Melissa Ashley
Rainsville,AL
Summary
Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 26 years of experience in general family practice, urgent care, primary care, occupational health and OB/GYN. Working in a leadership role. Adept at Urgent care skills. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with excellent communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Medical Asset Group, LLC
Albertville, AL
02.2018 - Current
- Occupational Medicine Lead Provider.
- Working closely with companies to assist with pre-hire, annual physicals and OSHA requirements.
- Provided care for work related injuries including complex suturing, wound debridement , simple fracture care, splinting, foreign body removal including eye and ear and injury prevention.
- Preformed DOT physicals on daily basis
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
- Provided quality patient care and maintenance of rooms to properly comply safety, health and organizational regulations and federal, state and local rules.
- Appropriately diagnosed and treated variety of diseases and injuries through careful questioning and assessment of patient symptoms.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
Nurse Practitioner
Delta Locums
Brewton, AL
12.2016 - 12.2017
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- 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.
Nurse Practitioner
ABC Hospice
Rainsville, AL
06.2016 - 11.2016
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals for the care of terminally ill patients.
- Educated patients and families on treatment options, medical needs and non-medical options for treatments.
- Performed patient physicals and compared and contrasted results with hospice eligibility, re-certification and stage of illness
- Educated patients and caregivers on benefits and associated with their hospice care.
Nurse Practitioner
Holifield Clinic
Demopolis, AL
07.2012 - 06.2016
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating and educating all ages of clinic patients, newborn to geriatric.
- Patient population consisting of rural health patients. Working with larger health care facility to provide best care possible.
- Working to provide patient care for obstetric and gynecology.
- Performing office procedures such as complex suturing, removal of skin lesions, and foreign bodies.
- Adhered to hospital procedures, policies and protocols to support patient safety.
- Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.
Lead Nurse Practitioner
Taylor Internal Medicine
Selma, AL
07.2011 - 06.2012
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating and educating clinic patients. Treating a patient population which consisted mostly of rural health patients.
- Seeing 25-35 patients a day.
- Working with newborns to geriatric patients.
- Performing office procedures from complex to suturing, removal of skin lesions, and foreign bodies.
- Interpretation of all urine drug screens.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
Nurse Practitioner
G.I. Associates Of West Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
06.2009 - 07.2011
- Evaluation of new consultations for a gastrointestinal hospital practice.
- Preforming extensive physical exams and history’s on the hospital patients.
- Working with multidisciplinary healthcare providers/physicians.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fitz-Gerald And Perret Clinic
Demopolis, AL
12.1996 - 05.2009
- Assessing, diagnosing, treating and educating clinic patients.
- Patient population consisted mostly rural health patients.
- Treating 20 - 40 patients a day.
- Providing patient care, newborns to geriatric.
- Performing office procedures such as complex to advanced sutures, removal of skin lesions, and foreign bodies.
- Working closely with a completely certified ultra sound department covering cardiovascular, abdominal gynecological and obstetrics.
- Performing coloposcopy and cryosurgery with physician over site.
- Assessing and treating minor emergencies in the clinic and hospital emergency department .
- Hospital rounds including general medical surgical, labor and delivery, nursery and postpartum.
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama At Huntsville
Huntsville, AL12.1996
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Huntsville
Huntsville, AL06.1992
Associate of Science - Mathematics, General Science
Northeast Alabama Community College
Rainsville, AL1988
Skills
- Individualized Care Plans
- Disease Prevention Education
- Punch Biopsies
- Complex Suturing
- Foreign Body Removal
- Physical Examinations
- Medication Prescribing
- Diagnostic Test Ordering
- Women's Health Exams
- Medical Imaging
- Diagnostic Screenings
- Urgent Care
- Family Health
- Breast Examinations and Education
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the American Veterans Scholarship for Nursing
- Recipient of the Alabama State Nurses' Association Scholarship
- Recipient of the Native American New Echota Tribe Scholarship
- Member of Sigma Theta Tau, scholastic nursing
- Precepted greater than 20 successful nurse practitioners.
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Member of the North Alabama Nurse Practitioners Association
Certification
- Licensed DOT Medical Examiner - 10 years
- BLS Current Certification
Timeline
Senior Nurse Practitioner
Medical Asset Group, LLC
02.2018 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Delta Locums
12.2016 - 12.2017
Nurse Practitioner
ABC Hospice
06.2016 - 11.2016
Nurse Practitioner
Holifield Clinic
07.2012 - 06.2016
Lead Nurse Practitioner
Taylor Internal Medicine
07.2011 - 06.2012
Nurse Practitioner
G.I. Associates Of West Alabama
06.2009 - 07.2011
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fitz-Gerald And Perret Clinic
12.1996 - 05.2009
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Alabama At Huntsville
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Huntsville
Associate of Science - Mathematics, General Science
Northeast Alabama Community College
- Licensed DOT Medical Examiner - 10 years
- BLS Current Certification
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