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Jan Leree Whidden, RN, LNC
A Legal Nurse Consultant Service, LLC.
located in
Portland, OR 97266
Email: alegalnurseconsultantservice@gmail.com
Phone: Cell: (971) 645-8183
Alabama RN License: 1-134941 Current.
Oregon RN License: #081002850RN Current
Washington RN License: RN 60291154 Current.
Work Experience:
Sept 2012- October 2012:
Independent Contract RN work for Medical Resource Network, Inc. Product Liability contract work.
June 2012 - Present:
Contract RN Work, Operating Room Nursing, per diem through Advantage Nurse Staffing, Inc.
Oct. ’03 - Present:
R.N., Legal Nurse Consultant Currently working as a consultant for multiple attorneys on cases that include:
· over 600 individual cases in Multi-District Litigation involving Prescription Drug Injuries, i.e. hormone therapy, phen fen,
· vaccine injury,
· Cases related to Faulty Medical Devices i.e. surgically implanted devices;
· ALSO Medical Malpractice Cases including Anesthesia Injury, Surgical Injury, Elder Abuse in Assisted Living; Personal Injury cases; Worker’s Comp. Injury, Colchicine Drug injury;.
As a Legal Nurse Consultant, I work to provide:
· Chronological Medical Summaries
· Review of medical records to find specific event(s), documenting possible breach of Standards of Care, providing information in finding probable cause
· Flag identification, relevant to the patient’s case and medical history.
· Identification of Risk Factors, Pre-existing Conditions
My skills include:
o the ability to identify and write questions for the attorneys to ask medical experts if needed
o the ability to interview medical personnel, locating medical experts and reporting results to attorneys.
o the ability to interface with various legal staff to expedite identifying missing records and obtaining medical records.
o the ability to identify altered medical records.
o The ability to attend an Independent Medical Exam with the patient
Clinical Nursing Experience:
April - June ‘03:
Operating Room Nursing Nursefinders, Inc. Eastmoreland Hospital, Portland, Oregon. April - June 2003. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience, including orientation of new staff
May ’00 - April ‘03: Operating Room Nursing
Legacy Good Samaritan Hosp., Portland, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. May-Oct. ‘00 & Advantage Nurse Staffing, Inc. Oct. ‘00 - April ‘03. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience including proctoring new RN's in the O.R., Ortho-Neuro, Vascular, Plastics, General, Urology including- Kidney Transplants, M.I.S. (Minimally Invasive Surgery) Laparoscopic, Thoracic.
Oct. ’99 - May ‘00: Operating Room Nursing
Adventist Medical Ctr., Portland, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience (as above).
April - Oct ‘99: Operating Room Nursing
Silverton Community Hospital, Silverton, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. Multiple Specialty O.R. exp. (See above, including C-Sections).
Mar. ‘87 - Oct. ‘99: Personal Development Motivational Speaker
Public Speaking to groups of 50 up to 25,000 people throughout the United States as part of a speaking team called International Leadership Development, Inc.
Aug. ’83 - June ‘90: Operating Room Nursing
Adventist Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. Multiple Specialty O.R. Experience (See above).
Oct. ’82- Dec. ’82:
Lamaze Birthing Parent Class Instructor,
Portland, OR
Mar. ’79 - Aug. ‘81: Operating Room Nursing
Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, Michigan. Multi-specialty O.R. Experience
June ’78 - Mar. ‘79: Student Nurse Aide and Graduate Nurse
Worked as a float G.N. at Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio
Education:
The American College of Legal Nurse Consulting &
The American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc.
Niles, Ohio 44446
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified Specialist, February 2005
Canyon College, Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Completed Legal Nurse Consultant Course 2004
Southern University, Collegedale, Tennessee.
A.S. Degree in Nursing. Attended 1976 - 1978.
Graduated Dec. 1978.
Professional: American Assoc. Legal Nurse Consultants. Member, 2003 - Present.
Personal: Personal initiative, creative, patient advocate, absolute mindset regarding patient privacy and quality of care, friendly, team player, positive attitude. One doctor stated “she has a mind like a steel trap”, which was complimentary in the patient care setting.
Previous AKA: Beenken, RN
References:
· Hospital, Doctor or Attorney References, available only on request by contacting alegalnurseconsultantservice@gmail.com
Jan Leree Whidden, RN, LNC
A Legal Nurse Consultant Service, LLC.
located in
Portland, OR 97266
Email: alegalnurseconsultantservice@gmail.com
Phone: Cell: (971) 645-8183
Alabama RN License: 1-134941 Current.
Oregon RN License: #081002850RN Current
Washington RN License: RN 60291154 Current.
Work Experience:
Sept 2012- October 2012:
Independent Contract RN work for Medical Resource Network, Inc. Product Liability contract work.
June 2012 - Present:
Contract RN Work, Operating Room Nursing, per diem through Advantage Nurse Staffing, Inc.
Oct. ’03 - Present:
R.N., Legal Nurse Consultant Currently working as a consultant for multiple attorneys on cases that include:
· over 600 individual cases in Multi-District Litigation involving Prescription Drug Injuries, i.e. hormone therapy, phen fen,
· vaccine injury,
· Cases related to Faulty Medical Devices i.e. surgically implanted devices;
· ALSO Medical Malpractice Cases including Anesthesia Injury, Surgical Injury, Elder Abuse in Assisted Living; Personal Injury cases; Worker’s Comp. Injury, Colchicine Drug injury;.
As a Legal Nurse Consultant, I work to provide:
· Chronological Medical Summaries
· Review of medical records to find specific event(s), documenting possible breach of Standards of Care, providing information in finding probable cause
· Flag identification, relevant to the patient’s case and medical history.
· Identification of Risk Factors, Pre-existing Conditions
My skills include:
o the ability to identify and write questions for the attorneys to ask medical experts if needed
o the ability to interview medical personnel, locating medical experts and reporting results to attorneys.
o the ability to interface with various legal staff to expedite identifying missing records and obtaining medical records.
o the ability to identify altered medical records.
o The ability to attend an Independent Medical Exam with the patient
Clinical Nursing Experience:
April - June ‘03:
Operating Room Nursing Nursefinders, Inc. Eastmoreland Hospital, Portland, Oregon. April - June 2003. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience, including orientation of new staff
May ’00 - April ‘03: Operating Room Nursing
Legacy Good Samaritan Hosp., Portland, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. May-Oct. ‘00 & Advantage Nurse Staffing, Inc. Oct. ‘00 - April ‘03. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience including proctoring new RN's in the O.R., Ortho-Neuro, Vascular, Plastics, General, Urology including- Kidney Transplants, M.I.S. (Minimally Invasive Surgery) Laparoscopic, Thoracic.
Oct. ’99 - May ‘00: Operating Room Nursing
Adventist Medical Ctr., Portland, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. Multiple Specialty O.R. experience (as above).
April - Oct ‘99: Operating Room Nursing
Silverton Community Hospital, Silverton, Oregon. Contracted through Surgical Staff, Inc. Multiple Specialty O.R. exp. (See above, including C-Sections).
Mar. ‘87 - Oct. ‘99: Personal Development Motivational Speaker
Public Speaking to groups of 50 up to 25,000 people throughout the United States as part of a speaking team called International Leadership Development, Inc.
Aug. ’83 - June ‘90: Operating Room Nursing
Adventist Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. Multiple Specialty O.R. Experience (See above).
Oct. ’82- Dec. ’82:
Lamaze Birthing Parent Class Instructor,
Portland, OR
Mar. ’79 - Aug. ‘81: Operating Room Nursing
Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph, Michigan. Multi-specialty O.R. Experience
June ’78 - Mar. ‘79: Student Nurse Aide and Graduate Nurse
Worked as a float G.N. at Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, Ohio
Education:
The American College of Legal Nurse Consulting &
The American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, Inc.
Niles, Ohio 44446
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified Specialist, February 2005
Canyon College, Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Completed Legal Nurse Consultant Course 2004
Southern University, Collegedale, Tennessee.
A.S. Degree in Nursing. Attended 1976 - 1978.
Graduated Dec. 1978.
Professional: American Assoc. Legal Nurse Consultants. Member, 2003 - Present.
Personal: Personal initiative, creative, patient advocate, absolute mindset regarding patient privacy and quality of care, friendly, team player, positive attitude. One doctor stated “she has a mind like a steel trap”, which was complimentary in the patient care setting.
Previous AKA: Beenken, RN
References:
· Hospital, Doctor or Attorney References, available only on request by contacting alegalnurseconsultantservice@gmail.com