Health Partnership Expands Team with Two Accomplished Providers
Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) is proud to announce the addition of two highly skilled providers to its growing team. Jazmine Spencer, MSN, FNP-C, joins as a Family Nurse Practitioner, and Amy Povich, LSCSW, comes aboard as a Behavioral Health Clinician. Both providers bring extensive experience, a deep commitment to compassionate care and a shared passion for advancing Health Partnership’s mission of improving health and serving the community. Their expertise will further strengthen the clinic’s ability to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care.
Jazmine Spencer, MSN, FNP-C
As the oldest of eight siblings born in a 14-year span, Jazmine Spencer, MSN, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner, has had a lifetime of caregiving. She now couples that with 10 years of professional training and hands-on experience to provide a full continuum of patient care to the HPC community.
Jazmine’s interest in a healthcare career began as a sixth-grade student watching a care team provide for her grandfather following his ALS diagnosis. Fascinated by how the human body functions and can often self-repair—and having a heart for caregiving herself—she set her sights on the medical field.
Jazmine says, “I grew up in the population that HPC serves; all I’ve ever wanted to do is to give back to that population as a provider.”
After earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Jazmine served as a Registered Nurse at local medical centers and later as a Nurse Practitioner following completion of her Master of Science in Nursing.
Having worked Pediatrics at Swope Health in Kansas City, Mo., Jazmine developed a twin passion for community health and younger patients like those she often saw there. “Besides providing care and access to patients who would not otherwise have it, I focus day-to-day on educating the teenage population about sexual and reproductive health, self-esteem and hygiene, hoping that patients are receptive to these messages coming from someone outside their home,” Jazmine adds.
Away from her patient responsibilities, Jazmine tends to her own family including a husband, three children and a puppy. As time allows, she reads as a member of a book club.
To complete her “family healthcare circle” that began with her siblings and grandfather, Jazmine now works with her aunt, Eva Clark, MSN, APRN, WHNP-BC, an HPC Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.
Amy Povich, LSCSW
Amy Povich, LSCSW, provides integrated care and short-term therapy services as a Behavioral Health Clinician at HPC. Having most recently worked at Jewish Family Services, she is highly skilled in conducting psychosocial assessments, developing individualized treatment plans and delivering client-centered, trauma-informed care.
Having earlier worked for nonprofits in development, marketing and community outreach, Amy’s professional journey has come full circle.
Amy has embraced the importance of providing integrated, whole-person care, where physical ailments can be rooted in emotional issues that can range from financial to relationship conflicts. Through assessment and conversation, she can help clients identify their primary and secondary stressors to get them the help they need. “People can be reluctant to share, not wanting to hurt those around them, so I let it be their session and they can ultimately benefit,” Amy says.
She adds, “I listen first—and without judgment—to meet clients wherever they are and develop trust.”
From Prairie Village, Kan., Amy has worked with children, couples, families and liaised with law enforcement when necessary. Her heart for caring is also seen in her work facilitating grief groups and volunteering at KC Pet Project. Gardening and baking are among her favorite hobbies, along with spending time with her family and friends.
Amy holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Work from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas and a Licensed Master Social Worker in Missouri.
Amy sees behavioral health patients at our Olathe office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Besides integrated care and short-term therapy services, she also offers telehealth appointments.
To schedule an appointment, call 913-648-2266.
