
Wisconsin State Board Certified Registered Nurse with over forty years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients. A proven leader effective at uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals, improving satisfaction and supporting wide-spread health-care system improvements. Focused on continuously advancing expertise in Hospice Care and services while driving innovation and imparting this knowledge with others.
Collaborated with North Shore Healthcare Services and Zimmet Health Care in establishing Great Lakes Hospice provider of Hospice care and services in Wisconsin, local oversight of Human Resource and interviewed and hired highly talented individuals bringing great skills and passion to daily jobs, interacted effectively with clinical staff and patients by using active listening and interpersonal skills, management of patients treatment plans, adhere to quality models and maximize utilization of services needed to achieve optimal outcomes, monitored and inspected staff processes, ensuring continuous compliance with regulations, implement and coach employees on electronic medical records, utilization of contracted vendor services, implement policy and procedures, education of staff on Federal, State, and Local implementation of laws and regulations with Hospice Care and Services, Infection Control officer, liaison with Hospice Medical Director, facilitate and participate in ACHC and successful completion and passing Hospice accreditation process and subsequent Medicare participation.
Collaborate with an Interdisciplinary team in coordinating wholistic care through a patient-centered plan of care with the goal of comfort for patients and their families at end of life's journey.
Co-leading a team of professionals and exceptional CNA's in delivering care and services of comfort to patients and families, CHAP Recertification, Internal and External Audit, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement for the Agency and Employees, Development and Review of Policy and Procedure, Engaged Leadership, Oversight and participate in the Interdisciplinary Team process with Hospice Medical Director and Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Hospice Education/Reviews, Employee and Census Infection Control, Budgetary Process, Vendor Contracts/Review.
Collaborate with an Interdisciplinary Team in coordinating care and services for a caseload of patients and their families in providing care and comfort at the end of life's journey.
Intake review of referrals for Hospice Services, scheduling of staff, review of clinical documentation, participate in the Interdisciplinary Process, Infection Control of employee and census, compliance; step in as RN case manager.
Team lead of an 83-bed Memory Care Unit, Dementia training for employees, On-site Assessments for Admission, Develop individualized cognitive plan of care of residents, Ensuring quality care of services, MDS requirement, engage resident and family in Wholistic Approach to care of the individual living with Dementia.
Leading an Interdisciplinary Team of a 141-bed Skilled Nursing Facility of 4 Units (Alzheimer's, Behavioral, Long-term Care, and Sub-Acute Rehab), Medicare/Medicaid Mix process, Medical Records, Human Resources, Infection Control, and Scheduling.
Collaborated and coordinated with an Interdisciplinary Team, Liaison with Company Utilization Review Specialist, Clinical/Medical Review and Audit, Staff Education, Medicare/Medicaid liaison with Medicare and Insurance Companies, Supervisory Role.
Collaborated and coordinated with an Interdisciplinary Team, Liaison with Company Utilization Review Specialist, Clinical/Medical Review and Audit, Staff Education, Medicare/Medicaid liaison with Medicare and Insurance Companies, Supervisory Role.
Led a team of nurses and certified nursing assistants on a 42-bed Unit, short-term Medicare/Rehab beds, long-term residents, MDS Requirement, Nursing Process, Staffing Unit.
Led a team of nurses and certified nursing assistants for a 42-bed Unit, short-term Medicare/Rehab., long-term residents, Nursing Process, MDS Requirements Process,
Led a team of nurses and certified nursing assistants on a 50-bed Unit, short-term Medicare/Rehab beds, long-term residents, MDS Requirement, Nursing Process, Staffing Unit.
A Staff Nurse on a 14-Bed Medical/Surgical ICU, including Open Heart Program and critically-ill patients.
A Staff Nurse on a 21-Bed Medical/Surgical Telemetry Unit.