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Jocelyn Adams

Lubbock ,TX

Summary

Highly skilled and board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with advanced expertise in burn and wound management, patient assessment, and disease prevention. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, collaboration, and comprehensive care delivery. Dedicated to providing focused, patient-centered care and continuously advancing clinical knowledge in wound treatment technologies.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Family Nurse Practitioner – Burn/Wound

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
01.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Surgery Department
  • Perform comprehensive health assessments, diagnosis, and treatment across the lifespan
  • Interpret laboratory results, wound cultures, and pathology reports to develop accurate diagnoses and individualized treatment plans
  • Independently create and implement wound care plans for complex acute and chronic wounds
  • Manage advanced wound cases involving STSG, allografts, ReCell, Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix, and Epicell
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for optimal wound healing and patient recovery
  • Educate patients and families on wound care techniques, infection prevention, and potential complications
  • Surgery Department

Trauma/Surgical ICU RN

University Medical Center
01.2018 - 12.2023
  • Provided critical care for post-surgical and trauma patients in a Level I Trauma Center
  • Monitored hemodynamics, administered vasoactive and inotropic drugs, managed CRRT
  • Precepted ICU new graduate nurses and facilitated ongoing critical care training

Nurse Technician – MICU

University Medical Center
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • Assisted with ADLs, mobility, and delegated nursing care under RN supervision

Patient Service Specialist

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
02.2011 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Surgery Dept.
  • Scheduled patients, managed referrals, and verified medical insurance
  • Surgery Dept.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX
08.2023

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Cum Laude

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
12.2018

Associate Degree in Nursing -

South Plains College
Levelland, TX
12.2017

Skills

  • Advanced wound management
  • Debridement
  • Split-thickness skin grafting
  • Synthetic grafts
  • Wound VAC
  • Negative pressure therapy
  • CRRT management
  • Hemodynamic monitoring
  • Trauma resuscitation
  • Lab interpretation
  • Culture interpretation
  • Pathology interpretation
  • Patient education
  • Discharge planning

Certification

  • AANP Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, 09/23
  • Texas Board of Nursing – RN Licensure, 01/18
  • CRRT Certified, 2019
  • Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN), 10/19
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), 2018
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), 2018
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 05/24
  • Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS), 03/24

Affiliations

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), 01/25 - Present
  • American Burn Life Support (ABLS), 03/24 - Present

Professional References

  • Robyn Richmond, M.D, Associate Professor of Surgery – Trauma Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, (806) 743-2373, (972) 987-9616, robyn.richmond@ttuhsc.com
  • Amanda Venable, DNP, CCRN, Department Director – Trauma/Burn ICU, University Medical Center, (806) 775-8575, (806) 241-0362, amanda.venable@umchealthsystem.com
  • Janice Sweetman, APRN, PMHNP-BC, APRN at StarCare – Lubbock, (806) 438-4288, janicesweetman@att.net

Clinical Skills And Competencies

  • Advanced wound management & debridement
  • Split-thickness skin grafting & synthetic grafts
  • Wound VAC & negative pressure therapy
  • CRRT management
  • Hemodynamic monitoring & trauma resuscitation
  • Lab, culture, and pathology interpretation
  • Patient education & discharge planning

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Family Nurse Practitioner – Burn/Wound

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
01.2024 - Current

Trauma/Surgical ICU RN

University Medical Center
01.2018 - 12.2023

Nurse Technician – MICU

University Medical Center
05.2017 - 01.2018

Patient Service Specialist

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
02.2011 - 01.2014

Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner

University of Texas At Arlington

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Cum Laude

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Associate Degree in Nursing -

South Plains College

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