Position:
Guide to Health Insurance at About.com
Work:
About.com
since Mar 2013
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Guide to Health Insurance
Magellan Health Services
Feb 2012 - Oct 2012
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Initial Clinical Reviewer
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center & Florida Hospital Oceanside
- Daytona Beach, Florida Apr 2007 - Nov 2011
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Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS), RN, BSc
Florida Hospital Flagler
Oct 2004 - Apr 2007
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Case Manager, Utilization Review and Management
Florida Hospital Flagler
- Palm Coast, Florida Feb 2004 - Oct 2004
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ICU Staff Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Hayward
- Hayward,CA 2000 - Jun 2003
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Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Sutter VNA and Hospice
- Emeryville, CA 1992 - 2002
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Regional After hours Coordinator / After Hours Triage Nurse
A House Call
- Berkeley, CA Oct 1998 - May 2001
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Veterinary Nurse (per diem relief position)
Physician's Community Hospital
- San Leandro, CA Mar 1992 - Aug 1992
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Administrative Nursing Supervisor
Critikon, Inc.,
- San Francisco, CA 1992 - 1992
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Nurse Consultant Specialist (per diem, intermittent)
UCSF
- San Francisco, CA Jan 1989 - Mar 1992
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Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
Cross Country TravCorps for Highland Alameda County Hospital
- Oakland, CA May 1988 - Jan 1989
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Travel RN, Emergency Department
Air Evac Lifeteam
- Springfield, MO Jun 1987 - May 1988
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Flight Nurse
St. John's Regional Healthcare Center
- Springfield, MO 1987 - 1988
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Staff RN, Emergency Department and Trauma Center
Cox Medical Center South
- Springfield, MO 1986 - 1987
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Staff RN, Emergency Department and Trauma Center
Education:
California State University-Hayward 1997 - 2002
BS, Biology
Cox College of Nursing 1983 - 1986
RN, Nursing
Lakes High
Honor & Awards:
Received the Employee of the Year Home Care Service award from Sutter VNA and Hospice for designing and implementing a regional after-hours call system that decreased overall costs, increased client satisfaction, and decreased RN staff turnover.
Languages:
Spanish (intermediate level, not proficient to translate for medical purposes)