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 PROFILE
Barbara C. Bird, RN-C, Ob/Gyn NP
Management and leadership to health care providers in ambulatory
and primary care settings, maintaining an efficient and comprehensive
client service consistent with the ongoing changes in mandates
and service delivery patterns.
Experience
Nov. 1995- Present
Bird Consulting Group, Inc.
Consultant in Health Care Management
Technical assistance to health care agencies in patient flow
management, appointment systems and staffing patterns; Design
and revision of job descriptions: Educational and training programs
to health care providers; Marketing of health care services;
Design and production of health education materials.
President of Bird Consulting Group, Inc.
Total Practice management including accounting, word processing,
marketing, record keeping, development of proposals and reporting.
Dec. 1983- April 1995
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of Reproductive Health Albany, NY
Maternal-Child Health Consultant Nurse
Consultant to women's health program service sites in program
management, clinic management, outreach and education and evaluation:
Principal author of Nurse Practitioner Review tool and procedure,
presented to state and national organizations; Develop program
standards manual for compliance with state and federal regulations
and professional standards of practice; Consultant on all aspects
of grant management, total quality management and compliance
with state and federal regulations;Women's Health Resource to
other health department staff, professional education programs,
social services and health care providers; Review and provide
analysis of program service data; Design and produce educational
video and supplemental teaching materials for statewide and national
distribution; Monitor quality of family planning, rape crisis,
adolescent pregnancy, HIV, colpscopy and prenatal projects; Conduct
patient flow analysis, provide interpretation and utilization
of study results; Conduct needs assessment, making funding recommendation;
Redesign program initiatives; Mentor student interns; Facilitate
state, municipal and not-for-profit organizations' cooperative
efforts in health care planning and provision of services.
July 1972- Dec. 1983
Greene County Family Planning Service Catskill, NY
Director of Family Planning
Director of a federally funded project to provide medical
services, education, counseling and community outreach; Clinician
providing direct care as an advanced practice nurse, to over
700 women a year, with physician collaboration; Supervisor and
trainer of program staff, Financial manager with responsibility
for development of annual grant Xapplications, budget preparations
and vouchering for reimbursement; Clinical preceptor for students
in nurse practitioner, health education and human service education
programs; Adjunct faculty for Columbia-Greene Community College
Human Services Program; Design and reengineering of problem oriented
medical record to keep pace with rapidly changing practice; Trainer
at statewide meeting of providers on implementation of a problem
oriented medical record; Responsible for quality assurance, community
education and community linkages; Develop and maintain agency
policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal
regulations, professional standards of practice and community
standards.
Feb. 1976- Nov. 1983
Memorial Hospital of Greene County Catskill, NY
Childbirth Education Instructor
Designed and taught a six week course to expectant parents,
using LaMaze method, 5 series a year. Designed and taught a two
week course on Caesarian childbirth, 2-4 times a year.
Education
April 1981
State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center at
Upstate Medical Center
Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate
October 1975
Wilmington Medical Center Parent Education Program
Childbirth Instructor Certificate
June 1960
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Alumni Scholar 1955-1960
Professional Licenses and Affiliations
Certified Nurse Practitioner in Obstetrics and
Gynecology by New York State Education Department, Certificate
number 3600022
Registered Professional Nurse, New York, License number 239519
Certification by NAACOG Certification Corporation as Obstetric-Gynecologic
Nurse Practitioner, by examination, July 27, 1981
Member of Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State
Member of Clifton Park Business and Professional Women's
Organization
Member of Consulting Alliance, Albany NY
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