FNP Coordinator, Clinical Assistant Professor
Education
Biography
Dr. Jill R. Hobbs earned her BSN from the University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in 2001. She went on to receive her MSN and complete the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2005. In 2007, she finished a post-master’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program and later obtained her EdD for Nurse Educators from the University of Alabama in 2018. Dr. Hobbs holds ANCC certifications as both an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and a Family Nurse Practitioner, and she is a Certified Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing. Dr. Hobbs has clinical experience in medical/surgical, hematology/oncology, acute care, critical care, and urgent care medicine. She joined the Capstone College of Nursing faculty in 2017 as a part-time clinical instructor and became a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in 2020. In March 2024, she was appointed as the Family Nurse Practitioner Coordinator. Dr. Hobbs continues her clinical practice at NorthRiver Wellness and Weight Loss, where she cares for patients aged 18 and older who seek improved health, weight loss, and well-being. Additionally, she volunteers as a CRNP at the Good Samaritan Clinic, providing care to uninsured individuals. Her teaching responsibilities encompass all family nurse practitioner graduate-level courses.
Dr. Hobbs’ research interests include developing educational strategies to support best practices in teaching and learning. She is also dedicated to providing healthcare for underserved and minority populations, as well as promoting health and wellness.
Active in several professional organizations, Dr. Hobbs is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the American Nurses Association, Alabama State Nurses, Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama, National League for Nursing, and the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.
In 2004, Dr. Hobbs received the UAB Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award while working as a staff nurse on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at UAB. This award is the highest honor for nursing staff within the UAB Health System. In 2023, she was honored with the Capstone College of Nursing Board of Visitors Rising Star Award, recognizing exemplary faculty members who have taught for less than five years and have significantly contributed to UA’s mission of teaching, research, and service.
Dr. Hobbs resides in Northport, Alabama, with her husband, Greg, and their two children, Emma Grace and Jackson.