Rita Vargos

Background

About Rita Vargos

Over thirty years of nursing experience from general medical floor nursing to critical care, home health, research, quality improvement, psychiatry and out patient coordination skills. EXPERIENCE 2013 to present American College of Surgeons Clinical Support Specialist, providing guidance to abstractors of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Member of the educational team, teaching webinar classes to new clinical reviewers and updating the Operations Manual biannually. Presentations of program material live and via conference calls. 2007 to 2013 Northwestern University Research study coordinator, for patients involved in cardiovascular stem cell and gene therapy trials. Recruited, collected records,responsible for regulatory submissions to University and Veterans Administration IRBs, and Biosafety Committee. Created budgets,prepared for and participated in an FDA audit. 2005-2007 St.Francis Home Health Caring for cardiac patients, case management. 2003-2005 Choicecare Home Health General nursing care of patients, verified insurance coverage, communicating with insurance case managers, took referrals, performed chart audits. Palos Home Health Caring for general medical/surgical and hospice home health patients. Functioned as a case manager. 1997 C.M. Healthcare Cardiac home health care. 1990-1997 LaGrange Hospital Cardiac / intensive Care Caring for critically ill cardiac and medical patients. Proficient with ventilator care, monitoring and treating heart rhythms and oxygen saturation. ACLS certification. 1982-1990 Christ Hospital Psychiatry/Medical /Surgical Staff Nurse General care to Medical, Surgical and Psychiatry patients,lead group therapy and one to one sessions. Post anesthesia care,coordinated out patient testing.