About Rita Gonzalez DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Rita Gonzalez DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is a bilingual doctoral prepared Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Rheumatology. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley formerly known as The University of Texas Pan American in 2012. She became a registered nurse in 2013. She has worked in many different areas in Nursing such as: Medical Surgical, Oncology/stem cell transplant and the Progressive Cardiac Care Unit at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Arizona in December 2018. She completed her doctoral dissertation on improving patient education through the use of technology in a predominantly Spanish speaking population. She is board certified through American Nurses Credentialing Center.
She is also a member of:
- American Nurses Association
- Arizona Nurses Association
- Southern Arizona Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner Society
- Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council
- American College of Rheumatology Society
She loves trying different restaurants, the outdoors, spending time with her kids, coaching and exercising. She is excited to join the Arizona Arthritis Clinic family and is passionate about providing culturally competent care to all her patients.
Rita Gonzalez DNP, APRN, FNP-BC is a bilingual doctoral prepared Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Rheumatology. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley formerly known as The University of Texas Pan American in 2012. She became a registered nurse in 2013. She has worked in many different areas in Nursing such as: Medical Surgical, Oncology/stem cell transplant and the Progressive Cardiac Care Unit at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Arizona in December 2018. She completed her doctoral dissertation on improving patient education through the use of technology in a predominantly Spanish speaking population. She is board certified through American Nurses Credentialing Center.
She is also a member of:
- American Nurses Association
- Arizona Nurses Association
- Southern Arizona Advanced Practice Nurse - Nurse Practitioner Society
- Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council
- American College of Rheumatology Society
She loves trying different restaurants, the outdoors, spending time with her kids, coaching and exercising. She is excited to join the Arizona Arthritis Clinic family and is passionate about providing culturally competent care to all her patients.
