Being a nurse is a
heritable trait in my family going back to my great-grandmother in the 1920s. I
began my career working as a nurse’s aide at age 19, which confirmed to me that
the bedside is where I belong. It is an incredible honor and privilege to work
with people during times of uncertainty in their lives. I believe in meeting
each patient where they are, and caring for the whole person – mind, body, and
spirit. As a nurse practitioner, I aim to connect with patients and to
partner with them to achieve their goals of what health means to them.
Personal Summary
Jessica Darnutzer is a native Texan, raised in Texarkana. When she
is not at work, she enjoys impromptu kitchen dance parties with her two small
daughters, “banging away on my baby grand piano,” Ballet Austin performances
with her husband, tap-dancing lessons, and “chipping away at the ever-growing
pile of novels on my bedside table!” Her favorite Central Texas locale
is, naturally, the Long Center, watching Ballet Austin.
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Professional Positions and Honors
Ms. Darnutzer holds these memberships and honors:
- Member, Travis County Medical Society
- Member, Austin Advanced Practice Nurses
- Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Member, Texas Nurses Association
- Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society