Nurse Practitioner Community Action

Education

MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, May 2001 Masters of Science in Nursing.

Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, May 1984

Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

Licensure

Active RN, RNP license in RI

Active Federal DEA and RI Controlled Substance

Active Certifications

ANCC Adult Nurse Practitioner

NCC WHNP

AHA CPR certification

MAT Buprenorphine prescriber

RNP experience

Tri County Community Action Agency July 2017 to present

Federally Qualified Health Center. Family practice care of adolescents and adults including same day sick visits and wellness preventative care.

Lahey Health Beverly Ambulatory January 2017 to April 2017

Locum tenens with Barton Associates. Duties include care of chronic and acute same day visits, physical exams and follow up appointments.

Primary Care Partnership. Westport, MA. Primary care practice 2004 to 2016

providing annual physical exams, same day add on for acute illness,

and follow up of acute and chronic illness. Majority of clients are female with various health needs across the life span. Practice consists of two physicians and one Nurse Practitioner.

VNS of Newport and Bristol County. Title X Family Planning clinic. 2002-2009

Provide counseling on contraceptive choices, pregnancy testing and counseling. HIV pre and post test counselor. Most recently certified as an adoption counselor. Provide annual physical exams and cancer screening under WCSP.

South County Consultants in Clinical Trials, Kingston, RI. 2003- 2005

Study coordinator for clinical trials researching

HPV vaccine in adolescent males and females, as well as college aged males and females.

Women and Infants' Hospital, Providence, 2001- 2002

RI. NP in ER/Triage. Assess and treat OB/GYN acute and chronic health care issues.

Collaborate with OB/GYN residents, midwives, and attending physicians.

RN experience

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. 1999- 2001

Staff nurse in the Center for Women and Newborn.

Peri, intra, and postpartum care of women, newborn, and their families. Nursing practice of high risk obstetrics, operating room circulator and post operative caesarean care.

Women and Infant's Hospital, Providence, RI. 1992 -1999

Staff RN in labor & delivery. Peri and intra partum care, newborn assessment and resuscitation, post operative c/s care

VNS of Newport/Bristol County. 1993-1995

Home visits to post partum families of healthy and at risk neonates under the family Outreach Program . Assessment and education stressing self and newborn care.

Newport Hospital, Newport Rhode Island. 1984-1992

RN on respiratory/cardiac/oncology unit for two years. Six years in obstetrics, gynecology, labor and delivery. Educator in early pregnancy and sibling classes.

Teaching experience

Salve Regina University. Newport, RI. 2006 to 2012

Full time faculty lead teacher for:

•Care of the childbearing family

•Ambulatory clinical

•Pathophysiology

•Biology of Women

•Holistic health assessment

•Reiki 1 workshop

•Service learning trip to Belize City, Central America

URI undergraduate school of nursing. 2006 Spring/Fall

OB clinical instructor for junior nursing students at

Newport Hospital's Birthing Unit.

Preceptor

Boston College Nurse Practitioner Women’s Health students

Professional Associations

RISNA- Rhode Island State Nurses Association.

ANA- American Nurses Association

NPWH- Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health

AANP- National Association of Nurse Practitioners

WCSI- Watson Caring Science Institute

Committees

RISNA- Rhode Island State Nurses Association. Peer Review Approval Group (PRAG)- resigned Fall 2013.

Personal

Practice and teaching of Reiki

Avid cyclist

Practice of yoga

Trained as an auricular acupuncture specialist through National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

Service

Haiti April2 6-May 2 2018. Archangel Airborne, provided care and service at two clinics, Notre Dame D’Altragrace on April 28. St Louis Le Roi Quartier Morin April 30, 2018.

My philosophy as a nurse practitioner/nurse is to always provide individualized care to all, to the best of my ability and training.

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