Professional Overview

Dr. Jennifer Rice is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Loewenberg College of Nursing’s Lambuth Campus. She is a double board-certified nurse practitioner with specializations in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care and Hospice and Palliative Care. Dr. Rice began her NP career in December 2018 as the first full-time nurse practitioner with the Palliative Care Consult Team at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and Hospice of West Tennessee. In August 2022, she transitioned to the role of primary provider at Hospice of West Tennessee.

Dr. Rice’s academic journey began at Jackson State Community College, where she earned her Associate of Science in Nursing in 2009. She went on to complete both her Master’s (2018) and Doctorate (2021) at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Rice has served as adjunct clinical faculty at Jackson State Community College and has contributed to several West Tennessee Healthcare podcasts on hospice and palliative care topics.

Her extensive experience as a registered nurse includes roles at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, home health care in Gibson and Carroll Counties, and the Kirkland Cancer Center, where she served as the first Lung Care Nurse Navigator. During her time at Kirkland, she developed and led several initiatives, including the Incidental Lung Nodule Program, Lung Cancer Screening Program, a weekly lung cancer interdisciplinary team conference, and a free smoking cessation program.