1. Cheryl Marasco RN, BSN, CWCA
16 Flintstone Road, Narragansett R.I 02882
Mobile Phone: 1-401-218-3518
Secondary Phone: 401-782-8325
E-mail: Marasco69@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To continue my work in the healthcare industry, in a job that allows me to combine both
my management and nursing experiences.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Clinical Nurse Manager
Wound Care Specialist
Director of Quality Assurance and performance Improvement
Homecare Advantage
Knowledge in Care Anywhere computer program
Wound evaluations, treatment palns and clinical Educator of wound Care and Prevention
Managing nurses for 40-50 patients
Intense knowledge in Medicare and commercial billing
ICD-9 coding
Oasis and SHP computer systems
Manage skilled and home health personal
Involved with training and concurrent staff education
Member of R.I coalition of home care professionals
2. - Independently initiated wound management program, providing our clients with a
certified experienced wound consultant, and knowledgeable staff on the most current
advanced wound care products and utilization. Resulting in being number one in the State
in wound prevention and healing rates.
- Independently initiated a national wound company billing system; that significantly
decreased cost, and improved patient outcomes and product availability.
- Independently initiated a partnership program with Abbott Nutrition to provide no cost
supplements and dietary education, therefore, reducing re-hospitalization of at risk
clients.
January 2012-present
Certified Wound Care Specialist
Gordian Medical: American Medical Technologies, largest Medicare B biller in the
United States.
Wound care specialist/consultant
Clinical Educator
Clinical Mentor to new employees
Member of AMTs National Speakers Bureau
Member of AMT research team
January 2007- December 2011
American Medical Technologies, 17595 Cartwright Road, Irvine CA, 92614
Responsibilities:
Consulted with long term care facilities, in the New England area providing the most
current education on advanced wound care, and guide them at the bedside in their
decisions relating to appropriate utilization of advanced wound care treatments, and their
application. My goal was to empower bedside nurses to make good decisions and choices
regarding the most current wound care treatments available, and to have a better
knowledge of the wound healing processes. I also gave in-services, and lectured on
wound topics, and was responsible for creating internal educational power point
presentations for other AMT employees. My duties also included clinical mentoring of
new employees and preparing the transition to AMT, and to field representative in a four
3. week period.
IV Nurse Specialist
December 2005 - January 2007
Pawtucket Valley Infusion | Coventry, RI
Responsibilities:
Included insertion and maintenance of central and peripheral lines in the homecare,
home, and medical office settings. I also taught staff, patients, and their families how to
properly care for the site, and administration of medications.
Pediatric and Adult MedSurg/ Orthopedics unit, Charge Nurse
February 1996 - December 2005
South County Hospital | Wakefield, RI
Responsibilities:
Caring for a general pediatric population in combination with adult med-surg patients. I
also was the house IV expert, and was often called to work on pediatric patients in the
emergency room, including emergency transport.
Some of my other duties, included, nursing supervisor, responsible for staffing, patient
placement, staffing issues, and crisis interventions.
Charge nurse for a 22 bed pediatric and adult med surg unit. This job entailed
coordination of patient placement and supervision of the nursing staff, and liaison
between both physicians and management.
Member of the Policy & Procedure committee. Assisting in the the development of
educational programs and implementation. I also created the Central & IV line treatment
Policies and procedures, including the education and implementation to the nursing staff.
Pediatric ICU Nurse
June 1995 - July 1996
Hasbro Children's Hospital | Providence, RI
Responsibilities:
4. Monitored critically ill children, and making life saving interventions. Duties included
maintaining patient airways thru use of Ventilators, trachs and intubation .Acute
surveillance of advanced life support equipment, and the ability to detect changes. This
job was reliant on me performing my part in a highly skilled, individualized team.
Education and teamwork were vital.
Cardiac Critical Care Nurse
December 1993 - October 1994
Deborah Heart and Lung Center | Burlington, NJ
Responsibilities:
Monitoring and caring for critically ill children, both pre-operatively and post-operatively
.Preparing and educating parents and children about expectations, treatments and
outcomes.
Float Nurse
October 1992 - July 1993
Burlington County Memorial Hospital | Mount Holly, N.J
Responsibilies:
Filling in where needed in a 600 bed hospital. Duties included adult med-surgical care,
general pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, and labor and delivery
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing-June 26th, 2011
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Associate Degree,-Nursing- 1989
Laramie County Community College | Cheyenne, WY
Bachelor of Science in Management- 1985
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach,FL.
