Nurse Consultant Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 371

California

EDUCATION

2002-2003, Intelicus: Life Care Planning Certificate Program, University of Florida

1998-2005, Case Management Certificate Program (Completed 5.03), Masters in Nursing (Completed 8.05), California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

1985-1987, Masters in Public Administration, Health Services Administration, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,

1978-1980, Bachelors of Science, Nursing, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

1973-1977, Bachelors of Science, Zoology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

AWARDS

2002, State of California, Superior Accomplishment Gold Award

LICENSES

1980-Present, Licensed Registered Nurse, State of California
1980-Present, California Public Health Nursing Certificate

CERTIFICATIONS

2005-Present, Certified Case Manager (CCM)
2003-Present, Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP)
1998-Present, Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC)
1997-Present, Professional Clear School Nurse Services Credential
1997-Present, Case Management Certificate
1993-Present, Quality Management Certificate
1992-Present, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS)
1989-Present, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
1987-Present, Certified in Nursing Administration, Board Certified (CNA, BC)
1987-1991, Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider (TNCCP)
1987-1990, Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN)
1986-Present, Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
1980-Present, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS)

EXPERIENCE

2000-Present
CDHS, Sacramento, CA

October 2004-Present
CD and ICD, Medicine and Public Health Section,
Nurse Consultant III Specialist
Develop clinical protocols; provide professional education and technical assistance to Public Health Nurses and County Health Department grantees of the Preventive Health Care for the Aging Program.  Provide nursing leadership and consultation to other internal programs and external agencies on various healthy aging issues across the lifespan.  Responsibilities include monitoring clinical, contractual, and fiscal program element; performing on-site programmatic and chart reviews to ensure delivery of quality services according to regulatory and professional standards.

April 2003- October 2004, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Branch, Child and Adolescent Health Unit, Nurse Consultant II
Provided nursing consultation services, policy development and program recommendations for Maternal Child and Adolescent Health programs including comprehensive case management programs: Adolescent and Family Life Program and Adolescent Sibling Pregnancy Prevention Program; Oral Health and School Health Services.  Program consultation and technical assistance encompassed a collaborative approach with program grantees.  Responsibilities included development of scope of work, providing programmatic technical assistance, monitoring contractual and fiscal program elements, and performing on-site programmatic and chart reviews to evaluate the programs and ensure quality and delivery of services according to statewide standards.

2000-April 2003, Medi-Cal Managed Care, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality,
Nurse Consultant II
Provided nurse consulting services, policy development, and program recommendations while applying recognized clinical standards and quality principles.  Developed statewide clinical quality review training curriculum for ongoing training of professional staff which incorporated current State, Federal, and professional practice standard Responsible for all aspects of project coordination including budget and logistics for multi-site trainings.  Coordinated a State Task Force charged to develop a methodology to define and identify the special needs population to meet Federal requirements to facilitate the delivery of coordinated quality services.  Prepared multiple comprehensive reports integrating policy, statute and task force recommendations for administrative action.

1997-Present, Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, CA
Nursing, Assistant Professor
Provide intermittent clinical instruction to nursing students for Community College ADN programs.  Provided full time Nursing instruction to Semester 1 nursing students. Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing at the highest instruction level to teach Med-Surg, Pediatrics, and Geriatrics

1997-2000, Roseville City School District, Roseville, CA, School Nurse
Provided health related services to multiple K-8 school sites, which included health and prevention education, special education assessments, community outreach, case management, and program coordination while applying public health and acute care clinical standards.

1990-Present, MGH, Sacramento, CA
Staff Nurse, Clinical Coordinator/Assistant Manager, Emergency
Provide acute care nursing services to all types and ages of emergency patients while directing the operations of the emergency department.  Coordinated research program for acute myocardial infarction (MI - heart attack) patients and assisted with research of acute stroke patients.  Clinical expertise includes emergency, pediatrics, medical surgical intensive care, and recovery room.

1988-1990, NorthBay Medical Center, Fairfield, CA
Director of Emergency Services
Provided emergency nursing management for the trauma service, base station, emergency department in a multi-facility health care system. 

1987-1988, Seton Medical Center, Daly City, CA
Supervisor, Emergency Department
Provided direct patient care and emergency department management for urban trauma service medical center.

1985-1987, Methodist Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Administrative Supervisor, Nursing Department
Responsible for hospital administration and supervision of all employees on the evening shift.  Provided patient care as needed in all clinical areas.

1980-1985, Sutter Memorial Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse
Provided acute nursing services in critical care units: coronary, intensive, medical/surgical and emergency.

PROFESIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2005-Present, American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners
2005-Present, American Society of Per Anesthesia Nursing
2003-Present, International Association of Life Care Planners
2002-Present, Case Management Society of America
2002-Present, California Association of Healthcare Quality
1997-Present, National Association of School Nurses
1997-Present, California School Nurses Association
1995-Present, Greater Sacramento Area Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
1995-Present, Board member including President, Secretary, Treasurer Director at Large: Currently Past President
1991-Present, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
1986-Present, Emergency Nurses Association
1980-Present, Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society of Nursing
1980-Present, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request

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