Experience

Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nurse Practitioner COVID-19

  • Aug 2020 - Present



Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vaccine Specialist II

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Helping the effort to get Massachusetts vaccinated against COVID-19



Independent Consultant

• Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  • Reviewed complex medical records• Prepared succinct chronology of identified issues• Provided medical education to clients and attorneys• Identify expert witnesses for litigation



Cloverleaf Healthcare Advocates

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  • Provide Independently Contracted Nurse Practitioner Services• Contracted with Small and Medium sized group practices• Provided Primary Care and Nursing Home Coverage• Covered Leaves of Absence• Initiated development of Telemedicine Platform



Adelaide of Newton Centre

• Wellness Director

  • May 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Recruited and hired all frontline staff for resident care• Developed and prepared service plans for all residents• Ensured frontline staff followed service plans as prepared• Responsible for regulatory oversight for Executive Office of Elder Affairs• Provided family and resident education and support• Responsible for Associate education, training and support• Managed budgetary oversight within the Department of Nursing• Responsible for and prepared all Associate reviews• Member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for coordinating all aspects of care for our residents• Communicated significant changes to families and outside providers• Ensured safety and comfort for all of residents, families and associates



Good Shepherd Hospice

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

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Provided urgent Palliative Care Consults for Patients not yet eligible for Hospice admission• Provided family and patient education and support around diagnosis• Communicated recommendations to referral source• Referred and facilitated admission to Hospice as appropriate



CARLETON-WILLARD VILLAGE

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Responsible for day to day management and Primary Care of 100 Nursing Center Residents• Ordered and interpreted lab and diagnostic tests• Initiated treatment when necessary• Supported 6 physicians• Conducted regulatory visits as mandated by Medicare/Medicaid• Provided Palliative and Hospice Care to dying residents• Communicated significant resident health status changes to attending MD• Provided staff, patient, and family education and support



Life Choice Hospice

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

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2016

  • Performed all regulatory Face to Face visits for 2 branch offices as mandated by Medicare/Medicaid• Covered additional branch offices as needed• Palliative Care consultation as requested• Provided staff education and support• Provided patient and family education and support



Pain Relief Centers of Massachusetts

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

  • Opened and recruited staff for two satellite offices• Functioned as Primary Nurse Practitioner for Interventional Pain Clinic• Assessed patients for varying types and causes of musculoskeletal pain• Performed various Interventional Procedures for persons with a variety of Musculoskeletal pain • Carried full clinical caseload• Maintained patient charts• Provided patient education and support• Billed multiple Insurance carriers for services rendered



Health Resources

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Functioned as one of two Nurse Practitioners performing retention physicals for Massachusetts• State Police Troopers• Conducted pre-employment and retention physicals for required positions for Massachusetts • State Government employees• Conducted pre-employment and retention physicals for private industries and corporations• Cleared clients to return to work after sustaining on-the-job injuries.• Conducted and cleared numerous drug testing clinics for the Massachusetts DOT • Conducted seasonal onsite flu-clinics to large corporations



Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Jan 2003 - Oct 2006

  • Functioned as one of two nurse practitioners for the Adult Leukemia Division at Dana Farber Cancer Institute• Carried full clinical caseload• Coordinated hospital to hospital transfer for newly diagnosed acute leukemia patients• Coordinated emergent hospital admissions for newly diagnosed leukemia patients• Evaluated and initiated symptom management• Followed and treated patients based on diagnostic and laboratory data• Triaged patient phone calls and initiated intervention when required• Provided patient and family education and support• Coordinated home care/hospice to manage terminally ill patients at home• Managed patients while they participated in complex clinical research trials• Provided Urgent Care for Leukemia population

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Apr 2000 - Jan 2003

  • Functioned as the sole nurse practitioner for the Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Center, including medical, surgical and radiation oncology• Carried full clinical caseload• Followed and treated patients based on diagnostic and laboratory data• Independently initiated symptom management• Triaged patient phone calls and initiated intervention when required• Provided education and support• Coordinated home care/hospice to manage terminally ill patients at home• Managed patients while they participate in complex clinical research trials



Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nurse Practitioner

  • Mar 1998 - Feb 2000

  • Worked in conjunction with nine MDs• Initiated chemotherapy treatments and manage related symptoms• Triaged patient calls and initiate symptom management• Followed and treated patients based on diagnostic and laboratory data• Carried full clinical caseload• Coordinated Home Care and acted as Liaison to hospice nurses to manage terminally ill patients at home• Triaged emergency/ill visits and initiated clinical work-up• Consulted to Primary Care MDs for symptom management• Patient and family education and support• Supervised infusion nurses• Intravenous and phlebotomy skills

• Registered Nurse

  • Sep 1997 - Mar 1998



Community Research Initiative of New England

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

• Clinical Research Nurse

  • Mar 1995 - Aug 1997

  • Increased access to pivotal clinical drug trials to persons with HIV/AIDS• Recruited and enrolled subjects into research protocols• Administered and managed research protocol as approved by the IRB• Helped identify and published multi-drug resistance and adherence issues• Maintained Case Report Forms and Source Documentation• Liaised between CRO, central laboratory, and Study Sponsor• Carried full clinical caseload, including patient education and support• Served as Clinical Expert for Research Department• Staff Educator for the Speakers Bureau



Boston University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Nurse

  • Feb 1994 - Mar 1995

  • Administered research protocols as approved by the IRB• Collected, obtained and processed data and samples as required for research protocols• Provided patient care while maintaining precision according to research methods• Provided patient education and support• Intravenous and phlebotomy skills



Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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

• Registered Nurse

  • Jun 1990 - Nov 1993

  • Oncology Staff Nurse o Provided Primary Nursing Care to medical and surgical oncology patients, including administration of chemotherapy, and managing side effects o Oriented nurses, both at the graduate and experienced nurse levels o Provided patient and family education and support• Charge Nurse o Managed daily staffing patterns o Ensured smooth operation of unit• Outpatient Oncology Clinic Nurse o Provided primary nursing care o Administered chemotherapy o Telephone triaged patient problems and arranged for follow-up o Provided patient and family education and support o Intravenous and phlebotomy skills o Served on both the Documentation Committee and the Protocol Subcommittee