
10/99-present Nurse Midwife, Practice Owner
Women’s Health Options Network
Pittsburgh, PA
Solo private, full scope CNM practice. All aspects of practice establishment, development and administration. Private physician collaboration. Deliveries primarily at UPMC Shadyside, a level II community hospital. Contract agency for Family Health Council, Inc., a non profit family planning agency.
Fall/2002 Academic Faculty (part time)
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Classroom instruction of BSN RN students in obstetric nursing. 4 hours of lecture per week covering entire OB cirruclum.
Spring/2001
Fall/2001 Clinical Faculty (part time)
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical instruction of RN students in obstetric nursing at Monongahela Valley Hospital. . Evaluation of written assignments; on site didactic teaching activities and group discussions.
Fall/2000
Fall/ 2001 Clinical Faculty (part time)
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical instruction of BSN RN students in obstetric nursing at Magee Women’s Hospital. Evaluation of written assignments; on site didactic teaching activities and group discussions.
Fall/2000 Clinical Faculty (part time)
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Clinical instruction of RN students in medical- surgical nursing at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Evaluation of written assignments; on site didactic teaching activities and group discussions.
3/99-11/99 Nurse Midwife
Premier Medical Associates, PC 400 Penn Center Boulevard-Suite 100
400 Penn Center Boulevard-Suite 100
Pittsburgh, PA 15235 412/825-0881
Full scope midwifery, two birth sites, large gyne/ HRT population. Integrated, private practice model. Practice closed due to serious illness.
11/97-3/99 Nurse Midwife
WomenCare/FamilyCare
301-6 Great Teays Boulevard
Scott Depot, WV 25560 (304) 757-6999
Full scope midwifery. CNM managed freestanding birth center and family planning clinic. Private practice model, private OB/GYN back up.
* QA & marketing
* Birth Center Design & Management
12/95-11/97 Nurse Midwife
Women & Children’s Hospital
800 Pennsylvania Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302 (304) 348-2595
Teaching center based practice. Medical residents and MFM faculty back up. Internal transfer to freestanding birth center when purchased by hospital.
*QA & marketing
5/95-9/95 Nurse Midwife
Parkside Women’s Center (formerly)
Galen Health Group
P.O. Box 3408
Youngstown, OH 44513 (330) 792-4646
Full scope, large physician group practice.
*Developed RN orientation for labor & delivery at Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital.
10/89-3/95 Registered Nurse
MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109 (216) 778-7800
Staff RN, Labor & Delivery. Level III teaching/referral center.
* Wrote hospital standard of care protocol for labor support
* Developed training program for IFM/IUPC placement for RN’s.
* Resolve Through Sharing (perinatal loss) counselor
*Taught Newborn Physical Assessment (staff development)
* Excellence in Family Centered Care Award nominee 1992 & 1993.
12/87-8/89 Registered Nurse
Akron City Hospital
525 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44309 (330) 375-3000
Staff RN, Labor & Delivery. Level III teaching/referral center.
1983 Counselor
Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence
Columbus, OH
Crisis and intake counseling , residential care of battered women and their children,
supervision of volunteers. Trained in the Child Assault Prevention Program.
11/80-3/81 Group Home Attendant
Association for the Developmentally Disabled
Columbus, OH
Residential and Day Care supervision of adults with mental retardation.
6/87- 3/79 House Manager
Huckleberry House
Columbus, OH
Teen run away counseling center and shelter. Crisis counseling with teen runaways and their parents. Supervision of volunteers, community outreach.
4/78-3/79 Evening Attendant
Spencer Halfway House
Newark, OH
Residential supervision, crisis counseling, emotional support to recovering alcoholics.
7/75-6/76 Volunteer Crisis Counselor/Shift Leader
Crisis Center/Drug Forum, Newark, OH
Hot line and walk in crisis intervention, drug identification and testing, community referrals, supervision of team.Wasjdfhiuhrkjas ndke are currently creating content for this section. In order to be able to keep up with our high standards of service, we need a little more time. Please stop by again. Thank you for your interest!
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