Yvonne L Joy, DNP, APRN

Yvonne Joy is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of healthcare experience and a doctoral degree in nursing. She is also an advanced certified hospice and palliative nurse. Yvonne has a broad range of clinical experience as a nurse practitioner, including primary care, urgent care, retail health, long-term care, and hospice.

She enjoys learning, teaching, and clinical practice. A strong advocate for lifelong learning, she believes it is essential to providing the best possible care for patients. Yvonne continues to teach at the University of Saint Joseph and enjoys precepting students in the clinical setting. Her favorite part of clinical practice is partnering with patients to provide the best care possible.

Her main areas of focus include prevention, wellness, and chronic disease management, with services including:

• General & Routine Care
• Women’s & Lifestyle Care
• Diagnostic & Specialist Support

Yvonne’s philosophy of care is that …patients should receive care based on the best available evidence, aligned with their preferences, values, and beliefs. Clinical practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations, but they are intended to guide care in partnership with the patient. Yvonne will help you set goals for your health and give you the tools you need to achieve them.