Experience

Pittsburgh Technical College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Adjunct Faculy

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Teach Lifespan Development and Anatomy & Physiology II courses to registered nursing students via synchronized online meetings. Utilize Blackboard and McGraw Hill Connect platforms. Duties include presenting lectures, performing exam item analysis, and evaluating student performance. Teach Lifespan Development and Anatomy & Physiology II courses to registered nursing students via synchronized online meetings. Utilize Blackboard and McGraw Hill Connect platforms. Duties include presenting lectures, performing exam item analysis, and evaluating student performance.



St. Luke's University Health Network

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Registered Nurse

  • May 2017 - Present

  *Surgical services at the Anderson Campus for both inpatient and outpatient surgeries. *Performs the following nursing roles: pre-op, PACU, and phase II recovery, with on call responsibilities. *Exposure to a variety of acuity levels from inpatient to same day surgery. *Provided EPIC at the elbow support and training to staff during the acquisition of Sacred Heart Hospital. *Completed one year nurse residency program. *Surgical services at the Anderson Campus for both inpatient and outpatient surgeries. *Performs the following nursing roles: pre-op, PACU, and phase II recovery, with on call responsibilities. *Exposure to a variety of acuity levels from inpatient to same day surgery. *Provided EPIC at the elbow support and training to staff during the acquisition of Sacred Heart Hospital. *Completed one year nurse residency program.



Oregon Health & Science University

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Consultant

  • 2014 - 2018

  Served as a research consultant on the TREC Clinical Decision Task Force for five years and was responsible for using medical knowledge and expertise to determine if selected research articles utilized computer based search systems relevant to the defined topic. Served as a research consultant on the TREC Clinical Decision Task Force for five years and was responsible for using medical knowledge and expertise to determine if selected research articles utilized computer based search systems relevant to the defined topic.



Specialty Care, Inc.

• Lehigh Valley, PA

• Intraoperative Neurophysiologist

  • 2008 - 2017

  * Working for provider of surgical and interventional services / solutions for more than 820 hospitals in 45 states, advise neurology, orthopedic, ENT, and vascular surgeons on minimizing risk via identification, assessment, navigation, and mapping of nerve tissue, and develop / provide staff training / education as needed. * Provide service to Level I trauma centers, smaller hospitals, and surgical centers. * Utilize intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM), including modalities such as evoked potentials, electromyography, electroencephalography and nerve conduction. * Manage real-time data collection, generate reports (intra-operative, post-operative, etc.), and complete extensive medical coding and billing documentation in varied inpatient environments. * Involved in deployment of IONM systems in OR and continuous monitoring and clinical interpretation of neurophysiological data in real-time. Show less



Valley Family Care

• Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Biomedical Informatics / Health Information Management (HIM) Practicum

  • 2014 - 2014

  * Completed a summer-long internship at a primary care outpatient facility with approximately 3000 patients. * Selected to create and document a Transitional Care Management (TCM) plan adhering to Medicare guidelines; managed practice’s patients discharged from hospital, with clear documentation to withstand audits. * The TCM plan provided increased reimbursement by identifying correct billing codes based on decision making complexity. * Completed a summer-long internship at a primary care outpatient facility with approximately 3000 patients. * Selected to create and document a Transitional Care Management (TCM) plan adhering to Medicare guidelines; managed practice’s patients discharged from hospital, with clear documentation to withstand audits. * The TCM plan provided increased reimbursement by identifying correct billing codes based on decision making complexity.



Northampton Community College

• Adjunct Professor – Anatomy and Physiology

  • 2004 - 2007

  * Developed and presented anatomy and physiology lectures to classes of approximately 50 undergraduate students. * Taught laboratory sections including hands-on exploration of cell structure and function, tissues; and the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, while emphasizing laboratory quality. * Developed and presented anatomy and physiology lectures to classes of approximately 50 undergraduate students. * Taught laboratory sections including hands-on exploration of cell structure and function, tissues; and the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, while emphasizing laboratory quality.