Donna R. Chmielewski, BSN, RN:

Summary of Qualifications:
2000-present  The Right Team, LLC   Rolling Meadows, Illinois  
Owner/Geriatric Care Manager

• Developed a Geriatric Care Management Company currently with over 25 clients.  Providing long term care assistance in the home and within assisted living, and long term care settings.  Provide comprehensive assessments, outlines care plans with recommendations and ongoing monitoring, assessments, and advocacy.  Provides Long Term Care Facility Evaluations, and case coordination.  Provides education to non medical staff and certified nurses assistants. 
• Developed Mobile Cardiac Ultrasound Company performing outpatient exams for clients in their personal physician’s offices.
• Successfully provided intensive and cardiac care in the hospital setting at Northwest Community Hospital acting as charge nurse for a 36 bed unit. From 1977-1980.
• Performed Cardiac Ultrasound and other cardiac related testing in an Outpatient Office Practice from 1980-1983
• Performed Cardiac testing, in patient Cardiac Education Program and Outpatient cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Condell Memorial Hospialfrom 1983-1987

Work experience
1992-1999    Village of Schaumburg    Schaumburg, Illinois
Community Health Nurse

• Performed physical assessments for employment and assisted with employee health education programs. Performed multifunctional assessments for community geriatric clients. Interfaced with local, state, and other social services agencies as well as Police, Fire, and other village departments to evaluate and assist residents with dementia and mental illness to expedite proper care as needed.  Instrumental in reducing problematic behaviors within the community.
• Participated in a multi-community children’s immunization clinic.  Conducted community wellness programs and other health screenings in multiple communities and public arenas.

1991-1992   Friendship Village of Schaumburg    Schaumburg, Illinois
Director of Home Health Nursing Department of Retirement Community & Resident Care Coordinator

• Coordinated care for all residents returning from the hospital and health care center. Coordination of care for all residents, guidance and education of all home health personnel, developed and implemented staff educational in services. Supervision of undergraduate nursing students participating in clinical settings in our institution from multiple nursing programs.

1990-1991   Upjohn Home Health, Inc.     Barrington, Illinois
                   Concerned Care, Inc.           Skokie, Illinois
Home Health Staff Nurse

• Provided comprehensive home health assessments to geriatric and other home bound clients.  Uses cardiac expertise to develop in home cardiac teaching plans for the agency.

1987-1991   Arlington Cardiology Associates   Arlington Heights, Illinois
Office Nurse Manager

• Compiled educational materials for post MI and CABG patients.
• Assisted in performing stress test electocardiology, performed M-mode and two dimensional echocardiography, holter monitoring, phlebotomy skills. Performed telephonic triage of calls and assisted in the development of a cardiac exercise programs.

Interests and activities

I enjoy participating in research and grant writing. Developed a Community Health Nursing Program Proposal for the City of Rolling Meadows in 1989, which lead to the formation of a Community Health Nurse position.

Continuing Education

I have completed the 13th Annual Multidisciplinary Certificate Program in Geriatrics for Non-Physicians in 11/2004 provided the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign College of Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine.

Ongoing Continuing Geriatric and Chronic Care CEU’s

I am a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, and a member of the Case Management Society of America, and National Care Planning Council.