* Over 25 years of hospital and home care experience

* Clinical expertise in critical care, home health care, surgical and operating room

* Administrative expertise in how an operating room runs

* Served on the committee responsible for development of the electronic medical record, including physician order entry

* Served on the committee responsible for redesign of nursing care delivery

* Deep understanding of patient care from the bedside perspective

Gentiva Home Care, Fort Myers, FL                                                               1989 – 2000, present
Field Case Manager

*  Provide direct patient care and overall care management to clients requiring in-home care, including patient assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, laboratory specimen collection and all related documentation

* Communicate directly with physicians to provide informal updates, formal reports and request orders, as patient condition required.

* Conducted periodic evaluation of support staff care (Certified Nursing Assistants and other allied health members) involved in providing patient care.

* Participate in management and regulatory audits, as needed.

* Responsible for knowledge of and compliance with all Medicare and Joint Commission regulations
and accreditation requirements.  Participate in scheduled and non-scheduled state, federal and accreditation surveys.

 

NCH Healthcare System, Naples Florida                                               May 2002-April 2010
Orthopedic Service Leader, Circulating Nurse, Charge Nurse, Staff Nurse

*  Responsible for overall operation of Orthopedic Surgery, including effective and efficient use of
resources, productivity and room management, supply management and process improvements.

* Maintain all surgeon preference lists for all types of surgery performed and integrate information in
supply management and cost containment measures.

* Work directly with vendors to evaluate, trial and order products, negotiate pricing, address supply and equipment problems, and represent surgeon requests for new equipment and concerns with existing.

* Assist management team in evaluation of overall OR operations, patient and surgeon satisfaction.

* Care of patients following surgery including dressing changes, medication administration, patient assessment and all other aspects of nursing care.

* Staff assignments and coordination of overall care provided by nursing staff on a given shift.

Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, FL                                                               1986-1989
Assistant Head Nurse, Shift Coordinator and Staff Nurse for Critical Care Unit: 

* Employee management, including assignment, evaluations, education and competencies.Budget planning assistance.

* Care of patients following surgery including dressing changes, medication administration, patient assessment and all other aspects of nursing care.

* Project management/completion within required timeframes, strong work ethic

* Prioritization/organizational skills/time management

* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

* Strong analytic skills

* Positive attitude, enthusiasm and loyalty

* Associate of Science in Nursing, Manatee Community College

* Various committees involved in restructuring the Nursing Care Delivery Model that resulted in major
changes in staff roles, nurse-patient ratios and organizational structure.

* Various committees involved in designing and testing various aspects of the Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) and Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) processes that resulted in full implementation of both.

* Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Surgical Supply Team involved in evaluating costs, supplies, and budget selection and approval processes that resulted in process changes to control costs in Operating Room.