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Yxarittzza I. Garza

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Board-certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with over four years of clinical experience in primary care. Committed to providing compassionate and high-quality comprehensive care to pediatric patients and their families.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Cumberland Pediatrics | Southside Medical Center
05.2022 - Current
  • Deliver comprehensive care to a diverse pediatric population, including health assessments and management of acute and chronic conditions
  • Manage a daily caseload of 16-20 patients and families
  • Educate patients and families on preventative health, wellness, and disease management
  • Collaborate with physicians and nurse practitioners to develop and implement personalized treatment plans
  • Manage after-hours phone calls monthly, assessing patient's symptoms and providing parents interventions and education

Registered Nurse

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
09.2016 - 10.2025
  • Delivered quality care to pediatric patients on night shift, including conducting assessments, monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and providing education
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement personalized care plans
  • Oversaw unit as a charge nurse and precepted new graduate/hired nurses and nursing students for 6 years
  • Cross-trained on a hematology-oncology unit for 6 months during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Worked on various units including General Pediatrics GI, Technology-Dependent ICU, Surgery, Hematology-Oncology

Education

Master of Science - Pediatric Nursing

Emory University
Atlanta, GA
03-2021

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Emory University
Atlanta, GA
08-2016

Bachelor of Science - Human Physiology

Boston University
Boston, MA
05-2014

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Organizational Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Effective Communication
  • Epic
  • EClinicalWorks
  • Microsoft Office

Certification

  • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care, 1538802327, 02/2027
  • Advance Practice Registered Nurse, RN262075, 01/2027
  • AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), 12/2026
  • AHA Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), 01/2027

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Cumberland Pediatrics | Southside Medical Center
05.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
09.2016 - 10.2025

Master of Science - Pediatric Nursing

Emory University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Emory University

Bachelor of Science - Human Physiology

Boston University
Yxarittzza I. Garza