Wound/Ostomy Nurse Practitioner at Salem Health Advanced Wound Care Clinic (2026-06 – Present)
- Performs comprehensive, age-appropriate wound and patient assessments, integrating medical history, oncology-related factors, social determinants, cultural considerations, and identifying individualized education needs for patients and families.
- Provides skilled, evidence-based wound care interventions based on individualized care plans, prioritizing patient needs, preventing complications, and supporting healing for patients with acute, chronic, or oncology-related wounds.
- Demonstrates leadership and collaboration, participating in shared decision-making, mentoring staff, supporting wound-care education, and assuming charge responsibilities when needed.
Wound Care Nurse Practitioner at ReSkin Medical (2021-05 – 2026-05)
- Provided specialized wound care services to home-confined patients with acute and/or chronic wounds, including medical history collection, physical examinations, test ordering and interpretation, diagnosis formulation, care plan creation, and evaluation.
- Partnered closely with patients and families to establish reasonable, feasible, and effective care plans.
- Coordinated comprehensive care needs alongside home health nurses, primary care providers, and specialty providers.
Certified Wound Ostomy Registered Nurse at Medical City Hospitals (2013-09 – 2021-05)
- Collaborated with cross-level administrators and hospital leaders to successfully reduce hospital-acquired pressure injury incidence rates.
- Chaired and co-chaired division-level wound/ostomy specialty nurse committees, driving the creation and periodic updating of division-wide Pressure Injury Prevention, Wound Care, and Skin Care protocols, as well as product formularies adopted across 14 hospitals.
- Led hospital-level wound/ostomy committees to establish ostomy patient educational curricula and pamphlets, update clinical policies and procedures, and help design and launch an outpatient ostomy clinic.
Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN) at Sutter Care At Home (Home Health & Hospice) (2011-09 – 2013-06)
- Contributed to the WOC specialty nurse committee by designing comprehensive staff education programs focused on clinical management and documentation for wound and ostomy care.
- Partnered with the Quality Assurance department via targeted chart audits and education to elevate staff documentation accuracy regarding wounds.
RN Case Manager at Sutter Care At Home (Home Health & Hospice) (2009-01 – 2011-09)
- Delivered direct home-based care to patients managing chronic diseases (such as CHF and COPD) or chronic wounds to optimize health outcomes and minimize post-discharge hospital readmissions.
Registered Nurse at Beverly Manor Healthcare (2007-02 – 2009-01)
- Provided comprehensive direct nursing care in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting for patients with chronic conditions including CHF, COPD, Alzheimer's disease, and chronic wounds.
