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Nancy Massaro= AMAZING. Enough Said!

Nancy Massaro has been my Health Professions teacher for the last four years of my high school career. She is a hard working, motivated and dedicated person. Not only is she a people person, she has that kind-hearted, loving personalitiy that can warm anyone's day. I enjoy haveing her a a mentor, work based learning teacher, and a role model. She has inspired me to be a better person, especially when it comes to working with others in the medical field. I would not have gotten this far with out her guiding me along the path's to a successful career.

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NANCY BETH MASSARO // The College of New Jersey, (formerly known as Trenton State College), Trenton, New Jersey (1993-1995). //
 * EDUCATION: **
 * School Nurse Teaching Certification, **

// University of Edinburgh // //, Scotland //// , (1991-1992). // Dissertation topic: An examination of occupational stress in the hospice setting and when caring for the client dying from AIDS.
 * Master of Science in Health Education and Health Promotion, **

// The College of New Jersey, (formerly known as Trenton State College), Trenton, New Jersey (1986-1990). // Minor: Psychology Dean’s List and Magna cum Laude
 * Bachelor of Science in Nursing, **

// January 2001 – Present // ||
 * PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: **
 * // Sussex // // Technical High School // ||  || // Georgetown // //, Delaware //


 * Health Professions Instructor ||  || ||

Responsible for teaching 9th – 12th grade classes, developing curriculum and following teaching standards set by the Health and Human Service Technical cluster, the Department of Education and the Division of Long Term Care. · Spearheading various fundraisers for the Health Professions classes. ||
 * // Other duties include: //**
 * Community Service- ||  || ·  Organizing the Annual Blood Drive for the school.


 * Organization Involvement- ||  || ·  Member of //High Schools That Work//. Attended national conference in Atlanta, Georgia (July 2001). Chosen to be interviewed during site visit (April 2002). ||


 * ||  || ·  VICA Advisor (September 2001 to present). Chaperoned trip to Kansas City, Missouri for National Competition (June 2001). ||


 * ||  || ·  NEA and STEA member (September 2001). ||

||  || // Georgetown // //, Delaware // // January 2001 – Present // ||
 * // Sussex // // Technical High School //// / Adult Education //


 * Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor ||  || ||

Responsible for teaching Certified Nursing Assistant curriculum to adult learners enrolled in the night school program. Duties include developing curriculum, teaching in the classroom setting and overseeing the safety of students and patients during clinical rotation.

||  || // Milford // //, Delaware // // January 2001 – Present // ||
 * // Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association //


 * Home Care Nurse ||  || ||

Responsible for administering nursing care to home bound clients. 

||  || // Baltimore // //, Maryland // // July 11, 1995 – October 13, 2000 // ||
 * // Deerfield Healthcare Corporation //


 * Director of Clinical Services and Training ||  || //September 1997 – October 2000// ||

Responsible for overseeing clinical services, training and programming for all adult daycare centers for the corporation.
 * // Duties included: //**
 * Management- ||  || ·  Running the operations of a center when a management vacancy occurred. Accountable for budget- profit and loss report, center payroll, marketing, petty and checking account, maintaining census through sales/marketing and admissions, program management and implementation, fleet management, driving vans, ordering supplies, maintenance of building, hiring, firing, training, maintaining State and Company policies and procedures. ||


 * ||  || ·  Supervising and supporting Health Directors through interpretation of regulations in seven states and hiring/training nursing associates. ||


 * ||  || ·  Directly supervising the corporate Program Manager. ||


 * ||  || ·  Assumed corporate Program Manager’s responsibilities while maintaining own responsibilities when a vacancy occurred for 7 months. ||


 * Training- ||  || ·  Developing curriculum and implementing associate training for direct care staff. ||


 * ||  || ·  Designing curriculum and training Executive Directors, Program Managers and Health Directors. ||


 * ||  || ·  Writing curriculum for 8 annual mandatory in-services. ||


 * ||  || ·  Offering workshops for professional development during center staff meetings. ||


 * ||  || ·  Organizing and implementing agenda and travel arrangements for yearly Health Director Conference. ||


 * ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Participating in Executive Director Conferences by offering training to maintain compliance with State and Company Regulations. ||


 * ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Traveling to offer training to center associates 3-5 days a week throughout the Northeast corridor. ||


 * ** Community Outreach- ** ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Contracting with healthcare providers in the community to offer services to the member population (i.e., podiatrists, ophthalmologists, Flu Clinics.) ||


 * ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Initiating internship programs with Nursing Schools, Creative Arts for centers. ||


 * ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Acted as mentor for internship program between Deerfield and James Madison University students. ||


 * Policy Writing- ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Creating and revising policies for Infection Control, Pharmacy, Health/Medical Services, Safety and Dietary Manuals. ||


 * ||  || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Writing and editing policies for Rehabilitative Services/Deerfield merger ||


 * Assistant Director of Training ||  |||| //February 1996 – September 1997// ||


 * **//Duties included://** ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Implementing pre-opening training for new center associates. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Filling vacancies when management/direct care shifts occurred. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Closing a center and assuring a smooth member transition to other facilities. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Developing and offering curriculum for continuous associate workshops. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Designing and implementing a corporate wide programming protocol. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Offering support to Program Directors and Health Directors to maintain company and/or State policy and procedures. ||

// July 1995 – February 1996 // ||
 * Health Director ||  || // Totowa // //, New Jersey //


 * Responsible for maximizing the overall health of members and improving the quality of life of members and caregivers. ||


 * **// Duties included: //** ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Directly caring for members’ health regimen, including dietary and hygiene protocol. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Supporting marketing efforts. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Recruiting nursing staff. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Managing associates' pre-employment health protocols and associate training. ||


 * ||  |||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Collaborating with other health care professionals to provide holistic care to members. ||



// April 1993 – July 1995 // ||
 * // Passaic // // Beth Israel Hospital // ||  || // Passaic // //, New Jersey //


 * Community Nurse Educator ||  || //State Department of Health Grant Number 94-957-HPR// ||


 * Goal of the grant- to decrease the misuse and abuse of emergency room services by providing health education and outreach to the community. ||


 * // **Duties included:** // ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Designing and implementing community education programs (i.e., safety, sex education, self-esteem, disease prevention and promotion of self-care.) ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Organizing and delivering community health screenings (i.e., immunizations, cholesterol, blood glucose monitoring, hypertension and cancer detection programs.) ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Diabetic Educator: planned, developed curriculum and implemented education classes, one-to-one instruction, health fairs and hospital staff workshops. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Acting Coordinator in the absence of the Coordinator (3 months) ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Liaison with community organizations in assessing health and educational needs. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Purchasing and inventorying education and screening materials needed for programs. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Starting and manning Help Line for Hospital Physician Referral Services. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Installing LifeLine units in the community. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Partnering with Planned Parenthood and offered Pregnancy Testing and counseling. ||


 * ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Writing quarterly and yearly reports for grant renewal. ||



// April 1993 – July 1993 // ||
 * // Springfield Board Of Education //// James Caldwell School // ||  || // Springfield, New Jersey //


 * School Nurse ||  |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Offered intervention to Kindergarten through Fourth Grade students, faculty and staff. ||




 * // Hackensack // // Medical Center // ||  || // Hackensack, New Jersey // ||


 * Medical/Surgical Staff Nurse ||  || // June 1990 – September 1991 // ||

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructor; June 2001 <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Arthritis Foundation Self Help Course Leader <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Trade and Industry Certification (pending 21 credits)
 * CERTIFICATIONS: **

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· RN in Delaware and New Jersey
 * LICENSURE: **