Director - Regional Fetal Evaluation Center at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (2018-01 – Present)
- Manage daily clinical operations and administrative staff
- Assist with marketing campaigns and collateral creation
- Attend fetal cardiology and other subspecialty consults as needed
- Consult with medical directors and subspecialists on matters of clinical need
- Participate in hospital administrative activities and planning
- Perform physician/practice relation outreach to encourage continued center growth and development
- Partner with referring and in-house physicians to provide fetal assessment and plan for subsequent newborn care
- Regular scheduling of appointments, patient education and insurance authorization inquiries and requests with Medicaid and commercial insurance plans
Adjunct Faculty at Philadelphia School of Radiologic Technology (2022-02 – Present)
- Implement curriculum for 1st and 2nd year Radiology students
- Collaborate with fellow staff members to ensure smooth operation of classroom environment
- Create and administer tests to challenge students and ensure preparedness for additional radiologic studies
- Courses covered have included Anatomy, Radiation Biology, Medical Terminology, Patient Care and Pathology
Nurse Outreach Coordinator at Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2017-01 – 2018-01)
- Worked collaboratively with the Medical Director/Executive Director of the CFDT and Outreach team to foster obstetric referral relationships with physicians, genetic counselors, nurse midwives, and payers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
- Establishing systems/processes to ensure excellent customer service to referring providers
- Facilitating communication between the CFDT and referrers/institutions and facilitating continuing education programs
- Represent the Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment (CFDT) and the Fetal Heart Program (FHP) to maternal fetal medicine and obstetric physicians through relationship building and educational marketing to increase utilization of CFDT/FHP services
Fetal Therapy Nurse Coordinator at Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2015-08 – 2017-01)
- Worked as an integral member of the CHOP CFDT team, communicating with patients, families, and providers from around the world
- Clinical coordination and center representation at national conferences
- Telephone triage, condition-specific education, on-going care coordination, daily schedule management, and patient and physician follow-up
Childbirth and Baby Care Basics Educator at Pennsylvania Hospital (2007-04 – 2018-07)
- Implement childbirth and newborn education programs in a Baby-Friendly designated hospital setting
- Increase awareness and knowledge to patients planning to give birth
- Maintain up to date information on changes in labor and delivery technology keeping program material current for expectant parents
- Teaching classes that focus on the childbirth process, labor comfort techniques, the postpartum period, newborn characteristics, and the basics of infant care
Obstetrical Nurse Coordinator at Clinical Practices at the University of Pennsylvania (2006-12 – 2010-03)
- Coordinated medical, nursing, and social services for primarily underserved pregnant women in an outpatient obstetrical clinic setting
- Identified potential risks/problems and coordinated follow-up care
- Participated in patient and family education on pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Worked cooperatively with physicians and needed specialists and members of the clinical care team
- Management of clinic provider and staffing schedules, telephone triage, monitoring of lab results, and patient education
Staff Nurse at Federal Bureau of Prisons - Philadelphia (2005-12 – 2006-09)
Active duty United Public Health Service Corps assignment. Served in a high risk federal prison facility provided health/ nursing care and education to both inmates (male and female) as well as prison staff.
- Maintenance of proper safety procedures, administration of medical supplies and medications, inmate transfer/arrival evaluations, and health screenings
- Correctional nurses also properly document patient medical histories
- Daily medication dispense, maintenance and review of medical records, intake assessments
- First responder to institution emergencies providing immediate care to staff and inmates as needed
Staff Nurse at Bayada Nurses Staffing – Clinical Practices at University of Pennsylvania (2005-01 – 2005-12)
Working through Bayada staffing agency
- Coordinated medical, nursing, and social services for primarily underserved pregnant women in an outpatient obstetrical clinic setting
- Identified potential risks/problems and coordinated follow-up care
- Participated in patient and family education on pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Worked cooperatively with physicians and needed specialists and members of the clinical care team
- Intake assessment, telephone triage, and the coordination of medical, nursing and social services
Staff Nurse (Captain) and Childbirth Educator at Langley Air Force Base Birthing Center – United States Air Force (2001-01 – 2004-12)
- Performed clinical nursing duties in a military birthing center averaging 1200 deliveries annually
- Regularly performed charge nurse duties including staff and unit management
- Medical management and physical assessment of women during the labor process and in the postpartum period, stabilization and management of ill/ preterm infants, preparation for transport, and education of patients and families throughout the labor and birth process
- Educated military families on the labor and birth process, postpartum period, and care of the newborn
- Teaching of novice obstetrical nurses in a course on non-pharmacologic techniques of pain relief in labor
- Course became a mandatory part of the U.S. Air Force Perinatal Nursing Course taught at Langley Air Force Base
