Clinical Nurse Educator or Nurse Educator or Nurse Consultant

 

Beth A. Johnson, RN, BS/BM 158 E. Brewster Road, Butler, PA 16001 724-822-2512 [email protected]

Experience Clinical Nurse Educator 03/2007 to to Present The Therapeutics Therapeutics Institute/Inventiv Institute/Inventiv Health, Inc. Inc. * Nurse Educator * Clinical Educator in various clinical environments nationwide * Unit-based clinical advice for treatment of acute and chronic wounds. * Extensive critical care background * Clinical education at skills fairs including Braden scale and various wound ca re modalities to individuals and large numbers of nurses and physicians. Clinic al training and persuasion toward all account skin products and wound dress care products including hydrocolloids, hydroactive gels,care and silver impregnated ings, and fecal management systems. Independent Clinical Consultant 12/2006 to Present * Health care provider business case analyses for feasibility of outpatient woun d care clinics. * Researched regional wound care centers and hospital-specific demographics to c reate accurate performas for wound care centers. * Compared financial versus clinical benefits to onsite HBO therapy for each out patient clinic. * Developed then presented business cases to hospital medical boards and Boards of Directors. National Clinical Manager 09/2005 to 12/2006 Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, Inc. * Development and implementation of national clinical training modules for nursi ng staff to include clinical theory, orientation to electronic documentation, ou tcome database analysis, disease-specific documentation, quality initiatives, an d performance expectations. * Development of continuing clinical education for physicians and nurses * Development and implementation of policies and procedures for clinical staff * Ongoing clinical outcome data analysis * Interface with application analyst for improvements that maximize efficacy of clinical outcome database * Ongoing development of computer-based patient instruction program * Interface and mentoring to physicians and clinical staff to foster positive da ta outcomes * Onsite support for clinical staff at new centers during opening week * Onsite support for new physicians to assist in implementation of treatment reg imes * Effective communication with program and regional managers to maximize revenue potential and staffing efficiencies resulting in positive clinical outcomes * Development and implementation of continuous quality improvement program * Perform onsite clinical and focused chart audits * Weekly written reporting to CEO, COO, and Chief Medical Executive to inform of audit findings and make recommendations for process improvement * National implementation of aforementioned process improvement Program Manager 02/2005 to 09/2005 Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, Inc. * Program development * Recruitment, hiring, and training of local staff * Public speaking engagements to groups of 25 or more to educate on treatment re gimes * Education to local physicians regarding efficacy of program * Fiscal responsibility for Pittsburgh location

 

* Development and implementation of national operational quality initiatives. Independent Clinical Consultant 8/2004 to 2/2005 * Health care provider business case analyses for feasibility of outpatient woun d care clinics. * Researched regional wound care centers and hospital-specific demographics to c reate accurate performas. * Compared financial versus clinical benefits to onsite HBO therapy for each out patient clinic. * Presented business cases to hospital medical boards and Boards of Directors. Case Management Supervisor 2001 to 8/2004 Cigna/ Intracorp, Pittsburgh, PA * Successful migration of national product to Pittsburgh, PA * Management of a implementation team of 25 nurses/6 remotepolicies and procedures. * Development and of nursing * Development of various job descriptions and performance goals. * Mentoring of 3 junior supervisors to foster integration of nursing experience with business strategies. * Recruited nationally known transplant experts and developed peer review commit tees consisting consisting of them. them. Chaired monthly meetings with above physicians physicians to deve deve lop transplant standards of care. * Hiring and training of 90 case management staff * Ongoing monthly clinical education of 90 nursing staff * Development and implementation of transplant quality initiatives * Directed monthly quality meetings inclusive of supervisory personnel and matri x partners Case Manager 2000-2001 Health Direct Inc., Pittsburgh, PA * Telephonic case management/ team leader for NY/NJ Nurse Director 1996 - 2000 Lawrence County County Pain Center, New Castle, PA * Management of pain clinic staff and administrative duties * Interface with home health/hospice for pain management * Development Development of WIN (Wellness in Neighborhoods) Neighborhoods) Program Case Manager 1994 - 1996 Kemper National National Services, Services, Plantation FL * Telephonic Telephonic and field-based field-based case case management: management: catastrophic * Physician and employer liaison Clinical Nurse III, Liver Transplant ICU 1991 - 1994 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA * Charge Nurse/Preceptor * CCRN; CCRN educator * Development, coordination of family support group Staff Nurse II, Neurosurgical/Trauma ICU 1989 - 1991 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA * Charge Nurse/Preceptor * CCRN; CCRN educator Education University of Phoenix, Pittsburgh PA 2008 * June: WOCN National Conference (Orlando), Attendee 2007 * ConvaTec Wound/Skin Care Training Course 2003 - 2004 * BS/BM Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh PA 1986 * ASN References References are available on request.