Kerry Santa Lucia
Hurst,TX
Summary
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner currently working in nephrology with 10 years critical care experience as RN and APRN. Assess, diagnose, and manage complex cases with excellent collaboration of care in various settings including inpatient and outpatient. Identify motivating factors and personalized approach to optimize the patient/provider partnership. Demonstrate and foster impactful leadership and care.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Dallas Nephrology Associates
DFW, TX
09.2025 - Current
- Assess, diagnose, and manage renal patients including dialysis dependent ESRD.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients to optimize outcomes.
- Educate patients on treatment options, dietary restrictions, and medication management including dialysis and ACP.
ICU Nurse Practitioner
Dallas Pulmonary and Critical Care/ Exceed
01.2023 - 09.2025
- ICU consultation, management, and collaboration
- Invasive procedures and advanced cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
- End of life and palliative care discussion and management
Registered Nurse- ICU float pool
Texas Health Resources- Central Staffing Office
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Critically ill patient care and management with advanced modalities
- Rapid identification of deterioration and emergent intervention
- ICU float to all THR wholly owned entities and THR HEB Dialysis unit
Registered Nurse- Division float pool
Medical City Critical Care Division Resource Float
01.2019 - 01.2019
- Critical care assessment and monitoring in Level 1 trauma, post operative, and complex acute and chronically ill patients
- Effective interdisciplinary communication and daily rounding
- HCA East Division float pool for ICU
Administrator | Asst Director of Nursing | Case Manager
Highland Hollow Home Health
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Manage and oversee all personnel, operations, compliance, and organizational structure/committees and business affiliations
- Create, implement, and evaluate care plans, education, and coordinate multidisciplinary care including concierge medicine
- Ensure employee and agency state/federal compliance and quality assurance & initiatives
Registered Nurse- ICU float pool
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Complex critical care and management of acute/chronically ill, highly uninsured patient population
- Identification and intervention in patient deterioration/improvement
- Effective communication among varying levels of education and compliance, unique dynamics, and cultural attributes
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
01-2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas A&M University
01-2018
Associates - Nursing
El Centro College
01-2015
Diploma - Spanish Language & Culture
University of Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain01-2009
Skills
- Assessment, diagnosis, management of patients in variety of setting with varying acuity, invasive procedures, inpatient and outpatient setting
- EMR documentation (Epic, Cerner, Acumen, Rounder, etc)
- Implementation and management of advanced modalities
- Collaboration of care
Certification
- AGACNP-BC, ANCC
- APRN- CNP
- Registered Nurse
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Emergency Neuro Life Support (ENLS)
- ACLS | BLS
Timeline
Nephrology Nurse Practitioner
Dallas Nephrology Associates
09.2025 - Current
ICU Nurse Practitioner
Dallas Pulmonary and Critical Care/ Exceed
01.2023 - 09.2025
Registered Nurse- ICU float pool
Texas Health Resources- Central Staffing Office
01.2019 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse- Division float pool
Medical City Critical Care Division Resource Float
01.2019 - 01.2019
Administrator | Asst Director of Nursing | Case Manager
Highland Hollow Home Health
01.2017 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse- ICU float pool
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2019
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas A&M University
Associates - Nursing
El Centro College
Diploma - Spanish Language & Culture
University of Salamanca