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Christie Griffin

Nashville

Summary

Advanced practice registered nurse with strong background in clinical education, mentorship, and patient care. Adept at developing and implementing training programs, ensuring staff competency, and enhancing patient outcomes. Known for excellent teamwork, adaptability, and results-driven approach. Skilled in evidence-based practices, staff and student development, and quality improvement initiatives.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner, HouseCalls

OptumCare
10.2020 - Current
  • Conducts in-home health assessments on members enrolled in Medicare Advantage health plans, educating members on health promotion and disease management
  • Formulates a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge, judgment and physical exam findings
  • Communicates gaps in care to member’s primary care physician
  • Identifies and refers members to community resources to meet social determinants of health needs
  • Travels physically or virtually to other states in areas of need to conduct in-home health assessments for company
  • Mentors new hires and precepts students as needed

Nurse Practitioner, Hospice and Palliative Care

Tift Regional Medical Center
10.2018 - Current
  • Collaborates with patients, families, caregivers, primary care providers, specialists, and other palliative care/hospice team members to provide comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with various life limiting conditions
  • Manages complex cases involving multiple co-morbidities through diligent monitoring of disease progression and proactive intervention strategies
  • Acts as primary care provider to patients who are homebound and unable to follow up with their attending physician of record on a regular basis
  • Performs face to face evaluations of hospice patients to ensure initial or continued eligibility for the program
  • Prescribes, performs, and evaluates diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures
  • Documents in a timely manner all care and treatment rendered as well as patient’s progress toward self-identified goals.

Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

Matrix Medical Network
03.2016 - 10.2020
  • Performed in-home health assessments on members enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, state health plans, and several other plans.
  • Formulated a list of current and past medical conditions using clinical knowledge, judgment and physical exam findings
  • Communicated gaps in care to member’s primary care physician
  • Educated members on health promotion and disease management

Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine, Tift Community Health Center

Tift Regional Medical Center
09.2017 - 01.2019
  • Provided primary care to a predominantly indigent care adult and geriatric patient population
  • Utilized evidence-based guidelines and critical thinking in performing history and physical exams, making accurate diagnoses, administering appropriate treatment and prescribing medications
  • Ordered appropriate diagnostic studies and correctly interpreted results
  • Provided care coordination in working with patients with diverse psychosocial and socioeconomic needs

Director of Hospice and Palliative Care/Nurse Practitioner

Tift Regional Medical Center
10.2004 - 09.2017
  • Provided overall guidance and leadership during development and implementation of both an inpatient palliative care consultation program and an outpatient palliative care program at Tift Regional Medical Center in conjunction with executive and medical staff
  • Recruited, employed, supervised, and evaluated all hospice and palliative care employees and volunteers
  • Actively led hospice team and assisted information technology staff in transition from paper medical record system to an electronic medical record system
  • Established, reviewed, revised and maintained hospice and palliative care policies and procedures in accordance with State and Federal Regulations, Joint Commission standards and the policies of Tift Regional Medical Center
  • Lead the hospice program through Joint Commission surveys as well as licensure and Medicare surveys, which were deficiency-free for the prior two survey periods
  • Negotiated contracts and agreements with outside agencies for provision of services to hospice patients
  • Coordinated community services and special events to maintain an ongoing public relations program to increase awareness of hospice and palliative care services
  • Coordinated and implemented quality assurance initiatives, including presenting on such at one Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care annual conference
  • Educated all hospice staff and inpatient and outpatient hospital system medical and nursing staff on end-of-life care, pain and symptom management, and therapeutic communication

Case Manager/Admissions RN/Community Education Representative

Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.
09.2002 - 09.2004
  • Managed the care of 15 terminally ill patients on a weekly basis through skilled pain and symptom management using a broad knowledge base of diseases and their terminal phases
  • Informed prospective patients/families about hospice philosophy/program, services available, Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Benefit, DME and medications available, Interdisciplinary Team approach to care, and levels of care including routine, continuous care, inpatient, and respite and then consented agreeable patients/families after understanding of above was demonstrated
  • Educated physicians, their staff, medical residents, medical students, and nursing students at arranged lunches and in-services regarding hospice services, patient appropriateness, standards of care, and pain and symptom management

Graduate Assistant to Dr. Jacqueline Rhoads

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2003 - 12.2003
  • Reviewed research and entered data for tenured nursing faculty member

Graduate Assistant to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner at Charity Hospital

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
01.2003 - 05.2003
  • Reviewed patient records of sexual assault victims and entered data into a database for future study and use

Staff Nurse

East Jefferson General Hospital
06.2001 - 09.2002
  • Provided primary nursing care for cardiovascular patients on 32-bed critical care telemetry unit
  • Recognized lethal arrhythmias and initiated treatment for such using standing unit orders and ACLS
  • Administered medications, including vasoactive and critical drips, via all routes in an efficient and timely manner
  • Identified psychosocial needs, through active listening, and sought the help of other available disciplines, such as spiritual care and social services, to ensure holistic patient care

VALOR Student

Lake City VA Medical Center
05.2000 - 12.2000
  • Delivered primary nursing care with preceptor oversight for critically ill, preoperative, postoperative, and long-term care patients under the supervision of registered nurses

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Leadership

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
03.2026

Post-Master's Certificate - Nursing, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
05-2016

Master of Nursing - Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
05-2005

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
05-2001

Skills

  • Patient-centered care
  • Clinical decision making
  • Critical thinking
  • Health promotion
  • Chronic disease management
  • Palliative care
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Interprofessional collaboration
  • Healthcare management
  • Quality improvement
  • Telehealth proficiency

Certification

  • Florida State Board of Nursing Autonomous Practice Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • Texas State Board of Nursing Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • Georgia State Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Certifications

  • Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN), Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center
  • Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (A-GNP-C), American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS-BC), ANCC
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Approved Educator
  • Palliative Care Leadership Center Training Level I & II
  • End-of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) Trainer
  • Georgia Hospital Association Certificate in Healthcare Management and Leadership
  • Advanced Cardiac & Basic Life Support

Affiliations

  • Culture Ambassador, United Health Group
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member
  • Sigma Theta Tau, International – Epsilon Pi Chapter Member
  • Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
  • Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Community Health Needs Assessment Workgroup Tift Area, 2014
  • Georgia Department of Community Health Advisory Group to Revise Rules for Hospices, 2013
  • Wiregrass Healthcare Coalition, Executive Committee Member, 2012-2017
  • Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Board of Directors – Nominating Committee Chair (2012 – 2017); Quality Committee Co-Chair (2013 – 2015)

Timeline

Nurse Practitioner, HouseCalls

OptumCare
10.2020 - Current

Nurse Practitioner, Hospice and Palliative Care

Tift Regional Medical Center
10.2018 - Current

Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine, Tift Community Health Center

Tift Regional Medical Center
09.2017 - 01.2019

Nurse Practitioner, Per Diem

Matrix Medical Network
03.2016 - 10.2020

Director of Hospice and Palliative Care/Nurse Practitioner

Tift Regional Medical Center
10.2004 - 09.2017

Graduate Assistant to Dr. Jacqueline Rhoads

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
08.2003 - 12.2003

Graduate Assistant to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner at Charity Hospital

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
01.2003 - 05.2003

Case Manager/Admissions RN/Community Education Representative

Odyssey Healthcare, Inc.
09.2002 - 09.2004

Staff Nurse

East Jefferson General Hospital
06.2001 - 09.2002

VALOR Student

Lake City VA Medical Center
05.2000 - 12.2000

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Leadership

Liberty University

Post-Master's Certificate - Nursing, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Valdosta State University

Master of Nursing - Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Valdosta State University
Christie Griffin