I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and live in the Bastrop area. I have a long and much loved career in providing care to individuals struggling with addiction. I am active in the recovery community and also take a 12 step approach to recovery to incarcerated women at the Glynn County Detention Center.
I am a committee member for the development of a Bastrop Department of Public Health and I am often asked to speak on health related matters with the Head Start Program of Texas.
Responsible for recertification for services in the Hospice population. Provide oversight for end of life care and coordination of services.
Primary care in diverse population, providing care to uninsured and under insured community members.
Evaluation and diagnosis to improve and maintain mental wellness through medication management and therapy. Utilized and incorporated modalities of care that required coordination of services through specialty referrals, and provided individualized treatment regimes which required data base input. i.e. Clozapine and injectable opioid antagonist inpatient and outpatient programs.
This position also included inpatient medication management, psychotherapy services and oversight of mental health medications in a treatment center for men in Smithville, Texas.
Credentialed for outpatient and hospital privileges. Held security clearances for providing medical care to officers of the Medical Corp and Native Americans. Responsible for fast track, chronic and emergency care. Certified to provide Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATL) due to remoteness of practice location on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
Provide primary care for long term residents which included developmental delay programs and treatment centers. Performed psychiatric evaluations and provided medication Management. Participated as a clinical research associate in the Medical College of Georgia Genome Project with a large population of patients with schizophrenia.
Primary care for pediatrics and adults. Hospital privileges.
Developed out patient opioid addiction withdrawal protocols. Developed twelve step based recovery programs for outpatient treatment of addicted individuals. Performed primary care services for participants of out patient program. Provided medical management and psychotherapy in an out patient setting.
Proficient in the acute and ongoing care of the individual entering treatment centers for substance abuse and alcoholism
Experienced in providing primary care to the adult population