Experience

MEDICEM

• Czechia
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Specialist

  • Jul 2022 - Present



BayCare Health System Pinellas Care Clinic

• Nurse Care Coordinator- HIV Nurse Navigator

  • Apr 2021 - Jul 2022

  Clinical patient navigator for HIV management for over 2,000 patients. Initiated and managed Cabenuva Injection Program for 42 patients with HIV. Managed HIV in pregnancy program. Performed phone and in person triage utilizing advanced practice nursing assessment and clinical evaluation skills. Educated patients diagnosed with HIV, Diabetes, Hypertension and other acute primary care conditions as they presented. Initiated Prior Authorizations and Letters of Medical Necessity. Managed Pinellas Care Clinic Florida Family Aids Network in partnership with University of South Florida.



Baycare St. Joseph Womens Hospital

• Nursing Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

  Nurse Manager Labor and Delivery/ Women's Urgent Care.Managed the 24 hour clinical operations of a large delivering hospital with 6500 births per year. Responsible for team member and physcian engagement, department budget, clinical outcomes, qualityindicators and advancement of evidence based practice. Nurse Manager Labor and Delivery/ Women's Urgent Care.Managed the 24 hour clinical operations of a large delivering hospital with 6500 births per year. Responsible for team member and physcian engagement, department budget, clinical outcomes, qualityindicators and advancement of evidence based practice.



GISD Early On Special Ed.

• School Nurse

  • Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Advanced the wellbeing, academic success, lifelong achievments and overall health of students. Advocated and supervised the medical care for home based children ages 0-3 with special education needs and Flint water affected children 0-5 in the Flint School System. Advanced the wellbeing, academic success, lifelong achievments and overall health of students. Advocated and supervised the medical care for home based children ages 0-3 with special education needs and Flint water affected children 0-5 in the Flint School System.



McLaren Greater Lansing

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

• Patient Care Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  Responsible for the 24-hour opperations of Labor and Delivery, Triage, Nursery, OB OR and Postpartum patients. Ensured and coordinated department needs and operations, staffing and department budget. Facilitated staff and physcian engagement. Developed evidence based depatmental policies, procedures, protocols, and regulations. Responsible for the 24-hour opperations of Labor and Delivery, Triage, Nursery, OB OR and Postpartum patients. Ensured and coordinated department needs and operations, staffing and department budget. Facilitated staff and physcian engagement. Developed evidence based depatmental policies, procedures, protocols, and regulations.



Chamberlain University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2016

  Assistant Professor- Lead- Maternal Child Instructor, Lead- Fundamentals of Nursing II Instructor, Lead Health Assessment II Lab Instructor. Developed evidence-based student centered curriculum that fostered adult learning principles. Taught Theory, Lab, Simulation and Clinicals utilizining Master Instruction and Flipped Classroom Techniques. Assistant Professor- Lead- Maternal Child Instructor, Lead- Fundamentals of Nursing II Instructor, Lead Health Assessment II Lab Instructor. Developed evidence-based student centered curriculum that fostered adult learning principles. Taught Theory, Lab, Simulation and Clinicals utilizining Master Instruction and Flipped Classroom Techniques.



Hurley Medical Center

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

• Clinical Nurse Specialist/ OB Educator

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2015

  Responsible for Nursing practice for Obstetrics, Antepartum, and Mother Baby. Develops and implements evidence based practice Guidelines. Instructs student centered evidence based education. Conducts educational drills that improve perinatal safety. Instructor for AWHONN POEP3, BLS, NRP and Team Stepps. AWHONN GLS Chapter Leader. AWHONN State Conference planning team member. Responsible for Nursing practice for Obstetrics, Antepartum, and Mother Baby. Develops and implements evidence based practice Guidelines. Instructs student centered evidence based education. Conducts educational drills that improve perinatal safety. Instructor for AWHONN POEP3, BLS, NRP and Team Stepps. AWHONN GLS Chapter Leader. AWHONN State Conference planning team member.



Baker College

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Maternal Fetal Theory, Lab and Clinical Instructor. Maternal Fetal Theory, Lab and Clinical Instructor.



UMFIND Summer Nurse Intern Program

• Lead Nursing Instructor

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012



Genesys Health Park

• Manager Revenue Cycle Medical Audit

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

  Manager Revenue Cycle Medical Audit Program- Promoted to Manager over Genesys Regional Medical Center Medical Audit program that I developed from the ground up. Manages an Audit Team of 5 employees that have total responsibility for all revenue in the Emergency Room. Serves as the Hospital Lead Charge Defense Auditor, Catastrophic Auditor and RAC Defense Auditor. Works closely with Out Patient Hospital Departments on charge optimization. Educates nursing staff when requested on proper nursing documentation as it relates to charge capture and Government regulation.



Genesys Health System

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

• Lead Nurse Auditor

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

  Performed professional analysis of clinical documentation, with emphasis on charge maximization. Lead a team of up to 4 Limited duty nurses and 2 Nurse Auditors. Trained over 100+ Nurses in charge capture and documentation improvement. Built the Clinical Audit Program at Genesys from the ground up. Improved revenue 50% in the Emergency room over anticipated goal. Worked as lead third party Clinical Auditor and Catastrophic Recovery Auditor. Assist with staff and physician education to improve documentation and accurate charge capture.



Genesys Health Park

• Clinical Manager

  • May 2006 - Sep 2007

  Directs the care of a busy Orthopedic and Neuroscience floor. Assures policy and procedures are followed, staffing ratios are appropriate and patient care is met and exceeded standard expectations. Performs chart audits, quality reviews, throughput utilization. Staff and Physician satisfaction.

• House Supervisor

  • Sep 2004 - May 2006

  (3rd. Shift). Responsibilities for daily 3rd shift operations of Critical Care and Emergency Department or Medical Surgical floors, Labor and Delivery and occasionally all Genesys Departments. Made sure that standards of patient care were met, appropriate staffing levels were maintained; Staff and Physicians satisfaction was upheld.

• Staff Nurse

  • Jan 2004 - Sep 2004

  (Labor and Delivery). Primary nursing care for labor and postpartum couplet care. Certified in NRP & Fetal Monitoring.

• Staff Nurse

  • Feb 2000 - May 2004



Critical Resources

• Agency Nurse

  • May 2003 - Jan 2004

  Worked as ER Agency Nurse. Worked as ER Agency Nurse.



ACLS, TNCC

• Clinical Facilitator

  • May 1998 - Oct 1999



North Oakland Medical Center

• Staff Nurse

  • May 1997 - May 1998

• Staff Nurse

  • Jun 1996 - May 1997

  Patient population consisted of post operative, neurological & critical care patients.; Nurse Extern- (Intensive Care Unit and Float) Total care, invasive line maintenance, and cardiac monitoring.



TRANS WORLD TRAVEL ACADEMY

• Certified Cabin Attendant

  • Jan 1991 - Feb 1991