LAUREN SCOTT
Charlotte
Summary
Compassionate Family Nurse Practitioner with three years of experience in primary and post-acute care for complex adult and geriatric patients across skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care, and memory care environments. Expertise in illness management, medication optimization, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Committed to enhancing patient outcomes and minimizing avoidable hospitalizations through evidence-based practices.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Family Nurse Practitioner
Theoria Medical | Pineville Rehabilitation Center
01.2023 - Current
- Managed panel of 100–150 medically complex patients across skilled nursing, long-term care, post-acute rehabilitation, and memory care settings to ensure continuity of care.
- Evaluate, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic medical conditions through comprehensive assessment, evidence-based treatment planning, and follow-up.
- Perform history and physical examinations, order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies, and develop individualized care plans.
- Prescribe, monitor, and optimize medication regimens while minimizing polypharmacy and promoting medication safety.
- Manage patients with heart failure, COPD, diabetes, CKD, atrial fibrillation, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, infectious diseases, and other complex conditions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams including physicians, nursing staff, therapists, specialists, pharmacists, social workers, and families to coordinate comprehensive patient care and enhance patient outcomes.
- Respond to acute changes in condition, initiate timely interventions, and determine appropriate treatment within the facility or need for hospital transfer.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives focused on reducing hospital readmissions and improving CMS quality measures while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for nursing staff and newly hired nurse practitioners.
Registered Nurse – Pediatrics
Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2022
- Provided acute and critical care to infants, children, and adolescents in a tertiary pediatric hospital.
- Led charge nurse duties and precepted newly hired registered nurses, enhancing staff development and integration.
- Administered chemotherapy, IVIG, blood products, and other high-risk therapies, ensuring safe and effective patient care.
- Coordinated multidisciplinary care and educated patients and families on treatment plans and disease management, improving patient understanding and adherence.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Signify Health
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Conducted comprehensive in-home and virtual health assessments for Medicare members.
- Identified gaps in preventive care and chronic disease management to enhance patient outcomes.
- Developed individualized recommendations and coordinated follow-up care with primary providers to ensure continuity of care.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of South Alabama
12-2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
12-2017
Bachelor of Science - Health Education & Promotion (Minor in Biology)
East Carolina University
12-2009
Skills
- Primary Care
- Diagnosis & Treatment
- Clinical Assessment
- Acute Illness Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- Medication Management
- Medication Optimization
- Care Coordination
- Care Transitions
- Geriatric Medicine
- Patient and Family Education
- Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
- Quality Improvement
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Regulatory Compliance
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary Leadership
- Patient and Family Education
Certification
- Family Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified (AANP)
- DEA Registered
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Family Nurse Practitioner
Theoria Medical | Pineville Rehabilitation Center
01.2023 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner
Signify Health
04.2022 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse – Pediatrics
Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2022
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of South Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Bachelor of Science - Health Education & Promotion (Minor in Biology)
East Carolina University
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
DAISY Award, Employee of the Month, Physician Recognition Award