Sophia Shard
Las Vegas
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience at Patients Choice Primary Care, excelling in chronic disease management and preventive care. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration and effective care coordination. Skilled in EMR documentation and patient education, ensuring high-quality care delivery and adherence to quality measures.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
Patients Choice Primary Care
Las Vegas
07.2025 - Current
- Deliver comprehensive in-home and clinic-based primary care for adult and geriatric patients, including Medicare Annual Wellness Visits.
- Manage daily clinical operations: labs, imaging results, prescriptions, and patient communications.
- Develop personalized treatment and preventive care plans in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Diagnose, prescribe, and oversee chronic disease management.
FNP Triage Shift Lead
OPTUM
05.2020 - 06.2025
- Led triage for adult and pediatric patients, providing clinical assessment and care coordination.
- Managed high-volume clinical operations including medication refills, lab results, and specialist referrals.
- Utilized evidence-based protocols to detect patient condition changes early and prevent hospital readmissions.
- Trained and mentored nursing staff in clinical workflows and quality standards.
- Remote
RN Case Manager
Advantage Care Physicians
New York
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Coordinated care for complex patients, securing prior authorizations, arranging home health services, and managing discharge plans.
- New York, NY
RN - Emergency, Cardiac Observation, Critical Care
Multiple Facilities
01.2007 - 01.2019
- Delivered high-acuity patient care, including telemetry, IV therapy, ventilator support, and wound care.
- Managed central/PICC lines, dialysis patients, and discharge instructions for post-hospital recovery.
- NJ & NY
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
ChicagoBachelor of Science in Nursing -
Excelsior College
Albany, NYSkills
- Medicare annual wellness visits
- Preventive care
- Geriatric and adult primary care
- Chronic disease management
- Evidence-based diagnosis and treatment
- Medication management
- Prior authorizations
- Patient education and health literacy
- Care coordination
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- EMR fluency and clinical documentation
- Quality measures, STAR, and HEDIS
- Medical coding
Certification
- APRN, FNP, NY, NJ, NV, MN, CO
- Registered Nurse, Active Multistate License
- BLS & ACLS Certified
References
Available upon request.
Licenses
Licensed Nurse Practitioner, NY, NJ, NV, MN, CO
Credentials
MSN, APRN, FNP
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
Patients Choice Primary Care
07.2025 - Current
FNP Triage Shift Lead
OPTUM
05.2020 - 06.2025
RN Case Manager
Advantage Care Physicians
05.2019 - 05.2020
RN - Emergency, Cardiac Observation, Critical Care
Multiple Facilities
01.2007 - 01.2019
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Chamberlain University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Excelsior College