Tara Baquet
Ville Platte
Summary
Experienced with patient care, diagnosis, and treatment. Utilizes advanced medical knowledge to provide comprehensive healthcare and manage chronic conditions. Track record of strong clinical assessments and effective communication with healthcare teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Savoy Management Group
11.2018 - Current
- Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
- Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
- Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
- Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.
- Perform routine or annual physical examinations.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Basile Rural Health Clinic
CARDIOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Coushatta Family Clinic
09.2016 - 10.2018
- Manage/followup with CABG, valve replacement, carotid endarderectomy patients.
- Management of CHF, Arrythmias, and Malignant HTN.
- Evaluation of risk factors for CAD and Anginal Equivalent symptoms.
- Supervise Stress Testing.
- Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, and injuries.
- Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
- Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
- Recommend interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks.
- Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
- Diagnose or treat chronic health care problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
- Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
- Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
- Perform routine or annual physical examinations.
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Rapides Regional Physician Group
11.2015 - 09.2016
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Oakdale Family Health Clinic
12.2013 - 11.2015
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Natchitoches, LA05.2002
Master of Science - Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA05-2013
Associate - Nursing
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA
Alexandria, LA12.1997
Skills
- Preventive care
- Patient education
- Health promotion
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment plan development
- Lab result evaluation
- Patient examination
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Diagnostic testing
- Women's health exams
Certification
Family Nurse Practitioner, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, #F0613695
Specialty
ACLS Certification current #03112369461
BLS Certification current #245417558801
Timeline
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Savoy Management Group
11.2018 - Current
CARDIOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Coushatta Family Clinic
09.2016 - 10.2018
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Rapides Regional Physician Group
11.2015 - 09.2016
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Oakdale Family Health Clinic
12.2013 - 11.2015
Associate - Nursing
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Master of Science - Nursing- Family Nurse Practitioner
Northwestern State University of Louisiana