8/1998 – Present        Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Berkeley, CA  Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist for Women & Infants Services, which includes responsibilities for NICU and newborns. Women & Infants services is comprised of a high-risk Perinatal program with approximately 4200 deliveries per year, a 55 bed Level III Intensive Care Nursery with 800 admissions annually.

• Participate in planning, development and implementation of clinical programs.
• Assess educational needs and develop curricula including RN Training programs, skills days, in-services as well as continuing education conferences.
• Co- Chair Sutter Neonatal/ Pediatric clinical improvement committee 

• Participate in various hospital and unit committees; Pediatric Quality, Pediatric Committee, Infection Control, Palliative Care Committee, Unit Based Council.
• Established and co -chair, Family Advisory Council
• Implemented Body Cooling Program and simulation
• Implemented TRAIN - emergency evacuation tool and established process for evacuation
• Provided simulation for emergency evacuation from the NICU