Health-Care Career News-July 2017

OSWEGO COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES

DINAH OLSON has joined the medical professional staff at Oswego County Opportunities (OCO) Oswego Center for Reproductive Health. She most recently worked for Comprehensive Gynecology in Syracuse and had previously worked at OCO Health Services.

Olson graduated with her master’s degree as a physician assistant from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Drake University, according to her LinkedIn profile.

JOSEPH’S HEALTH

JOSEPH MORABITO has joined St. Joseph’s Health’s St. Joseph’s Physicians Family Medicine in Liverpool as a physician assistant. Morabito earned his master’s degree in physician assistant studies and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Le Moyne College. Morabito was previously employed as a physician assistant with St. Joseph’s Family Medicine from 2012-2015 prior to employment with Upstate Bone and Joint and most recently the Center for Sinus and Allergy Care. He is certified by the American Association of Physician Assistants and the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants.

VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES

TAMMI KING, director of staff development /infection control, has joined the staff at Valley Health Services (VHS). In her role, King is responsible for implementing, tracking, and overseeing nursing and non-nursing educational instruction, infection control maintenance/prevention, and employee health.

VNA HOMECARE

VNA Homecare has added the following individuals to its team of health-care professionals. Home Aides of Central New York, Inc.: As home health aides, SIMONE ANDERSON-MOORE, SARA BAKER, SALOMEY BOAKYE, LISA BUTLER, PAMELA CARNO, MICHAEL GERGATS, SHATAVIA GRIFFIN, SHAMEKA HILTS, BERTHA HOLLOWAY, MONICA LEWIS, LUCY LOOMIS, PATRICIA MESTERHAZY, KENYA MOBLEY, DESTANY NGUYEN, ANESHA ROSS, LISA ROYLE, DANIELLE THORN, JAZMYN WARREN, SHAMIRA WILLIAMS, and NICOLE CHRISTMAS as a registered nurse. Independent Health Care Services, Inc. has hired FRANCIS HEATHMAN as a personal assistant. The Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, Inc. has hired

JOANNE ABBOUD, licensed practical nurse; ALLISON BANKERT, occupational therapist; SHANE BLEHAR, environmental services technician; KORY BUCKLEY, physical therapist; CATHY DUNHAM, registered nurse; DINO DURACAK, physical therapist; SAMANTHA GALLUP, registered nurse; DANIELLE GILFUS, registered nurse; AMY GROGG, patient care coordinator; ELISABETH HINCHCLIFF, home health aide training coordinator; SARA KLACZKO, registered nurse; STEVEN LAQUAY, director of technology and telecommunications; KRISTIN MCCULLY, occupational therapist; KATHRYN PETERS, insurance verification authorization coordinator; SHELBY QUINN, occupational therapist; KRISTEN SHERIDAN, occupational therapist; and TYLER SMART, registered nurse. VNA Homecare Options, LLC hired JAMES ALLEN and THOMAS BURNS, drivers; JEFFREY ASSENZA, provider network administrator; SHAWNA BABCOCK, billing and health claims specialist; KAREN BIANCO, utilization review coordinator; care managers, ANTHONY BRYANT, MARY DELISLE, AMBER GILL-ELDRIDGE, JESSICA JEANNOTTE, MELISSA KINSLEY, JACLYNE MONUTEAUX, and ELLEN SAFIR; MARCIA JECK, billing and health claims specialist; CATHY KELLEY, provider relations coordinator; PAMELA KOAGEL, medical social worker; JOANNE LIDANO, billing and health claims specialist; MICHELLE NEMIER, transportation member services representative; TARA NEUGEBAUER, enrollment member services representative; LANI PALMER, transportation member services representative; STEPHANIE ROBERTSON, billing and health claims specialist; NICOLE RULNICK, transportation member services representative; and NICOLE WELTZER, provider relations representative.