Clinical Team

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Nancy Stepanek, APRN, PMHNP Nurse Practitioner

Nancy began her career in hospice care as a CNA and later as an RN Case Manager, and then team coordinator. After many years as an RN, she earned her Adult Nurse Practitioner degree with a Palliative Care specialty from Vanderbilt University in 2008 and went on to work in primary care. While doing primary care, she continued hospice work PRN, completing face-to-face visits and maintaining a strong connection to her Palliative Care identity. It was in primary care that she recognized a significant gap in mental health services, prompting her to complete a post-master’s certificate as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at the UMKC. As an Adult NP, PMHNP, and Hospice and Palliative Care NP, Nancy continually seeks best practices to support patients, earning additional certificates in Integrative Nutrition and Mind-Body Medicine from Thomas Jefferson University. She uses every available tool to help patients improve their lives.