EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
- 2005 - National Certification as Legal Nurse Consultant, Vickie Milazzo Institute Baccalaureate of Science,Nursing, Colby-Sawyer College Summa Cum Laude Sigma Theta Tau
- 1990 - Associate Degree of Nursing, New Hampshire Technical Institute Graduate with Honors Goldie Crocker Senior Nursing Student Award
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Present - Administrative Coordinator On Site, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center In this role, at the direction of the Vice President/Patient and Family Resource, I collaborate with members of Nursing, Executive Medical Directors Office, and Hospital Administration to facilitate and ensure the delivery of safe and cost effective, quality patient care. I represent Hospital and Nursing Administration in crisis intervention activities for situations that require immediate action. This role also includes working with the ACCESS Center facilitating the access to and flow of patients through the medical center by improving processes and systems across the organization. The position requires sound knowledge of nursing practice and professional standards of care
- 2005 - Clinical Resource Coordinator, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital In collaboration with an identified, accountable physician and multidisciplinary team, I coordinated and facilitated the clinical management (case management & care management) for an assigned inpatient population from pre-admission to discharge. I contribute to the development, monitoring, and reinforcement of care standards and protocols designed to enhance quality and promote cost-effective utilization of healthcare resources.
- 2003 - Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Direct patient care provider with Charge Nurse responsibilities for the Coronary Care Unite and Adult Critical Care Unit. I also functioned as a preceptor for new staff and senior college nursing students.
- 2002 - Cardiovascular Nurse Clinician, Concord Hospital As a member of Critical Care management team, my responsibilities included staff scheduling, interviewing, counseling and reviewing/changing patient care systems. Other responsibilities included: revision of Care maps, order sets, protocols, policies and procedures. Diabetes Research Coordinator, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Study Coordinator for Paul J. Beisswenger, M.D. In this position, my responsibilities included patient recruitment into clinical research studies, scheduling, performing protocols, database management, interfacing with the Office of Grants and IRB, researching new laboratory assays and performance of research assays at DMS.
- 1991-2001 - Staff Nurse, Coronary Care Unit, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital CNIII, direct patient care provider with Charge Nurse and Preceptor Responsibilities. Staffing and Scheduling Committee Chair of Salary Task Force Chair-elect Nurse Practice Council 1998-1999 Chair Nurse Practice Council 1999-2000
Presentations and Publications
- 6/2006 Presentation of Administrative Coordinator On-Site (ACOS) roles at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to incoming Medical Staff.
- 2002, 2003 Critical Care Course- Level II, Concord Hospital Cardiac Medication: ACC/AHA Guidelines
- 2003 Critical Care Course- Level III, Concord Hospital Critical Care Endocrinology
Beisswenger, P., Howell, S., Touchette A., Lal, S., Szwergold, B. 1999. Metformin Reduces Systemic Methyglyoxal Levels in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 48, p198-202. Beisswenger, P., Howell S., O’Dell, R., Wood, M., Touchette, A., Szwergold, B. 2000. Alpha Dicarbonyls Increase in the Postprandial Period and Reflect the Degree of Hyperglycemia. Diabetes Care.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
- University of New Hampshire, BSN, Summa Cum Laude, 1970-1974.
- Current Certification as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Current Registered Professional Nurse Licenses: U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure, License No. 6012.
- Maine State Board of Nursing, License No. 032015 / Current Certificate of Need and Business License, TLC Nurses, U.S. Virgin Islands.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Co-owner of Medical Legal Edge.Com, New London, N.H., as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Member of National Alliance of Certified Legal Nurse
- Consultants. December 2005 to present.
- Owner of TLC Nurses, a Private Duty Nursing Service on St. John, U.S.Virgin Islands, August 1999 to present.
- Co-owner of S/V Long Distance Sail Charters, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands,
December 1999 to present.
- Home Hospice Nurse for St. John clients, Continuum Care, Inc., St. Croix, U.S.Virgin Islands, January 2005 to present.
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Charge Nurse, per diem, Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center, Farmington, Maine. August 2005 to October 2005.
- Home Health Nurse, SeaView Health Care Services, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. August 1999 to July 2005.
- Director of Activities and Guest Services and Volunteer Camp Nurse, Assisted with Front Desk, Reservations, Retail Store, and Business Office, Maho Bay Eco-tourism Resort, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. July 1995 to July 1999.
- Supervisory School Nurse and Certified Education Specialist for eleven hundred students in seven schools, grades K-12, including a Severe and Profound Disability Mainstream Program, Maine School Administrative District 58, Kingfield, ME. Served on the Franklin County Multi-Disciplinary Team and the MSAD 58 Student Assistance Team, Wellness Team, AIDS Prevention Team, and Guidance and Health Committees. Served on the Board of Directors of Mt. Abram Regional Health Center. September 1988 to September 1999.
- Co-Director, Lake Sunapee Visiting Nurse Association, New London, N.H.
- Job shared the position of Executive Director. Responsible to the Board of Trustees for the merger and daily operations of two Home Health Agencies and eighty employees providing Pediatric and Adult Services to the residents of seventeen towns. Won a landmark suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield for the right to die at home with Medicare reimbursement. Conferred with state and national legislators as Region I Representative of the National Association of Home Care. Served on the Board of Directors of Hospice of the Kearsarge Valley. Promoted from Staff Nurse, Team Leader, and Nursing Supervisor. October 1977 to August 1988.
- Team Leader and Home Health Nurse, Rochester Visiting Nurse Association, Rochester, N.H. November 1974 to September 1977.
- University of New Hampshire Clinical Rotations, 1972-1974:
- Greater Manchester Mental Health Center, Manchester, NH
- Bakie School, Kingston, NH
- Dover Day Care Center, Dover, NH
- Oyster River Elementary and Middle Schools, Durham, NH
- Oyster River Home Health Association, Durham, NH
- Dover District Nursing Association, Dover, NH
- Portsmouth District Nurse Agency, Portsmouth, NH
- Venereal Disease Clinic, Dover, NH
- Family Planning Clinic, Portsmouth, NH
- Family Planning Clinic, Dover, NH
- Newmarket Health Center, Newmarket, NH
- Pediatric Office, Dover, NH
- Maternity and Well Child Clinic, Portsmouth Naval Base, Kittery, ME
- Well Child Conference, Nottingham, NH
HONORS
- Excellence in Management, New Hampshire Charitable Fund, 1988.
- Agency of the Year, New Hampshire Social Welfare Council, 1984.
Robin Densmore Gallup, RN, BSN, CLNC
Summer Address: P.O. Box 140, Kingfield, Maine, 04947-0140 Winter Address: P.O. Box 1130, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 00831-1130
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