Olans 2015 1 Rita Olans, DNP, CPNP, APRN-BC Curriculum Vitae OFFICE: MGH Institute of Health Professions Graduate Program in Nursing Building 39 room 134 36 1 st Ave CNY Boston, MA 02129 617-726-2711 rolans@mghihp.edu EDUCATION 2013 DNP MGH Institute of Health Professions Teaching & Learning 1995 MSN Simmons College, Boston, MA 1995 NP Dual Certifications Pediatrics and School Health Nurse Practitioner Programs Simmons College, Boston, MA 1979 BA Boston University College of Liberal Arts, Independent Concentration - Thanatology 1973 RN Buffalo General Hospital - School of Nursing, Buffalo, New York LICENSES 2007 2012 RN/NP U.S. Virgin Islands #10350P (expired) 1995 Current NP Massachusetts #RN/NP 139050 (current) 1985 - Current RN Massachusetts #RN139050 (current) 1973-1979 RN New York State (expired) CERTIFICATIONS 2013 - Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support. American Heart Association & American Academy of Pediatrics. #IDMA20760 1995 Present CPNP, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Olans 2015 2 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses. #95272 1995 Present APRN-BC, School Nurse Practitioner & Community Health Nurse Practitioner. American Nurses Association. #0246612 1995 Present NPI #1063540326 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2013 - Present Assistant Professor-Pediatrics MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 2012-2013 Term Lecturer-Community Health, Pediatrics, Immersion MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA 2010-2012 Faculty STD/HIV New York City STD/HIV Prevention Training Center New York, New York 2005-2007 Mentor to Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Awardee at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2004-2007 Preceptor Pediatrics Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital Residency Program, Boston, MA 1994, summer Visiting Lecturer, Nursing University College Cork, Cork, Ireland 1993-2007 Preceptor and Visiting Lecturer Pediatrics Simmons College, Boston, MA 1993-1995 Teaching Assistant School Health Program Simmons College, Boston, MA 1973-1974 Adjunct Faculty Thanatology S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York NURSING SERVICE APPOINTMENTS 2013 - Present Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Hospitalist Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA
Olans 2015 3 2007-2011 Nurse Practitioner STD/HIV/TB Infertility Prevention Coordinator U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, ST Croix & ST Thomas, ST John, USVI 2002-2007 Adolescent Clinical Program Manager Pediatric & School Nurse Practitioner MGH Revere Community Healthcare Center & Revere H.S. Revere, MA 1996-2002 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner & Manager Saints Memorial Medical Center & Lowell High School Lowell, MA 1998-2002 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Consultant Lowell Youth Treatment Center Lowell, MA 1975-1978 Staff Nurse - Pediatric Cardiology & Catheterization Lab Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 1974-1975 Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse- Medical Step-down Unit Erie County Medical Center (formerly Meyer Memorial Hosp) Buffalo, N.Y. 1973-1974 Staff Nurse Medical Step-down Unit Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. MEMBERSHIPS, OFFICES, AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 2013 - Present MARN (Massachusetts Registered Nurses) Member 2012 - Present Sigma Theta Tau Upsilon Lambda Chapter Member 1996-2007 Massachusetts Coalition of School-Based Health Centers President (2002-2006), Board Member (1996-2007) 1995 - Present National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Member
Olans 2015 4 1977-1982 Hospice of Massachusetts President (1978-1980), Board Member (1977-1982) AWARDS AND HONORS 2012 Sigma Theta Tau Upsilon Lambda Chapter 2011 Director s Stellar Award for Outstanding Contributions and only full-time medical provider to STD/HIV/TB clinics in the Territory and for providing administrative support services to multiple Federal grant programs and as Infertility Prevention Project Coordinator 2004 MGH Revere Healthcare Center, Partners in Excellence 2003 MGH Revere Community Health Day Award, 2003 1998 U.S. Government Health Care Financing Administration Beneficiary Services Certificate of Merit 2 awards (of 36 given nationwide) 1973 Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing Rare Bird Award For Outstanding Service to the Community, Hospital, and School. SCHOLARSHIP Unfunded Research 2012- present The Role of the Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship 1993-1995 The Role of the School Nurse in Inclusion Publications 2015 The Critical Role of the Staff Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship-Unrecognized, but Already There. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 [in press]. Advanced access doi: 10.1093/cid/civ697 2015 Defining a Role for Nursing Education in Staff Nurse Participation in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2015 Jul;46(7):318-21. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20150619-03.
Olans 2015 5 2011 Expanding Public/Private Partnerships to Increase Access To Low-Cost, High-Quality STD/HIV Screening in a Resource-Poor, High-Morbidity Island Population. (2011, April). Newsletter dedicated to the sharing of information for the prevention of STIs, CDC Publication. http://nchhstp/dstdp/ptb/prevention/ptb-pt05.pdf PRESENTATIONS Posters 2013 The Role of the Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Sigma Theta Tau International 24 th International Nursing Research Congress, Prague, The Czech Republic 2011 HIV Prevention with Positives Provider Training in a Resource-Constrained Setting in the U.S. Virgin Islands. International STD Research Conference. 2010 Laying the Groundwork for Optimal STD Care-Provider Training in Resource-Constrained Setting Invited Presentations 2013 The Role of the Nurse Educators in Teaching Antimicrobial Stewardship to Staff Nurses. 2013 Annual Conference, North Eastern Organization of Nurse Educators, Medford, MA. 2013 The Role of the Nurse in Antimicrobial Stewardship. Fifth Annual Chris Cameron Research and Evidence-Based Practice Symposium. Hallmark Health Systems, Woburn, MA. 2011 Outreach and Provider Services to Adolescents. New York City Prevention Training Center Conference in U.S. Virgin Islands, ST Thomas & ST Croix. 2010 New Concepts in STD/HIV/TB. New York City Prevention Training Center Conference in U.S. Virgin Islands, ST Thomas & ST Croix.
Olans 2015 6 2009 Creating Private/Public Partnerships in STD/HIV/TB Care in the USVI. New York City Prevention Training Center Conference in U.S. Virgin Islands, ST Thomas & ST Croix. CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICE TO THE MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2014-2015 Developed new clinical precepted site & precepted 3 rd yr. Pediatric NP students in hospitalist role Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (MGH IHP) Spring 2015 Fall 2014 Spring 2014 Fall 2013 Spring 2013 Fall 2012 Summer 2012 Spring 2012 Community Health (DEN n=46) Healthcare of the Child Practicum (DEN n=18) Scholarly Project (DEN n=6) Maternal-Child Health (DEN n=105) Clinical Application of Family Centered Care for Family Specialists (DEN n=105) Community Health (DEN n=53) Scholarly Projects (DEN n=2) Community Health (DEN Clinical n=6) Maternal-Child Health (DEN n=98) Clinical Application of Family Centered Care for Family Specialists (DEN n=66) Synthesis (ABSN n=27) Community Health (DEN n=49) Community Health (DEN Clinical, n=6) Community Health (ABSN n=25) Community Health (ABSN Clinical, n=6) Maternal-Child (ABSN Clinical supervision, n=81) Community Health (ABSN n=29) Community Health (ABSN Clinical n=6) Immersion (ABSN Clinical n=11) Community Health (DEN, n=65) Community Health (DEN Clinical, n=6)
Olans 2015 7 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1996-2007 President (2002-2006), Board Member (1996-2007), Massachusetts Coalition of School-Based Health Centers Boston, MA 1992 - Present Member, Chair Ministerial Committee (1999-2007), Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Andover, MA & USVI 1984-1992 Girl Scout Leader (25 years in Girl Scouting) 1984-1986 Campaign Manager, MA Rep. Susan Tucker 1997-1982 President (1978-1980), Board Member (1997-1982) Hospice of Massachusetts, Chelsea, MA