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New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Boise, Idaho Area

Promoted to Senior Director of Quality and Patient Safety. Continued leadership over organization of 38 people. Additional focus on development of physician relations and quality improvement.- Supervised and mentored Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Core Measures, and Performance Improvement teams- Facilitated Ebola preparedness plan for appropriate.

Boise, Idaho Area

Promoted to Director with responsibilities for department of 38 including: Infection prevention, patient safety, core measures and performance improvement teams.- Developed, implemented, and communicated new processes to improve clinical outcomes- Presented fortnightly reports to executive stakeholders- Created, managed, and audited multi-disciplinary.

Boise, Idaho Area

Promoted to Senior Manager with oversight of Infection Prevention and Patient Safety teams.- Ensured compliance with all regulatory agency standards- Facilitated inter-hospital and inter-clinic collaboration (7 hospitals and 140 clinics)- Optimized data acquisition, analysis, and process improvement action plans- Increased event reporting by 30% through.

Boise, Idaho Area

Promoted to Manager of Quality & Patient Safety with responsibilities of infection prevention and patient safety across 2 hospitals and 120 clinics.- Managed, investigated, and reported serious adverse events through root cause analysis- Developed and implemented Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) for outpatient fall assessment program- Standardized.

Boise, Idaho Area

Promoted to Infection Prevention Coordinator with management of Infection Prevention team.- Maintained oversight and daily operations of the infection prevention program- Conducted performance evaluations and managed human resource related issues- Performed surveillance and implemented action plans for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Performed surveillance, in-servicing, and rounding for hospital and ambulatory clinics- Facilitated performance improvement through implementation of evidence-based practices- Initiated and facilitated HAI task forces including conducting audits and education- Created and distributed infection prevention handbook to all ambulatory clinics

Richland, Washington

- Monitored large tissue culture facility- Completed close-out reports for projects- Managed scientific project teams and presented findings to upper management- Planned and conducted over 500 experiments following standard operation procedures and protocols- Provided technical writing for manuscript publication and grant submission- Implemented new.

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

- Instructed cell biology and microbiology courses to pre-nursing students- Developed, organized, and presented PowerPoint lectures, exercises, and exams- Audited student retention through interactions, examinations, and laboratory results

Master’S Degree, Microbiology, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Biology, General

Biology, General

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