Augusta Health
Esther Fontenot Barrios, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, currently serves as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Occupational Medicine and Employee Health at Augusta Health since June 2023. Prior to this role, Esther held positions as a Visiting Professor at Chamberlain University, specializing in clinical simulation for Maternal/Child Nursing and Pediatric Nursing courses, and as a Family Nurse Practitioner at RestorixHealth, focusing on at-home care for severe and chronic wounds. Esther's clinical experience includes working in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Children's Hospital New Orleans, where contributions were made as part of a multidisciplinary team, and serving in various nursing roles at Ochsner Health and West Jefferson Medical Center, specializing in maternal and newborn care, as well as orthopedic and neurosurgical nursing. Esther holds a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.