New Jersey
Expert No. 129

New Jersey

Experience

Senior Care
New Jersey
2007 - Present

Director of Nursing/Adult-Geriatric Medical Case Manager - Develop and implement office policies and procedures for nursing and HHA services; supervise nurse case managers; provide continued education classes for home health aides and RNs.

Quality Control: Review nursing assessments to ensure standards of care.

Care Management: Match home health aide training and skills to individual client needs; coordinate and collaborate care with nursing team; collaborate with health other healthcare team members.

Program Administration: Integrate administrative, public health and medical-legal aspects of business; develop and teach continuing education classes for HHAs and RNs.

Renal Ventures Management
LLC, Westwood, NJ
2007- 2008

Outpatient Hemodialysis Staff Nurse

Internal Medicine Practice
Paramus, NJ
1987 - 2006

Office Manager/Administrative Nurse/Adult-Geriatric Medical Case Manager -Directed all aspects of medical billing and coding, patient services, and records management. Used knowledge of ICD-9, CPT, and HCPCS billing and coding, pre-authorizations, and medical case reviews to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Operations Management: Managed triage and clinical areas of practice, providing case management for 500+ patients. Developed office policy and procedure manual.

Medical Care: Applied strong knowledge of traditional, managed care, and alternative/holistic healthcare.

Office Productivity: Maintained collection rate greater than 95% with monthly outstanding bills at less than 60 days. Generated coding, billing, and collections for more than 5,000 patient claims, annually.

Program Management: Interfaced with governmental agencies to ensure regulatory compliance. Reviewed managed care contracts with physician to decide on plan participation.

Financial Oversight: Coordinated team approach to optimize billing, coding, and collections. Interfaced with vendors regarding supplies and contracts. Worked with accountant on yearly tax preparation, estimated taxes, sales tax, and quarterly reviews.

Staff Supervision: Managed recruiting, hiring, and yearly reviews, conducted monthly staff meetings, and educated and mentored medical assistants.

Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
1980 - 1986

Staff Nurse: Medical ICU/CCU/Telemetry/Cardiac Catheterization/Pacemaker Lab - Earned distinction as first new graduate accepted into medical ICU/CCU without two-year prerequisite experience.

Innovative Care: Contributed to first pharmacological guide for oncology nursing. Developed patient educational video for cardiac catheterization patients.

Nursing Services: Performed all critical care functions for medical ICU/CCU and cardiac catheterization patients.

Academic Experience

CEU Institute
Lake Mary, FL
2011

Instructor - National Insurance and Health Care Continued Education 

A College for Continuing Education
Los Angeles, CA
2010- Present

Instructor- Continued Educational Classes for Registered Nurses   

A Look at Geriatric Management of Disease and Nutrition

A Community College
Suffern, NY
2007 - Present

Instructor - Present continuing education classes for nurses and allied healthcare professionals.

Hemodialysis for Nurses or Technicians
Nursing, Documentation, and the Law
Unlocking the Secrets of the Medical Records in Your Cases
Nutrition and the Management of Disease in the Geriatric Client
Nurse Entrepreneurs
Home Health Aide Continued Education Classes      

Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV
1986 - 1987

Clinical Nurse Instructor - Taught entry-level medical/surgical nursing
   
Education & Certifications

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
1980

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Graduated Magnum Cum Laude
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

Registered Nurse (RN)
New Jersey

Danger Assessment (Domestic Violence) Certification, 2010

Wound Care Certification, 2009

Reike Certification, 2009

Basic Life Support Certification, 2010

Hemodialysis Technician, 2006

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 2006

Professional Presentations

Available Upon Request

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
New Jersey AALNC (Morristown Chapter)   
President, NJ
Director at Large, NJ
Chair, Education Committee, NJ              

American Nurses Association /New Jersey State Nurses Association
Interested Nurses Political Action Committee (State)
Resolutions Committee (State)
VP Membership (Region 2)
               
National Private Duty Association
Standards of Care and Ethics Committee
   
Governor's Advisory Council on Domestic Violence-Resource
State of NJ, Office of the Governor
Public Awareness and Professional Education and Training Committee, Chair

National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants

Home Health Care Nurses Association

Community Service

2007- Present
Rotary International and Ridgewood AM Rotary
Board of Directors, Ridgewood AM Rotary
Rotary Wellness Initiative, Newsletter, and Speaker's Bureau
 
Substitute School Nurse / Science and Health Care Teacher
1995-2006
Visitation Academy Interperochial, Paramus, NJ
Holy Angels Academy, Cresskill, NJ

1996- 2006
Girl Scout Leader, Girl Scouts of America
Led troop through Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards   
Silver Award Project: "Watersheds and Watershed Management"
Troop recognized by James Mc Greevey at Highlands Bill Signing, 2004

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