Board Certified Registered Nurse with 12 years of experience
Leadership
BLS Certified
Gerontology Board Certified
Community Health, Home Health, Primary and Palliative Care
Case Management
Care Plans
Disease Managment
ICD- 10
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse-Contract
Hippocratic AI
08.2023 - 11.2023
Applied extensive nursing expertise to inform development of AI model aimed at managing chronic diseases
Collaborated with engineers and researchers to develop Large Language Model (LLM) used in safety-focused generative AI for healthcare
Evaluated LLM's performance in simulated healthcare environments, providing feedback for iterative improvements
Conducted data annotation, labeling tasks and used prompt engineering to train AI nurse model on aspects of disease management and health risk assessments
Per Diem Registered Nurse
Bayview Hunters Point Adult Day Health Center
04.2023 - 07.2023
Provided nursing care and case management for 20- 30 participants daily with high-risk chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart failure and dementia at Adult Day Health Center
Collaborated with interdisciplinary care team and evaluated nursing/ medical needs of each participant, ensured that goals and objectives were medically indicated
Developed and implemented comprehensive individualized care plans to address client needs and goals
Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans
Home Based Primary Care RN Case Manager
San Francisco VA Medical Center
10.2021 - 06.2022
Managed panel of 20+ patients working independently to direct primary patient care in home environment
Identified care needs of individual patients and coordinated responses based on physician advice, insurance limitations, and procedural costs
Developed and implemented safety plans for clients at risk of harm to provide protection
Provided evidence-based therapeutic interventions and crisis management to clients to lessen negative outcomes on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
Partnered with physicians, social workers, therapists, and nutritionists, to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems
Registered Nurse Team Lead
Bayview Hunters Point Adult Day Health Center
08.2015 - 10.2021
Provided quality care and comfort for 45+ patients with physical and mental health disorders through in-person and telephonic health assessment
Developed person- centered care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, therapists, and social workers, to achieve positive outcomes and evaluated quarterly to ensure that goals and objectives were medically indicated
Directed inter-disciplinary team, Quality Improvement, and administrative meeting and assumed leadership role of Program Director as needed
Mentored and trained new hires and student nurses, delegated duties and supervised care partners and ancillary staff daily
Designed educational activities, including evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing student competency development and support staff training activities
Researched best practices and developed strategies to improve program outcomes
Administered immunizations to patients to prevent disease
Home Health RN Case Manager
CVHCare Home Health
08.2014 - 08.2015
Assessed patients up to 6 clients per day in home setting and developed individualized care plan including start of care assessments (SOCs) and documented in OASIS
Provided health education to clients and family members regarding prevention, abatement, and treatment of chronic diseases and conditions
Initiated and evaluated wound treatment
Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and safety
Facilitated timely referrals to specialists or other healthcare professionals when necessary to address patient needs effectively.
Staff Nurse II
Seton Medical Center
07.2009 - 03.2011
Provided care for 4 patients with acute and chronic medical conditions including arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, congestive heart failure, diabetes and pre and post operative CABG and PCI patients at 350+ bed facility
Acted as preceptor to new nurses and break relief nurse on unit
Assisted physicians with central line placement, chest tube removal and wound debridement
Monitored chest tube drainage, temporary pacing, epidural and PCA pumps, IV anticoagulation therapy, insulin drips and titrated IV cardiac drip medications
Staff Nurse I
Twin Cities Community Hospital
06.2008 - 06.2009
Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care for as many as 5 patients each day in high-volume Medical/ Surgical/ Telemetry and orthopedic setting
Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients