1. Cynthia Corkern, BSN, RN, PHN
Cell-650.823.5759
I am highly motivated to obtain a position as a Nurse/Patient Educator or RN Case Manager
utilizing my strengths from my very diverse nursing background experiences.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the contrasting cultural and age group exposure from working in the
many diverse patient care backgrounds during my 17-year professional nursing career. My
qualifications include my current position working as a Clinical Nursing Supervisor and Case
Manager for chronically ill pediatric and adult patients in home health care; Providing patient
care as a perioperative RN for a cancer center in Irvine; Managing the comprehensive patient care
of liver disease patients in a private practice setting; Serving patients for 11 years as a critical
care nurse in the ED.
WORK HISTORY
10/2011-Present-Clinical Nursing Supervisor for Maxim Healthcare Services-Laguna Hills,
CA. Functions include but are not limited to patient case management and care
coordination for my 18 pediatric and 7 adult home health patients, supervision of external
nursing staff, skilled nurse interviews and providing continuing education of external
skilled nurses.
5/2010 to 9/2011-Perioperative RN and patient care assessment RN for the Cancer
Center/Procedure Center of Irvine. Functions included perioperative care on a diverse
patient population, patient assessment and care management of breast and prostate cancer
patients and patient-interactive research information gathering on a prostate cancer study
being conducted by on-site cancer research scientists.
11/2009 TO 11/2010-R.N., Patient Care Manager for OWRX/Cancer Center of Irvine/Liver
Disease Specialist in private practice. Functions included complete clinic and patient care
management of chronic and acute liver disease patients including, but not limited to
Hepatitis B&C patients undergoing active treatment for their disease process.
11/2008 to 11/2009-R.N., ER Clinical II Nurse with St. Joseph Hospital Orange, CA.
Functions included participation in all aspects of pediatric and adult emergent nursing
care.
11/2001-1/2009-R.N., ER Clinical II Nurse with El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA.
Functions included all aspects of pediatric and adult emergent and urgent care nursing,
precept/training of new grad RN’s, orienting of travel nurses and orienting new ER nursing
employees.
SKILLS
Case Management for 25 chronically ill patients and their families
Patient and family-centered Care Coordination
Nurse Education
11-year history in Emergency Nursing as my specialty

2. RESEARCH/TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
10/2011-Present-Providing ongoing RN and LVN and patient/caregiver education in the
home health setting.
7/24/2010-Presented as Level 2 Caregiver for 2010 National Hepatitis B&C Training
Program And Treatment Update-Presented by Scripps Conference Services/Scripps Clinic.
11/2009 to 01/2010-Junior Researcher UCI Medical Center (private research/non-
university employee) for level 1 QLSS liver disease research study.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a certificate in Public Health Nursing, University of Phoenix
Graduated with Honors --3.96 GPA
Associate in Science in Registered Nursing (ADN), Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, CA
PROFESSIONALORGANIZATIONS
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing-Omicron Delta Chapter
American Nurses Association (ANA)
LICENSES ANDCERTIFICATES
California R.N. License #541064
BLS/AED Provider exp. 9/2015