An
R.N. since 1986, Mrs. Heinicka received her ASN in
Nursing from Piedmont Virginia Community College
and a Bachelor of Science from the Medical College
of Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University. After
ten years of nursing in the emergency room, community
health, and home health areas, she received a Master
of Science in Nursing degree in 1996 from the University
of Virginia. Her degree specialty was in the dual
Home Health Nursing and Family Nurse Practitioner
program. She has practiced as a Family Nurse Practitioner
since 1996, and has been with SHCC since 2001. She
also serves as a preceptor for nurse practitioner
students from the University of Florida School of
Nursing. She is Board Certified as a Family Nurse
Practitioner with the American Nurses Credentialing
Center.