Teresa Ellis

• Assessment and development of treatment plan for adult patients experiencing a variety of GI conditions in the out-patient setting.
• Consultations for hospitalized patients in need of acute GI specialty care
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Maintain appropriate documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Communicate and collaborate with other members of the health care team and ancillary support staff

• Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Coordinate with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
• Educate patients on treatment options, medical needs, and non-medical options for treatments and therapy.
• Provide preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals, and gynecological examinations.
• Monitor patient progress and adjusted treatments accordingly.
• Educate and guided patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits to prevent chronic diseases.
• Provide preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals, and gynecological examinations.

• Provided direct patient care as part of a physician led team for post-op Surgical Oncology in-patients. Duties include physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies, prescribing medications and treatments, assessing response to treatments, and maintaining appropriate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop of comprehensive treatment plan and provide high quality, cost effective care through evidence based practice.
• Coordinated discharge care the post-op surgical oncology patient including arranging for post-hospital discharge education/instruction, follow-up care, home care or rehab services, home infusions/enteral feedings, and discharge medications.
• Performed in-patient consult evaluations.

• Performed in-patient pre-operative assessments for the Department of Anesthesiology. Collaborated with the patient's primary team with recommendations for pre-op optimization for patients undergoing surgical procedures.

• Provided Occupational Health services including post-offer exams, treatment for occupational injuries/exposures.
• Interpretation of Audiometry, and Pulmonary Function Tests performed on site
• Performed DOT Physical Exam

• Provided primary care services in an ambulatory setting
• Managed the treatment of patients with multiple chronic health conditions, minor acute illnesses, and provided health preventive services.
• Provided post-hospitalization follow- care.

• Provided primary care services and episodic care in a federally funded community health center staffed with internal medicine physician, nurse practitioners and behavioral health providers.
• Included management of patients with chronic medical conditions such as Hypertension, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and COPD. Prescribed pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, ordered and interpreted diagnostic studies, and collaborated with other health care professionals and community resources to provide comprehensive health care.
• Provided preventive health screening/exams including well-child care/immunizations and women's health exams.
• Performed minor office procedures (I&D, minor laceration repair, splinting of sprains/strains)

• Provided treatment of patients of all ages as an advance practice provider in a fast track emergency department setting in a rural hospital.
• Performed physical exams/assessments, ordering and interpreting of diagnostic studies, prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, and maintained appropriate documentation in the medical record.
• Performed minor procedures such as I&D, suturing of minor wounds, splinting, pelvic exams.

• Provided primary care services and episodic care in a federally funded community health center

• Provided primary care services and episodic care in a Rural Health/Extended-hour Urgent Care Clinic.
• Performed minor office procedures

• Provided primary care services and episodic care of minor, acute illnesses as an advanced practice provider in a hospital based Rural Health Clinic.

• Provided primary cares services and episodic care to patients of all ages in a federally funded community health center.

Full-time student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at East Tennessee State University.

• Majority of work experience in Critical Care field
• Obtained ANCC CCRN certification
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions in the ICU setting
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on disease process and management
• Precepted new nurses and students. Oriented to facility policies and procedures, standards of care, operational procedures and safety protocols