Experience

REACH Kidney Care

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

• Renal Care Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  This program includes assisting patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The goal of the REACH care team is to educate, support, and empower self-care to improve kidney health and delay the need for renal replacement therapies (RRT). For people who do progress to ESRD, the REACH care team aims to increase preemptive renal transplants (before the need for RRT), facilitate a successful transition to RT or medical management (MM), increase renal transplant rates after the start of dialysis, and address advance care planning. provides education, care coordination and navigation services for our patients who are enrolled in our program. Show less



Finger Lakes Health

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

• Associate Professor

  • Jul 2020 - Jan 2023

  Provides an appropriate climate for learning and facilitates the adult learning process. Develops, plans, and presents educational activities within areas of expertise and directly or indirectly fosters the development of competence in the learner. Appropriate audiovisual aids, interactive teaching strategies, quality improvement techniques, and other resources are used to engage learners in critical thinking and problem solving. Achieves and maintains skills in teaching and learning theories, curriculum design, test and measurement evaluation, research, and technological options, which assist learners in achieving their goals and evaluating the outcomes of professional developmental activities. Serve as role models for education and facilitate team building. Foster a positive attitude about the benefits and opportunities of life-long learning. Integrates relevant research outcomes into staff development/student practice through effective learning activities. Supports the integration of research into practice and helps develop student/staff members' knowledge and skills in the research process. Fosters the use of systematic evaluation research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data. Show less



Monte Nido & Affiliates

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

• Staff Registered Nurse

  • Oct 2021 - May 2022

  Worked Per Diem to keep my clinical skills up in a mental health setting. Monitoring, evaluating, and Assisting on a 12 bed Eating disorder Outpatient facility. Most clients come with a psych diagnosis and need to be monitored closely for self-harm, purging, urges, and binging. Administration of medication, dressing, and emotional support. Completing care plans, weights, VS, blood work, EKGs, COVID swabbing, and assessing. Consulted with interdisciplinary team to insure patients treatments are current and meet client’s treatment goals. Show less



Reoc & FLCC

• LPN clinical instructor

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2020

  Assist with the American promise grant for CNA to LPN program. Professional clinical instructor demonstrating and teaching Licensed Practical Nursing students nursing skills and competencies according to strict nursing standards of care in long-term care facility setting and hospital care setting, leading by example and striving for excellence. Reviewing nursing documentation and providing feedback for improvement with clinical assignments. Supervise medication administration for students and assigned patients. Aiding students understanding of disease process. Facilitate students' critical thinking development through explanation, demonstration, and observation while insuring student and patient safety. Hold NCLEX review classes. Show less



Finger Lakes Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Healthcare coordinator/ CNA & HHA instructor

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2020

  I prepare students to successfully complete the NYS NA certification exams by following the College syllabus and training program. I use different teaching technology and learning methods. Lecture and Lab skills are completed before clinical. Clinical are done at long term facilities with which we hold classes at. After students complete the program they go and work either at that facility or another facility of student’s choice. I have rewritten the HHA curriculum which has been approved by the state of New York. Show less



DaVita Kidney Care

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

• Clinical coordinator/ nurse manager

  • Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

  Scheduling staff, looking over patients schedule to make sure we are safely treating dialysis patient. Working with the interdisciplinary team to make sure patient are receiving excellent care per CMS guidelines. Going over the budget, lab values, CVC rate. Submitting weekly trackers, and reports. Working the floor with my team. Medication administration, dressing changes, vaccination administration and monitoring. Working with chronic dialysis patients. Filling in for the Facility Administrator for the clinic. Show less



Fresenius Medical Care North America

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

• Acute & Chronic RN level II

  • Feb 2005 - Jul 2016

  PCT (2005-2007), LPN (2007-2009), RN (2009- 2016) Strong, Highland, Thompson, & Clifton Springs Hospitals Care for patient with chronic & acute renal failure. Manage all types of access in order to achieve a positive treatment outcome for each patient. Medication administration, dressing changes, administration of blood products. Charge nurse role and supervisor. Care for patients of all ages. Educate patients & family daily. PCT (2005-2007), LPN (2007-2009), RN (2009- 2016) Strong, Highland, Thompson, & Clifton Springs Hospitals Care for patient with chronic & acute renal failure. Manage all types of access in order to achieve a positive treatment outcome for each patient. Medication administration, dressing changes, administration of blood products. Charge nurse role and supervisor. Care for patients of all ages. Educate patients & family daily.



University of Rochester Medical Center

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

• Acute Dialysis RN level III

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

  Caring for all types of dialysis patients. This include chronic, acute, and transplant patients. Manage all types of access in order to achieve a positive treatment outcome for each patient. I care for pediatric patients as well as adult patients. Charge nurse role, preceptor, as well as educator for patients and families daily. Medication administration, dressing changes, administration of blood products. Caring for all types of dialysis patients. This include chronic, acute, and transplant patients. Manage all types of access in order to achieve a positive treatment outcome for each patient. I care for pediatric patients as well as adult patients. Charge nurse role, preceptor, as well as educator for patients and families daily. Medication administration, dressing changes, administration of blood products.



U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rehabilitation Nurse

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Care for vet’s after different surgeries. Daily cares, dressing changes, wound vac care, PICC line care, & medication administration in a long/short term nursing facility. Writing & implementing MDS care plans, nursing notes. Collaborate with the whole medical team about resident’s plan of care. Working with different behavioral from PTSD to dementia. Oversee staff as a charge nurse & with staffing needs. Care for vet’s after different surgeries. Daily cares, dressing changes, wound vac care, PICC line care, & medication administration in a long/short term nursing facility. Writing & implementing MDS care plans, nursing notes. Collaborate with the whole medical team about resident’s plan of care. Working with different behavioral from PTSD to dementia. Oversee staff as a charge nurse & with staffing needs.



CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC

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

• Dialysis Nurse/ med-surg

  • Mar 2010 - Nov 2010

  Provided inpatient dialysis to hospitalized patients. Also care for patient on the med-surg floor when there were no dialysis patients. Medication administration, dressing changes, & taking off orders. Patient & staff education on dialysis. Provided inpatient dialysis to hospitalized patients. Also care for patient on the med-surg floor when there were no dialysis patients. Medication administration, dressing changes, & taking off orders. Patient & staff education on dialysis.