Grace Zimmer

Grace Zimmer, FNP, joined Medical Services in September 2023 as a member of the Morningside Practice Clinical Care Team. Grace provides primary care services for students with a focus on health promotion and education, providing treatment for acute and chronic injury and illness.

Prior to joining Columbia Health, Grace worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner in community health in the Burlington, Vermont, serving the healthcare needs of patients across the lifespan through in-person and telehealth visits, providing care services in acute and chronic primary care as well as suboxone for patients with OUD; reproductive

& sexual health inclusive of contraception, pap smears, PrEP, hormone replacement therapy and care for new Americans. She began her career as a primary care nurse in Appalachia where she first became interested in the health promotion and education as well as the importance of illness and injury prevention in primary care.

When she isn't working, she enjoys travel, cooking, art, languages and the outdoors.

Certifications and Licensure:

· Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (NP-C) American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

· Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, State of Vermont, License number: 101.0134143

· Registered Nurse, State of Vermont, License number: 026.0134814

· Advanced Practice Registered Nurse State of New York License Number: 343099

· Registered Nurse State of New York License number: 750519

· American Red Cross CPR/AED/BLS (current)

· SAMHSA MAT Certified Provider

Professional Experience:

Family Nurse Practitioner Apr 2021 - Current

Community Health Centers of Burlington

· Primary care including LGBTQ+ care (trans health), New American clinic, MAT, newborn, pediatric, adult, women’s health and geriatric care

Family Nurse Practitioner October 2021 - Current

University of Vermont- Urgent Care

· Acute and urgent care to adult, pediatric and geriatric patients

Family Nurse Practitioner Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

University of Vermont, Milton Family Practice

· Primary care for patients from newborn to geriatrics – Weekly rounds at a Long term care/SAR

Clinical Instructor, Nursing Program Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

Vermont Tech

· Instructed ASN students in health assessment lab to develop general health assessment skills

· Instructed on assessment skills specific to psych and OBGYN in SIM lab and inpatient settings.

Registered Nurse Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

Student Health Clinic, East Tennessee State University

· Administered treatments and testing, and screening, obtain health and social histories, assess mental and physical status, and patient education

Registered Nurse Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

ETSU Family Medicine Associates

· Provided acupuncture assistance, administered treatments and therapies, obtained health and social histories, assessed mental and physical status, and patient education

Registered Nurse Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

Johnson City Medical Center

· Progressive care cardiac step down unit, administered treatments and therapies, IV line maintenance and insertion, obtained health histories, assessed mental and physical status, and patient education

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Languages Spoken:

· French, Spanish