Summary: Versatile and Strategic Leader who will enhance any organization as a nurse practitioner/educator and maximize on value, and deliver exceptional service to customers. Uniquely gifted in providing support to improve care for Elders and transforming organizations’ quality of care.

Professional Experience:

Westgate Nursing Home September 2015-present

Quality, Infection Control, Education and Employee Health Nurse

Educate staff: orientation, infection control and clinical issues

Infection control surveillance

Audits: clinical improvement and survey readiness

Staff health promotion education, immunization and health maintenance monitoring

United Health Care January 2013 – September 2015

Manager Case Management Upstate NY and Virginia March 2015 – September 2015

Manage supervisor, clinical and non-clinical staff

Set team direction, resolve problems and provide guidance

Work closely with recruiting to fill open requisitions

Review performance metrics and goals, coaching when necessary

Knowledge of HEDIS measures, STARS assessments and gap closure

House Calls Nurse Practitioner January 2013- March 2015

Annual Physical Assessments in members’ homes

Health education re: medications, disease process, health promotion

Determining gaps in medical care and assisting in coordinating follow up

Preceptor for new Nurse Practitioners

Development of Scheduling project in Six Sigma form

Unity Health System Rochester, NY February 2006 - 2013

Operational Process Improvement (OPI)/Lean Six Sigma Project Leader May 2012- January 2013

Participation in various projects for process improvement and cost reduction

LTC Task Force in Reducing Hospital Re-admissions- assisting with three living centers. Includes developing system wide nursing care plans and pathways

OPI Representative-Hospital Care variation team for COPD/Pneumonia.

Yellow Belt Project: Wound Care Standardization Initiative to reduce cost

Quality Improvement Coordinator/Infection Prevention December 2010 - May 2012

Park Ridge Living Center: Wegman Family Cottages & Transitional Care Center (TCC)

Identify and facilitate special projects through data analysis gathered from MDS, Equip for Quality, Abaqis, safety portals and AOD documentation.

Assist with Root Cause Analysis of Sentinel Events

Proficient with Abaqis, directing team to a successful QIS survey 10/11

Participation in Lean Six Sigma projects: Reducing Hospital Readmissions (team member), Reducing Medication Variances(team leader)

Participation in various committees: Skin Care, Falls, VAP, Policy and Procedure

Infection control-Surveillance and staff education

Diabetes Champion for special diabetes related projects on TCC(Insulin Pump Policy)

Nursing Assistant Training Program April 2009 - December 2010

Instructor/Coordinator

Classroom instruction, lab and clinical instructor

Developed CNA orientation program

Coordination of Unity as a Regional Testing Site for CNAs

Registered Nurse, per diem February 2006 - April 2009

Inpatient Psychiatry; Long Term Care: charge, skin care & assessment nurse

Geriatric Nurse Practitioner

Matrix Medical Phoenix, AZ per diem 2009 High-risk assessments in Long Term Care Facilities

Highland Hospital/Strong Health Geriatrics Rochester, NY 1997– 2005

Case Manager-ACE Unit; Geriatric Consultant; PRI certification.

Primary Care responsibilities to assisted living population

Park Ridge Hospital/Park Medical Group Rochester, NY 1989-1997

Diagnosis and treatment of LTC residents

Geriatric Consultant throughout hospital

Highland Hospital Rochester, NY One year grant position 1986–1987

Monroe Community Hospital Rochester, NY Clinician II 1984–1988

Diagnosis and treatment of patients at Geriatric Evaluation Clinic

Primary care at SNF level

Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY 1983-1984

Diagnosis and treatment of LTC residents; Interdisciplinary Care team

Nurse Educator

BOCES 2 Spencerport, NY – CNA Instructor 2008- 2009 Consultant 2010-2015

Genesee Valley BOCES, Batavia, NY – LPN Program, Per Diem 2007- 2009

Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY - Diabetes Nurse Educator, Per Diem 2006 - 2007

Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY – Adjunct Professor (RN Undergraduate) 1993-2002

Clinical Preceptor- Nurse Practitioner students University at Buffalo/ University of Rochester 1983-1992

Education:

Master of Science, Nursing – Geriatric/Adult Nurse Practitioner State University of NY at Buffalo - Buffalo, NY

Bachelor of Science, Nursing Niagara University - Niagara University, NY

Training:

Certifications:

Affiliations:

Community:

Values Based Leadership

Operational Process Improvement Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt, Began Green Belt

Culture Change: Eden Training

Train the Trainer

MDS 3.0 2009-2013

ANCC- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Job Skills Training Instructor (NYS Education Department) 2010-2013

Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honor Society) 1978-present

Hospice 2012-2013

Boy Scouts of America 2012-present

Nation Kidney Association 2014-present

References Available Upon Request

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