
Experienced Nurse with strong analytical skills and desire to drive quality improvement initiatives. Broad based work experience in numerous aspects of the manged care industry since 2002 which allows me to understand and anticipate the impact of quality measures to address customer and business needs.
-Responsible for working with providers/facilities in completing assessments to determine appropriate levels of care, negotiate alternative levels of care when needed as well as identify ways to add value to clients individual treatment plans
-Clear, concise and impeccable documentation
-Compliant with regulatory standards.
-Mentored new nursing staff, and contributed to a supportive work environment
-Identified improvement opportunities to assist with process efficiencies
-Responsible for managing the medical and mental health issues of up to 40 adolescent sexual offenders in a psychiatric group home setting.
-Identified cause of weight gain in clients, developed education of dietary staff, unit staff and clients on ways they can limit their caloric intake during meals resulting in less weight gain in the clients
-Developed checklists to ensure that the state mandates were being followed for health follow up appointments resulting in no missed requirements
-Interim Acting Director of Nursing on several occasions
-Responsible for safety and care of up to 80 youth and shift supervision of up to 10 staff
-Identified and developed a plan to continue education on the unit when they were not able to attend school which resulted in decreased acting out behaviors to attempt to skip school
Senior Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist position in a growth oriented organization that will allow me to utilize my analytical skills in driving quality improvement initiatives.
IL Registered Nurse since 1992
IHI Certification, 2021
-Feed My Starving Children
*packages meals for children around the world
-Northern Illinois Food Bank
*sorts and packages food to be distributed in Northern Illinois
-Samaritan's Purse
*packages shoeboxes filled with gifts to be delivered to children around the world
-Religious education teacher for children ranging from 8-12 years old
*planning and organizing each lesson while ensuring that all the requirements are met
- Religious education work group
*identifying barriers and developing program solutions to make the program more family based teaching, implementing these changes thru involvement as leaders within the new program
- Soccer team manager
*liaison between the directors and the parents and coordinates activities and schedules
- Girl Scout Troop leader
*have led young girls to learning leadership skills and building self confidence
- Swim Team meet concession stand assistant coordinator
*developed and executed a plan to add a hot breakfast item to the menu which sold out every timeyielding up to $160 in additional profits
Available upon request