Jessica Darnutzer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Jessica L. Darnutzer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Cardiology
4.9of 5 | (479) | View Reviews
About our provider ratings

Accepting new patients Available at Multiple Locations Ages seen: 18 - 99 Joined ARC: 2019

About Jessica L. Darnutzer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

  • Jessica Darnutzer is a native Texan, raised in Texarkana. When she is not at work, she enjoys impromptu kitchen dance parties with her two small daughters, “banging away on my baby grand piano,” Ballet Austin performances with her husband, tap-dancing lessons, and “chipping away at the ever-growing pile of novels on my bedside table!” Her favorite Central Texas locale is, naturally, the Long Center, watching Ballet Austin.

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Being a nurse is a heritable trait in my family, going back to my great-grandmother in the 1920s. I began my career working as a nurse’s aide at age 19, which confirmed to me that the bedside is where I belong. It is an incredible honor and privilege to work with people during times of uncertainty in their lives. I believe in meeting each patient where they are, and caring for the whole person – mind, body, and spirit. As a nurse practitioner, I aim to connect with patients and to partner with them to achieve their goals of what health means to them.

Services

Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring

Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring

Cardiac rhythm monitoring helps measure the rhythm of your heart in order to identify an irregular heart rhythm disorders.

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Echocardiograms

Echocardiograms

ARC Cardiology offers standard echocardiograms and stress echocardiograms for patients 18 and older. A referral from your physician or advanced practice clinician (APC) is required to schedule an echocardiogram at ARC.

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Nuclear Stress Testing

Nuclear Stress Testing

Nuclear stress tests use a small amount of radioactive tracer and an imaging machine to create pictures showing blood flow.

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Stress Echocardiogram

Stress Echocardiogram

Stress echocardiography uses ultrasound imaging to show how well your heart works to pump blood to your body. It can help detect a decrease in blood flow to the heart from narrowing in the coronary arteries.

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Stress Testing

Stress Testing

A stress test shows how your heart works during physical activity, revealing problems with blood flow within your heart. We offer three basic types of stress testing: exercise/treadmill stress tests, nuclear stress tests, and stress echocardiograms.

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Telemedicine Visits

Telemedicine Visits

ARC offers telemedicine visits for primary and specialty care. ARC doctors and advanced practice clinicians (APCs) can quickly evaluate you for a new health issue or follow up with you via a phone call or video visit from the comfort of your home.

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Treadmill Stress Testing

Treadmill Stress Testing

A treadmill test helps determine how well your heart handles work. As your body works harder during the test, it requires more oxygen, so the heart must pump more blood. The test can show if the blood supply is reduced in the arteries that supply the heart. It also helps doctors know the kind and level of exercise appropriate for a patient.

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Locations & Hours

Credentials

  • Education
    BA in English, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, 2006
    BS in Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009
    MS in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015
  • Professional Positions
    • Member, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
    • Member, Austin Advanced Practice Nurses
    • Member, Texas Nurses Association
    • Member, Travis County Medical Society
    • Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society

Patient Reviews

OVERALL PROVIDER RATING

Rating based on "Did the healthcare provider or doctor provide the care you expected?"

4.9out of 5
  • December 9, 2025

    The level of explaining everything I was there for and what the next step would be. Making an appointment was easy and they even reached out to me by text and in myarc

  • December 8, 2025

    Jessica Darnutzer was great. And so were the rest of the staff.

  • November 26, 2025

    Ms. Annette was excellent, kind, and professional. She answered all my questions and I especially liked how she fully explained all vitals she was recording on me. Ms. Jessica is one of the best providers I've received care from. She was empathetic, had concern for my issues, and asked for lots of details. Ms. Jessica fully explained my care plan and next steps, was knowledgeable and candid. Though my hope is I no longer need a cardiologist, I am very happy that Ms. Annette and Ms. Jessica are on my care team!

  • November 26, 2025

    I can’t tell you how impressed I was. The provider came into the meeting more prepared than any other I have seen since moving to TX. She asked really good questions and actually listened to my answers.

  • November 25, 2025

    All aspects of visit very professional.

  • November 23, 2025

    The staff here is awesome! Everyone is nice and welcoming. Would recommend to anyone needing a cardiologist.

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