Joanne Johnston
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
After 30 years of serving the New Mexico community by providing healthcare to New Mexico families, my goal is to become a Certified educator. I aspire to meet the needs of students to create assessments and deliver a focused plan of learning for positive outcomes in their learning and skills development.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Healthcare
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Performed intake evaluation of employee health.
- Evaluated work injuries and illness.
- Educated and directed the patients' course of care with timely follow-up, assessments with tele visits, and subsequent reports to their employer and compensation agency.
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Healthcare Service
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Provided direct care, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of work-related injuries to employees of Presbyterian Medical Center
- Played an integral role in relying on diagnostic differential, imaging, referrals, occupational medicine, and physical therapy services to immediately treat extent of illness
- Proactively followed-up with patient via tele-visits and in-person appointments, while delivering reports to employer and compensation agency.
Nurse Practitioner
Rio Grande Family Medicine
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Performed sports physicals, Medicare wellness exams, long-term care exams, medication management, prevention counseling to individuals with acute and chronic illnesses
- Developed plan of care for chronic health conditions including, hypertension, diabetes, renal insufficiency, and mental health difficulties
- Reputation for stabilizing acute care needs, by referring patients to specialists, interpreting lab and imaging results, and providing ongoing health education for patients and families.
Nurse Practitioner
Job Corp Albuquerque
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Assisted instructors and students in understanding the impact of healthcare on future goals.
- Health care and education services focused for age 16 to 25 year old young adults entering the residential setting with their focus for continued education and trade skills.
- Delivered exceptional health care services to young adults in the skilled trades industry, by performing intake physicals and counseling, administering medications, and diagnosing and evaluating illness, asthma, anxiety, depression, hypertension, metabolic syndromes, substance abuse, acute orthopedic, and trade injuries.
Nurse Practitioner
Davita Medical Group / Optum
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Performed continuity of care for both acute chronic disease management, with same-day services for adults
- Instrumental in educating patients and their families on preventative medicine, healthy lifestyle choices, medication oversight
- On-going wellness counseling, and screenings
- Medicare Wellness visits.
Nurse Practitioner
UNMH
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Effectively provided community-serviced health care needs to adolescents, adults, and seniors, by managing chronic and acute diseases, devising plan-of-care, and assessing for referral to specialist
- Including additional roles as a Primary Care Provider, to lead same day walk-in clinic and staff nurses’ supervision with care functions.
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Medical Group
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Coordinated comprehensive health care services to patients of all ages with acute and chronic issues, by creating initial health assessments, interpreting, and evaluating lab, pharmacology, and imaging results, and communicating with medical practitioner on complex health concerns.
Education
Masters in Nursing -
University of Phoenix
Salem, OR10.2012
Adult Nurse Practitioner -
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO01.1985
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA01.1981
Skills
- Conveying information to students regarding their diagnosis, managing their healthcare needs, and achieving their healthcare goals
- Instructing patients both one on one and in groups regarding prevention and management of such ailments as diabetes, hypertension, and sexual health
- Communicating complex information in an understandable manner
Certification
- Controlled Substance Certification, New Mexico Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 2022
- Controlled Substance Registered PMP, Board of Pharmacy New Mexico, 2002
- Chronic Pain Management with Prescription Monitoring Program, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 2022
- First Aid / BLS / CPR Certified, 2023
- ANCC Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, 0083956, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2025
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Oregon Board of Nursing, 2023
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association, 2023
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2020, 2022
- University of New Mexico Nurse Practitioner College of Nursing, 2016, 2019
Core Expertise
- EHR & EPIC
- Diagnostic Testing
- Medical Histories
- Lab Interpretation
- Imaging Ordering
- Wellness Promotion
- Dynamic Leadership
- Pharmaceuticals & Therapeutics
- CPT Coding
- HIPAA compliance
- Cultural Diversity
- Community Resources
- Review of Treatment Plans
- Clinical Documentation
- Problem Resolution
- Acute & Chronic Disease Management
Basketball, Gardening, HAM radio
Senior Women's Basketball
Gardening to amend soil and provide chemical free vegetables
Technician License application available for learning Emergency Services
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Healthcare
02.2022 - 06.2022
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Healthcare Service
01.2022 - 06.2022
Nurse Practitioner
Rio Grande Family Medicine
01.2020 - 01.2022
Nurse Practitioner
Job Corp Albuquerque
01.2018 - 01.2020
Nurse Practitioner
Davita Medical Group / Optum
01.2018 - 01.2019
Nurse Practitioner
UNMH
01.2016 - 01.2018
Nurse Practitioner
Presbyterian Medical Group
01.2014 - 01.2016
Masters in Nursing -
University of Phoenix
Adult Nurse Practitioner -
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
George Mason University
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