Experience

The Woman's Hospital of Texas

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

• Perinatal Navigation Director

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Houston, Texas, United States

• Perinatal Navigation Manager

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2023

  Houston, Texas, United States Managing multiple perinatal navigation programs in the Gulf Coast Division--responsible for hiring, training, physician relations, staff support, and sustaining program growth. Advocating for high-risk OB patients and staff to coordinate quality care through multi-disciplinary collaboration throughout the patient’s pregnancy journey, providing support to almost 700 families in 2021. Expansion of navigation through coordination of care for patients delivering at community hospitals within the… Show more Managing multiple perinatal navigation programs in the Gulf Coast Division--responsible for hiring, training, physician relations, staff support, and sustaining program growth. Advocating for high-risk OB patients and staff to coordinate quality care through multi-disciplinary collaboration throughout the patient’s pregnancy journey, providing support to almost 700 families in 2021. Expansion of navigation through coordination of care for patients delivering at community hospitals within the Houston market. Developing division-wide communication of care plan through CPN documentation. Serving on GCD’s Network Optimization Committee, Woman’s Hospital Operations Team, Ethics Committee, HCA Advisory Board, Service Committee, and Volume Club.

• Perinatal Nurse Navigator

  • May 2018 - Dec 2020

  Houston, Texas, United States Developing and launching a perinatal navigation program and Woman’s Maternal Fetal Care Center with almost 90 referring providers from the greater Houston community as well as rural market. Developing a perinatal multidisciplinary conference that facilitates collaboration between MFMs, OBs, Pediatric sub-specialists, Neonatology, Radiology, Case Management, Nursing Leadership, and Administration. Expanding MDM to include participation of community MFMs referring to Center. Piloting navigation… Show more Developing and launching a perinatal navigation program and Woman’s Maternal Fetal Care Center with almost 90 referring providers from the greater Houston community as well as rural market. Developing a perinatal multidisciplinary conference that facilitates collaboration between MFMs, OBs, Pediatric sub-specialists, Neonatology, Radiology, Case Management, Nursing Leadership, and Administration. Expanding MDM to include participation of community MFMs referring to Center. Piloting navigation software for HCA care management. Promoting to leadership in December of 2020.

• Labor and Delivery Nurse

  • Aug 1996 - May 2018

  Houston, Texas, United States Providing exceptional care to mothers and babies in a large high-risk OB unit including assessment, support, education, documentation, and treatment procedures. Experience including laboring mothers, transitioning newborns, antepartum surveillance, pre-op, OR circulation, and PACU.