EMMA LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING, LLC

OBJECTIVE

To utilize my twenty-five years of clinical expertise in Medical/Surgical Care, Long Term Care, Geriatric Care, Clinical Education, Electronic Health Records, COVID-19 Pandemic Plans for Skilled Nursing Facilities, and vast knowledge of health care and regulatory systems to provide assistance to attorneys on medical-legal cases.

EXPERIENCE

LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING | EMMA LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING, LLC| 2021 – PRESENT

• Screen medical cases for merit to eliminate the expense of non-meritorious lawsuits
• Prepare brief and comprehensive summaries including chronological timelines
• Identify adherence to and deviations from the applicable standards of care
• Assist with discovery by preparing interrogatories and requests for production
• Prepare questions for depositions or trial examinations (direct or cross)

REGIONAL NURSE CONSULTANT | CONSULATE  HEALTH CARE | 2018 – 2021

• Successful implementation of a COVID-19 Pandemic Plan for multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Provide clinical consultation and assistance with managing multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities.
• Provide ongoing education and chart reviews/consultations to ensure compliance with State and Federal Regulations, Corporate Compliance, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Agency for Health Care Administration
• Successful implementation of Electronic Health Records for multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Successful accreditations by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization for multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities

REGIONAL CLINICAL CONSULTANT | AIRAMID HEALTH CARE | 2017 – 2018

• Provided clinical consultation and assistance with the reopening of an Assisted Living Facility and managing multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities.
• Achieved improvement in overall five-star ratings calculated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Achieved improved survey outcomes conducted by Agency for Health Care Administration, reduced complaint surveys and improved overall customer service satisfaction.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES | CONSULATE HEALTH CARE | 2015 – 2017

• Provided clinical consultation and assistance with managing multiple skilled nursing facilities and an Assisted Living Facility
• Provided ongoing education and chart reviews to ensure compliance with State and Federal Regulations.
• Achieved improved survey outcomes conducted by Agency for Health Care Administration, reduced complaint surveys, and improved overall customer service satisfaction.

DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES | CONSULATE HEALTH CARE | 2010 – 2015

• Managed the Nursing Department for a 120 beds Skilled Nursing Facility with a staff roster of over 100 employees
• Significant improvement with overall facility operations and clinical performance as evidence by achieving a “deficiency free” survey conducted by AHCA in 2014, and achieving 5-star ratings calculated by CMS in 2014 and 2015
• Successful implementation of Aqua therapy
• Recognized with a “quality of Champion” award for the company in 2014

DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES | HCR-MANOR CARE | 2001 – 2010

• Managed the Nursing Department for a 151 beds Skilled Nursing Facility with a staff roster of over 100 employees
• Successful implementation of “in-house hemodialysis” and experimental “maggot therapy” in wound care
• Successful completion of electronic health records and computerized staffing/scheduling program

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES | HCR-MANOR CARE | 1996

• Chairperson for the Quality Assurance Committee
• Designated wound care and infection control coordinator
• Successful implementation and opening of an Alzheimer’s Unit
• MDS/Care plan coordinator
• Staff development/educator

STAFF NURSE | MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, LONDON | 1994 – 1996

• Medical/Surgical and Oncology – patient care pre and post-surgery, and patient counselling pre and post radiation/chemotherapy
• Emergency Room and ICU – provide tracheostomy and ventilator care, and functioned as a triage nurse in the emergency room
• Orthopedics – provide post-operative care to patients with elective hip and knee surgeries

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

REGULATORY

• Extensive knowledge of State and Federal guidelines and regulations for Skilled Nursing Facilities. Consulted and assisted Skilled Nursing Facilities with audits and chart reviews in preparation for State and Federal inspections conducted by the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Extensive knowledge with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization. Assisted Skilled Nursing Facilities with obtaining JCAHO accreditations
• Extensive Knowledge of guidelines and regulations for Assisted Living Facilities. Assisted with the reopening and certifications of Assisted Living Facilities

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• Implementation of a COVID-19 Pandemic Plan for multiple long-term facilities
• Completion of Certified Infection Preventionist for Long Term Care setting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Worked with the Local Department of Health and the Agency for Health Care Administrative during COVID-19 pandemic to ensure patient safety and minimize coronavirus cases

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS

• Successful implementation of electronic health records in the long-term care setting. Provided education and competency skill checks in transitioning 9 Long Term facilities to electronic documentation

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Extensive knowledge with risk litigation and risk mitigation. Assisted with the implementation of risk management programs/processes for multiple Skilled Nursing Facilities

CLINICAL EDUCATOR

• Successful implementation of Long-Term care policies and procedures in alignment with State and Federal regulations.
• Successful implementation of clinical education programs designed to improve nurse performance and clinical competencies in the Long-Term Care setting.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, PHOENIX

Bachelor of Science in Nursing | June 2005

NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Registered General Nursing | May 1994

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant | Vickie Milazzo Institute | 2021
Certified Infection Preventionist | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 2020
Certified Wound Care Specialist | Vohra Wound Care | 2019

MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Nurses Association
National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants
American Nurses Association
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care