NURSE
EXPERIENCE:
Legal Nurse Consulting, LLC 2020 – present Review of medical records for merit. Draft reports of the facts that support failures to follow regulatory guidelines, standards of care, deviation of care. Assist attorneys with medical malpractice, nursing home wrongful death, abuse and neglect cases. Subcontract nursing home medical legal cases. Expert Witness Services
Mobile Director of Nursing Rosewood Care Centers/Midwest Administrative Services♦ 2017 – 2020 Monitor department staff for compliance with infection control, wound care, and fall programs. Development of required reports to submit to interdisciplinary teams and/or QA committee members. Assist in preparation of the Plan of Correction response to an inspection survey and implements and follow up QA required for any nursing allegations. Provide education and training to department staff regarding regulatory guidelines and quality care. Completing required medical record audits. Completed RAI process (MDS and Care Plans).
Administrator Trainer Burlington Care Center ♦ 2016 – 2017 Trained in-house employee for Administrator position. RN Consultant / Licensed Administrator Pathway Health Services ♦ 2016 – 2017 Interim NHA assignments in LTC facilities and CCRC’s in Illinois and Michigan, Hawaii. Interim DON assignment in Illinois and Hawaii, Wisconsin. Survey Recovery LTC Industry. Care Center Administrator Fulton County Nursing Center ♦ 2015 – 2016 Daily management of a 49 bed skilled-long term county owned facility. Directly reporting to the County Health Care Committee and County Board. Consultant Pathway Health Services ♦ 2014 – 2015 Interim NHA assignments in LTC facilities and CCRC’s in Illinois and Michigan. Interim DON assignment in Illinois. Care Center Administrator Lutheran Hillside Village ♦ 2013 – 2014 Daily management of 85 bed Medicare & Medicaid Certified facility. Directly reporting to Executive Director. RN Consultant / Licensed Administrator Pathway Health Services ♦ 2012 – 2013 Interim NHA assignments in Illinois. Interim DON assignment in Wisconsin. Administrator St. Francis in the Park Nursing & Rehabilitation ♦ 2010 – 2012 Daily management & operation of a 168 bed skilled nursing home facility. Administrator Columbus Nursing & Rehabilitation ♦ 2009 – 2010 Daily management & operation of a 97 bed skilled nursing facility. Administrator Taylor Park Nursing & Rehabilitation ♦ 2007 – 2009 Daily management & operation of a 100 bed skilled nursing home facility. Registered Nursing Experience ♦ 1994 worked as an inpatient psych- detox nurse for four years. ♦ 1998 Long Term Care – MDS nurse moving into ADON and DON positions
