Professional Experience

 

• 1994 - Present                               

KP Consulting, LLC

Correctional Healthcare Consultant - 2014 - Present

Consultant - 1994-2014

 

• 2010 - 2019

Orange County Health Care Agency 

Correctional Health Services, Santa Ana, CA

Correctional Consultant – 2018 to 2019

Deputy Agency Director – 2013 to 2018

Chief of Operations –2011 to 2013

Director of Nursing – 2010 to 2011

 

• 2007 - 2009

New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, Ltd.                     

New Mexico Cancer Center – Gallup, NM

Practice Manager

 

• 2006 – 2007

Gallup Med Flight, Gallup, NM                                                  

Flight Program Director / Flight Nurse

 

• 1999 – 2005

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL                              

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System Manager

 

• 1990 – 1999

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL                              

Nursing House Supervisor,

Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Analyst;

Staff Nurse – Emergency/Trauma, Medical & Coronary ICU

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• 1988 – 1990

Proctor Hospital, Peoria, IL                                                       

Nurse Manager – Medical / Respiratory Unit

 

• 1985 – 1988

El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA                                      

Medical / Nephrology Unit / Psychiatric Locked Unit

Assistant Nurse Manager / Staff Nurse

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Professional Affiliations

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• Academy of Correctional Health Care Professionals – Board of Directors 2018-2021

• BSCC (California Board of State and Community Corrections) – Invited participant for revision of California Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities, Title 15-Crime Prevention and Corrections

• NCCHC (National Commission on Correctional Health Care) – Previous Jail Accreditation Surveyor; current consultant with NRI (NCCHC Resources, Inc.)

• ACHSA (American Correctional Health Services Association) – Previous Chapter board member

• ACA (American Correctional Association) – Past Member

• AJA (American Jail Association) – Member

• ACNA (American Correctional Nurses Association) – Member

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Grant Writing and Faculty Positions

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• Independent Grant Writer (2007 – 2009)

• Robert Morris College Adjunct Faculty – School of Health Studies (2002 – 2005)

• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing – Adjunct Faculty (2004-2005)

• Illinois Central College Adjunct Faculty – College of Health Careers (2002 – 2005)

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