Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence (LPBI) Group

 AVIVA LEV-ARI, PhD, RN

83 Mandalay Road, Newton, Massachusetts 02459

617-244-4024

avivalev-ari@alum.berkeley.edu

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

MA Licensed RN, Nurse Manager and Supervisor experience in LTACH and Skilled Nursing Facilities, Experienced in Surgical, Critical Care, Acute Care and Post Acute Care. Experience with medically complex adult patients, acute and chronic, pulmonary specialty, telemetry and ICU step down. ACLS and IV Therapy Certified.

 

OBJECTIVES

 

Seeking Nursing Management position in Greater Boston, MA. Skilled Nursing Facility: Unit Manager LTC or Sub-Acute, ADON, DON or Resident Care Director in Assisted Living Communities.

 

NURSING MANAGEMENT

 

Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Waltham, MA

 

            Charge Nurse  – Long Term Care Behavioral Floor – 41 patients     November 2011 to February 2012

• Managed licensed staff of 10.
• Operated ECS facility’s computerized Medical Records and MD Orders, new admissions and discharges
• Performed Treatments including wound vac, vascular and pressure ulcers.

 

Belmont Manor Nursing Center, Belmont, MA – SNF 135 beds                               

 

Nurse Manager  – Long Term Care Station 3 & 4 – 64-70 patients              March2011 to October 2011

• Managed two Long Term Stations, a Dementia Unit and a LTCbUnit. Managed licensed staff of 20.
• Handled computerized MD Orders, weights, electronic new admissions, discharges and family meetings
• Performed monthly edits, quarterly and annual care plans for over 60 residents.

Kindred HealthCare, Inc.

            Tower Hill Center, Canton, MA, 164 beds SNF

 

Nurse Manager – 41 Beds Unit                                                  September 2010 to December 2010

            Sub-acute & Rehab, LTC & Dementia Unit with a Russian Activity Program for Russian Speaking Residents

• Provided leadership to a Long Term Care Unit in a facility awarded Deficiency Free Status in November 2010
• Actively responded to Medical, PCP and Specialty Physicians, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Family, Staff and Resident issues by addressing questions and complaints in a timely manner and communicates the outcomes to appropriate parties.
• Coordinated the clinical admissions process, unplanned transfers and discharges.
• Completed annual and quarterly assessments per MDS Coordinator’s schedule

 

SunBridge Healthcare Corporation

            Saugus Care & Rehab, Saugus, MA, 82 beds SNF

 

Nurse ManagerLong Term Care Unit – 42 beds                            February 2010 to June 2010

• Established and communicated a future direction for the organizational unit that is in alignment with organizational goals. Exhibited and encouraged creative thinking and was engaged in active problem solving.
• Actively responded to customer issues by addressing questions and complaints in a timely manner and communicates the outcomes to appropriate parties.
• Followed-up on all safety–related incident reports and their completion within the established time frame.
• Participated in interdisciplinary work teams to improve quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness of integrated operations. Managed diverse people consistent with established human resources policy and applicable law, serves as role model and mentor to employees and peers.
• Communicated and documented individual performance related discussions on an ongoing basis to improve performance.
• Reviewed Care standards and ensured compliance maintained in all areas of nursing.
• Coordinated the clinical admissions process, unplanned transfers and discharges.
• Completed annual and quarterly assessments per MDS Coordinator’s schedule

 

Armenian Nursing & Rehab Center

            ANRC, Boston, MA – 83 beds LTC – SNF

 

Interim Staff Development Coordinator and House Supervisor, September 2009 – November 2009

• Performed duties of Infection Control Coordinator: daily monitoring of all residents on antibiotic medications for Upper Respiratory Infections, Urinary Tract Infections, Clostridium difficile infections, MRSA, VRE per date of infection outbreak, symptoms, date of specimen collections, lab results of cultures and follow up labs upon completion of
• Disseminated Infection Control information to Director of Nursing and the Leadership Team on a weekly basis
• Performed duties of Staff Development Coordinator: New employee orientation and In-service sessions for staff of 110. Conducted education programs related to infection control measures and Blood Born Pathogens
• Committee Chair Person for Facility Safety and for CQI Monthly Report of Infection Control Data

 

Kindred HealthCare, Inc., November 2008 – June 2009

 

Kindred Laurel Ridge Rehab, Boston, MA, 120 beds

Acute & Sub-acute Unit, LTC & Rehab Unit, Psyche-Dementia Unit

 

House Evening Shift Nursing Supervisor                                  April 2009 – June 2009

 

Kindred Waltham Hospital, Waltham, MA, 56 Beds LTACH (Acute and Chronic Units)

 

Hospital Nursing Day Shift Supervisor                         November 2008 – February 2009

• Responsible for the clinical and administrative oversight of processes during the day shift for LTAC acute and chronic units. Bed assignment of new admission and bed reassignment resulted from infection break out. Consulted Infection Control Coordinator for all decisions on chortling and room transfers
• Staff supervision, patient assessment to Licensed Staff, RN, LPN, CNA, auditing care, making rounds, ensuring compliance with multiple regulatory and corporate standards
• Interdisciplinary involvement with PT, OT and RRT. Conducted meetings and trainings as needed.
• Replaced Nurses at Staff shortage: Nursing competencies include Feeding pump, IV pumps, medication administration, narcotic, PRN, Electric BP, PCA Pump, Telemetry
• Investigated incident reports and  complaints and took necessary action to resolve problems

 

Armenian Nursing & Rehab Center (ANRC), Boston, MA – 83 beds LTC – SNF

 

Charge NurseSub-Acute Unit, Night Shift                                   July 2008 – December 2008

• Passed Medication and Narcotics. Apply Duragesic topical patches, Apply Nitroglycerin Nitrobid paste, PO, subcutaneous injections: Insulin, Glucagon, Vaccines, PPD and Psychotropic drugs. Administer IV fluids with or without medication and IV antibiotics.
• Wound care involving Decubitus Ulcers Stages I-IV, surgical wound dressing with irrigation and wound-Vac
• Administer nebulizers and oxygen via nasal cannula and masks
• Gastrostomy Tube flushing, medication via GT
• Order medication weekly for 41 patients and all new orders per shift
• Completed Process of New resident admission, Resident Transfer, Resident Discharge, Pronouncement of Death
• Supervised and delegated tasks to Certified Nurse Assistants

 

Beth Israel (BIDMC), Boston MA Acute Surgery Unit: Bariatric, Pancreatic and Biliary System

 

Staff Nurse                                                                                                                      May 2008 – July 2008

• Passed Medication and Narcotics. Apply Duragesic topical patches, PO, subcutaneous injections: Insulin, Glucagon, Vaccines, PPD and Psychotropic drugs. Administered IV fluids with or without medication and IV antibiotics.
  • Monitored Telemetry, charted Cardiac notes and interpreted ECGs
  • Monitored Pain management treatments: Epidural, Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Physical
  • Changed dressing of IV peripheral sites, PICC lines, Midlines and Central Lines
  • Education of Bariatric Patients and their families prior to discharge

 

Faulkner Hospital – BWH,Boston, MA — ICU Unit

 

Practicum Staff Nurse, Clinical Comprehensive Practicum,               Sept 2007 – December 2007

• Gained experience by assisting in the management of critically ill patients in an ICU setting .Provided care for intubated patients, patients in sepsis and complicated post-operative patients.  Performed under the observation and supervision of my preceptor the following critical care nursing skills: the maintenance of arterial lines, IV central and peripheral lines and Swan Ganz lines throughout the semester. Performed head-to-toe physical exam and neurological assessment of the critically ill patient in an ICU setting. Measured vital signs and assessed the pain level on appropriate Pain Scales for each patient every 2 hours. Performed 12 lead EKGs. Inserted Foley catheters, performed blood glucose tests and administered IM and SQ injections. Delivered PO medications via endogastric tubes. Performed deep suctioning of ET tubes.
• Drew blood from arterial lines, routine labs blood draws and collected specimens for microbiology cultures.
• Gained experience in using key ICU technologies: Smart IV Pumps, infusion technology, Meditech, composed nursing progress notes, developed patient plan of care and recorded assessments on an electronic medical record system. Used eMAR – electronic medication administration system. Performed wall monitor programming and used Quadramed – nursing resource allocation system.

 

 

Mass General Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA– Cardiac Interventional Unit

 

Nursing Assistant (PCA), Co-op,                                                          May 2007 – August 2007

Worked on this 36 bed unit, considered the busiest cardiac unit in the US with over 20 admissions and discharges daily. Served as the single PCA on the night shift.

• Certified in Phlebotomy at MGH. Performed over 200 routine labs and anticoagulation blood tests. Performed STAT blood glucose tests on hypoglycemic patients and STAT EKGs on unstable patients.
• Informed RN of changes in the patients’ conditions including chest pain, shortness of breath, abnormal vital signs and changes in mental status.
• Performed Nurse Assistant tasks including: monitoring patients after cardiac catheterization before and after sheath removal, performed EKGs, applied 5-lead heart monitors. Prepared rooms for new admissions,  prepared pre-operative patients for next day surgical procedures including open heart surgery. Served as a sitter for the confused or sedated patient. Assisted patients on bed rest with toileting. Accompanied patients to CT and X-ray. Performed glucometer quality control including downloading glucometers every shift. Transmitted the records of four EKG machines to the Cardiology Department.

 

Nursing Pharmacological Research on Cardiovascular Disease

 

Lev-Ari, A. & Abourjaily, P. (2006a) “An Investigation of the Potential of circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells       (cEPC) as a Therapeutic Target for Pharmacologic Therapy Design for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction.”

Part I:              Macrovascular Disease – Therapeutic Potential of cEPCs – Reduction methods for CV risk.

Part II:            (2006b)           Therapeutic Strategy for cEPCs Endogenous Augmentation: A Concept-based Treatment Protocol for a Combined Three Drug Regimen.

Part III:            (2006c)          Biomarker for Therapeutic Targets of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction by cEPCs Endogenous Augmentation using New Combination Drug Therapy of Three Drug Classes and Several Drug Indications. A Theoretical Design for Quantification of the Endogenous EPCs Augmentation for Differential Level of CV Risk Reduction and Diagnostic Device Design for Drug Delivery. Unpublished manuscript. Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115

 

Lev-Ari, A. (2007a). Heart Vasculature – Regeneration and Protection of Coronary Artery Endothelium and Smooth Muscle: A Concept-based Pharmacological Therapy of a Combined Three Drug Regimen. Unpublished manuscript. Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115

 

Lev-Ari, A. (2007b). First-In-Man Stent Implantation Clinical Trials & Medical Ethical Dilemmas.

Unpublished manuscript. Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115

 

Lev-Ari, A. (2012). Resident-cell-based Therapy in Human Ischaemic Heart Disease: Evolution in the PROMISE of Thymosin beta4 for Cardiac Repair. http://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2012/04/30/93/

 

Lev-Ari, A. (2012b).Triple Antihypertensive Combination Therapy Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure in Hard-to-Treat Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes

http://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com/2012/05/29/445/

Community Service

 

Volunteer, McLEAN Hospital, Belmont, MA                                         May 1998 – August 1998

Bi-weekly four-hour visits to a geriatric patient in the Bipolar Unit.

 

Volunteer, Newton, MA                                                                          July 1992 – June 1995

Assisted a legally blind person. Monthly trips to BFCC on behalf of patient.

 

VP Education, Hadassah, Women’s ZOA, Boston, MA                           May 1991 – May 1992

Boston Chapter of Hadassah

 

Corporate Applied RESEARCH Work Experience

 

More than twenty years of experience managing research teams in very diverse work environments including start-ups, top tier management consulting, OEM, system integrators, FFRDC and a very large scale education publisher.

 

 

CTB/McGRAW-Hill                                                                              Monterey, California

Director, Methods & Applications, Research Department                                May 2002-June 2003

 

Perot Systems Corporation, Time0 Group                                    Cambridge, Massachusetts

Director, Information Analytics Practice                                                       March 1997-January 2001

 

Concept Five Technologies, Inc.                                                  Burlington, Massachusetts.

Director, Advanced Information Systems Development                                   1996

 

MITRE Corporation                                                                         Bedford, Massachusetts.

Principal Scientist, Head of Research, EDAC                                                June 1995-March 1996

 

Multidimensional Strategic Systems, Inc.                               Newton, Massachusetts.

Principal                                                                                                July 1991-May 1995

 

Monitor Company,                                                                          Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Senior Management Consultant                                                                  November 1990-June 1991

 

Amdahl Corporation,                                                                    Sunnyvale, California.

Project Leader, Processor Products                                                              September 1988-November 1989

 

SRI International (Stanford Research Institute)                                     Menlo Park, California.

Program Director, Business and Economic Statistics Program                          June 1985-September 1988

 

EDUCATION

 

Northeastern University, Boston, MA                                          December 2007

Bouve College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing

Direct Entry Graduate Nursing Program

Cumulative GPA 3.64/4.00

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Biological Sciences, Four semesters, course load: 15 courses                          September 2005

Cumulative GPA 3.75/4.00

 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California

College of Letters & Science

Ph.D., Industrial Organization Economics, Industrial Systems                        December 1983

Cumulative GPA 3.76/4.00

MEMBERSHIP

American Nursing Association, MARN