Skillful, energetic professional with a track record of nursing administration excellence. Driven leader with experience in an array of health care settings including Acute, Long-Term, Emergency Services, Psychiatric Services, Educational and Community-Based. Expert in monitoring care and encouraging empowerment using education, policy enforcement, procedures development and program creation used to meet or exceed the evolving needs present in the industry s dynamic infrastructure. Motivated Keynote Speaker across states, able to discuss caring for and the challenges associated with the Axis I and. II patients diagnosed with acute and chronic debilitative psychiatric, behavioral, personality and substance abuse disorders. Manager of pharmacy, physician and skilled therapy services. Supervisor for more than 800 healthcare staff and 2K+ patients. Willing to travel 90-100 percent of the time. Develop and execute sound policies and procedures throughout all managed companies, discussed at educational meetings with executive staff. Monitor and assist in state and federal investigations and surveys. Developer of corrective plans based on any deficient practice with system changes or policy revisions. Assisted in the development of guidelines used to care for specialized patient populations with mental and cognitive impairments.

Crisis Response | Patient Advocacy | Acute and Long-Term Patient Care Delivery | Behavior Modification | Program Writing

Quality Assurance & Control | Critical Thinking | Problem Solving | Regulatory Compliance | Facilities Management

State Program Development | Organization | Prioritization | Time Management | Budgeting | Census Development

Reliant Care Management Company, LLC

Executive Vice President of Clinical Services (2002 2017)

Director of Nursing Care Services (1995 2002)

         Successfully directed a skilled nursing facility for 200+ beds

         Monitored nursing care and practices to ensure both met or exceeded regulations at the state or federal levels

         Educated, trained and developed policies and procedures intended to heighten overall levels of efficacy

         Led acuity-based staffing functions, as well as budget, census, and staff empowerment functions for nursing and ancillary service teams

         Visited facilities to ensure nursing practice beyond expectations set forth by standards of practice in the nursing care system

         Saw zero deficient nursing practices in five of the seven years in the Director role

         Earned internal promotion in 2002 to Executive Vice President, with additional duties included; spent 16 years as the Executive VP managing 25 inpatient facilities and four outpatient facilities

         Areas managed as the Executive VP include TBI Special Care, Acute, Chronic, Axis 1-3 Patients, Consultants LCSW, ANP, Physicians, Pharmacists, Nursing, Rehabilitative and Managed Care

Fulton State Hospital

Hannibal Regional Hospital

House Supervisor and Educator, Staff Nurse (1989 1995)

         Spent eight years working in Intensive Care and Med/Surg Charge Nursing and Rotation in Emergency and Trauma 1 Care settings

         Taught LPN Program courses in a Clinical Instructor capacity for two years at the Hannibal Area Vocational Technical School

Master of Science, University of Missouri Columbia

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Culver- Stockton, Blessing Reiman College of Nursing

Registered Nurse Program, Culver- Stockton, Blessing Reiman College of Nursing

Prerequisite Courses, Hannibal LaGrange University

Licensed Practical Nurse Program, Hannibal Area Vocational Technical School

Past Board member, Missouri Board of Nursing | Missouri Nursing Administration | Chair for the Advocacy for Mentally Ill and Challenged Coalition

Crisis Methodology Program Coordinator | Clinical Master Instructor for Crisis Prevention Intervention,