Completed post graduate education with Yair Maimon, PhD, L. Ac. and specializes in integrative oncology using acupuncture and Chinese Herbs. Belongs to the Society for Integrative Oncology as a professional member.

Active participant in the Emergency Nurses Association's Emergency Department Managers / Director Listserv

Level II Trauma Center with over 45,000 annual emergency department visits* Led a staff-driven workgroup to implement front end strategies to decrease arrival to triage times by more than 70% and arrival to bed times by more than 35%Community Hospital with over 30,000 annual emergency department visits* Provided enhanced interim leadership with an emergency department and eight-bed critical care unit* Implemented change of shift huddles led by charge nurses* Partnered with system level organizational effectiveness department to implement a variety of front end strategies, including rapid triage, immediate bedding and split flow processes* Decreased arrival to provider times by more than 55%* Decreased length of stay for discharged patients by more than 15%* Decreased Left Without Being Seen rate by more than 70%Critical access hospital with between 15,000 and 20,000 annual emergency department visits* Provided interim leadership to maintain daily operations and sought opportunities to improve patients' experience* Implemented front end strategies to decrease arrival to room time by more than 80%* Decreased arrival to provider times by more than 75% as a result of implementing rapid triage and immediate bedding* Decreased Left Without Being Seen rate by more than 95%

Blue Jay Consulting, LLC was acquired by Philips in October 2015.

24/7 Responsibility for Emergency Services of a 28 bed Emergency Department with over 66,000 visits per year. This Emergency Department is certified as a Stroke Center and has also recently become certified as a Cardiac Intervention Center. The hospital has 253 beds and is the largest hospital on the Southern Maryland peninsula.Led initiatives to intergrate the Emergency Department's operations within the MedStar Health SystemContributed to the hospital's successful Joint Commission Survey. Led the discussion regarding the Emergency Department's patient flow with The Joint Commission surveyor.Successfully Co-Led an electronic medical record implementation in the Emergency Department.Co-Led an initiative with the Emergency Department medical group that resulted in the decrease of ECGs without orders from over 30% to less than 10% in one month's time.Actively participated in a Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems Diversion Task Force and assisted with promoting best practices for reducing diversion hours.

Created a Google Group to provide a forum for Maine Emergency Department Managers and Maine ENA Board Members to communicate and share ideas.Worked with other board members to update the bylaws for the New England Regional Symposium.

24/7 accountability for a 29 bed Level II Emergency Department with over 41,000 visits per year.Obtained FOUR STARS with AVATAR when compared to the National Database, and FIVE STARS with AVATAR when compared to Emergency Departments with comparable volume within the first nine months of hire.Successfully implemented a process improving the communication between ED patients and their families and visitors using LEAN.Worked with Lab and Emergency Department staff in order to implement a bed side bar coding scanning program that accurately identifies patients with their specimens.Actively involved with the hospital's Emergency Management Committee and helped to ensure the Emergency Department's readiness for natural disasters and surges in patient volume and acuity.

24/7 accountability for a 7-bed Emergency Department with over 15,000 visits per year, and an ambulance service with two locations and over 2,200 calls per year.Assisted with implementing the hospital's first lean event that decreased the time of notifying the triage nurse of a patient needing to be triaged.Acts as a liaison between the hospital and surrounding communities regarding local and regional disaster planning. Represents Sebasticook Valley Hospital within the Eastern Maine Healthcare System.

Responsible for the administrative and clinical operation of a 38-bed hospital during administration's absence.Ensure safe and effective patient care is delivered in all patient care areas.Provide Management Information Services support to clinical staff.Provide on-the-job training in enterprise patient care software.Act as a liason between Shift Supervisors and Department Managers and Information Services.Maintain patient care software for Shift Supervisors.Responsible for and/or provide critical care during interfacility transports.

Sole proprietor/provider of an acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medical practice in Rockland, Maine.Nationally Board Certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCOAM) in Acupuncture and also am licensed in New Mexico as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Maine as a Licensed Acupuncturist.Held a board position and was Treasurer of the Maine Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine(MAAOM) from 2001 to 2004. During that time was also involved with crafting and testifying on acupuncture legislation in Maine as well as monitoring the Workers' Compensation Board of Directors meeting in Augusta, Maine.As Treasurer of the MAAOM, was responsible for computerizing the association's financial and banking records.

Delivered direct patient care in 7 bed Special Care and 8 bed Step Down Units.Worked in a rotating Charge Nurse position and was responsible for patient care delivered during the assigned shifts.Responded to hospital emergencies and acted as a resource to the Emergency Department.Served on the Special Care Unit Committee and was responsible for post-code reviews and follow-ups.

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of a multiple provider private practice.Acted as a liason between Uptown Acupuncture Integrated Medical Clinic and regulatory, civic and professional organizations.Delivered primary care using an Oriental Medical model of care.Interacted with other healthcare providers regarding patient care.Provided services to Presbyterian Healthcare regarding the integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Delivered primary nursing care in a 48-bed Level 1 Trauma Center.

Responsible for nursing care delivered and operation of a 26-bed Emergency Department.Delivered primary nursing care in a Tertiary Care Level II Trauma Center.Responsible for the coordination of emergent patient care with other licensed healthcare providers and other patient care units within a 453 bed hospital.

Delivered primary and team-based models of nursing care on a Medical/Surgical and an Intensive/Coronary Care Unit.

Delivered nursing care using a primary and team-based models of nursing on a Medical/Neurology and Step-Down Unit.Assisted in trending provider utilization of hospital-based resources.

Responsible for emegent care and transportation of patients to area emergency departments.Provided Basic level care and transportation with interfacility transfers.

Deployed for Desert Storm.Provided emergent care in a pre-hospital environement.Responsible for medical care during interfacility transfers.Provided medical care to wounded military personnel from Southwest Asia being transported to medical facilities in Germany.