Experience

New England Life Care

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

• Lead Liaison Staff Development Coordinator

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Woburn, Massachusetts

• Clinical Liaison Nurse

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Woburn Ma New England Life Care (NELC) is a leading provider of high-tech home infusion therapy and specialty pharmacy services. Providing their services to their nonprofit member hospitals. - Assesses needs and abilities of the patient and caregiver. Developing a patient specific training plan and plan of care. Participates in the patient training, -Liaison between NELC and the hospital's medical staff, care coordinators, pharmacy and nursing departments - Assists in the development and… Show more New England Life Care (NELC) is a leading provider of high-tech home infusion therapy and specialty pharmacy services. Providing their services to their nonprofit member hospitals. - Assesses needs and abilities of the patient and caregiver. Developing a patient specific training plan and plan of care. Participates in the patient training, -Liaison between NELC and the hospital's medical staff, care coordinators, pharmacy and nursing departments - Assists in the development and implementation of new training and education programs - Participates in Performance Improvement Programs - Participates in the orientation new personal



New England Rehabilitation Hospital

• Nursing Staff Development / Quality Improvement Coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  Woburn MA Provides acute rehabilitation care to the spinal cord and brain injured patients, patients with movement disorders, orthopedic and cardio-pulmonary complicated recoveries with a focus on helping the patient achieve the highest level of independence while maintaining patient safety • Independent contributor of the nursing leadership team • Primary Nurse Planner for MARN continuing education activities; developed and provided multiple educational programs to improve patient care… Show more Provides acute rehabilitation care to the spinal cord and brain injured patients, patients with movement disorders, orthopedic and cardio-pulmonary complicated recoveries with a focus on helping the patient achieve the highest level of independence while maintaining patient safety • Independent contributor of the nursing leadership team • Primary Nurse Planner for MARN continuing education activities; developed and provided multiple educational programs to improve patient care outcomes • Submitted application and was approved as a MARN Provider Unit for continuing nursing education Dec 2013 • Developed and implemented a comprehensive nursing staff preceptor and orientation program leading to an increase in Press Ganey to a mean score of 97% • Assuring nursing staff met all hospital mandated competencies, interfaced with interdisciplinary department to identify and implement training and PI initiatives • Work collaboratively with five nursing schools to provide rehabilitation and medical clinical placement for over 160 students per year • Participated in a successful Joint Commission Survey 2011 receiving no recommendations for improvements in all areas of patient care Show less



UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital

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

• Maternal Child Health Educator

  • Dec 2002 - Jun 2009

  Leominster MA Member of the hospitals professional educational team assuring staff met hospital competencies, wrote and maintained hospital policies and procedures, developed hospital wide educational programs and collaborated on new staff orientation for this 200 bed acute care hospital • Initiated a comprehensive maternal child health (MCH)cultural diversity and competence program, which was subsequently used throughout the hospital • Member of the hospitals professional educational team assuring… Show more Member of the hospitals professional educational team assuring staff met hospital competencies, wrote and maintained hospital policies and procedures, developed hospital wide educational programs and collaborated on new staff orientation for this 200 bed acute care hospital • Initiated a comprehensive maternal child health (MCH)cultural diversity and competence program, which was subsequently used throughout the hospital • Member of the hospitals professional educational team assuring staff met hospital competencies, wrote and maintained hospital policies and procedures, developed hospital wide educational programs and collaborated on new staff orientation • Assured adherence to Joint commission and HIPAA regulations. • Liaison with physician, patient, nursing and ancillary support teams to ensure the providing of the highest quality of care though evident based practice • Maintained MCH’s statistics mandated by the MA Department of Public Health • Developed educational plans to assure 90 staff met unit based competences and cross training orientation • Developed and administered educational programs in response to FMEA and needs assessments • Coordinated unit based clinical student affiliation programs for 5 schools of nursing with 200 student/year • Provided interdisciplinary staff education including: emergency drills, NRP, CPR, PALS and use of medical devices and new equipment • Collaborated with IT department in the evaluating and developing effective workflows for electronic medical records. Implementation computerized medical record systems: OB Trace Vue , Soarian, MAK Show less



Cambridge Health Alliance

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

• Maternity Staff Nurse

  • 1999 - 2002

  Provided nursing care to a multi-lingual multi-cultural cliental in areas of antepartum, intrapartum, operative, postpartum, and newborn care for the normal and high risk patient. • Labor & delivery nursing skills for normal and complicated deliveries. • Skilled in scrubbing and circulating for C/sections. • Healthy newborn and postpartum education and care.



JustiCorp

• Clinical Educator

  • 1999 - 2001

  Per-diem educator of the OBTraceVue, an Agilent Technologies’( now Philips) patient monitoring and information system and fetal monitors. • Instructor of end-users and Train the Trainer Classes. • Support during Go-live.



Emerson Health

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

• OB Nurse

  • 1983 - 1998

  Concord MA Nurse Trainer, Class Instructor, Obstetrical Staff Nurse, Obstetrical Office Nurse Community acute care hospital providing care for normal and complicated obstetrical care for 1700 delivers a year • Peer trainer for Central monitoring system • Conducted statistical analysis on epidural usage and Cesarean birth rates • Facilitated in the development of childbirth classes in the hospital • Developed and presented workshop for nurses on labor support techniques