Danielle Okafor

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Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with 9 years of clinical experience across primary care and urgent care settings, specializing in chronic disease management and preventive health for underserved adult populations. Holds dual certification (FNP-BC, ACHPN) and maintains a patient panel of 1,800+ in a high-volume federally qualified health center. Reduced 30-day readmission rates by 22% through a structured care-coordination protocol adopted across three clinic sites.

Work Experience

Lead Family Nurse PractitionerMar 2019 - Present

Piedmont Community Health Center, Charlotte, NC

Manage an independent panel of 1,850 patients with complex chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and COPD, achieving a 94% HEDIS compliance rate — 11 points above the regional network average.
Designed and implemented a diabetes self-management education program that reduced average A1C levels from 9.1 to 7.4 among 210 enrolled patients over 18 months.
Supervise and precept 4 NP residents and 6 clinical nursing students per year, reducing onboarding time by 30% through a structured competency checklist developed in collaboration with the medical director.

Nurse Practitioner — Urgent CareJun 2016 - Feb 2019

CareFast Medical Group, Concord, NC

Evaluated and treated an average of 32 patients per shift across acute presentations including lacerations, respiratory illness, and musculoskeletal injuries, maintaining a door-to-provider time of under 18 minutes.
Introduced an antibiotic stewardship checklist that decreased unnecessary antibiotic prescribing by 27% over 12 months, aligning the site with CDC outpatient stewardship guidelines.
Collaborated with the billing team to correct documentation gaps, recovering approximately $140,000 in previously undercoded E&M charges within the first fiscal year.

Registered Nurse — Medical-Surgical UnitAug 2013 - May 2016

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Delivered direct bedside care for a 6–8 patient caseload on a 42-bed med-surg unit, consistently scoring in the top 15% of unit staff on quarterly peer-evaluation metrics.
Chaired the unit's falls-prevention task force, implementing hourly rounding protocols that cut patient fall incidents by 38% over two quarters.
Mentored 12 newly licensed nurses through a 90-day transition-to-practice program, with a 100% first-year retention rate among mentees.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing — Family Nurse Practitioner2014 - 2016

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Graduate GPA 3.91 | Clinical hours: 720 | Thesis: Telehealth Interventions in Rural Chronic Disease Management

Bachelor of Science in Nursing2009 - 2013

Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC

Magna Cum Laude | NCLEX pass rate cohort: 100%

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