A 29-year-old Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a licensed nurse and providing medical care to more than 4,400 patients at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway despite never holding a valid nursing license.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) arrested Autumn Bardisa last week Tuesday following a seven-month investigation conducted with AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway, the Florida Department of Health, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Bardisa was hired on July 3, 2023, as an advanced nurse technician. During hiring, she falsely claimed to have completed the educational requirements for registered nursing and passed her national licensing exam. She provided a license number belonging to a different registered nurse with the same first name, alleging a name change due to marriage, but failed to produce a marriage certificate when asked.
The deception was uncovered in January 2025 when Bardisa was considered for a promotion. A colleague’s credential check revealed that her only certification was an expired CNA license. Hospital administrators launched an internal review and terminated her on January 22 after she failed to verify her identity. The case was then referred to law enforcement.
Investigators found that between June 2024 and January 2025, Bardisa provided medical services to 4,486 patients while impersonating a licensed nurse. She had also used personal identification from a former nursing school classmate, who worked at a different AdventHealth location and had no personal connection to Bardisa.
Bardisa was charged with seven counts each of practicing healthcare without a license and fraudulent use of personal identification. She was taken into custody at her home by the FCSO Fugitive Unit and booked at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on $70,000 bond.
