Lacie Harris
Kilgore,TX
Summary
Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner seeking a career with United HealthGroup. Experienced in internal medicine, family medicine, home health, hospice, managed care organizations, utilization management, compliance auditing, fraud, waste, abuse, protective services, CPC and procedural coding. Up to date with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid compliance. Oversight of HR tickler reviews for annual and onboarding occupational health needs.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
The Cameron Clinic
09.2024 - Current
- Part time internal medicine practitioner managing approximately 14 patients face to face daily in addition to messages, lab review, certifications.
- Handled complex cases involving multiple comorbidities effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.
- Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Utilized evidence-based and holistic approaches to care in family practice settings.
- Managed acute and chronic illnesses, developing personalized treatment plans that addressed patients'' unique needs.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pallicare of East Texas
01.2024 - Current
- Handled complex cases involving multiple comorbidities effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.
- Performed comprehensive physical assessments, accurately diagnosing conditions, and determining appropriate interventions.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Home based care targeting specific disease management to include cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, mental health, pain management, infectious disease, and more.
- Competent decision making skills on when to provide care versus when to refer to specialty.
Family Nurse Practitioner/Executive Director
Concho Hearts Hospice of Kilgore
05.2022 - Current
- Oversight of all day to day management of Hospice branch
- Education and execution of policies/procedures required by CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, other.
- Building of internal hospice infrastructure of employees necessary for patient care
- Balance of expenses for branch- regained negative revenue to positive revenue within one year of management.
- Upon initiation of branch, successful case manager on call 24/7 for patient needs for one year.
- Timely documentation and submission of visits for payment.
- Chart audits for review of necessary documentation of disease process/prognosis
- Frequent communication with stakeholders, medical director(s), pharmacies, medical equipment, family, caregivers, facility staff.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Optum Housecalls
04.2022 - 05.2023
- Community based nurse practitioner for managed care organization
- Utilization review of high risk exacerbation patients in chronic disease management
- Education on disease progression, medication, DME.
- Medicare annual wellness visits for primary and secondary screenings
- Monitoring of A1C, diabetic eye exam, wounds, PVD screening in home.
- Collaboration with PCP on gaps of care/potential for increased care needs in the PCP settings.
- Referrals within Optum/UHC for individual plan management such as WellMed, Provider services.
- Timely documentation of visits submission for billing.
- Correction of documentation reviewed for resubmission.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Regional Clinics Family Medicine
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Management of 20 or more patients daily from ages two and up.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
Compliance Auditor/Family Nurse Practitioner
Natchitoches Outpatient Clinic
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Verified adherence to all internal operations for OMC.
- Analyzed all audit results and resolved all compliance issues.
- Completed audit papers by thoroughly documenting audit tests and findings.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with established medical records to provide proper diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Coordinated referrals for specialty services and additional care.
- Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
- Teamed with physicians to provide comprehensive patient care, referrals and high-risk management strategies.
- Educated patients on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Registered Nurse
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN08.2019
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX12.2010
Skills
- Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner/Provider (PT)
- Palliative Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner/Provider (PRN)
- Hospice Nurse Practitioner Provider/Executive Director (PT)
- Proficient in disease management to include cardiac, pulmonary, diabetes, home health, hospice, post hospital admission assessments/needs, direct admission to hospital/ER
- Greater than 13 years as a Registered Nurse
- Greater than 8 years in Case Management (home health, hospice, MCO management)
- Familiar with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid policies/reporting
- Executive Director role for a start up/successful Hospice Branch of Texas
- Proficient in EMR systems, Microsoft Office, Typing, Emails
- Experienced in motivational interviews by patient centered approach integrated with evidenced based medicine
Accomplishments
Advanced practice registered nurse with fourteen total years of experience in a variety of healthcare settings including managed care organizations, home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, internal medicine, family medicine, inpatient hospital settings. APRN foundation in internal/family medicine, home based palliative care, end of life/hospice care. Successful start up of hospice branch from 2022 to current. Successful completion of documentation audits following appropriate policies/procedures for financial reimbursement. Five star Google ratings across the board as a family nurse practitioner providing patient centered care/motivational interviewing with evidenced based practice. Use of case management techniques and resources to assure patient centered care is achievable and realistic per individual case. Realistic practitioner that understands culture, diversity, social economic status of each individual case. Received the Student Excellence Aware of Cohort as Family Nurse Practitioner Student from the University of Texas at Tyler upon graduation. Inpatient experience in palliative care with TMF Tyler Texas as well as UT Health Tyler under medical director of TPC.
Affiliations
- Texas Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Piney Woods Association of Nurse Practitioners
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Texas, active without restrictions
- Successful completion of AANP
- Board certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- Active DEA
- Active Prescriptive Authority
- Compact RN license (multistate)
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
The Cameron Clinic
09.2024 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Pallicare of East Texas
01.2024 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner/Executive Director
Concho Hearts Hospice of Kilgore
05.2022 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Optum Housecalls
04.2022 - 05.2023
Family Nurse Practitioner
Regional Clinics Family Medicine
12.2021 - 11.2022
Compliance Auditor/Family Nurse Practitioner
Natchitoches Outpatient Clinic
08.2021 - 11.2021
Master of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Texas At Tyler
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Registered Nurse
Capella University
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Kilgore College
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