Roberta Lavin

Experience

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  Commission on Mental Health Services, St. Elizabeths Hospital

  Dec 1991 - Aug 1994

  General Medical Officer

  Nurse Practitioner on an acute psychiatric unit with a patient load of 25-30. Performed all EKGs for a 220 bed acute psychiatric hospital.

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  Bureau of Prisons, FCI Tucson

  Aug 1994 - Nov 1996

  Served as clinical coordinator responsible for sick call, performing physicals, coordinating all chronic care clinics, pretrial TB clinic, and referrals to the Clinical Director. Appointed Acting AHSA 7/2/96 - 7/8/96 and 8/20/96 - 11/9/96 with the additional responsibilities of fund control, ordering supplies, answering inmate requests, handling MDS clearance of inmates who have completed their physicals, JCAHO accreditation and duties as the clinical coordinator. Acting HSA in the sudden absence of both the AHSA and HSA. Collected data and wrote all performance improvement reports on chronic care clinics, peer review, clinical competency, and positive PPD follow-up. Show less

  • Clinical Coordinator & Nurse Practitioner

    Sept 1995 - Nov 1996

  • Nurse Practitioner

    Aug 1994 - Sept 1995
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  Bureau of Prisions, FCI Tucson

  Nov 1996 - Nov 1997

  Assistant Health Services Administrator

  Served on the JCAHO Governing Body, adverse drug reaction committee, and utilization review committee and coordinated the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention program and the Performance Improvement program. Served as facility Duty Officer (rotation). Monitored outside medical trips. Alternate AHSA (administrative) responsible for fund control, ordering supplies, and drug free workplace screening. 8 providers (PA, NP, RN) and 3 contract workers including scheduling. Coordinated ancillary services with outside contractors. Coordinated and scheduled all continuing education offerings. Collected data and wrote all performance improvement reports. Managed Medical Duty Status (MDS) and physical exam clearances, monthly chart audits, and all performance improvement. Headed a committee that revised the duty roster resulting in improved clinical coverage with the same full-time employees. Show less

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  Division of Immigration Health Services

  Nov 1997 - Oct 2001

  Reported to the Director of DIHS in support of the mission of promoting global health through the delivery of primary care to undocumented migrants. Strategic and short term operational planning and evaluation of program goals and work plan objectives. Planned, managed and operated division-wide health services administration systems including reporting, compilation and analysis of workload, productivity and staffing patterns. Oversaw daily operational management of all Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) clinics including management, health service delivery systems, personnel issues, monitoring performance measures, monitoring enhancements and curtailments of service and facility modification and construction. Trained and evaluated competency to assure HSAs and Assistant Health Services Administrators (AHSAs) meet the core qualifications necessary to assume senior leadership positions. Show less Opened a new maximum security facility that was the first joint facility of the INS & U.S. Marshall Service: procured, staffed, trained, wrote local operating procedures and arranged outside contracts. Oversaw all administrative activities including written reports, accreditation & utilization review. Served as the Acting Chief HSA for DIHS from December 12 – 26 during the absence of the Chief HSA and assumed the additional responsibility of Acting HSA of the Manhattan SPC until a permanent replacement could be found. Carried out all personnel actions including recruiting, staffing, scheduling, credentialing, and adverse actions. Served on the Health and Safety Committee and the ACA Committee for INS. Show less

  • Chief of Field Operations

    Mar 2001 - Oct 2001

  • Deputy Chief of Clinical Operations

    Apr 1999 - Feb 2001

  • Health Services Administrator

    Nov 1997 - Apr 1999
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  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

  Sept 2001 - Mar 2007

  Chief of Staff/Chief Policy Officer

  Managed office operations, including managing special projects that had high visibility or needed special attention and facilitated the resolution of major problems that cut across the authorities of two or more offices within the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP). Served as the chief policy officer. Coordinated implementation of Presidential and Secretarial initiatives.

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  Secretary's Command Center

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2003

  Director

  Reported to the Assistant Secretary in support of the mission of serving as the focal point for coordination of the HHS and Emergency Support Function 8 response to public health emergencies and disasters.Project Officer for the development of the HHS SCC resulting in a single point of response coordination. Planned and operated the HHS SCC in a continually changing environment including, coordination of Departmental, State, and local communication to the Secretary throughout the response to 9/11, the Anthrax attacks, and multiple hurricanesCoordinated the HHS SCC with all Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC’s) and implemented redundant communications systems to assure a HHS “one department approach”. Analyzed information and provided daily status reports to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and senior staff on all ongoing responses and threats. Built, managed, and trained a matrixed staff from diverse backgrounds to provide 24/7 coverage, Procured and implemented ETeam (emergency management program) to allow emergency management function to be available real time to all HHS EOCs Identified functional and space requirements for the HHS SCC, Developed HHS SCC staffing requirements, recruited staff, and ensured the facility was continually staffed with trained officers. Developed policy related to HHS SCC functions and interactions with other Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) including those of the Office of Emergency Preparedness’, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s), and the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) and facilitated coordination of the activities of the HHS EOCs. Developed and coordinated the National Nurses’ Response Team with the American Nurses’ Association (ANA), PHS, and the Chief Nurse to provide a cadre of nurses that can be federalized to respond when mass prophylaxis and immunizations are required – the teams became part of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Show less

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  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness

  Jan 2003 - Mar 2003

  Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary

  Reported to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary to address the role of the office in fulfilling responsibilities for Critical Infrastructure Protection and departmental strategic planning to combat bioterrorism. Project officer for the MITRE contract that assisted with the initial development of the Healthcare Information Sharing and Analysis Center proof of concept; assumed responsibility for the International Association of Fire Chiefs work on smallpox education material for Fire and EMS personnel after initial difficulties. Show less

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  Department of Health and Human Services/Administration for Children and Families

  Apr 2007 - Jul 2010

  Director, Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response

  Lead and manage OHSEPR, which provides leadership in human services preparedness and response while promoting self-sufficiency of individuals, families, and special needs populations prior to, during and after disasters. Work with a network of federal, state, local and not-for-profit organizations to leverage resources and provide the support and tools for human services emergency preparedness. Budgetary oversight of both the OHSEPR and the NCCD.

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  National Commission on Children and Disasters

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2010

  Designated Federal Officer

  Serve as the individual that must chair or attend all meetings and must call or approve all meetings and agendas. Responsible for advisory committee procedures of the agency under the control and supervision of the CMO, records management, federal register notices and inquiries.

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  Clarke University

  Jul 2010 - May 2013

  Chair and Professor of Nursing

  As Chair provide leadership and promote collaboration throughout the department and ensure that evaluation methods measure outcomes that are consistent with the accreditation process. (50% time)As Project Manager for the FIPSE grant provide oversight of the program managed the grant, and measured success in meeting the benchmarks. (25% time June 2010 – December 2011)As Project Manager for the HRSA grant provide oversight and program management of the grant. (10% time September 2012 – 2013).As a Professor teach in both the graduate and the undergraduate programs, advise students, direct scholarly projects, maintain clinical practice, and working with faculty to develop a program of research for the department. (50% time) Show less

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  University of the Incarnate Word®

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Professor of Nursing and FNP (BSN-DNP) Director

  As Project Manager for the HRSA SAM-CC grant provide oversight and program management of the grant.As a Professor teach in the graduate program, advise students, direct scholarly projects, maintain clinical practice, and oversee the implementation of the BSN-DNP startup.

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  University of Missouri - St. Louis

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2018

  Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Programs, College of Nursing

  Provide leadership for innovation and academic excellence in all programs including coordination of accrediation, faculty assignments, faculty and student success, scholarly teaching, and external funding to support academic programs.

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  University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Nursing

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor

  The College of Nursing’s chief operating officer for academic matters. Provides leadership to ensure students have a positive learning experience that results in competent professionals who can meet the health care needs of state/nation. Accountable to the University Dean, is a memberof the Administrative Team.

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  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

  Professor

  Research focuses on critical topics in disaster and public health emergency preparedness, with a focus on implications for the profession of nursing.

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  The University of New Mexico

  Jun 2020 - now

  Professor

  My research addresses critical topics in disaster, human services, and public health emergency preparedness, with a focus on implications for policy related to the profession of nursing and health systems.