Resume for Kelly Barber-Walker
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated Adult Nurse Practitioner with more than 17 years of nursing
experience in the hospital, home, and clinic setting. Clinic background resides in
the areas of primary care, acute care, infusion therapy, women’s health, home
health, geriatric and adult medicine. Motivated clinician who has leadership
skills, adapts easily to new challenges, works confidently and with autonomy,
and knowledgeable in use of electronic records.
Professional Experience
Lead Adult Nurse Practitioner 11/2014- Present
Multispecialty Physician Partners Infusion Center, Dallas, Tx
Performs physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings for the adult population to confirm the suitability for infusion therapy for treatment of
Rheumatoid/Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Multiple Sclerosis,
Wegener’s Granulomatosis, Osteoporosis, Asthma, and Urticaria. Clinical leadership
skills are demonstrated through training of new providers, ongoing education of clinic
staff, heading monthly provider meetings, and assisting with changes in policies and
procedures.
• Create and maintain plans of care for patients referred to the infusion center?
• Review and evaluate clinical information provided by referring physician offices and admit appropriate patients for infusion therapy
• Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
• Responsible for overseeing the infusion care provided by nurses within multiple physician based ambulatory infusion centers
• Delegate responsibilities to staff nurses on duty
• Collaborate with physicians, specialty providers, and other healthcare professionals?
• Participate in committees, task forces, work groups, and assist in the implementation of CQI improvement activities
• Implement and utilize practice guidelines
Adult Nurse Practitioner 02/2014-12/2014
National House Call Practitioners, Austin/Dallas, Tx
Perform comprehensive assessments and disease management for adult patients in the home setting.?Responsible for development of treatment plans, interpretation of lab
results, and prescribing medications within the practice guidelines.
• Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed?
• Collaborate with physicians, specialty providers, and other healthcare professionals?
• Responsible for ensuring that all diagnoses are ICD9/ICD10 coded accurately and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at each visit?
• Facilitate agreement and implementation of the plan of care by engaging the families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians?
• Utilizes practice guidelines and protocols established by HCD?
• Travel between patient homes?
• Participate in after hour on call coverage ?
Adult Nurse Practitioner 02/2011- 12/2013
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Inpatient and outpatient management of adult patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Responsible for physical examination, work-up, diagnosing, development of
treatment plans, interpretation of lab/spirometry results, and prescribing of
medications within the practice guidelines.
• Manage acute illnesses, chronic, complex, and multi-system diseases in the adult population with Cystic Fibrosis
• Admit to hospital from the clinic or directly admit patients from home
• Phone management: refills, acute illnesses, home care management of intravenous and oral antibiotics
• Counsel and educate patient and family about aspects of daily care, health maintenance and illness management: airway clearance and nebulizer therapy, nutrition, pulmonary therapies, exercise, and integration of care regimens into daily life
• Collaborate with physician and other healthcare professionals
• Participant of weekly rounds with outpatient nurses, physicians, dietitian, psychologist, and social worker
• Coordinator of weekly rounds with multidisciplinary team (nurses, case manager, pharmacist, dietitian, and physical therapist) for inpatients
Adult Nurse Practitioner 08/2008-12/2010
Finch Medical Clinic, Dallas, Texas
Worked in an established family practice office with focus primarily on the adult
Population. Primarily responsible for management of acute, chronic, complex,
and multi-system diseases.
• Responsible for physical examination, work-up, diagnosing, development of treatment plans, interpretation of lab results, and prescribing of medications within the practice guidelines
• Practice is focused on health maintenance, health promotion, risk reduction, and patient education
• Counsel and educate patients regarding health risk factors, smoking cessation, stress management, physical activity, and disease management
• Collaborate with physician and other healthcare professionals
• Provide well woman care including pelvic examination and STD management.
• Exceptional communication skills both oral and written
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Adult Nurse Practitioner
Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Texas
Graduated May 10, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma
Graduated May 10, 2002
CREDENTIALS
Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner- State of Texas
License, State of Texas-Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support
AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
North Texas Nurse Practitioners
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community Health Fairs
Community involvement: The Bridge, Union Gospel Mission, Dallas Life Foundation
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated Adult Nurse Practitioner with more than 17 years of nursing
experience in the hospital, home, and clinic setting. Clinic background resides in
the areas of primary care, acute care, infusion therapy, women’s health, home
health, geriatric and adult medicine. Motivated clinician who has leadership
skills, adapts easily to new challenges, works confidently and with autonomy,
and knowledgeable in use of electronic records.
Professional Experience
Lead Adult Nurse Practitioner 11/2014- Present
Multispecialty Physician Partners Infusion Center, Dallas, Tx
Performs physical exams with assessment of normal and abnormal findings for the adult population to confirm the suitability for infusion therapy for treatment of
Rheumatoid/Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Multiple Sclerosis,
Wegener’s Granulomatosis, Osteoporosis, Asthma, and Urticaria. Clinical leadership
skills are demonstrated through training of new providers, ongoing education of clinic
staff, heading monthly provider meetings, and assisting with changes in policies and
procedures.
• Create and maintain plans of care for patients referred to the infusion center?
• Review and evaluate clinical information provided by referring physician offices and admit appropriate patients for infusion therapy
• Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed
• Responsible for overseeing the infusion care provided by nurses within multiple physician based ambulatory infusion centers
• Delegate responsibilities to staff nurses on duty
• Collaborate with physicians, specialty providers, and other healthcare professionals?
• Participate in committees, task forces, work groups, and assist in the implementation of CQI improvement activities
• Implement and utilize practice guidelines
Adult Nurse Practitioner 02/2014-12/2014
National House Call Practitioners, Austin/Dallas, Tx
Perform comprehensive assessments and disease management for adult patients in the home setting.?Responsible for development of treatment plans, interpretation of lab
results, and prescribing medications within the practice guidelines.
• Evaluate the effectiveness, necessity and efficiency of the plan, making revisions as needed?
• Collaborate with physicians, specialty providers, and other healthcare professionals?
• Responsible for ensuring that all diagnoses are ICD9/ICD10 coded accurately and documented appropriately to support the diagnosis at each visit?
• Facilitate agreement and implementation of the plan of care by engaging the families/responsible parties, primary and specialty care physicians?
• Utilizes practice guidelines and protocols established by HCD?
• Travel between patient homes?
• Participate in after hour on call coverage ?
Adult Nurse Practitioner 02/2011- 12/2013
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Inpatient and outpatient management of adult patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Responsible for physical examination, work-up, diagnosing, development of
treatment plans, interpretation of lab/spirometry results, and prescribing of
medications within the practice guidelines.
• Manage acute illnesses, chronic, complex, and multi-system diseases in the adult population with Cystic Fibrosis
• Admit to hospital from the clinic or directly admit patients from home
• Phone management: refills, acute illnesses, home care management of intravenous and oral antibiotics
• Counsel and educate patient and family about aspects of daily care, health maintenance and illness management: airway clearance and nebulizer therapy, nutrition, pulmonary therapies, exercise, and integration of care regimens into daily life
• Collaborate with physician and other healthcare professionals
• Participant of weekly rounds with outpatient nurses, physicians, dietitian, psychologist, and social worker
• Coordinator of weekly rounds with multidisciplinary team (nurses, case manager, pharmacist, dietitian, and physical therapist) for inpatients
Adult Nurse Practitioner 08/2008-12/2010
Finch Medical Clinic, Dallas, Texas
Worked in an established family practice office with focus primarily on the adult
Population. Primarily responsible for management of acute, chronic, complex,
and multi-system diseases.
• Responsible for physical examination, work-up, diagnosing, development of treatment plans, interpretation of lab results, and prescribing of medications within the practice guidelines
• Practice is focused on health maintenance, health promotion, risk reduction, and patient education
• Counsel and educate patients regarding health risk factors, smoking cessation, stress management, physical activity, and disease management
• Collaborate with physician and other healthcare professionals
• Provide well woman care including pelvic examination and STD management.
• Exceptional communication skills both oral and written
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Adult Nurse Practitioner
Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Texas
Graduated May 10, 2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma
Graduated May 10, 2002
CREDENTIALS
Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner- State of Texas
License, State of Texas-Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support
AFFILIATIONS
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
North Texas Nurse Practitioners
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community Health Fairs
Community involvement: The Bridge, Union Gospel Mission, Dallas Life Foundation