Nursing Administration Expert Witnesses in Hawaii

Nursing Administration, Nurse - Wrong site surgery , Retained surgical item, Operating Room Nurse, Ambulatory Surgery Nurse, Anesthesia error, Falls, Perioperative Services Administration, Post Anesthesia Nurse, Procedural Sedation, GI procedures, CNOR, RN, Med Surg, Medical Devices, Nurse, Preoperative, Consent, Failure to rescue , Standard of Care, Pressure injuries

I am a highly skilled and decorated Veteran Nurse Corps Lieutenant, honorably discharged in 2006. An experienced RN and perioperative leader, I have successfully influenced high-quality care and service excellence since 2002. I am committed to building strong relationships and providing detailed clinical assistance. Facilitation with relevant stakeholders including C-suite healthcare administrators and Physician has been a growing responsibility as my career progressed. An expert with quality and safety compliance regulation, I have successfully prepared teams for Joint Commission, AAAHC, Medicare, Inspector General, and State audits. I have experience managing as many as 20 managers, 4 Lean/Six Sigma processimprovement personnel, 500 total employees, and $1.8 Billion in annual gross revenue. Clinical Experiences include:  Medical Surgical Nursing  Shock / Trauma Intervention  Procedural Services  Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Care  Procedural Sedatio...

Honolulu, Hawaii

Nursing Home Administration, Nursing Administration - Nursing home abuse, QAPI, Nursing home neglect, LTC, Wrongful death LTC, Staffing, Post Acute Care, Pressure ulcer litigation, Skilled Nursing, Elopement and wandering, Pressure ulcers, CMS regulatory violations, Wound Care, Infection Contol, Falls, Care Plans, Elopement, Resident Rights, CMS Violations, regulatory compliance

DR. DEMETRIUS KIRK: THE BEDSIDE-TO-BOARDROOM AUTHORITY WHY COUNSEL RETAINS DR. KIRK Most experts understand either the clinical chart or the business ledger. Dr. Kirk is the rare expert who masters both. With a 15-year progression from CNA to LPN to RN to Executive Director, he possesses an "un-stumpable" knowledge of nursing home operations. He doesn't just read about standards of care; he has lived them at every level of the hierarchy. UNMATCHED DUAL-LENS ANALYSIS Dr. Kirk provides a "Dual-Lens" evaluation for every case: THE BEDSIDE LENS: Was the nursing care (Wound Care, Falls, Sepsis, Elopement) consistent with professional standards? THE BOARDROOM LENS: Did the facility’s leadership, staffing models, and QAPI systems set the staff up for success or for a predictable failure? ACTIVE REGULATORY & SYSTEMIC EXPERTISE Unlike "career witnesses" who haven't stepped foot in a facility for years, Dr. Kirk is active in the field every week. -- FOUNDER OF SMK MEDICAL: A national fir...