SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Risk Management * Quality Improvement

* Safety * Compliance

*      Gerontological *      Behavioral Health

*      Emergency Department *      Home Health

*      Neurological / Physical Rehabilitation

*      Surgical, Medical, Cardiac Intensive Care Units

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Education

Associate of Science: Nursing, 1986 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Bachelor of Science: Nursing, 2003 GORDON UNIVERSITY _____________________________________

Memberships

Past-President Region II – Louisiana Association for Healthcare Quality (LAHQ) National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Past Member Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) MENSA

Certifications

Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Incident Command System (ICS) IS-00100.HC and IS-00200.HC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (FEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS) IS-00700 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (FEMA) National Response Framework IS-00800.B EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (FEMA) Gerontological Nurse American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS

November 2010 to Present

Orlando Health & Rehabilitation Center Orlando, Florida: Risk Manager for the largest long term care facility in Central Florida with 420 licensed beds. Review event reports, event investigations and on line AHCA reporting when indicated; staff Risk orientation and inservicing; recommend actions to reduce risk and improve quality; policy review and development; RCA facilitation, defense facilitation and coordination, conflict resolution; insurance notification of PCEs; implementation of corporate risk policy; committees and board reports.

September 2008 to January 2010

LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG) Lafayette, Louisiana: Corporate Risk Manager for a national health care provider analyzing clinical quality, performance, safety, and claims data and recommending appropriate courses of action to reduce corporate risk while improving quality. Responsibilities include over 270 locations, more than 6,800 employees in 18 states, and leased and owned fleet vehicles.

August 2007 to August 2008

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) Bethel, Alaska: Corporate Director of Risk Management & QI for a comprehensive health care delivery system spanning 75,000 sq. mi. analyzing quality, performance, safety, and claims data and recommending appropriate courses of action to reduce corporate risk through improving quality. Responsibilities include a regional hospital, 47 remote community medical clinics, four sub-regional clinics, construction of a fifth sub-regional clinic and two remote community clinics, dental and vision clinics, air ambulance (medevac) services, behavioral health services, substance abuse counseling and treatment, health promotion and disease prevention programs, environmental health services, a hostel, vehicle fleet, and corporate housing, broker contract negotiation, property revaluation, workers compensation program, regular meetings with major insurer, defense consultation, deposition facilitation, participation in numerous committees, PCE incident reviews, RCA participation, involved in joint venture negotiations, new contracts reviewed for insurance and indemnification.

April 2005 to July 2007

Carerise Los Angeles, California and Shreveport, Louisiana: Clinical Risk Manager for PL and GL trust auditing for compliance, quality and risk issues, and instructing facilities in risk reduction initiatives. Averaged 18 regularly assigned facility visits in a variety of settings (acute care, long term, assisted living) per month performing physical plant inspections (kitchen, laundry, fire extinguisher, parking, etc.), assessed disaster planning & drills, assessed medication errors and other PCE incident reports, reviewed chart samples, inserviced administration and staff on charting, worked with defense (chart opinion) and claims.

October 2004 to April 2005

Aurora Charter Oak Covina, California: Per Diem RN on adult and adolescent Behavioral Health Units.

February 2004 to October 2004

United Nursing International San Francisco and Los Angeles, California: ED Travel RN.

August 2000 to January 2004

ResCare Metairie, Louisiana: Health Services Director; direct, supervise, and audit medical care including risk reduction of approximately 260 MR/DD clients in 42-44 group homes in southeast Louisiana; state authorized medication administration instructor.

January 2000 to August 2000

Metropolitan Developmental Center Belle Chasse, Louisiana: Registered Nurse Supervisor 2; house supervisor 3-11 for DHH facility serving 260 MR/DD individuals.

October 1997 to February 2000

Tenet Various locations and positions. ER Nurse, Program Coordinator; Nurse-Therapist and administration for Geriatric PHP. Unit RN; provide and supervise care for up to thirty-one patients on Acute, Sub-Acute, Geriatric psychiatric units; also Adolescent & Child Unit and Neuro Behavioral Unit.

May 1989 to August 2000

Quality HealthCare Services, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana: Nurse staffing contracts for medical and psychiatric; also Home Health CQI & consult, patient care management and fee per visit.

July 1995 to October 1995

HEALTHLINK HOME CARE, INC. Kenner, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: Director of Nursing and Alternate Administrator.

October 1994 to March 1995

MODERN HOME HEALTH, INC. New Orleans, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: Director of Professional Services and Alternate Administrator.

May 1988 to August 1989

SAINT JUDE MEDICAL CENTER Kenner, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: Flex Pool Nurse; Emergency Department Nurse, Emergency Department Charge Nurse, Step Down Unit Charge Nurse, Adult/Adolescent Psychiatric Unit Charge Nurse, and Intensive Care Unit Nurse.

May 1987 to August 1989

SOUTHERN REGIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATES, INC. Metairie, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: Agency Nurse; provide supplemental nursing services to various area hospitals; ER and ICU.

January 1987 to April 1988

NEW ORLEANS ADOLESCENT HOSPITAL New Orleans, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: RN II; provide and supervise nursing care for up to forty-eight psychiatric patients.

August 1986 to December 1986

CHARITY HOSPITAL OF NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, Louisiana Duties and responsibilities: RN I; Emergency Department Nurse.