Summary of Qualifications: • Worked as a geriatric nurse practitioner for 12+ years. • Provide high quality care and make sure that each encounter with a patient is thorough and productive. • Excel at creating an appropriate plan of care by obtaining a complete history and performing a comprehensive physical exam. • Excellent at working with dementia and hospice patients. • Outstanding communication skills with patients and their families during key transition points in the patient’s care, including end of life and discussing possible transfer to the hospital. • Recognize patients’ and families’ wishes on the POLST form and incorporate them into the plan of care. • Very adept at detecting cognitive impairments. • Use a variety of screening tools to support my assessments, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, St. Louis University Mental Status Exam, Geriatric Depression Scale, and PHQ-7. • Expert user of PACE Care Online/RTZ, PACE Logic/Greenway, Vision, and Point Click Care electronic medical record systems. • Work well within the interdisciplinary healthcare team (MDs, nurses, rehab, dietary, psych, etc). • Excellent relationship with clinic staff so that nurses and MAs are very comfortable asking questions and presenting nurse triages to me. • Excel at managing complex wounds. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Competent at reading laboratory results. • Strong technology skills. • All of my chart notes are signed and completed within 24 hours of seeing the patient. • Patient, enjoy interacting with others, very caring, empathetic, and open-minded. • Follows directions, detail oriented, works well within deadlines, outstanding multitasking, organizational, and self-management skills, and a strong work ethic.