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Nurse Practitioner

Joeresty Abelida, MSN, ACNPC-AG, CCRN

Joeresty Abelida is an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in critical care across medical, cardiovascular, neurological, surgical, and trauma intensive care settings. Joeresty is certified by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and has advanced clinical experience managing critically ill and high-acuity patients.

  • English

SPECIALTY

  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Cardiovascular

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses – Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses – Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

HOBBIES

Being outdoors, fishing, beach and karaoke

Biography

Joeresty Abelida is a certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who specializes in caring for adults with serious and complex medical conditions. Joeresty is certified as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNPC-AG) and a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) through the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. 

Before joining GRMC, Joeresty practiced as a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner in several large tertiary institutions, including Valley Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma University Medical Center, Integris Baptist Medical Center, St. Anthony Hospital – Oklahoma, and Prisma Health in South Carolina. His training and mentorship focused on managing acute neurological emergencies such as ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, lifethreatening cardiac events, severe respiratory failure, and catastrophic multiorgan dysfunction caused by viral, fungal, and bacterial infections. He served on the frontlines throughout the COVID19 pandemic, demonstrating steadiness, accuracy, and strong team leadership in highpressure, lifesaving situations.

Joeresty is skilled in a wide range of critical care procedures, including rapid sequence intubation, mechanical ventilation, placement of invasive arterial and venous lines, dialysis support, pointofcare ultrasound, and emergency response during cardiorespiratory arrest.

He earned his Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on AdultGerontology Acute Care at Walden University in Minnesota and completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of St. La Salle in the Philippines. After certification through the American Association of CriticalCare Nurses, he dedicated his practice to caring for adults with acute and chronic lifethreatening conditions. Joeresty has also contributed to nursing research and qualityimprovement initiatives, with scholarly work presented at a national scientific symposium and published by the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

Outside of medicine, Joeresty enjoys outdoors, fishing, beach and karaoke.

NURSING EDUCATION

  • Master of Science – Nursing
    Walden University
    August 2019
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Bachelor of Science – Nursing
    University of Saint La Salle
    March 2006
    Bacolod City, Philippines

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Medical-Surgical ICU
    St. Anthony Hospital
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Neurosciences ICU
    Oklahoma University Medical Center
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Medical ICU / Cardiovascular ICU / Neuro-Trauma ICU
    Valley Baptist Medical Center
    Harlingen & Brownsville, TX
  • Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, General ICU, Prisma Health System
    Baptist Easley Hospital
    Easley, SC
  • Registered Nurse, Neurologic Critical Care ICU
    St. Luke Baptist Hospital
    San Antonio, TX
  • Registered Nurse, Multiple ICU Placements
    Health Trust Workforce Solutions / HCA Methodist Health System
    San Antonio, TX
  • Registered Nurse, CVICU / SICU / CCU / MICU / Cardiac Telemetry & Progressive Care
    Baptist Medical Center
    San Antonio, TX