Nisha Kotecha
Cary,NC
Summary
Double board-certified Nurse Practitioner in Family Medicine and Psychiatric-Mental Health with over 15 years of demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, leadership, management, and communication. My experience spans a broad range of specialties, with extensive hands-on care in urgent care and primary care settings. I bring a strong foundation in provider relations, risk management, and strategic problem-solving, with a detail-oriented approach to planning and execution.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
NuTrans Health/Carolina Counseling Services
Raleigh, NC
06.2025 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive psychiatric evaluations to assess patient needs and develop tailored treatment plans.
- Managed medication management protocols, ensuring adherence and monitoring for side effects.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and optimize therapeutic outcomes.
- Provided individual and group therapy sessions, fostering supportive environments for mental health improvement.
Nurse Practioner
Locum Tenens
01.2023 - Current
- Work autonomously to assess, diagnose, and treat a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses, accidents, and injuries for all ages in person and telehealth
- Recognize possible life threatening complaints/illnesses, stabilize, and set up for transfer to appropriate ED setting
- Perform urgent care procedures including suturing, splinting, I/D, wound care, perform and order diagnostic tests, interpret labs and xrays
- Provide preventative care including screenings, wellness exams, and appropriate referrals
- Prescribe and manage pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic for a wide variety of disorders and illnesses
- Practice in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes
Nurse Practitioner
Indy Care Hillsborough
Hillsborough, NC
08.2019 - 05.2024
- Provide care for all ages including preventative, wellness checks, and acute care
- Perform urgent care procedures, order diagnostics, labs, and interpret xrays
- Screen, interview, and onboard new advanced practice providers
- Providing ongoing training and mentoring of all clinical staff
Lead Nurse Practioner
Dispatch Health
Durham, NC
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Provide high acuity urgent care in mobile setting
- Preform urgent care procedures, EKG, phlebotomy, IVs, order diagnostic tests/labs, xray
- Recruitment, training, scheduling and day-to-day management of Advanced Practice Providers
- Evaluating readiness for solo clinical practice
- Prepare and anticipate for market expansion with market manager
- Reviewing budgets and finances
- Auditing charts for safety and appropriate practice and providing feedback
- Developing agendas and conducting monthly clinical staff
- Addressing staff HR issues and patient complaints
- Providing mentoring and guidance for clinical staff
- Refine and perfect provider work-flows
- Provider evaluations, annual reviews
- Improving efficiencies based on KPIs
- Optimize coding/billing
Adjunct Nursing Professor
ECPI University
Raleigh, NC
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Plan, organize, and deliver nursing instruction in didactic, laboratory and/or classroom settings to promote student success
- Supervise, evaluate and mentor students in the lab and clinical settings
- Support and promote the college and departmental missions centered on excellence in teaching and learning through quality instruction, curriculum enhancement, and service
Family Nurse Practioner
Advance Community Health
Raleigh, NC
11.2018 - 07.2021
- Provide care for all ages in primarily uninsured, under served, and homeless populations
- Coordinate care with other providers appropriately and assists in seeing patients for other providers when necessary
- Order and follow-up on routine health maintenance: PAPs, mammograms, colon screen, developmental delays, etc
- Collaborate with peers and other disciplines to ensure highest quality of care
Nurse Practioner
Locum Tenens
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Work independently in a variety of settings including primary care, occupational health, urgent care
- Perform urgent care procedures, order diagnostics, labs, interpret xrays, prescribe medications
- Provide care for all ages including preventative, wellness checks, and sick visits
- Work collaboratively with management to identify potential hazards and find solutions to prevent and reduce them
- Develop and manage training programs to promote workplace health and safety
- Implement initiatives to optimize health of employees such as health fairs, employee health screenings, vaccination drives, and reward programs
- Ensure that federal, state, local laws and regulations are being followed.
Family Nurse Practioner
Triangle Family Care
Cary, NC
10.2013 - 10.2015
- Provide direct and comprehensive primary, preventive and therapeutic medical care to individuals across the lifespan with chronic and acute conditions
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs
- Provide patient education and support for managing chronic health problems and lifestyle changes
- Work independently and as part of a team with other medical disciplines
- Perform minor procedures such as suturing, punch biopsy, shave biopsy, wart/cyst removal.
Education
Post Masters Certificate - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12-2024
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practioner
Duke University
Durham, NC09-2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI05-2008
Skills
- Acute and Chronic Care
- Clinical Operations
- Leadership Abilities
- Telehealth
- Mental Health
- Compliance
- Electronic Health Record
- Resource Utilization
- Recruiting and Contracting
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practioner
- American Nurses Credentialing Center-Family Nurse Practitioner
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-Medical Examiner Certification (DOT)
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
NuTrans Health/Carolina Counseling Services
06.2025 - Current
Nurse Practioner
Locum Tenens
01.2023 - Current
Adjunct Nursing Professor
ECPI University
01.2022 - 12.2022
Lead Nurse Practioner
Dispatch Health
07.2021 - 01.2023
Nurse Practitioner
Indy Care Hillsborough
08.2019 - 05.2024
Family Nurse Practioner
Advance Community Health
11.2018 - 07.2021
Nurse Practioner
Locum Tenens
01.2016 - 01.2019
Family Nurse Practioner
Triangle Family Care
10.2013 - 10.2015
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practioner
Duke University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Post Masters Certificate - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Liberty University