Professional Experience

3/2009-4/2010 Haywood Regional Medical Center

Clyde, NC
Wound/Ostomy Nurse/Patient Educator
* Responsible for designing and implementing a wound/ostomy program for acute ca
re facility.
* Research and develop policies based on current practice trends.
* Make recommendations for patient care based on WOCN standards of care.
* Interrelates with nursing staff, organizational learning, discharge planning ,
medical staff and patients regarding wound, ostomy , continence nursing.
* On going product and specialty bed evaluation. Develop product formulary.
* Works with quality department in an effort to ensure delivery of high quality
healthcare. Collects and reports data through quarterly outcomes reports. Member
of performance improvement team for nursing.
* Educate hospice and home health staff in areas of expertise
* Consultant for home health and hospice wound/ostomy patients
* Provide clinical education for staff RN's and nursing students.
* Member D/C planning committee, nursing PI, and skin and wound care benchmarkin
g team.
12/2005-2/2009 PharMerica
Waynesville, NC
Nurse Consultant
* Educator and consultant pertaining to wound care and IV care in the long term
care setting.
* Work with director of nursing and nursing staff to provide regulatory and com
pliance guidance based on national standards for IV therapy, wound care and phar
macy guidelines.
* Perform medication storage audits amd medpass observations and inservices in a
ccordance with state and federal regulations
* Assist with mock surveys in skilled nursing facilites and report findings
* Provide pharmacy support/customer service in facilities
5/2005-11/2006 ET Consultant Services
Asheville, NC
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse Consultant
* Provide consultation for clinical situations, education, program development
within the scope of WOCN
Practice. This includes acute care, out patient clinic setting, skilled care, an
d home health/hospice.
3/2003- 4/2005 Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Georgetown, SC
Patient Education Coordinator/WOCN
* Responsible for assessing, treating and instructing inpatients and outpatients
with disorders of the GI, GU and Integumentary systems.
* Collaborate with discharge planning, and medical staff regarding plan of care.
* Provide quarterly reports for pressure ulcer incidence and prevalence.
* Resource and educator for nursing staff.
* Ongoing product evaluation for wound/ostomy/skin care products
* Product formulary development
* Evaluate need for specialty beds
* Instructor for inpatient diabetes program.
* Member of the following committees; product, nursing executive, JCAHO, cancer,
leader of pressure ulcer team.
* Cover for infection control/employee health
* Preceptor for MUSC wound care program and Emory WOCN students.
9/1994- 3/2003 Winyah Home Health Care INC.
Georgetown, SC
 WOCN/Case Manager
* Case manager
* Clinical resource in assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of nu
rsing care to patients with wounds, ostomies, and incontinence.
* Develop and implement inservice education programs for staff
* Preceptor for field staff and Emory WOCN students.
* Team leader for infection control policy and procedure committee through initi
al JCAHO accreditation
* Established contracts with local skilled nursing facilites for WOCN services
* Provide education for community.
5/1993-9/1994 Overlook Hospital
Summit, NJ
Staff RN MED / SURG Telemetry

Education
1996 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Enterostomal Therapist
1993 Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, NJ
BSN
Certification
2006 Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse #2000937
2010 BLS American Heart Association exp. 3/2012
Licensure
RN state of North Carolina #197958
References
Krista Debrew RPh 828 593- 9499
Jenny Caldwell RPh 828 646- 7955
Susan Schwager 828 808-0555