Experience

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER - BERKSHIRE CAMPUS

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Family Nurse Practitioner

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  • Conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of patients presenting for primary and urgent care needs • Complete transitional care assessments and emergency room follow up visits • Develop and direct patients in individualized treatment plans including medication initiation and management, follow up and routine testing, and lab work for acute and chronic diseases • Refer patients to specialists as indicated for acute or chronic diseases • Conduct comprehensive and focused assessments of patients presenting for primary and urgent care needs • Complete transitional care assessments and emergency room follow up visits • Develop and direct patients in individualized treatment plans including medication initiation and management, follow up and routine testing, and lab work for acute and chronic diseases • Refer patients to specialists as indicated for acute or chronic diseases



Abington - Jefferson Health

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Registered Nurse

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  Medical Surgical Registered Nurse• Complete daily medical care including assessments, and interventions for an average of 5-6 patients at a time• Complete head-to-toe and focused assessments, assess vital signs, lab and test results• Participate in daily interdisciplinary rounding to review patient status, plan of care, and advocate for patients • Administer oral, subcutaneous, intravenous, parenteral medications as ordered • Utilize critical thinking and communication skills during patient care experiences • Complete focused comprehensive neurological assessments for patients • Complete wound care treatment and prevention strategies • Evaluate cardiac rhythms for patients on telemetry • Provide tracheostomy care including suction, change of inner cannula, and assessment of oxygenation status



Encore Rehabilitation

• United States
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
• 700 & Above Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

  • Serve as a per-diem speech language pathologist. Conduct comprehensive dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive diagnostic evaluations and screens and design patient-specific treatment plans within sub-acute, long term care, and hospice populations • Monitor patients’ progress toward reaching goals on an ongoing basis; redesign therapy techniques and plan of care as needed to facilitate patients’ success. • Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team including nursing, physicians, physical therapy, occupational therapy to promote carryover of treatment recommendations. • Conduct monthly trainings with groups of new Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) regarding the role of the speech pathologist in the long term care setting, dysphagia education, and the role of the CNAs in facilitating carryover of treatment recommendations.



HealthPRO Rehabilitation

• Per Diem Speech Language Pathologst, MS, CCC-SLP

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Serve as a per-diem speech language pathologist within various skilled nursing facilities. • Initiate and carry out plans of care for a variety of treatment approaches including dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive impairments, as well as tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients. • Serve as a per-diem speech language pathologist within various skilled nursing facilities. • Initiate and carry out plans of care for a variety of treatment approaches including dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive impairments, as well as tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients.



Consonus Healthcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist, MS CCC-SLP

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Conducted comprehensive dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive diagnostic evaluations, screens and designed patient-specific treatment within sub-acute, long term care, assisted living, and outpatient settings • Monitored patients’ progress toward reaching goals on an ongoing basis; redesigned therapy techniques and plan of care as needed to facilitate patients’ success. • Conducted comprehensive dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive diagnostic evaluations, screens and designed patient-specific treatment within sub-acute, long term care, assisted living, and outpatient settings • Monitored patients’ progress toward reaching goals on an ongoing basis; redesigned therapy techniques and plan of care as needed to facilitate patients’ success.



Tender Touch Rehab Services LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Speech Language Pathologist, MS CCC-SLP

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Conducted comprehensive dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive diagnostic evaluations, screens and treatment within sub-acute, long term acute care and long term care setting within the geriatric population. • Provided in-service training to educate staff on therapeutic strategies to maximize patients’ functions • Conducted comprehensive dysphagia, speech, language and cognitive diagnostic evaluations, screens and treatment within sub-acute, long term acute care and long term care setting within the geriatric population. • Provided in-service training to educate staff on therapeutic strategies to maximize patients’ functions