-Review all product complaints pertaining to Bard Access Systems
-Determine FDA reportability and event severity for all reported incidents
-Notification of International Regulatory Bodies regarding events occurring in that country. Preparing reports and reviewing reports prior to submission to the regulatory authorities.
-Clinical advisor for Bard Access Systems Quality Assurance Department, product development teams and field assurance engineers.
Worked in various capacities including Field Assurance Nurse Specialist and a Clinical Advisor for BAS Quality Assurance Department. Extensive experience in all of BAS products which includes vascular access devices including PICC lines, implanted Port catheters, dialysis catheters, long term central lines for chemotherapy and chronic illness, and long term implanted feeding tubes.
Staff Nurse
LDS Hospital
SLC, UT
01.1998 - 01.2003
-Provided expert knowledge and care in the management of bone marrow transplant and oncology patients, including maintenance and use of venous access devices.
-Member of the Clinical Consistency Project Interdisciplinary Review team for the development and implementation of core standards for the Intermountain Hospital Corporation
Director of Nursing
Community Nursing Services/Hospice/Home Health Plus
SLC, UT
01.1995 - 01.1996
-Recruited, trained, and supervised staff of more than 200 nurses and home health aides who aided with personal care to the elderly and disabled, and provided skilled nursing services for the homebound.
-Coordinated and developed training for “Slug-the-Bug” mobile vaccination clinics providing rural communities and low-income areas with free vaccinations throughout the state of Utah.
-Coordinated the yearly flu-vaccination clinics which provided flu shots to more than 200,000 people/year.
Case Manager, Hospice
Community Nursing Services/Hospice
SLC, UT
01.1984 - 01.1995
-Developed a plan of treatment for each patient through close work with an interdisciplinary team including physicians, social workers, pharmacy, clergy, physical therapy, and other nurses. Monitored and made recommendations for symptom control including pain management, dietary supplementation, durable medical equipment, and health care services needed to facilitate quality of life care for terminal and long-term patients.
Staff Nurse
St. Marks Hospital
SLC, UT
01.1975 - 01.1977
Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical Unit
Education
Bachelor’s degree - nursing
Westminster College
SLC, UT
01-1975
Affiliations
-ICONS (Intermountain Conference of Oncology Nurses Society)
-ONS (Oncology Nursing Society)
-CRNH (Certified Registered Nurse-Hospice)
-INS (Infusion Nursing Society)
HONORS AND AWARDS
-1997 Outstanding Clinician Community Nursing Services
PRESENTATIONS
-University of Utah Pain Management Conference-Presenter
-Intermountain Society of Oncology Nurses Conference-Presenter
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
-American Cancer Society-State co-chair for Education
-Coordinator “Slug-the-Bug” vaccination clinics
-Volunteer-Davis County Education Committee for Health Curriculum Development
ADDITIONAL PREPARATION
60 Hours + in advanced education in Clinical Oncology Nursing, University of Utah, 1991-1994
Timeline
Nurse Specialist
Bard Access Systems
01.2000 - 01.2016
Staff Nurse
LDS Hospital
01.1998 - 01.2003
Director of Nursing
Community Nursing Services/Hospice/Home Health Plus
Nurse Specialist at Ministry Of Health Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz Hospital.Nurse Specialist at Ministry Of Health Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz Hospital.