Experience

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• community health nurse, diabetic educator

  • Nov 2009 - Present

  Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe @ Lower Elwha Health Clinic-November 2009 to presentCommunity Health Nurse Manager:-Supervised Community Health Representatives, Maternity Support Services & MCM, WIC, Immunization. Para-Transit Services, Diabetes Program, and Pain Management Coordinator Services and Home Visits.-Develops and implement policies and procedures to specific program services to include program objectives, record management, general operations, and oversee program evaluations.-Monitor Community Health services/programs by providing data and statistical reports.-Assist with development of budget and determination of priorities.-Participate in selection, orientation, and evaluation of program staff, volunteers, and students and directly supervise Community Health representatives, Diabetic coordinator, and contractors and volunteers.-Provides case management and skilled nursing visits in collaboration with patient’s physician to all tribal members within the service area, and non-tribal members living on the reservation.-Assists and monitors health promotion, disease prevention and community development efforts, activities and trainings.-Provides assistance to other tribal health and social services in direct nursing care, coordination of referrals, department planning and grant applications.-Implements Maternity child Health and Maternity case Management grants, Provides nursing care, health education and supportive services to expecting parent and infants.-Case Manager for Pain Management patients and Team Coordinator for Integrated Chronic Pain Management committee.

• Community Health Nurse

  • Nov 2009 - Present

  Chronic Pain Management CoordinatorChronic Disease Self-Management Instructor/EducatorChronic Pain Self-Management Instructor/EducatorHome Visiting for EldersDiabetes Prevention Program Instructor/EducatorSet up Alternative Services (Massage, Acupuncture, Foot Care & Rheumatology services).Community Representative CoordinatorSet up Tribal Paratransit Services



St. Joseph Medical Center

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

• Diabetic Nurse Educator

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2007

  Inpatient services as a Diabetes Educator. -Provides diabetes education and instructions for self-care management to adult patients referred to our department. - Participated in a pre and post open-heart diabetes education study. -Provided specialized diabetes consultant services to physicians and other primary care providers for diabetes treatment and case management. Provided diabetes education for the medical and nursing staff on an quarterly orientation bases. Inpatient services as a Diabetes Educator. -Provides diabetes education and instructions for self-care management to adult patients referred to our department. - Participated in a pre and post open-heart diabetes education study. -Provided specialized diabetes consultant services to physicians and other primary care providers for diabetes treatment and case management. Provided diabetes education for the medical and nursing staff on an quarterly orientation bases.



Sophie Tredivick Health Clinic

• Diabetic Nurse Coordinator

  • Jun 1999 - Jun 2007

  Coordinator/Manager of Makah Diabetes Program and Diabetic Nurse Educator -Developed a diabetes program that served the Neah Bay population. -Started a diabetes preventive curriculum in the Neah Bay Schools. -Was lead administrator in Diabetes School Screening for 2 years. -Chairman of Diabetes Team collaboration with Indian Health Service Unit of Neah Bay. Coordinator/Manager of Makah Diabetes Program and Diabetic Nurse Educator -Developed a diabetes program that served the Neah Bay population. -Started a diabetes preventive curriculum in the Neah Bay Schools. -Was lead administrator in Diabetes School Screening for 2 years. -Chairman of Diabetes Team collaboration with Indian Health Service Unit of Neah Bay.