Registered Nurse, Wound Care Certified, Geriatric Care Manager
Resume:
Sharon L. Cohen, RN, CWCN, CWS, WCC, CLNC
Valley Stream, NY 11581
(M) 516-***-**** FAX 516-***-****
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PINNACLE SENIOR CARE SOLUTIONS 1/13- PRESENT aka…NURSING and… BEYOND THE BEDSIDE
President/ Health Care Consultant
Nassau and 5 Boroughs
PRI/ SCREENS with follow-up to referral source and requested care provider
Personalized Healthcare Consulting / Elder Care Advocacy and Consulting to meet specific needs of every client.
Resource consultant for all Transitional Care or Age in Place services to include: Geriatric Care Management: Elder care and Estate Planning Attorney’s, Assisted living, Senior Independent Living, ALP, Nursing home and Rehabilitation, CHHA, Licensed home care, Hospice Care, PT/ OT Home services, Transportation Services, Support groups, Adult Day Care- medical and social models, Life Alert Systems, Pharmaceutical services, Financial Planning, Medical Supplies, and Wound Care Consultations.
Home care visits for medication management and hands on nursing care, referrals to CHHA’s when needed
Medicaid applications
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY 2/12- 12/14 Garden City, New York 11530 Continuing Education Instructor
Education on wound care and legal aspects of nursing to nurses returning to clinical practice and nursing students enrolled in a 4 year program.
Entire Continuing Education Program Dept. Discontinued Effective 12/2014
PINNACLE WOUND SOLUTIONS, LLC 4/10- PRESENT
Valley Stream, NY 11581
Wound Care Specialist/Consultant
Private consultant for wound care patients referred by MD’s, hospice and home health care, long term care agencies, and insurance companies to provide recommendations for appropriate, cost effective care to achieve positive outcomes.
Referrals made to interdisciplinary team members, physicians, home care, and hospice care for follow up treatment plan.
Wound Care Educational Seminars for Staff Nurses- Includes Pressure Ulcer Identification and Management, Venous, Arterial and Neuropathic Ulcer Identification, Preparation of wound bed and treatment options, and adjunctive therapies.
PREMIER MEDICAL-LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING 1/11-PRESENT
Valley Stream, New York
Medical-Legal Nurse Consultant
Medical-Legal Nurse consulting for plaintiff and defense cases involving wound care in Acute Care, Home Health Care and Long Term Care settings.
Consulting /Expert witness for cases involving wounds: decubitus ulcers, surgical, diabetic/ neuropathic, venous, arterial, and traumatic wounds.
SILVERCREST CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION 3/12- 9/12 Briarwood, NY 11435 Wound Care Specialist
Only Wound care specialist for 320 bed facility, including 80 bed ventilator unit.
Weekly wound assessment for all new admissions, new occurrences (facility acquired), and all patients with wounds requiring treatment. (approximately 200-225 per week). Documentation of wounds and MD treatment orders entered into EMR with changes for treatments done as needed.
Educational wound in services to all clinical staff, all 3 shifts and weekends, classroom and individual at bedside.
Educational and bedside mentorship to second year Associate degree RN students.
Experience with SIGMA care EMR
PRIME CARE MEDICAL, INC. 2/03 - 4/10
Holtsville, NY 11742
Director of Wound Care Prevention and Management
Consultant for wound care and education for multiple long term care & sub- acute facilities, physicians, hospice and home health agencies, and insurance companies to assist in prevention and management of pressure ulcers, venous, arterial, and diabetic neuropathic ulcers, non-healing ulcers, surgical and traumatic wounds. Patients included those with multiple co morbidities; diabetes, oncology, COPD, CHF, ESRD, orthopedics, hypertension, lymph edema, end stage dementia, in addition to others.
Evaluated services and product coverage for Medicare, Medicaid and Managed Care.
Provided educational in-services, set up wound care protocols, and made recommendations for appropriate wound care, palliative care, support surfaces and offloading devices to provide quality, comfort, and cost effective care.
Clinical support for Convatec NPWT.
SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL 11/01- 4/03
HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY
Oceanside, NY 11572
Community Health Nurse
Skilled nursing services provided to homebound clients within a multidisciplinary team based environment with a focus on quality care, patient education, and use of community resources.
Patients included; wounds, diabetes, oncology, COPD, CHF, orthopedics, neurologic disorders, ESRD, end stage dementia, in addition to others.
Ongoing assessments and implementation of the nursing care plan to assist clients reach their maximum potential.
Maintenance of patient files for quality assurance.
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD 11/00- 10/01
New York, NY
Nurse Case Manager (managed medicare)
Medical Case Management and DME coordination for managed medicare sub-acute homecare division.
Liaison with various referral sources for appropriate patient placement to insure safe, timely discharges, and quality care.
Left position following 9/11, office was in Manhattan in the Twin Towers
LONG ISLAND JEWISH CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY 9/91-10/00
New Hyde Park, NY
Community Health Nurse
Skilled nursing services provided to homebound clients within a multidisciplinary team based environment with a focus on quality care, patient education, and use of community resources.
Ongoing assessments and implementation of the nursing care plan to assist clients reach their maximum potential. Patients included; wounds, oncology (Intensive Home Care Program), diabetes, COPD, CHF, ESRD, end stage dementia, orthopedics, and post-surgical.
Maintenance of patient files for quality assurance.
Nurse preceptor: served as a role model to define standards of patient care for final semester nursing students in an Associate Degree Program.
RN Field Supervision to evaluate care provided by HHA’s in compliance with the prepared Individual Care Plan for the patient. (specific to each patient’s needs)
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Adelphi University
Garden City, New York 11530
2010 Certification Program for Certified Legal Nurse Consultants
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
1983 New York Registered Professional Nurse (License # 364401)
7/04 National Alliance of Wound Care
WCC (Certification # 6250422)
11/07 American Board of Wound Management
CWS, DAPWCA Certified Wound Specialist (cert ID # 3040)
2/08 Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Society (WOCN)
CWCN Certified Wound Care Nurse (cert ID# 205453675)
9/10 National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants
CLNC
1/13 PRI/ SCREEN Certified
12/14 Alzheimers’ and Dementia Care Certified
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Association) 5/03-PRESENT
NAWC (National Alliance of Wound Care) 7/04-PRESENT
AAWC (Association for Advanced Wound Care)
DAPWCA (Diplomate of American Professional Wound Care Association) 2007-PRESENT
NACLNC (National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants) 9/10-PRESENT
Maintain updated knowledge on current assessment skills and wound care treatment plans by attending several conferences yearly
VOLUNTEER
AMERICAN RED CROSS 11/12- 11/14
Worked with an assigned team to assist Hurricane Sandy Victims
NASSAU REGION OF HADASSAH HEALTH AWARENESS 09/96- 2013
Volunteer for Check-it-Out program, breast cancer education for high school senior girls throughout Long Island.
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