Coordinate family-centered care for pediatric solid tumor patients across the inpatient and outpatient continuum. Create and maintain chemotherapy roadmaps; ensure team roadmap competency. Serve as liaison between patients and physicians. Educate patients and families on disease processes, supportive care, and treatment plans. Obtain prior authorizations for specialty medications. Partner with interdisciplinary teams to elevate customer service and implement strategic improvements as needed. Member, LCH Workgroup, Solid Tumor Workgroup.Leadership: Mentor Chair, Chair, and Member, CHOC Professional Development and Recognition Council (four years). Led team of 30 committee members and unit representatives in the annual planning and execution of nurses’ week celebrations to recognize ~1700 nurses. Expanded reach of nurses’ week activities to include all remote and offsite nurses. Led Performance Excellence Project (PEP) to increase national nursing certification rates. Implemented quarterly education handouts for professional development and retention. Mentor, CHOC Workplace Mentoring Program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Orange County (two years). PACE Coach.

Provided family-centered care to pediatric cancer patients in an outpatient setting with emphasis on central line care, nasogastric tube placement, telephone triage, and review of laboratory results with coordination of follow-up care and treatment.Leadership: Initiated and organized annual oncology blood drive. Relief Charge Nurse. PACE Coach. Member, Blood Transfusion Committee, Clinical Practice Council (CPC). Evidence-Based Scholar.

Monitored lab results and served as liaison between families, cancer clinic, outpatient infusion center, hospital oncology unit, and pharmacy, to ensure that patients met the requirements for inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy admissions. Collaborated with practitioners and pharmacists to facilitate the writing of chemotherapy orders in the outpatient infusion center. Triaged all sick calls for the oncology department.

Partnered with patients and families, collaborated with the interdisciplinary team, and utilized evidence-based care to provide excellent outcomes in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of pediatric hematology oncology patients.Leadership: Back-up preceptor for RN residents and nursing students. Member, Pain Resource Nurse Committee. Pharmacy Liaison.