Tara Jones is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner, board-certified adult nurse practitioner, and board-eligible pediatric nurse practitioner. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1999 and her Master of Science in Nursing in 2001. She received a post-master’s certificate in pediatrics from the University of South Alabama in 2003 and her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Samford University in 2010.
Tara has over 13 years of experience as an ER nurse practitioner, during which she served as the first nurse practitioner hired by Russell Medical Center and the lead nurse practitioner. She has served as a guest trauma lecturer for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s acute care nurse practitioner program and taught part-time for an online nurse practitioner program. She later spent eight years in a family practice/urgent care center prior to coming to the legacy organization Provider Health Services (PHS), where she quickly moved into a leadership role due to her extensive experience and knowledge of I-SNP plans.
At Curana Health, Tara oversees clinical operations for the south division. She has a love for geriatric medicine and enjoys sharing her work knowledge and experience with future leaders of the company.
Tara was born in Alabama, raised on the Florida coast, and returned to Alabama in 1997. She enjoys college football, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two children.