
Certified Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner with 8 years of experience in the nurse practitioner role and 25 years nursing experience in geriatrics. Adept at management of geriatric patients with acute and chronic issues across various level of care. Committed to maintaining high standards of care and patient advocacy. Committed to mentoring nurses and nurse practitioners to assist in their growth, development and satisfaction in nursing while promoting high standards, team work, high quality patient centered care.
In home assessments to various members of IBC and other insurance companies
Collects family, surgical, medical history
Updates medications
Reviews plan of care for each diagnosis
Identifies gaps in care, makes recommendations
Identifies emergent situations and makes referrals for urgent care and referrals as needed
Provides education to members on health and wellness
Documentation/coding
Provides holistic care to residents in a CCRC that serves over 500 residents
Provides care in all three levels of care- independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing facility
Provides evidenced-based care in specialty of geriatrics
Assesses patients to determine individual needs and develops care plans in coordination with multi-disciplinary healthcare team
Provides care that complies with organizational, federal and state guidelines
Assess, diagnosis and treats for acute and chronic illness
Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic studies
Orders non pharmacological and pharmacological treatments as needed
Refer to specialist or therapies as needed
Collaborates with MD/specialists/nursing team/NHA/ED/Therapist/SW as needed to ensure high quality patient centered care
Acts as a leader of the clinical nursing team in the SNF, rounds daily and provides guidance
Actively participates in reducing hospitalizations, readmissions and emergency room visits
Weekly wound rounds in SNF unit
Provides End Of Life Care in all levels, EOL discussions with patients and families, POLST forms, comfort care orders, providing Palliative Care and referring to hospice when appropriate
Discharge decision making throughout various levels of care from higher to lower and lower to higher level of care
Documenting and billing
Providing education to residents formally via presentations and informally via 1:1
Providing education to staff formally via presentations and informally via 1:1
Participate in various committees: Ethics, Quality Assurance, Leadership, Signature Experience, Clinical Liaison
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 2015-present
PA Coalition of Nurse Practitioners
2018-2022 Secretary
2022- present President Elect