Clinical Nursing Positions

  • Per diem Registered Nurse, Patient First                                                         
    • Triage, assess, initiate protocols, draw labs, start IVs, and administer medications related to acute and primary care for children and adults
    • Provide telephone triage and follow-up calls for patients
  • Clinical Manager Staff Educator, Early Childhood Educator, BAYADA Home Health Care: Pediatrics              
    • Handled assessments, care plan development, delegation, and evaluation of care for private duty clients
    • Participated in hiring, orienting, supervising, and assessing competency of field nurses
    • Initiated precepting undergraduate students in community clinicals
    • Obtained insurance authorizations, developed and implemented care plans, coordinated care with physicians and hospitals home visit clients
    • Restructured compensation system for visit services
    • Developed simulation based clinical education for new field nurses
    • Participated in development of residency program for new graduates
    • Committee Chair and presenter for Special Children, Special Needs annual conference
  • Per diem Registered Nurse, NorthBay Adventure Camp
    • Administered first aid for middle school students and staff
    • Processed and administered medications
  • Health Consultant, New Directions Early Head Start
    • Provided on-call consultation to infant/toddler childcare providers
    • Conducted review of all medical charts for immunizations, medical home, and ongoing medical concerns
  • Medical Coordinator, NorthBay Adventure Camp        
    • Developed start-up Wellness Center serving up to 500 middle school students and over 100 staff on a weekly basis, year-round
    • Developed electronic medical records systems and all protocols for treating common illnesses typical to children in a school setting
    • Trained and supervised staff of RNs, CNAs, EMTs, and served as delegating nurse for Medication Technicians
  • Registered Nurse, Clinician III, Union Hospital of Cecil County                               
    • Charge and floor nurse on 11-bed inpatient unit for pediatrics and medical-surgical patients in a 125-bed community hospital
    • Cross trained to mother-baby and psychiatry units
    • Precepted and evaluated performance for students and newly hired nurses, received Preceptor of the Quarter award
    • Provided new employee orientation socialization to service excellence culture, operating policies, facility layout, and work-life balance
    • Led multi-department PALS performance improvement project, awarded Union Hospital Foundation grant for implementation
    • Developed and implemented Meditech EMR/CPOE improvements as a member of the Informatics Council
    • Implemented performance improvement plans as pain and patient education chart auditor
  • 2015-2016
  • 2010-present
  • 2013-2015
  • 2010-2013
  • 2009-2010
  • 2008-2010
  • 2006-2009
  • 2004-2010

Nursing Volunteer
  • 2017
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2016-present
  • 2013-present
  • 2013-2014
  • 2012-2013
  • 2009
  • 2009

Delaware State Committee Membership

  • Steering Committee on Promoting Emotional Wellness in Young Children
    • Developing policy guidance for social-emotional wellness in early education programs
  • Healthy Child Care Delaware Advisory Committee
    • Developed policies and programs to introduce and support the use of childcare consultants in early childhood programs 
  • Building Capacity in Natural Environments Committee                         
    • Facilitating service delivery to special needs children in natural settings
  • Advisory Committee on Children’s Mental Health, Delaware Mental Health Association
    • Reviewed barriers and proposed solutions to access to children’s mental health services
  • 2002-2003
  • 2001-2005
  • 2001-2002
  • 1999-2000

Active Professional Memberships