Areas of Expertise
Clinical & Diagnostic
Inpatient hospital medicine and ICU management of hemodynamically complex patients. Emergency stabilization, laboratory and diagnostic interpretation, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Psychiatric & Behavioral Health
Comprehensive outpatient evaluation for dual diagnosis, psychotropic medication management, and MAT/MOUD treatment.
Long-Term Care & Correctional Health
Acute and chronic disease management in skilled nursing, assisted living, and secure environments, with care coordination and risk stratification.
Clinical Operations & Leadership
Evidence-based nursing education, protocol development, interprofessional team leadership, quality improvement, and effective EHR use.
Professional Experience
- CBH Medical2025 – PresentCorrectional Medicine · Acute Care · Chronic Care Management
- Opti Med Hospitalist2024 – PresentFamily Nurse Practitioner · Hospital Medicine (Admitter, Rounder) · ICU Critical Care Management
- Prospero Health2019 – 2024Family Nurse Practitioner · Palliative Care · Medicare Advantage In-Home Care
- MedStar Locums / TAP Medicine2019 – 2020Family Nurse Practitioner · Internal Medicine · Child and Adult Health
- B&D Integrated Health2018 – 2019Family Nurse Practitioner · Psychiatric Medicine · MAT/MOUD Medication Management
- Apogee / Cape Fear Valley Medical Center2015 – 2017Family Nurse Practitioner · Hospital Medicine Rounder · Emergency Care · Chest Pain Unit
- High Point Regional / Regional Physicians2013 – 2015Family Nurse Practitioner · Hospital Medicine · Long-Term Care · Skilled Nursing · Assisted Living
- Forsyth County Department of Public Health2012 – 2013Family Nurse Practitioner · Family Medicine · Women’s Health · Infectious Disease Prevention
- Correct Care Solutions2010 – 2018Family Nurse Practitioner · Correctional Medicine
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center2003 – 2009Assistant Unit Manager / Staff Nurse II · Vascular Surgery · Acute Care · Medical-Surgical & Palliative CareProvided tertiary care to critically ill vascular surgery and acute care patients at a large academic medical center. Supervised, evaluated, and educated a staff of thirty nurses and nursing assistants; managed scheduling, budget, and cost containment.
Clinical Teaching
Adjunct Clinical Preceptor · 2013 – 2016
Precepted advanced practice nurse practitioner students in the clinical setting for UNC Charlotte, Duke University, and Southern University.
Adjunct Clinical Faculty · 2005 – 2010
Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC. Practical Nursing 101, 102, and 103. Made weekly clinical assignments and evaluated clinical paperwork for LPN and ADN students, and taught therapeutic patient care in the clinical setting.
Education & Credentials
Education
- Master of Science in Nursing
Winston-Salem State University, 2010
Graduated with high honors - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Winston-Salem State University, 2005
Graduated with high honors - Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
Forsyth Technical Community College, 2003
Graduated with honors
Licensure & Certification
- Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
- Nurse Practitioner, North Carolina Board of Nursing
- Registered Nurse, North Carolina Board of Nursing
- DEA registration: active
- NPI and Medicaid enrollment: active
- BLS and ACLS certified