Jessica is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner. Jessica began her nursing career in a variety of disciplines including School Nurse, Medical Surgical Nurse, Nurse Educator, Care Coordinator, and Nursing Management before transitioning to a Nurse Practitioner within the rural primary care setting. After spending 20 years in mainstream healthcare, Jessica felt the personal and professional calling to serve her patients through a more personalized approach.
Jessica has become committed to providing REAL answers to patients using personalized care and the Functional Medicine approach. She is dedicated to learning from Keri Sutton, ANP-C and other leaders in the Functional Medicine Community.
Her prior experience and focus on primary care of all ages helps her to treat chronic conditions as well as help those who want to optimize their current health status, no matter the age. Jessica is dedicated to creating a plan that dives deeper into underlying conditions that identify and treat the cause of the problem.
Some of Jessica’s personal interests include exercising, farming and being outdoors, reading and researching new healthcare topics, and spending time with her family.
Education
- Cox College, Springfield, MO – Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing
- Cox College, Springfield, MO – Master’s of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Specialties
- Primary Care
- Well Child
- Women’s Health
- Endocrine Management
- Family Care
- Pediatrics
- Weight Loss
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Nutritional Deficiencies
- Autoimmune Disease
Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- American Heart Association (AHA)