Fred Nelson:  

Greetings one and all... Here is the simple way of saying what I've been up to these last, well, 39 years!! OMG.... that's a lot of years!! Enjoy, feel free to write and let's catch up!! Thank you!! EDUCATION Mundelein High School, Mundelein, Illinois - Class of 1970 A.S. (Chemistry-Biology) College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois - Graduated 1972 B.S. (Chemistry-Sociology) Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois - Class of 1975 A.A.S. (Registered Nursing) College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois - Graduated 1977 M.H.A. University of Related Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois Class of 1979, Thesis: Three County Survey depicting the present utilization of outpatient surgery with recommendations for the further development and utilization of this mode of patient care. Post Graduate Course in Total Quality Management Xavier Center for Health Management, Cincinnati, Ohio 1992 Medical Nursing Refresher Course, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin, Rapids, WI ¿ 2007 Nursing Clinical Skills Refresher Course, Nicolet Area Technical College, Rhinelander, WI ¿2007 Nursing Refresher Program, John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, Phoenix, AZ - 2007 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY APRIL 2007 ¿ PRESENT STAFF RN MED/SURG 6 WEST John C. Lincoln Hospital North Mountain, Phoenix, AZ MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: § Successfully completed the Nursing Refresher Program and worked over one year on Med/Surg to satisfy all obligations for the program. § Maintained full-time staff position with perfect attendance. § Manages full complement of patient care activities as directed by Charge Nurse. § Demonstrates superior technical competence with insertion of IV catheters MARCH 1992 - AUGUST 2006 ADMINISTRATOR / C.E.O. Ontonagon Memorial Hospital, Ontonagon, MI Responsible for the management of a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital with an attached 46 bed Skilled Nursing Unit and Rural Health Clinic, two satellite provider based clinics in outlying communities as well as an outpatient physical therapy and fitness center MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: § Developed one Rural Health and two provider based clinics to support hospital § Created a very successful recruitment program placing physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and all the other various technical, and supportive staff § Brought Gross Revenues from 4M to 16M § Established an Outpatient Physical Therapy / Fitness Center § Coordinated $500K remodeling project for SNF in 2005 § Implemented new fully integrated HIM 2005 (Dairyland) § Installed new digital phone system in CAH and SNF in 2005 § Founding Member Upper Peninsula Health Care Network 1996 § Founding Member Baraga/Ontonagon EMS Network 2005 APRIL 1990 - FEBRUARY 1992 DIRECTOR OF NURSING AND FOOD SERVICES Navapache Hospital, Show Low, AZ Responsible for the operations of the Nursing Division and the Dietary functions at the hospital. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: § Responsible for the design and implementation of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program § Reformulated Nursing Management me...Expand for more