Keri De Los Reyes, FNP-C, PMGT-BC
Pocatello,ID
Summary
Compassionate professional dedicated to providing high-quality patient care. Skilled in clinical assessment and complex patient management, with strong communication and problem-solving abilities. Committed to improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare services.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4025
4025
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
V19 CRH Telepain Nurse Practitioner
Department of Veterans Affairs
Salt Lake City, Utah
01.2024 - Current
- Manage chronic pain cases, most of which that have failed on previous interventions. These are usually cases that are complicated by multiple pain diagnoses. These cases are almost always compounded by multiple mental health diagnoses and years of emotional and psychosocial distress from their chronic pain.
- Expert in evaluating the Veteran with chronic pain using the biopsychosocial approach.
- Consultant on chronic pain management to staff from various specialties (primary care, psychology, social work, nursing, psychiatry, etc.). Part of this role includes determining appropriateness of referrals and guiding patient management on pain consultation.
- Diagnose acute and chronic conditions, and facilitate treatment plans based on those diagnoses.
- Reviewing, ordering and interpreting relevant diagnostics, including laboratory data, imaging, exam findings.
- Completing pain and functional assessments, comprehensive mental health assessments and social assessments.
- Ordering and utilizing multi modality consults appropriately to ensure patients are getting the resources that are appropriate to their individual chronic pain needs.
- Provide empathetic and responsive communication to promote patient satisfaction. Utilize motivational interviewing to engage Veterans.
- Developed and created the documentation template for the V19 CRH Telepain program to ensure it encompasses the critical components of comprehensive pain management.
- Formatted the electronic consult for the V19 CRH Telepain program.
- Collaborate within a multidisciplinary pain management team, including a pain Physical Therapist, Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Pharmacists, Registered Nurse and Social Work.
- Assist in staff training and education to share knowledge and expertise.
Primary Care Provider and Women's Health Champion
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pocatello, Idaho
06.2014 - 01.2024
- Family Nurse Practitioner, providing primary care for the complex Veteran population with a focus on disease prevention and management, mental health care, and chronic pain management with a patient centered approach.
- Managed a panel of 800 patients for nearly ten years, while managing a PACT team composed of a medical support assistant, an LPN and an RN.
- Used the advanced nursing degree to provide safe and effective prescribing for an array of disease processes including chronic pain.
- Women’s health champion for the Pocatello Clinic, serving female veterans for their reproductive, female specific preventative screening including performing pap smears, pelvic exams, clinical breast examinations and ordering a variety of screening diagnostics such as breast ultrasounds, pelvic ultrasound and mammograms.
- Educating patients on, and prescribing contraception. Working in collaboration with OB/GYN teams to provide competent prenatal care. Treating, counseling and developing therapeutic relationships with female Veterans who have suffered from military sexual trauma.
- Former leader and point of contact for environment of care monthly rounds. Performed EOC rounds and addressed all safety concerns, contact with property management company to insure timely response to any EOC issues.
- Former interim management over the Pocatello VA clinic, managing 50 employees of various backgrounds including physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, RNs, LPNs, clerks, mental health staff and telehealth technicians in conjunction with the leadership triad from October of 2017 through April 2018.
- Effectively utilized CPRS and Vista Imaging Display and Joint Legacy Viewer electronic health record systems. Proficient in Essentris and Paragon charting systems. Proficient in VA Video Connect (telehealth). Proficient in CareLink EMR sharing systems.
- Skilled in providing safe and effective pain management based on CDC guidelines.
Float Pool Registered Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
Pocatello, Idaho
12.2013 - 05.2014
- Registered Nurse, caring for patients on the total joint unit, medical/surgical unit, ICU, behavioral health unit.
- Using critical thinking skills to evaluate a variety of complex patients in various care settings.
- Providing safe and effective medication administration·
- Providing and evaluating pain management·
- Interpreting and analyzing lab work and implementing nursing care based on lab results.
- Providing thorough and accurate documentation on Paragon charting systems.
- Educating patients and their families on a continuum through their surgical stay, intensive care transitions, and behavioral unit admissions.
- Working effectively amongst various health care team members to promote a positive, safe, and cohesive environment.
Total Joint Center Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
Pocatello, Idaho
05.2012 - 12.2013
- Registered Nurse, caring for post-surgical total joint patients, including total hip arthroplasty patients, total knee arthroplasty patients, and total shoulder arthroplasty patients.
- Functioned as the unit's Charge Nurse overseeing the day to day patient assignments. Delegated tasks to various staff to ensure smooth workflow. Ensured adherence to hospital policies and procedures by the nursing staff members, leading the team of nurses for better patient management.
- Used critical thinking skills to evaluate post total joint surgical patients for post procedure complications·
- Providing safe and effective medication administration·
- Providing and evaluating pain management·
- Interpreting and analyzing lab work and implementing nursing care based on lab results·
- Providing thorough and accurate documentation on Paragon charting systems.
- Educating patients and their families on a continuum through their surgical experience·
- Working effectively amongst various health care team members to promote a positive, safe, and cohesive environment.
Medical and Surgical Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
Pocatello, Idaho
06.2010 - 05.2012
- Registered Nurse providing quality and compassionate care to pre and post-surgical patients.
- Safe and effective medication administration.
- Interpreting and analyzing lab work and implementing nursing care based on these lab results.
- Monitoring patient’s conditions post-surgical procedures and implementing nursing care based on nursing observations.
- Providing thorough and accurate documentation on Paragon charting systems.
- Educating patients and their families on a continuum through their peri-operative experience.
- Working effectively amongst various health care team members to promote a positive, safe, and cohesive environment.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Idaho State University
Pocatello, IDBachelor of Science - Nursing
Idaho State University
PocatelloSkills
- Chronic pain assessment and diagnosis
- Individual treatment plans
- Medical team collaboration
- Virtual appointments
- Interpersonal communication
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Crisis management
- Motivational interviewing (MI)
Certification
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Board Certification in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), certification # F0614458, initially granted June, 2014.
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Board Certification in Pain Management (PMGT-BC), certification #2024066162, initially granted in November, 2024.
Accomplishments
- Preceptor for the ISU Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner students working in the VA Nurse Practitioner (NP) Student Training Program from August 2018 through May 2019, and August 2019 to 2023.
- Granted Idaho State’s “Preceptor of the Year” award in 2018.
- Served as a leader on the APRN Committee Board for VISN 19.
Specialty training
- Pain Week, National Conference September 2024
- September 2023 Women’s health mini residency, for certification as Women’s Health Champion, Salt Lake City VAMC
- August 2017 Women’s health mini residency, for certification as Women’s Health Champion, Salt Lake City VAMC
- Pain Week, Salt Lake City Pain Management Training June 2016
- Musculoskeletal Mini Residency program Salt Lake City VAMC May 2016
Timeline
V19 CRH Telepain Nurse Practitioner
Department of Veterans Affairs
01.2024 - Current
Primary Care Provider and Women's Health Champion
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2014 - 01.2024
Float Pool Registered Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
12.2013 - 05.2014
Total Joint Center Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
05.2012 - 12.2013
Medical and Surgical Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
06.2010 - 05.2012
Master of Science - Nursing
Idaho State University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Idaho State University
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