Margaret Foster MSN
Durham, North Carolina 27713
Summary
Over twenty-five years of experience in mental health/developmental disability/substance abuse field. Experienced in a variety of areas including:
• Planning, authorizing, arranging, and implementing services for clients with mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse issues, and medical issues
• Supervising adult and adolescent care
• Screening adults and adolescents
• Quality assurance planning and monitoring
• Worked with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Relevant Work Experience
County of Durham, Durham, NC
Public Health Nurse 11/2004-10/2010
• Functioned as a middle and high school nurse
• Functioned as a family planning nurse
• Facilitated pregnancy support and prevention groups
Durham Center, Durham, NC
Case manager 6/1991-2004
• Responsible for nursing care of adult mental health/developmental disability/substance abuse adult services unit
• Case management of large client caseload
• Quality Assurance committee work
• Service authorization coordination
Charter Northridge Hospital, Raleigh, NC
Evening Supervisor 1/1987-6/1991
• Supervisor for 85 bed adult and adolescent chemical dependency and psychiatric hospital
• Development of quality assurance standards and chart review
• Provided group therapy and staff training
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Masters Degree in Nursing, December 1987
Psychiatry/Education tracts
References:
Betty Brown : Supervisor, Durham Co Health Dept, Phone: 225-1038
Spence Foscue: Supervisor, Durham Mental Health, Phone: 967-1885
Alice Abernathy: Supervisor, DUMC, Phone: 419-6030