A new Family Nurse Practitioner at Clarendon Family Medicine is no stranger to the community and is looking forward to serving the people here.
Sarah Ybarra, FNP-C, has been shadowing clinic personnel for a couple of weeks and began seeing patients Monday.
Ybarra is originally from Amarillo, but she spent a lot of time growing up with her relatives in the Holland family in Donley County. The small-town life appealed to her, and she and her husband J.J. moved to Groom about nine years ago to raise their children – Kaylynn, Tristen, Rose, and Hope – in a rural setting. J.J. worked on wind turbines and has since taken a job with the City of Groom, and Ybarra hoped to someday work for the clinic in Clarendon.
“My husband would come here for care, and I always thought if there was an opening, I would apply,” Ybarra said. “When I finally saw a job posting, I couldn’t believe it. I applied, and they called me in.”
Ybarra started her career in nursing 19 years ago, following a desire to help people after her mother – an X-ray technician – took her to work one day as a middle schooler.
“I just loved the environment of her job, and I liked taking care of people,” she said.
She started in nursing with a degree from Amarillo College and then furthered her education at West Texas A&M University and also served two years in a pediatric clinic, which she really enjoyed.
“I think that’s something I can add here in Clarendon,” she said. “I hope my willingness and ability to work with newborns and up will bring in more patients. I also think people already come here from Groom, and more might come now.”
Ybarra says the Golden Rule guides her philosophy of medicine.
“I want to take care of people the way I’d want my kids, parents, or grandparents to be cared for,” she said.
She finds the medical field to be rewarding in terms of helping people, and she also says everyone at the clinic has been very welcoming. She’s enjoying being in the Clarendon community and is excited about working at the clinic here.
“Everyone here has been super nice. Dr. [Justin] Pratt keeps our happiness as employees in mind. I think he’s doing a great job.”
She is now seeing patients full time, and appointments can be made by calling 806-874-3531.
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