart accuracy and to address patient problems/ concerns.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Mentored new nursing staff to enhance professional development opportunities within the team dynamic.
- Facilitated efficient communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care across settings.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Desoto Healthcare
Southaven, USA
11.2003 - 06.2004
- Nursing geriatric patients for a skilled-rehab facility that was unable to be cared for by their caregivers
- Patients had the option to have long-term or short-term stay within the facility
- LPN is responsible for the administration of medication and wound care issued on a routine basis
- The LPN and medical director rounded monthly and discussed any status changes of patients
- Lab and diagnostic testing was provided when abnormalities occurred throughout monthly collections
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure continuous quality improvement in patient care delivery.
- Monitored patient health conditions to report changes to assigned physician.
Education
Master of Science - FNP Program
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2015
Bachelor of Science - RN To BSN
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN12.2012
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR12.2008
Certificate - Licensed Practical Nurse
Northwest MS Community College
Senatobia, MS07.2003
Associate Degree - Business Administration
Northwest MS Community College
Senatobia, MS12.1997
High School Diploma -
North Panola High School
Sardis, MS05.1995
Skills
- Certified ACLS/ BLS
- FNP certification through AANP
- MS board of nurses certified for APRN
- DEA Licensed
- Multicultural setting experience
- Leadership skills
- Clinical decision making skills
- Team building skills
- Clinical documentation improvement skills
- ICD-10 skills
- Presentation skills
- EHR management software skills
- Interprofessional collaboration skills
- Performance improvement committee
- Chronic disease management services
- Telehealth services skills
- Family planning services
- HIV management
- Policy and procedure advocacy skills
- Quality assurance experience
Accomplishments
My accomplishments as a nurse practitioner is working directly with patients to bring comprehensive perspective and clinical expertise in diagnosing and treating acute and chronic health conditions with adding emphasis on disease prevention and health management of all ages through health screenings. Achieving accuracy and completed documentation promotes efficiency with closing gaps in healthcare.
References
Available Upon Request
Relevantexperience
- ACLS/BLS
- FNP certification through AANP
- License of certified nurse practitioner through MS-BON and TN-BON
- DEA Licensed
- Experienced with working in a multicultural setting in family practice
- Exhibits leadership skills and profound attention to details
- Provide strong work ethics and team building skills
- Skilled with Clinical Documentation Improvement through the use of ICD-9/ICD-10 training
- Electronic Medical Record knowledgeable/savvy
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal communication, and presentation skills
- Provider champion for Performance Improvement Committee
Certification
- National Provider Identifier(NPI)- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- BLS/ACLS Certification
- MS Driver's License
- AANP FNP Certification 8/2015
- MS BON ACNP Certification 8/2015
- MS BON RN Certification 1/2010
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center
10.2015 - Current
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
01.2013 - 10.2015
Registered Nurse
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
02.2010 - 01.2013
Registered Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
03.2009 - 02.2010
Licensed Practical Nurse
UT Medical Group
10.2006 - 05.2007
Licensed Practical Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2004 - 03.2009
Licensed Practical Nurse
Desoto Healthcare
11.2003 - 06.2004
Certificate - Licensed Practical Nurse
Northwest MS Community College
Associate Degree - Business Administration
Northwest MS Community College
Master of Science - FNP Program
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - RN To BSN
Christian Brothers University
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Arkansas State University
High School Diploma -
North Panola High School