Experience

Partners HealthCare at Home & Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Careers

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

• Maternal/Child Health Visiting Nurse

  • Jan 2016 - Present



Northeast Clinical Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Private Duty Pediatric Nurse

  • Feb 2013 - May 2016

  Providing in-home care for children with disabilities, primarily infants, with emphasis on encouraging developmental and social integration in the family while maintaining optimal physical health. Providing in-home care for children with disabilities, primarily infants, with emphasis on encouraging developmental and social integration in the family while maintaining optimal physical health.



Loving Care Agency, Inc

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Pediatric Home Care Nurse

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2013

  Performing both Skilled Nursing Visits and private-duty nursing for pediatric patients with complex medical needs, across the age spectrum, from newborns to adolescents. Extensive experience with pre-term "NICU graduates." Specializing in providing culturally-appropriate care, in the family's first language when possible. Performing both Skilled Nursing Visits and private-duty nursing for pediatric patients with complex medical needs, across the age spectrum, from newborns to adolescents. Extensive experience with pre-term "NICU graduates." Specializing in providing culturally-appropriate care, in the family's first language when possible.



Simmons University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• nursing student

  • 2008 - 2011

  When I learned there weren't courses on children with disabilities as I wanted, I developed an independent study course and created an annotated bibliography, entitled "Not just coping, but thriving: parenting stress among families of children with disabilities." When I learned there weren't courses on children with disabilities as I wanted, I developed an independent study course and created an annotated bibliography, entitled "Not just coping, but thriving: parenting stress among families of children with disabilities."



WILD Women In Leadership Development

• volunteer

  • 1998 - 2011

  I've been volunteering with WILD for years. My work has included consecutive and simultaneous interpreting in Spanish and Portuguese; leading workshops on Public Speaking in multiple languages; co-MC'ing; and offering myself for whatever little things need doing, from behind-the-scenes to out-there-with-a-microphone stuff. There is nothing too big or too small I won't do for WILD! I've been volunteering with WILD for years. My work has included consecutive and simultaneous interpreting in Spanish and Portuguese; leading workshops on Public Speaking in multiple languages; co-MC'ing; and offering myself for whatever little things need doing, from behind-the-scenes to out-there-with-a-microphone stuff. There is nothing too big or too small I won't do for WILD!



WMBR-FM

• co-host of Spherio

  • 2006 - 2010

  Spherio was a bilingual public affairs radio show on WMBR-FM Cambridge, run collectively by MIT undergraduate students and community activists, from approximately 2004 to 2010. Programming, researching and interviewing were all designed to give students exposure to people making social change throughout the greater Boston area and the Americas. Spherio was a bilingual public affairs radio show on WMBR-FM Cambridge, run collectively by MIT undergraduate students and community activists, from approximately 2004 to 2010. Programming, researching and interviewing were all designed to give students exposure to people making social change throughout the greater Boston area and the Americas.



Cambridge Community Schools Summer Day Camps

• Inclusion Specialist

  • 2009 - 2009

  Worked as One-to-One aide for first-grader with multiple physical and developmental disabilities, assisting individually and helping to create a more inclusive classroom for all campers Worked as One-to-One aide for first-grader with multiple physical and developmental disabilities, assisting individually and helping to create a more inclusive classroom for all campers



Boston Children's Hospital

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

• Medical Interpreter

  • Sep 1995 - Apr 2008

  Facilitated cultural and linguistic communication between patients, medical providers, and patients' families, through translation, cultural broking, and occasional advocacy. Interpreted emergency appointments, urgent care appointments, general Pediatrics and all specialty clinics' appointments, in addition to inpatient communications with hospital staff. Extensive experience includes interpreting Oncology Day One meetings, end-of-life discussions, congenital heart defect discussions on the CICU, and cultural conflict resolution. As triager, dispatched interpreters of other languages to ensure all medical encounters requiring interpreters received assistance. As on-call staff, provided interpreter services to all inpatient wards and Emergency Department for weekend shift, as well as one night per week, offering both in-person and telephonic interpretation. Show less



International Brotherhood of Teamsters

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• ESL Teacher & Community Organizer

  • 2001 - 2004

  Implemented all aspects of first-ever English program for members of Local 25, their family members, and other immigrants. Responsible for all recruiting, intake of new students, curriculum development, and pre- and post-assessment. As Community Organizer, increased awareness among the membership of immigrant rights and cultural diversity, wrote monthly articles about multiculturalism for Local's newsletter, developed outreach program to Brazilian and Latino communities. Implemented all aspects of first-ever English program for members of Local 25, their family members, and other immigrants. Responsible for all recruiting, intake of new students, curriculum development, and pre- and post-assessment. As Community Organizer, increased awareness among the membership of immigrant rights and cultural diversity, wrote monthly articles about multiculturalism for Local's newsletter, developed outreach program to Brazilian and Latino communities.



1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Workplace Educator

  • 1995 - 2001

  Responsible for all aspects of teaching, recruiting and assessment for labor-management workplace education program in Boston-area hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies. Positions held include ESOL Instructor, Writing & Communications Instructor, and Learning Disabilities Specialist. (This program has gone on to become part of SEIU 1199's Training and Employment Fund.) Responsible for all aspects of teaching, recruiting and assessment for labor-management workplace education program in Boston-area hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies. Positions held include ESOL Instructor, Writing & Communications Instructor, and Learning Disabilities Specialist. (This program has gone on to become part of SEIU 1199's Training and Employment Fund.)