Career Profile

My goal is to provide quality patient care while implementing cost saving measur
es.
I believe in looking for opportunities to attract income.

Key Skills: RN, energetic, self-motivated, ethical, and professional, analyzing

situations
rapidly and developing practical solutions. results-driven professional with ext
ensive experience, innovative, reducing costs, and increasing profit, streamlini
ng processes and implementing best practice standards, organizing, training and
developing medical staff, coordinates home health care, experienced educator, sk
illed leadership, record reviewer, utilization review, discharge planning, quali
ty assurance organizational skills, collaborates, liaisons, develops, implements
, supervising and training
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I started my career by instituting the nurse triage program at Massachusetts Gen
eral Hospital. I was the first Emergency Room nurse to start the senior staff nu
rse position.

Clinical Researcher M.G.H./Harvard

I worked with Harvard surgeon researcher on hospital staffing studies. I was a p
roject manager training RNs on collecting data.
It became a staffing model for the hospital.
Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology
I was involved in organizing and collecting data for nutritional studies on Alz
heimer patients.

Consulting Director of Nursing

In Jacksonville, Florida, I was successful in overseeing a facility in obtaining
JCAHO certification.

Recent Research Project

I submitted research material to Blue Cross Blue Shield regarding lab testing an
d prescriptions for Vitamin D3.
Implementing my conclusions would save hundreds of thousands of dollars in reimb
ursements.

Case management
In Public Health, I performed three years of case management in an inpatient and
community mental health setting linking patients to community services.
I was recognized as a Clinical Specialist by the VNA of Albany, New York.
I participated in a Gallup/ Blue Cross Blue Shield poll on Seniors and Suicide w
here my observations were televised and key in recognizing seniors at risk.
I was elected to the World Whos Who of Women

As a Behavioral Health case manager for HMO:

I coordinated insurance company with local pharmacists to identify abuse of pres
criptions.
Project Management
As an inpatient nurse manager, I had the oversight of a staff of 35 RNs and Heal
th Care workers.
Achieved goal:
1- Policies and procedures for patient safety.
2- Educate the medical staff in providing quality care.
Education Faculty
I have fifteen years working as a community college educator teaching Nursing Co
ncepts and recently General Psychology. My work included curriculum formulation
and clinical oversight.
My Florida teaching experience at St Johns River Community College resulted, aft
er my second semester, in being elected to Whos Who in America 2011

Education and Training

Masters Degree Psychology Goddard College Plainfield, Vermont
I studied under Mary Belenky who wrote Womens Ways of Knowing
I was elected to the International Whos Who of Women in 1986
Bachelors Degree Liberal Arts University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
RN Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing New York, New York
RN License in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, California and SRN in England an
d Wales
Red Cross certification Basic Life Support 2010

Employment
Lakeview Medical Consulting Director of Nursing to pass JCAHO certification Ja
cksonville, Florida
2010
Adjunct faculty St Johns River Community College teaching General Psychology
Orange Park, Florida
2009-2010

Maria College teaching RN students

Albany, New York
1991-2008
Family and Childrens Services of the Capital Region counseling, marketing,
management Albany, New York
2007-2008
MVP Health Insurance case manager oversight of outpatient and inpatient t
reatment
Case Manager
2006-2007

Volunteer Organizations
Red Cross involved both in nursing leadership program and Mental Health Team Jac
ksonville, Florida. I am working with Clay County to teach Disaster Preparedness
to school children and business organization.
American Association of University Women (AAUW) member Jacksonville Florida
JCCI involved in current regional study, Recession Recovery & Beyond Job Creat
ion, Employment and Improving Northeast Floridas Competitiveness.
President Friends of Clay County Park and Ride working in conjunction with James
Boyle Project Director Jacksonville Transit Authority