Our medical group has proudly served the Pikes Peak region for over 70 years!
Christy Nelms comes to us with five years of experience in a leadership nursing roles. She is experienced in outpatient care and management and she is committed to increasing the quality of patient care. She has worked in pediatrics, labor and delivery, and internal and family medicine.
When it comes to her patients, her care philosophy is to treat every patient as she would want her loved ones to be treated. She listens to their needs and concerns and provides care that is individualized to the patient.
She is described as funny, compassionate and ambitious. When she’s not treating patients, she enjoys games that encompass numbers, logic, board games and gameshows, scrapbooking, and easy hikes where she can enjoy the Colorado scenery.
Education
2015 | Master of Science - Nursing | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO |
2011 | Bachelor of Science - Nursing | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, OK |
2007 | ADN - Nursing | Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City, OK |
Experience
2022 - present | Nurse Practitioner | Optum | Colorado Springs, CO |
2016 - 2022 | Nurse Practitioner | Peak Vista Community Health Center | Fountain, CO |
2012 - 2016 | Staff Nurse | Memorial Health System | Colorado Springs, CO |
2007 - 2012 | Staff Nurse | OU Medical Center | Oklahoma City, OK |