High Level Disinfection Expert Witnesses

San Diego, California

Nurse, Infectious Diseases - Hospital acquired infections, Surveillance, Surgical Site Infections, Urinary catheter infections, Central line infections, Regulatory Compliance, Sterile Processing, High Level Disinfection, Certification in Infection Control (CIC), Data Management, Clinical Documentation, Critical Care/ED RN, Survey readiness, CAUTI, CLABSI

Registered Nurse with 20+ years' experience in critical/intensive care, infection prevention and control, medical records analysis, nursing education, and data management. Former Director of Epidemiology/Infection Prevention Program for two hospitals housing diverse and complex patient populations with multiple infectious diseases including tuberculosis, COVID-19, and multi-drug resistant bacterial and fungal organisms (MDRO/CRO/Candida auris). Experience with outbreak prevention and management; oversight of safe sterile instrument processing and high-level disinfection procedures; and prevention of hospital acquired infections (CAUTI, CLABSI, C. diff, MRSA bacteremia, and surgical site infections [SSIs]). Strong background in comprehensive medical records review and document examination to promote accuracy and clarity of the patient medical record. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Summa cum laude; Certification in Infection Control (CIC); American Heart Association BLS Pr...

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Hospital Administration, Nursing Administration - Joint Commission Surveyor (Retired), Healthcare Accreditation, Medication Sterile Compounding, Critical Care Nursing, Environment of Care, Patient Safety, High Level Disinfection, Adverse Event Investigations, Ambulatory Surgery, Sterile Instrument Reprocessing, Patient Blood Management

Ms. Evans served as a healthcare accreditation surveyor for The Joint Commission (TJC), and Associate Director in Standards Development and Interpretation for Joint Commission International (JCI), with over 10 years experience with The Joint Commission Enterprise. Ms. Evans also served as a healthcare compliance inspector for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prior to joining TJC. In these positions, Ms. Evans conducted compliance surveys of hospitals seeking accreditation; investigation of complaints and adverse events; led multidisciplinary teams of surveyors for all types of hospitals including academic medical centers, community hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient centers; served as project director for standards manual revisions and development of new accreditation standards; led accreditation project teams of internal and external subject matter experts; and acted as an accreditation standards interpretation ...