Professional Summary

Over 15 years experience in bedside Nursing, Clinic Case Management, and Nurse
Management with specialization in Cardiology and Pulmonary Hypertension
Experience
Accredo Health Group
Nurse Manager/Director of Clinical Practices.....................October 2008-Ju
ly 15, 2010
Oversee clinical training and management of Home Infusion Nurses including infu
sion therapies of IVIG, Aralast, Zemaira, Inotropes, TPN, Antibiotics, and treat
ment of Pulmonary Hypertension.
University of Minnesota
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION NURSE COORDINATOR..............................OCTOBER 20
06-SEPTEMBER 2008
Oversee Complex Outpatient Case Management of over 400 patients in all aspects
of Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure disease management.
CARE COORDINATOR (HOSPITAL INPATIENT) MAY 2006-SEPTEMBER 2006
Complex Inpatient Case Management across patient demographics including: Pediat
rics, Solid Organ Transplant, Cardiology, and Orthopedics.
Responsible for discharge planning, patient education, and set up home care arr
angements for varied range of complex patients with multiple ages, diagnoses, an
d patient needs.
CARDIOLOGY OUTREACH NURSE COORDINATOR SEPTEMBER 2002-MAY 2006
Coordination of care between TriCounty Hospital Clinic, Wadena, and Fairview-Un
iversity Medical Center
Provided patient care for management of chest pain, lipid profiles, and post ca
rdiac catheterization outcomes.
Frequent travel with Cardiologist for Disease Management of patients with Coron
ary Artery Disease.
STAFF NURSE, TELEMETRY UNIT MAY 1998-SEPTEMBER 2002
Bedside care for complex Cardiology patients including post- heart and post-lun
g transplants, coronary bypass surgery, valve surgery, post cardiac catheterizat
ions, post- pacemaker/ICD placements, with EKG rhythm interpretation assessments
Fairview Riverside Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota
STAFF NURSE FLOAT POOL MARCH 1997-MAY 1998
Bedside care for adult and geriatric patient population on general medicine, te
lemetry, orthopedics wards.
CHARGE NURSE REHABILITATION UNIT MARCH 1996-MARCH 1997
Management of nursing staff in all aspects of patient care in rehabilitation se
tting.
Nile Nursing Home, Minneapolis, Minnesota
NURSE MANAGER/CHARGE NURSE JUNE 1995-MARCH 1996
Management of nursing staff in all aspects of patient care in long-term care fa
cility.
Education
College of St Catherine Minneapolis, Minnesota
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING 1995
Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
GRADUATE STUDIES 1989-1991
3 years Liberal Arts classes
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
B.A. PSYCHOLOGY 1976-1980
Licensure/Certifications
Minnesota Board of Nursing,
RN License expires May 2012
Basic Life Support, expires 04/2011
Professional Memberships
Pulmonary Hypertension Association