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The APC Cluster is a collaborative effort between the Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP), Nursing Students for Reproductive Health (NSRH), and Clinicians in Abortion Care (CIAC). It allows APRNs, PAs, CMs, and the students of these professions to support each other in sexual and reproductive health provision and advocacy nationally.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Manage and support multiple programs that interact with NAF’s broad membership of clinics and providers working to serve abortion patients in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Colombia:• Quality Assurance Program – Lead the Quality Assurance team, with a staff of three clinicians, that assists NAF members with resources, training, technical assistance, and programs that support evidence-based, high-quality abortion care at NAF member clinics. NAF’s quality assurance team leads 40-60… Show more Manage and support multiple programs that interact with NAF’s broad membership of clinics and providers working to serve abortion patients in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Colombia:• Quality Assurance Program – Lead the Quality Assurance team, with a staff of three clinicians, that assists NAF members with resources, training, technical assistance, and programs that support evidence-based, high-quality abortion care at NAF member clinics. NAF’s quality assurance team leads 40-60 onsite visits using the Clinical Policy Guidelines (CPGs), with NAF members throughout the country• Education – Collaborates with NAF’s educational team to create and review ACCME-accredited learning modules and educational resources for members. Oversees the development of on-site training modules and resources for member facilities.• Telehealth – Supervises a two-member team supporting 16 individual members and 24 practices among NAF members with telehealth systems and educational resources.• Clinical Abortion Staffing Solutions (CASS) – Co-lead the CASS project, which provides a platform for both clinics needing staff and staff seeking abortion-related job opportunities.• Clinicians in Abortion Care (CIAC) – Oversee the CIAC program, focused on Advanced Practice Clinician providers interested in abortion provision and ensuring education, training, and advocacy opportunities.• Clinical Policy Guidelines (CPGs) – Contributing editor of the Clinical Policy Guidelines, the evidence-based guidelines that set the standard for abortion care in the United States and beyond. These guidelines also govern onsite clinic evaluations of NAF member facilities.• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Antiracism (DEIA) – Member of the DEIA task force. Responsible for the DEIA audit and including evidence-based DEIA medical practices in the 2024 edition of the Clinical Policy Guidelines. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Performed on-site quality assurance training and technical assistance visits with member clinics in the United States and Canada. Completed feedback reports and data monitoring to track quality improvement among members.• Developed evidence-based, data-driven COVID-19 guidelines for NAF and its members.• Created and presented educational materials for members on a wide range of subjects in abortion care, including infection prevention, anesthesia, quality improvement, contraception, and… Show more Performed on-site quality assurance training and technical assistance visits with member clinics in the United States and Canada. Completed feedback reports and data monitoring to track quality improvement among members.• Developed evidence-based, data-driven COVID-19 guidelines for NAF and its members.• Created and presented educational materials for members on a wide range of subjects in abortion care, including infection prevention, anesthesia, quality improvement, contraception, and patient care.• Delivered education in-person and remotely to large audiences of NAF members as well as the community of abortion providers at large. Show less

New York, Ny

Planned, executed, controlled, and closed projects as directed by the Center Director or the Chief Medical Officer• Responsible for Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement programs in the lab at all four sites• Responsible for quality assurance audits corrective action responses and implementation• Responsible for ensuring that the Department of Health proficiency testing is performed at all sites.

New York, Ny

• Assumed overall responsibility for the provision of clinical services, ensuring that care was individualized to the client and consistent with the policies and protocols of PPGNY• Direct supervision of a forty-member team, including Advance Practice Clinicians (APCs), Medical Assistant Supervisor, Medical Assistants, Sonographers, and Lab Technicians• Participated in hiring, orientation, and sign-off on clinical and procedural skills, chart reviews, and annual assessments of APCs… Show more • Assumed overall responsibility for the provision of clinical services, ensuring that care was individualized to the client and consistent with the policies and protocols of PPGNY• Direct supervision of a forty-member team, including Advance Practice Clinicians (APCs), Medical Assistant Supervisor, Medical Assistants, Sonographers, and Lab Technicians• Participated in hiring, orientation, and sign-off on clinical and procedural skills, chart reviews, and annual assessments of APCs, Medical Assistant Supervisor, and Medical Assistants• Oversaw center operations, acting as a leadership resource in the absence of the Center Director.• Identified training needs of clinical staff and helped to plan and implement training programs• Implemented systems for monitoring and improving patient flow• Collaborated with other members of the center management team in enhancing and developing center-specific goals and systems to ensure patient-centered service delivery• Responsible for the follow-up of all incident occurrences, as well as relevant labs and pathology reports• Oversaw and participated in Quality Management/Infection Control committee, including programmatic improvement and monitoring projects, chart audits, and other quality management issues Show less

New York, Ny

Provided direct contraceptive care, including implants, other family planning consultation, sexually transmitted diseases evaluation and surveillance, and medication abortion services to patients as part of optimal team practice.

Brooklyn, New York

Arranged the call schedule for department PAs and oriented newly hired PAs. Precepted rotating Physician Assistant students completing schedules and evaluations. Involved in several Quality Assurance Performance Improvement projects. Member of Interdisciplinary Care Planning Taskforce responsible for generating Joint Commission-mandated multidisciplinary care.

Brooklyn, New York

Provided in-patient care for all obstetric and gynecologic services including labor and delivery, postpartum, surgical procedures, hospital-wide GYN consultant care, out-patient contraceptive management, and sexual assault evidence collection.

Master'S Degree, Physician Associate

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physician Associate