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Laura Farris

@laurafarris

Family Nurse Practitioner delivering patient-centered primary, urgent, and telemedicine care with strong clinical skills.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to deliver high-quality primary, urgent, and telemedicine care—using my procedure skills, emergency management experience, and teaching/leadership background to improve patient outcomes in a supportive team environment.

I’m a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) with hands-on experience across telemedicine, mental health, urgent care, and primary care for all age groups. Since 2014, I’ve worked in fast-paced acute/urgent settings and have provided comprehensive evaluation and management for cardiac, respiratory, septic, and psychiatric emergencies.

I’m especially effective with procedures and time-sensitive care, including suturing/I&D, cryotherapy, Nexplanon, intubation, splinting, foreign body removal, reduction of dislocations, and IV drip management/transfer management. I also bring leadership and education experience—serving on a provider peer review committee, precepting Nurse Practitioner students and new employees, and acting as a trauma team leader.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner

Current

Included Health

Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Provided telemedicine urgent care services as a UC provider, managing acute patient needs and coordinating follow-up care.

Telemedicine Clinical Documentation Patient Follow Up Care Care Coordination

Telemedicine Mental Health Provider

Cerebral

Jul 2021 - Jul 2022 (11 months)

Delivered telemedicine mental health services, providing clinical evaluations, ongoing management, and documentation for patients.

Telemedicine Mental Health Patient Intake Risk Assessment Treatment Planning Medication Management Clinical Documentation

Nurse Practitioner (Locums)

Central Maine Medical Center

Feb 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Served as an advanced practice provider on locums assignments within Central Maine family practice settings, performing procedures including I&D and suturing and supporting urgent/emergency care needs.

Incision & Drainage (I&D)Suturing Nexplanon Foreign Body Removal Splinting Care Coordination

Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem)

Central Maine Medical Center

Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year)

Provided per-diem CRNP coverage across urgent care and family medicine settings, performing minor procedures and supporting acute patient evaluations.

Incision & Drainage (I&D)Suturing Nexplanon Foreign Body Removal Splinting Urgent Care Assessment

Nurse Practitioner (Locums)

Indian Health Service

Jul 2018 - Feb 2019 (7 months)

Provided acute, urgent, and primary care as a locums CRNP, managing critical emergencies and performing advanced procedures across adult and pediatric transfers and admissions.

Intubation Incision & Drainage (I&D)Suturing Splinting Foreign Body Removal Dislocation Reduction Critical Care Stabilization Transfer Management IV Drip Management

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

University Of Alabama at Birmingham

Feb 2014 - Jul 2018 (4 years 5 months)

Worked as a full-time CRNP in acute/urgent care, managing cardiac, respiratory, septic, and psychiatric emergencies and performing procedures including I&D, suturing, splinting, foreign body removal, and IUD removal.

Incision & Drainage (I&D)Suturing Splinting Foreign Body Removal

Urgent Care CRNP (PRN)

It’s About Time Urgent Care

Nov 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Provided PRN urgent care coverage as a certified registered nurse practitioner, supporting acute evaluations and minor procedure care.

Urgent Care Assessment Incision & Drainage (I&D)Suturing Splinting Foreign Body Removal Admission Transfer Support

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master of Science, Family Nurse Practitioner

2010 - 2012

Grade: GPA 3.5; Magna Cum Laude

Master of Science program in Family Nurse Practitioner at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Aug 2010–Dec 2012). Earned GPA 3.5 and graduated Magna Cum Laude.