Type Of Business:
Sole proprietorship
Expertise:
Workers' compensation claims and evaluations
Major Product/SVS:
Management of workers' compensation claims
Favorite Business Publication:
Nursing Journal
Hobbies/Sports:
Rock hounding; Hiking; Gardening; Making jewelry out of relics found at campsites or ghost towns, such as broken pottery, glass and dishes; Making jewelry out of petrified wood; Writing poetry
Education Degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Delmar College, Corpus Christi, TX; Registered Nurse, Delmar College, Corpus Christi, TX (1994)
Affiliations Awards:
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses; American Nurses Association
Industry:
Health Care Support Services
Date of Distinction:
11/11/2011
What do you feel separates you from the rest of the professionals in your industry?:
She is separated from her peers by her years of experience and knowledge of the field. As a rehabilitation nurse, she has learned to approach situations differently. Instead of simply addressing medical issues, she helps the individual in recovery become the best person possible using a holistic approach. She analyzes an injury from the onset in order to deliver the patient with the best outcome.
What has been the most outstanding thing you have done thus far in your career?:
Her greatest career achievement was becoming a certified rehabilitation registered nurse with an expertise in acute trauma nursing and neurological disorders.
How would you like to be remembered by your peers?:
She would like to be remembered as a knowledgeable, compassionate, intuitive and thorough individual, as well as a determined and broad-spectrum nurse.
If you could solve one problem in the world today, what would it be?:
She believes that politicians are getting in the way of important matters concerning food, money and clothing, and that they are taking control of people. This is the problem she would change throughout the world. She believes that people generally have good hearts and good intentions, but that politicians ruin this.
Charity:
Pride and Joy Rehabilitation; Web of Support for the troops that are still on the battlefield
Number Of Years In Profession:
30
Number Of Years In Current Position:
10
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Gibson wrote an article on rock hounding for the Sacramento Mineral and Gem Society.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Coordinating workers' compensation claims between medical professionals, insurance companies and DME companies; Traveling to participate in medical visits with the claimant; Making in-house visits to the employer or work station; Providing monthly reports to all parties
Education Certifications:
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, States of California and Nevada (1994); Licensed Vocational Nurse (1982)