Health Resume
Summary
A highly innovative masters-prepared health care professional, with 44 years experience in acute hospital care, 16 years in management/education and two years in long term hospital care. Expertise in program development, teaching nursing, and college health. Strong leadership, organizational, project /program management and communication skills. A highly competent systems thinker who values excellence, collaboration, compassion, and is able to achieve positive results. Has received 28 awards in education, management, service and innovations. Has been teaching salsa dancing since 1996: salsa2wellness.com as a health promotion activity. President of Health Services Association CA, Community Colleges, 2014-15.
Work History
06/1999 ~ 2022
Laney College, Oakland, CA. Health Services Coordinator.
2014 ~ Jun 2018
Peralta Community College District (Berkeley City College, Laney College and Merritt College in Oakland) Oakland, CA. Director of Health Services for all four.
2010 ~ 2014
Peralta Wellness Center at Laney College, Oakland, CA. Director of Health.
1999 ~ 2018
Laney College, Oakland, CA
Health Services coordinator, Tenured Faculty, full-time.
Evening Administrator (part-time) for the Fall 2006 and 2007.
Summary of Peralta work:
Provide direction and leadership for four college health centers, serving 25,000 inner city student body. Developed mental health and acupuncture programs for students and lead the efforts to expand all health services at four Peralta Colleges. Completed four years as a faculty senator and 2 years as a faculty union representative. Mentored two minority high school students for two years. Served on multiple college shared governance, tenure review and hiring committees. Taught a 3 unit health course for 12 years at Laney College. Wrote a textbook for health course in 2007: Wellness 4 U. Excellent evaluations from Vice President, Deans and students. Continuous mentoring of Health Interns.
01/2010 ~ Present
Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
Clinical Professor, Medical-Surgical-ICU courses at Kaiser Oakland,
Sutter Solano and CPMC Davies, and MB, SF.
Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, CA
Clinical Professor for beginning, intermediate Medical-Surgical, and ADV. ICU/ED Rotations at Marin General, ZSFGH, CPMC, Summit, Mills Peninsula, and Kaiser SF Medical Centers.
2009 ~ Present
Institute of Natural Resources
Program Director-consultant for nursing CEU programs: National and International Accreditation compliance.
01/2007 ~ 2008
Contra Costa College, San Mateo, CA
Clinical Nursing Instructor for Intermediate and Advanced Medical-Surgical, part-time.
2005 ~ 2009
MRN Staffing, RN duties in local hospitals (average 1/month).
2002 ~ 2005
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Center for Community Wellness. Project Manager, part time.
Designed Health workshops for the community for Peralta Community College District.
Started an acupuncture, massage, and acupressure clinic.
1998 ~ 1999
Napa Valley College, Napa, CA
Gerontology Instructor for Associate Nursing Program, full-time
I taught theory and clinical. Received excellent evaluations, participated on the curriculum committee and received a grant for improving health status of students by creating a "smoking cessation" program.
1998 ~ 2000
Reliable Health Care Services/Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA
On-call nurse on Oncology, Medical-Surgical, Emergency Room and other units
1997 ~ 1998
Live Oak Living Center, El Sobrante, CA
Project Director for Live Oak Academy
Designed a "Welfare to Work" program for women living in low income housing in Marin City and were interested in becoming Nurse's Aides. A front page article was written in the Marin Independent Journal about this project.
1996
Dominican University CA
Full-time Clinical and Nursing skills lab instructor
1995 ~ 1996
University of California, San Francisco, CA
Research Volunteer for a $3.6 million grant from National Institute of Health for investigating nutrition in nursing homes
1994 ~ 1995
Hillhaven Corporation, San Pablo, CA
Director of Nursing
Managed long-term care and sub-acute units (103 beds, ensured compliance to government regulations). Directed 68 staff and managed $3,000.000 budget.
1987 ~ 1994
Kaiser Permenante, Richmond, CA
Director of Nursing Education
Designed and implemented orientation programs, hired staff, managed professional and administrative staff and quality insurance programs. Facilitated the development of education protocols that have been utilized throughout the Kaiser Northern California Region. Wrote grants, developed and directed the Health Care Alliance, an $83,000 quality of care improvement, education project, which improved satisfaction and utilization without an increase in costs.
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Medical-Surgical Nurse, Emergency Room, Intensive Care, Coronary Care and Ambulatory Clinic Nurse
Provided patient care and lectured to employee and physician groups about Alzheimers's disease.
1987
Napa Valley College, Napa, CA
Clinical Instructor on Orthopedic Unit at Queen of the Valley Hospital
1987
Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
Designed a health questionnaire for "at-risk elderly" who reside in their homes, which ultimately decreased cost associated with hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
Education
​1985 University of California, San Francisco, Master of Science, Nursing
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1981 San Francisco State University, Bachelor of Science, Nursing
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1978 Napa Valley College, Associate of Science, Nursing
Publications/articles written about my work upon request:
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, "Investigative Tools to Aid in the Restorative Care For Alzheimer’s Patients". Journal of Gerontological Nursing Vol. 12, #4, pp.19-24, (1986)
Laney Tower Newspaper, multiple articles 1999 ~ 2017
"Learning to Care for the Elderly" Spring 1988 Kaiser
"Family Wellness Seminars", Spring 1990
"Health Care Alliance Program", Spring 1992, Summer 1993
Awards
28 Service Improvement Awards, totaling $10,000
Personal accomplishments:
Raised a wonderful biracial son, who received two degrees from UC Davis 2011, and is working in his field of choice: International Business, micro loans.
Bicycled from London, England to Venice, Italy 1982
Oakland Marathon, 1983
Laguna Honda Hospital, hospice unit volunteer, January-May 1996