Cheryl Wheeler Walker RN LNC
10071 West 9th Drive, Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 720-581-0046
Email: cwwconsult@yahoo.com
Website: http://cwwconsult.tripod.com

RELEVANT SKILLS
25 years of registered nursing experience (Pediatric Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Newborn Assessment, Case Management, Home Care, Medical/Surgical, Quality Improvement, Insurance, Provider Credentialing and Legal Nurse Consulting)
Consultative and direct registered nursing practice
Leadership abilities to motivate, direct, and evaluate professional teams
Patient education including pre-op and post-operative teaching, telephone triage, home care visits, childbirth and breastfeeding instruction
Experience with ICD9, CPT4 and DRG Coding, and Medicaid forms
PC word processing, databases, spread sheets and website development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Agency work for Maxim and Nurse Staffing
Mom/Baby Unit
Current
In-Patient Postpartum care of new mothers and Newborn infant care.

The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO
Neurology Clinical Nurse
October 2003 to Present
Nursing telephone triage, sleep aid for EEGs, prescription refills, ambulatory and education committee.

Trine & Metcalf, Boulder, CO
Legal Nurse Consultant/Nurse Paralegal
2001-2003
Malpractice medical-legal research, case preparation, development and trial exhibits.

Mile High OB/GYN, Denver, CO
Phone Triage Nurse (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
2002
Ambulatory telephone triage and Case management (Part-time)

Interim Healthcare, Denver, CO
Home Care Nurse and Interim Acting Director
2001
Administrative activities, 485 data input, ICD9, CPT4 and DRG coding, as well as home care patient visits for a variety of patient types: Obstetrics (antenatal and postpartum), Newborns, Pediatrics, Adults and Geriatrics.

Home Study Course
Legal Nurse Consulting
1998-2001

Walker Consulting, Washington DC Metro area
Quality Improvement Consultant for Medical Imaging Network, Inc., Rockville, MD
1997-1998
Quality improvement initiatives and activities for a radiology network with 70 site locations. Responsible for motivating, directing, and evaluating action plan teams, initiated and implemented new policies, and advisor for preparations of the JCAHO accreditation process.

Team Placement Service, Arlington, VA
Advice Nurse for Kaiser Permanente, Fair Oaks, VA
1996-1997
Telephone triage for Kaiser patients (pediatrica and adults).

Aetna Health Plans, Falls Church, VA (Jan.1994-Sept.1996)
Credentialing Supervisor
1996
Coordination of credentialing activities for 8,000 providers; creation and re-engineering of processes, policy and procedure analyses and revisions, facilitating credentialing committee, staff management, education and development, evaluation of process teams and staff efficiency, and preparations for NCQA accreditation review.

Quality Improvement Coordinator (also for Aetna Health Plans)
1994-1996
Quality coordination of activities in a 200,000 member managed care network, supporting quality of service monitoring and improvement, investigating and resolving quality of care issues, medical record review for appropriateness of care, coordination of special projects, staff education, preventative healthcare focused studies, facilitated the Physician Advisory Committee, and preparations for NCQA accreditation review.

Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA
Clinician Nurse/Women’s Specialties
1993-1994
High-risk prenatal patient care, antenatal testing, mother/baby patient care, transitional nursery, post-anesthesia care, post-op GYN patient care, case management and discharge planning, and preparations for JCAHO accreditation review.

TOKOS Medical Corporation, Arlington, VA
Perinatal/Home Care Nurse
1992-1993
High-risk pregnancy evaluation and monitoring, phone triage, patient education, home care visits, case management, Terbutaline infusion pump therapy management, and preparations for JCAHO accreditation review.

Visiting Nursing Association, Arlington, VA
Maternal/Child Health Nurse
1992
Home healthcare visits for maternal and newborn high-risk patients.

Regional AHCCCS Health Plan, Casa Grande, AZ
Concurrent Review Nurse
1991
Utilization review, quality assurance, medical record review for appropriateness of patient care, case management, and discharge planning.

Thomas-Davis Women’s Center, Tucson, AZ
Obstetric Nurse Educator
1987-1991
Obstetrical nursing services for Arizona’s largest HMO, responsibilities included: perinatal high-risk case management, phone triage, antenatal fetal monitoring, patient education and childbirth and lactation instruction, and preparations for JCAHO accreditation review.

Health Services Advisory Group, Phoenix, AZ
Federal Review Coordinator
1986-1987
Retroactive review of Medicare patient care, quality assurance, risk management, DRG and ICD-9 coding.

Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
Clinical Nurse Obstetrics
1984-1986
Antepartum testing, Labor & Delivery, postpartum patient care, OB recovery of general and epidural anesthesia patients, high-risk patient management, newborn evaluation, transitional nursery, policy and procedure development, childbirth and early pregnancy class instruction, and preparations for JCAHO accreditation review.

Clinical Nurse Medical GI/Neuro
1983-1984
Nursing diagnosis, problem solving, pre-op and post-operative patient teaching, discharge planning and Code Team.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Microsoft Products, Lotus Products, Claris FileMaker Pro, Databases and Website Development

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
Associates Degree in Nursing - Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ - December 17, 1982
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants National Conferences
PALS – September 2005
Implementing System-Wide Quality Control: Tips and Tools for Ensuring a Successful JCAHO Survey
International Childbirth Education Association International Convention
The AIDS Epidemic: Women & Children

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants - National and Denver Colorado chapters (Board Member of Colorado chapter; President 2006 and 2007 also Media Relations 2002-2007)