Experience

The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Assists plaintiff team with trial-ready development of complex medical-related cases. Assists plaintiff team with trial-ready development of complex medical-related cases.



Chamberlain University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Professor (2011-Present)/Adjunct Professor (2009-2011)

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  Position students for the workforce by teaching 8-week online courses using a combination of tactics to grow student knowledge and abilities. Integrate evidence-based practice and quality standards into online teaching practices using Master Instruction (MI) principles. Courses: NR443 Community Health Nursing; NR391 Transcultural Nursing; NR351 Transitions to Professional Nursing ⇨ Increase transparency into student progress by maintaining a high level of administrative involvement… Show more Position students for the workforce by teaching 8-week online courses using a combination of tactics to grow student knowledge and abilities. Integrate evidence-based practice and quality standards into online teaching practices using Master Instruction (MI) principles. Courses: NR443 Community Health Nursing; NR391 Transcultural Nursing; NR351 Transitions to Professional Nursing ⇨ Increase transparency into student progress by maintaining a high level of administrative involvement through communication, mentoring, and progress reports to closely collaborate with faculty. ⇨ Enhance results with lessons directly correlated with varying student levels and interests based upon analysis of student performance to improve initiatives in department lesson planning. ⇨ Actively engage students by providing differentiated instruction and developing interdisciplinary curriculums with project and research based activities. ⇨ Recognize students for achievements to foster the importance of assignments and learning initiatives ⇨ Uphold the passing rate with the deployment of measurable systems to identify progress and develop targeted lesson plans and supplementary projects to optimize results. Key Accomplishments ⇨ Improved the assessment process by suggesting the incorporation of a tool that outlines differences between qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria while collaborating with CCN Faculty on enhancements for student learning (Fall 2011). ⇨ Attained the Faculty Performance Award (2012) for contributions to advancing improvements. Show less Position students for the workforce by teaching 8-week online courses using a combination of tactics to grow student knowledge and abilities. Integrate evidence-based practice and quality standards into online teaching practices using Master Instruction (MI) principles. Courses: NR443 Community Health Nursing; NR391 Transcultural Nursing; NR351 Transitions to Professional Nursing ⇨ Increase transparency into student progress by maintaining a high level of administrative involvement… Show more Position students for the workforce by teaching 8-week online courses using a combination of tactics to grow student knowledge and abilities. Integrate evidence-based practice and quality standards into online teaching practices using Master Instruction (MI) principles. Courses: NR443 Community Health Nursing; NR391 Transcultural Nursing; NR351 Transitions to Professional Nursing ⇨ Increase transparency into student progress by maintaining a high level of administrative involvement through communication, mentoring, and progress reports to closely collaborate with faculty. ⇨ Enhance results with lessons directly correlated with varying student levels and interests based upon analysis of student performance to improve initiatives in department lesson planning. ⇨ Actively engage students by providing differentiated instruction and developing interdisciplinary curriculums with project and research based activities. ⇨ Recognize students for achievements to foster the importance of assignments and learning initiatives ⇨ Uphold the passing rate with the deployment of measurable systems to identify progress and develop targeted lesson plans and supplementary projects to optimize results. Key Accomplishments ⇨ Improved the assessment process by suggesting the incorporation of a tool that outlines differences between qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria while collaborating with CCN Faculty on enhancements for student learning (Fall 2011). ⇨ Attained the Faculty Performance Award (2012) for contributions to advancing improvements. Show less



Peters & Monyak LLP

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

  • May 2021 - Dec 2022

  Certified legal nurse consultant (CLNC) assists defense legal team with trial-ready development of complex medical-related cases. Certified legal nurse consultant (CLNC) assists defense legal team with trial-ready development of complex medical-related cases.



Greenberg Traurig, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Nurse Consultant

  • Oct 2020 - May 2021



Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Nurse Paralegal

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

  CLNC and paralegal combined into the role of Nurse Paralegal to assist medmal defense legal team with trial-ready development of complex medical cases. CLNC and paralegal combined into the role of Nurse Paralegal to assist medmal defense legal team with trial-ready development of complex medical cases.



associates

• Illinois

• Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC)

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019

  Provide a wide range of CLNC services to assist attorney-clients with preparing medical cases (including nursing home cases) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. • Determine if case is meritorious or not • Document detailed chronological timeline with analysis and comments, brief/intermediate/complex reports, current scholarly literature searches, and analysis of the literature to support case findings • Proficiently review and interpret the electronic medical… Show more Provide a wide range of CLNC services to assist attorney-clients with preparing medical cases (including nursing home cases) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. • Determine if case is meritorious or not • Document detailed chronological timeline with analysis and comments, brief/intermediate/complex reports, current scholarly literature searches, and analysis of the literature to support case findings • Proficiently review and interpret the electronic medical record • Critically analyze healthcare-related cases, identify adherences and deviations from standards of care in med mal cases • Member NACLNC with access to expert witnesses • Proficiently review and critically analyze healthcare-related cases to determine damages, causation of personal injury, and issues related to contributory negligence. Show less Provide a wide range of CLNC services to assist attorney-clients with preparing medical cases (including nursing home cases) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. • Determine if case is meritorious or not • Document detailed chronological timeline with analysis and comments, brief/intermediate/complex reports, current scholarly literature searches, and analysis of the literature to support case findings • Proficiently review and interpret the electronic medical… Show more Provide a wide range of CLNC services to assist attorney-clients with preparing medical cases (including nursing home cases) for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. • Determine if case is meritorious or not • Document detailed chronological timeline with analysis and comments, brief/intermediate/complex reports, current scholarly literature searches, and analysis of the literature to support case findings • Proficiently review and interpret the electronic medical record • Critically analyze healthcare-related cases, identify adherences and deviations from standards of care in med mal cases • Member NACLNC with access to expert witnesses • Proficiently review and critically analyze healthcare-related cases to determine damages, causation of personal injury, and issues related to contributory negligence. Show less



Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

• Quincy IL

• Associate Professor (2017-Present)/Assistant Professor (2013-2017)/Instructor (2010-2013)/Tutor

  • Feb 2010 - Jul 2019

  Achieve program objectives by developing course syllabi aligned with the institution’s mission, values, and program outcomes. Manage the scope of creating course schedules, learning activities, lecture materials, assignments, and exams for online and on-site course delivery. Courses Taught: Cultural Competence (online), Advanced Placement clinical, Nursing Fundamentals, Nutrition (online and f2f), Pharmacology II (Course Coordinator) (online and f2f), Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice… Show more Achieve program objectives by developing course syllabi aligned with the institution’s mission, values, and program outcomes. Manage the scope of creating course schedules, learning activities, lecture materials, assignments, and exams for online and on-site course delivery. Courses Taught: Cultural Competence (online), Advanced Placement clinical, Nursing Fundamentals, Nutrition (online and f2f), Pharmacology II (Course Coordinator) (online and f2f), Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), Master’s level EBP course, Advance Research Principles. ⇨ Serve as an information resource, mentoring sophomore, senior level pre-licensure students, and master’s-level students and providing coaching on APA formatting for academic scholarly writing. ⇨ Enhance student engagement while teaching 8-15 week courses to diverse student populations by customizing instructional tools, adopting a comfortable environment conducive to learning, introducing complex concepts in creative ways, resulting in improved student performance and academic success. ⇨ Improve results by setting high performance standards in the preparation of educational teaching and training aids including books, demonstration models, multimedia aids, tutorials, and reference works. ⇨ Reduce the amount of non-essential material by applying course rationalization to streamline a broad range of technical and operational areas while designing new curriculum. ⇨ Mentored three senior-level students to present EBP poster at the March 2016 MNRS Conference, Milwaukee, WI (Aromatherapy in the Hospital Setting: A Complementary Therapy to Decrease Anxiety). ⇨ Co-primary Investigator: Research study about Missed Nursing Care (MNC) ⇨ Sigma Theta Tau PiPi: Program Committee (Research Day and Spring Clinical Program, Research Committee; Leadership Succession ⇨ Faculty Advisor/ Committee Member for master’s level students ⇨ MSN Program Coordinator Show less Achieve program objectives by developing course syllabi aligned with the institution’s mission, values, and program outcomes. Manage the scope of creating course schedules, learning activities, lecture materials, assignments, and exams for online and on-site course delivery. Courses Taught: Cultural Competence (online), Advanced Placement clinical, Nursing Fundamentals, Nutrition (online and f2f), Pharmacology II (Course Coordinator) (online and f2f), Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice… Show more Achieve program objectives by developing course syllabi aligned with the institution’s mission, values, and program outcomes. Manage the scope of creating course schedules, learning activities, lecture materials, assignments, and exams for online and on-site course delivery. Courses Taught: Cultural Competence (online), Advanced Placement clinical, Nursing Fundamentals, Nutrition (online and f2f), Pharmacology II (Course Coordinator) (online and f2f), Fundamentals of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), Master’s level EBP course, Advance Research Principles. ⇨ Serve as an information resource, mentoring sophomore, senior level pre-licensure students, and master’s-level students and providing coaching on APA formatting for academic scholarly writing. ⇨ Enhance student engagement while teaching 8-15 week courses to diverse student populations by customizing instructional tools, adopting a comfortable environment conducive to learning, introducing complex concepts in creative ways, resulting in improved student performance and academic success. ⇨ Improve results by setting high performance standards in the preparation of educational teaching and training aids including books, demonstration models, multimedia aids, tutorials, and reference works. ⇨ Reduce the amount of non-essential material by applying course rationalization to streamline a broad range of technical and operational areas while designing new curriculum. ⇨ Mentored three senior-level students to present EBP poster at the March 2016 MNRS Conference, Milwaukee, WI (Aromatherapy in the Hospital Setting: A Complementary Therapy to Decrease Anxiety). ⇨ Co-primary Investigator: Research study about Missed Nursing Care (MNC) ⇨ Sigma Theta Tau PiPi: Program Committee (Research Day and Spring Clinical Program, Research Committee; Leadership Succession ⇨ Faculty Advisor/ Committee Member for master’s level students ⇨ MSN Program Coordinator Show less



Quincy Medical Group (2009-2010)/previously Harry R. Ruth M.D. (private practice, 2000-2009)

• Quincy IL

• ENT Office RN/Allergy Immunotherapy RN

  • Jun 2000 - Mar 2010

  ⇨ Managed clinical portion of otolaryngology practice including allergen immunotherapy screening, testing, and maintenance care ⇨ Devised patient-teaching documents for surgical procedures, out-patient diagnostic procedures, and allergen immunotherapy care. ⇨ Instructed patients/families on surgical procedures, out-patient diagnostics, home care procedures, and allergen immunotherapy. ⇨ Managed clinical portion of otolaryngology practice including allergen immunotherapy screening, testing, and maintenance care ⇨ Devised patient-teaching documents for surgical procedures, out-patient diagnostic procedures, and allergen immunotherapy care. ⇨ Instructed patients/families on surgical procedures, out-patient diagnostics, home care procedures, and allergen immunotherapy.



Blessing Hospital

• RN

  • May 1985 - Jun 2000

  RN Circulator in the OR (CNOR) ⇨Preceptor to newly hired surgical services (Intra-op nursing, ODS, PACU staff) employees. ⇨ Maintained policies and procedures of OR Department with the policy and procedure committee. ⇨ Provided continuing education to surgical services employees Educational Services instructor for surgical services employees working in intra-operative surgery, one-day surgery, post-anesthesia care unit, and gastrointestinal unit. ⇨ Developed, managed… Show more RN Circulator in the OR (CNOR) ⇨Preceptor to newly hired surgical services (Intra-op nursing, ODS, PACU staff) employees. ⇨ Maintained policies and procedures of OR Department with the policy and procedure committee. ⇨ Provided continuing education to surgical services employees Educational Services instructor for surgical services employees working in intra-operative surgery, one-day surgery, post-anesthesia care unit, and gastrointestinal unit. ⇨ Developed, managed, coordinated and taught in-service education programs to surgical services employees. ⇨ Devised, managed, and supervised orientation preceptorships for new employees. ⇨ Managed and coordinated preceptorships for ancillary health care students and interns. Home Care and Case Management ⇨ Provided collaborative and comprehensive nursing care to home-bound clients/families ⇨ Collaborated with community resources and third party payers to meet patient/family needs and health care goals. ⇨ Revised, presented, and instructed departmental policies/procedures to nursing and non-nursing staff of the home care nursing department. Show less RN Circulator in the OR (CNOR) ⇨Preceptor to newly hired surgical services (Intra-op nursing, ODS, PACU staff) employees. ⇨ Maintained policies and procedures of OR Department with the policy and procedure committee. ⇨ Provided continuing education to surgical services employees Educational Services instructor for surgical services employees working in intra-operative surgery, one-day surgery, post-anesthesia care unit, and gastrointestinal unit. ⇨ Developed, managed… Show more RN Circulator in the OR (CNOR) ⇨Preceptor to newly hired surgical services (Intra-op nursing, ODS, PACU staff) employees. ⇨ Maintained policies and procedures of OR Department with the policy and procedure committee. ⇨ Provided continuing education to surgical services employees Educational Services instructor for surgical services employees working in intra-operative surgery, one-day surgery, post-anesthesia care unit, and gastrointestinal unit. ⇨ Developed, managed, coordinated and taught in-service education programs to surgical services employees. ⇨ Devised, managed, and supervised orientation preceptorships for new employees. ⇨ Managed and coordinated preceptorships for ancillary health care students and interns. Home Care and Case Management ⇨ Provided collaborative and comprehensive nursing care to home-bound clients/families ⇨ Collaborated with community resources and third party payers to meet patient/family needs and health care goals. ⇨ Revised, presented, and instructed departmental policies/procedures to nursing and non-nursing staff of the home care nursing department. Show less