JUSTIN HUTCHINS
Yuma
Summary
Compassionate and highly skilled professional with extensive experience providing exemplary patient care in fast-paced healthcare environments. Proficient in assessing, managing critical cases, demonstrating expertise in trauma response and acute care. Possesses in-depth knowledge of emergency protocols, advanced life support, and comprehensive patient assessments. Proven track record of maintaining composure under pressure, collaborating seamlessly with interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ED Lead APP
Envision Physicians Services
10.2024 - Current
- Served as a key liaison between frontline APP staff and administrative leadership, ensuring alignment of clinical operations with corporate goals and APP interests.
- Recruited and onboarded new graduate APPs, providing direct mentorship and hands-on clinical training to support transition into the emergency medicine role.
- Led and supported APP professional development, fostering a collaborative work environment and improving staff retention and engagement.
- Participated in leadership conferences and engaged in corporate communication platforms to stay informed on system-wide initiatives, contributing to policy feedback and implementation strategies.
- Actively contributed to workflow improvement and scheduling optimization within a high-acuity emergency department setting.
Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
- Triage and Medical screening: Effectively triage patient in a high-volume, 80,000 visit-per-year ED, ensuring timely and accurate medical screening, facilitating throughput, and capturing revenue.
- Acute Care Delivery: Provide Comprehensive care in both high and low acuity settings, including managing emergency situations in a Level 4 trauma center with dedicated cardiac catheter, cardiovascular surgery, acute tele-stroke, and acute trauma surgery.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2016 - 03.2023
- Supervised 80+ bed multi-disciplined emergency department coordinating patient movement and facilitating emergency department flow, performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses, teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
Clinical Rotations
Yuma Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Family Medicine: Provided comprehensive care to patients across all life stages, addressing both acute illnesses and general wellness. This role involved preventive medicine, managing chronic conditions, and promoting health education for a diverse patient population from pediatric to geriatric.
- Transitional Care: Transitional care provides focus on patients recently discharged from acute care settings. Specialized in thorough assessments and developing tailored care plans, aimed at preventing hospital readmissions by guiding patients through the complexities of post-acute care and ensuring continuity of care.
- Observation RDU unit: Medical management of observation level patients such as medications, disposition status, and admissions.
- Intensive care unit: Intensive care level management including medications and skills including central line insertion, arterial line insertion, and intubation.
- Emergency department: Emergency level management to include triaging and prioritization, pharmacological decision making, safe patient disposition, and skills including suturing, intubation, central line, arterial lines, incision & drainage, and lumbar puncture.
Emergency Department Technician
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2012 - 10.2016
- Administered first aid treatment and life support to care for sick or injured individuals, assisted with resuscitation, CPR and emergency airway procedures, applied orthopedic devices like traction and OCL splints.
Education
Family Nurse Practitioner -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ03.2024
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2022
BSN Nursing - undefined
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ10.2019
ADN Nursing - undefined
Arizona Western College
01.2016
Skills
- Clinical proficiency developed through advanced skills training in: Arterial line placement, Central venous catheter placement, Endotracheal intubation, Chest tube insertion
- Strong foundation in trauma response, emergency nursing, and critical care management
- Thrives in high-pressure, fast-paced environments; maintains focus and composure under stress
- Eager and adaptive learner; committed to continuous clinical and professional development
- Effective team player with leadership experience in APP onboarding, training, and workflow integration
Affiliations
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Certification
- CEN - Certified Emergency Nurse ID#7015114
- AZ/CA Licensed registered nurse Dual Certified and licensed AG-ACNP and FNP
- Advanced Trauma Life Support: 2028
- ACLS: 2026
- PALS: 2026
- BLS: 2026
- Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified (AGACNP-BC)
- Family Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified (FNP-BC)
Timeline
ED Lead APP
Envision Physicians Services
10.2024 - Current
Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Rotations
Yuma Regional Medical Center
01.2021 - 10.2022
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2016 - 03.2023
Emergency Department Technician
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2012 - 10.2016
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - undefined
Grand Canyon University
BSN Nursing - undefined
Grand Canyon University
ADN Nursing - undefined
Arizona Western College
Family Nurse Practitioner -
Grand Canyon University
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
- EM Rap Podcast
- UptoDate CEU Credits
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)