The Case Management Society of America’s (CMSA) December spotlight fell on Anita Siarkowski of Plantsville, a registered nurse and St. Mary’s Hospital graduate. Siarkowski joined CMSA when she was certified in case management in 1997 and was promoted to the Board of Directors in 2012. Her nursing career encompasses hospital-long term facility staffing, private duty, home care, occupational health, medical underwriting, vocational counseling, and disability/worker’s compensation case management. Siarkowski earned the Certificate of Creativity for the maximum (35) “Ideas That Work” campaign, achieved phenomenal cost-savings ($35,000 in one instance), resolved endemic dermatitis plagues in private industry and state group homes, implemented the timeliest case resolutions, attained the maximum return-to-work rate statewide, and was professed the most action-oriented of 25 Registered Nurses and Vocational Case Managers. Siarkowski continued to be a leader with procedures and supervision, and she became a mentor within the nursing staff. She was named “Superstar of the Year” during her three-years as a pool nurse, attributed to her professionalism, flexibility, and reliability. She composed “A Turn for the Nurse”, a comical account of the diversity encountered in multiple medical environments, and Siarkowski was named as the CMSA official greeter at organization events. Siarkowski partnered with her son, […]
The Case Management Society of America’s (CMSA) December spotlight fell on Anita Siarkowski of Plantsville, a registered nurse and St. Mary’s Hospital graduate. Siarkowski joined CMSA when she was certified in case management in 1997 and was promoted to the Board of Directors in 2012. Her nursing career encompasses hospital-long term facility staffing, private duty, home care, occupational health, medical underwriting, vocational counseling, and disability/worker’s compensation case management. Siarkowski earned the Certificate of Creativity for the maximum (35) “Ideas That Work” campaign, achieved phenomenal cost-savings ($35,000 in one instance), resolved endemic dermatitis plagues in private industry and state group homes, implemented the timeliest case resolutions, attained the maximum return-to-work rate statewide, and was professed the most action-oriented of 25 Registered Nurses and Vocational Case Managers. Siarkowski continued to be a leader with procedures and supervision, and she became a mentor within the nursing staff. She was named “Superstar of the Year” during her three-years as a pool nurse, attributed to her professionalism, flexibility, and reliability. She composed “A Turn for the Nurse”, a comical account of the diversity encountered in multiple medical environments, and Siarkowski was named as the CMSA official greeter at organization events. Siarkowski partnered with her son, […]
