Nancy Ford

Experience

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  Veterans Health Administration

  Aug 1974 - Dec 1974

  Registered Nurse

  Provided professional nursing care to patients on an in-patient general medical unit. Responsibilities included (1) conducting health histories and examinations; (2) identifying patient health problems; (3) planning nursing care; (4) implementing nursing care plans and medical orders, including specialized health care procedures, medication administration, and health education; and (5) evaluating patient responses to treatments. Served as Acting Charge Nurse periodically.

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  Oakland County, Michigan Government

  Dec 1974 - Oct 1979

  Public Health Nurse

  Provided public health nursing services to a geographic area of Oakland County. Responsibilities included (1) conducting home visits with mothers and infants during and after pregnancy, families with pre- and school-age children, and clients with communicable diseases; (2) counseling and teaching individuals and families about parenting skills, family planning, resources in the community, care of infants and children, growth and development of children, prevention of illness, management of chronic diseases, childhood safety, and community resources; and (3) providing school nursing services to primary and secondary schools. Educational leave taken 9/1978 - 5/1979. Show less

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  Allegheny County Health Department

  Jan 1980 - Mar 1982

  Public Health Nurse Supervisor

  Supervised a multidisciplinary staff of public health nurses and para-professionals that provided public health services to individuals and families within a geographic area of Allegheny County. Responsibilities included (1) overseeing the work activities of staff in accordance with agency plans and policies; (2) managing the maternity, pediatric, communicable disease, and chronic disease home visiting programs within a specified community; (3) developing staff performance plans and conducting staff performance evaluations; and (4) developing, implementing, and evaluating periodic training activities for public health nursing staff. Show less

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  VCU Health

  Jan 1982 - Dec 1984

  RN Clinician B - Clinician Liaison

  Provided staff development and clinician liaison services for in- and out-patient registered nurses who provided patient and staff education. Responsibilities included (1) assessing educational needs of nursing staff; (2) developing, implementing, and evaluating orientation, in-service, and continuing education programs based on assessed learning needs; (3) conducting and facilitating multiple clinical and staff development-related presentations; and (4) chairing the hospital-wide Staff Development Clinician Group meetings. Major accomplishment: participated in developing, implementing, and evaluating a course on teaching all hospital nursing staff use of a revised patient care documentation system. Show less

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  Henrico Mental Health & Developmental Services

  Jan 1985 - Nov 1986

  Psychiatric Nurse

  Provided psychiatric nursing services to clients with chronic mental health conditions in an outpatient setting, including home visits. Responsibilities included (1) managing a weekly medication clinic; (2) providing a safe therapeutic milieu; (3) assessing mental and physical conditions of clients, including drug reactions; (4) conducting counseling and psycho-social services for individual and groups; and (5) conducting periodic evaluation activities for families of clients. Major accomplishments: initiated the development, implementation, and evaluation of an Adult Activity Therapy Group, and developed an in-depth assessment tool for use with clients who have a chronic mental illness. Show less

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  Richmond City Health Department

  Dec 1986 - Oct 1991

  Assistant Director of Nursing

  Assisted the Director of Nursing in managing public health nursing services in an urban health department. Responsibilities included (1) overseeing the work activities of public health nursing staff for maternal and child health, family planning, sexually transmitted disease, communicable diseases, immunization, foreign travel, and refugee and immigration services clinic and home visiting programs; (2) directing and managing the agency's public health nursing staff development and recruitment programs; (3) developing staff performance plans and conducting/reviewing staff evaluations; and (4) serving as Acting Director of Nursing periodically. Major accomplishments: (1) managed the successful closure of geriatric clinic services transition to alternate health care services and (2) expanded the agency's nursing orientation and staff development programs. Show less

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  Virginia Department of Health

  Dec 2000 - Apr 2012

  Directed and managed a newly established division that included three major state-level units: child health, dental health, and reproductive health. Responsible for all operational, technical, administrative, and programmatic activities associated with service delivery. Major accomplishments: (1) ensured 17 new or continuation division grant applications and reports were completed per funder and agency requirements; (2) developed systems to accurately track division progress and activities for ensuring deadlines were met; (3) ensured all division constituent responses, proclamations, and press releases/conference were prepared and submitted per agency policies; (5) ensured all division budgets were managed per agency policies and fiscal resources were sought and spent per agency and funder policies; and (6) ensured division supported the work of the Virginia Genera Assembly, including legislation tracking and regulatory review, in accordance with agency protocols. Show less Served as a speciality nursing program consultant agency-wide on the topics of birth defects registry, newborn screening, and early hearing detection and intervention and directed the Genetics and Newborn Screening unit, which included the Virginia Newborn Screening Program and Virginia Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. Major accomplishments: (1) directed the establishment of a newly formed work unit, which included developing the organization structure, recruiting and hiring new staff, and developing and implementing strategic plans; (2) wrote four successful federal grant applications for improving birth surveillance, birth defects prevention, and hearing follow up; (3) managed the development and implementation of Virginia Newborn Screening Services Regulations; (4) managed the restructuring of the Virginia Genetics Advisory Committee; and (5) managed the development and implementation of a Web-based integrated tracking and data management system. Show less Directed and managed a statewide school health program to assure the well-being of students in Virginia schools, including provision of statewide school nursing consultative services. Duties included (1) assessing school community health status and available resources, (2) assisting policymakers in developing local and state school health policies, (3) making sure that needed school health services and functions were available by directing and managing multiple studies and projects. Major accomplishments: (1) developed a School Health Information System, (2) established the School Nurse Institute Partnership, (3) published multiple guidance documents and reports, and (4) provided numerous trainings and Web-based resources that were highly evaluated by target audiences. Show less Directed and managed statewide child and adolescent health programs to assure the improvement of health and well-being of children, adolescents, and families, including children with special health care needs, and improve outcomes by strengthening families. Major accomplishments: (1) managed $18 million budget, (2) developed future annual budget and strategic plan, (3) managed recruitment processes for new positions, (4) participated in children with special health care needs management change processes, and (5) provided leadership and support for a multidisciplinary staff of professionals and support staff, including development of annual performance plans. At the end of tenure,was recognized by management for doing more than maintaing the status quo, including providing leadership that moved the division forward in meeting its strategic goals and developing a trusting relationship with staff that responded well to division changes. Show less

  • Director, Division of Child and Family Health

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Director, Genetics and Newborn Screening

    Aug 2001 - Nov 2010

  • School Health Nurse Consultant

    Nov 1991 - Jul 2001

  • Acting Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Health

    Dec 2000 - Jun 2001