Health Coach Manager

• Aug 2023 - Present

Lead Health Coach

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2023

Integrative Health Coach

• Sep 2019 - Jul 2021

At Kaia, we digitize multimodal therapies for chronic diseases (chronic back pain and other MSK conditions) that show strong evidence in the clinical setting and bring them into patient’s homes on the smartphone.

Health Coach

• Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

Passionately empowered individuals to live chronic disease free by remotely delivering an evidence based diabetes prevention program. Encouraged and partnered with participants to modify lifestyle behaviors to create long-term sustainable behavior change. Provided a kind, empathetic, and motivating environment to support participants in their journey to better health. Successfully, and independently, managed a large number of participants. Provided leadership, mentorship, and support to new health coaches. Utilized motivational interviewing, active listening skills and assessment techniques to modify strategies, support and empower participants to make ongoing independent healthy lifestyle choices. Show less

Health and Wellness Coach

• Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

Worked with children,teens and families with setting achievable goals, losing weight, and developing healthy eating and exercise habits, utilizing a digital platform. Utilized empathetic and active listening skills, support,encouragement, SMART goal setting and motivational interviewing to help guide children,teenagers and their families to stay motivated, accountable, and empowered while achieving healthy food and fitness choices. Worked with children,teens and families with setting achievable goals, losing weight, and developing healthy eating and exercise habits, utilizing a digital platform. Utilized empathetic and active listening skills, support,encouragement, SMART goal setting and motivational interviewing to help guide children,teenagers and their families to stay motivated, accountable, and empowered while achieving healthy food and fitness choices.

Registered Nurse Transplantation

• Jun 2002 - Jun 2008

Work performed on a transplantation ICU/surgical unit specializing in liver, kidney, heart, & lung transplants Experience in recovering liver and kidney transplant recipients and donors Utilized assessment skills to identify and monitor patients needs and consulted with physicians to provide timely and effective treatments Surgical work up of liver and kidney transplant recipients Discharge teaching and interdisciplinary care coordination Provided phone triage and consultation to transplant patients and families and worked in collaboration with transplant clinic regarding all interactions Assisted with bedside procedures, including but not limited to, paracentesis, thoracentesis, endoscopies, central line insertions, intubation, liver and kidney biopsies Precepting and mentoring of new hires Show less

Permanent Charge Nurse Transitional ICU

• Jul 2001 - Jun 2002

Oversaw a ten bed TICU specializing in pre-liver transplantationProvided leadership, mentoring, and direction to support staffMaintained an exceptional capacity to multitask while fostering superior patient careParticipated in daily interdisciplinary walking roundsEffectively implemented and developed nursing care standards and documentation policiesResponsible for scheduling and evaluating all nursing and support staff

Staff Nurse Transitional ICU

• Oct 2000 - Jul 2001

Assisted in the initial planning and implementation of this new specialized unitStaff and Charge nurse of TICU specializing in pre-liver transplantation

Staff Nurse

• Jul 1999 - Oct 2000

Provided care to a diverse patient population on a medical surgical/neurology unit.

Staff Relief Nurse

• Dec 1998 - Jul 1999

Provided staff relief for medical surgical units, rehabilitation units, TCUs, and SNFs Provided staff relief for medical surgical units, rehabilitation units, TCUs, and SNFs

Staff Nurse

• Jan 1999 - Jun 1999

Per Diem position planning and implementing nursing care as a team leader on a medical surgical unit Per Diem position planning and implementing nursing care as a team leader on a medical surgical unit

Charge Nurse

• Sep 1997 - Dec 1998

Patient care provided on a skilled rehabilitation unit Responsible for all medication administration, wound care, and facilitation of all admissions, discharges, and transfers Collaborated with physical therapy, occupational therapy, MDs, and NPs, to formulate care plans for optimal patient rehabilitation Patient care provided on a skilled rehabilitation unit Responsible for all medication administration, wound care, and facilitation of all admissions, discharges, and transfers Collaborated with physical therapy, occupational therapy, MDs, and NPs, to formulate care plans for optimal patient rehabilitation