Expert Details
General Nursing, Developmental Disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Long Term Care
ID: 729731
Connecticut, USA
She planned, reviewed and evaluated the coordination, assessment and monitoring of health services, and also provided consultation to community health care providers, private residential and day- care program providers and families. She recommended standards of care for state and private facilities and coordinated OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) administration, including completion of Level II evaluations for people in nursing facilities with suspected mental disabilities.
Her position required considerable knowledge of the relevant State and Federal laws, statutes and regulations, including knowledge of principles and practices of nursing care administration and education for a variety of specialties within varied settings. Also, knowledge of principles and practices pertinent to community processes; knowledge of local, State and Federal health agencies and programs; knowledge of nursing education and skill in techniques of teaching; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to plan, implement and evaluate programs; ability to collect and analyze data.
As a Clinical Nurse Coordinator, she was responsible for the supervision and follow up of medical care for developmentally disabled individuals living in community group home settings. She also developed community health resources and provide on-going consultation and monitoring of services. She clinically supervised direct care staff in execution of clinical programs.
Expert has been a registered nurse since 1967.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1967 | Degree: R.N. | Subject: Nursing | Institution: Saint Vincent College, School of Nursing |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Legal Nurse Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Using her past expertise, she is called upon to render her expert opinions in pertinent matters that may include depositions and trial testimonies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2009 | Employer: State of Connecticut | Title: Nurse Consultant | Department: Department of Developmental Services |
Responsibilities:She planned, reviewed and evaluated the coordination, assessment and monitoring of health services, and also provided consultation to community health care providers, private residential and day-care program providers and families. She recommended standards of care for state and private facilities and coordinated OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) administration, including completion of Level II evaluations for people in nursing facilities with suspected mental disabilities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to 2001 | Employer: State of Connecticut | Title: Clinical Nurse Coordinator | Department: Department of Mental Retardation (D.M.R.) |
Responsibilities:She was responsible for the supervision and follow up of medical care for developmentally disabled individuals living in community group home settings. She, also, developed community health resources and provide on-going consultation and monitoring of services. She clinically supervised direct care staff in execution of clinical programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1994 | Employer: Dinan Memorial Center | Title: Charge Nurse / Supervisor | Department: |
Responsibilities:She was Charge Nurse at Dinan Memorial Center which was a long term care facility owned by the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. As Charge Nurse, she was responsible for patients on the Young Adult Unit, which consisted of a large number of developmentally delayed individuals. This unit was unique, in that it was the only one of its kind in the New England area. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1967 to 1982 | Employer: Park City Hospital | Title: Charge Nurse | Department: |
Responsibilities:As Charge Nurse, she supervised the staff members on the unit . |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association; National Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association; National Association of Legal Nurse Consultants; Connecticut Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Commissioner's Letter of Commendation |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Abuse and neglect investigator training; geriatric emergencies; the nurse's role in abuse investigations; Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Nurses Conference; neglect and sexual abuse investigations; Nurses as Advocates. |
Fields of Expertise
nursing, developmental disability, mental retardation, pervasive child development disorder, long term care, nursing home, elder care, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability Discrimination Act, fetal hypoxia, autism, health care, mental health, addiction, elder care abuse, substance abuse, fragile x syndrome, Asperger syndrome, brain injury, human anatomy, human biology, fetal alcohol syndrome, home health care, Down syndrome, health assessment