Below is a drawing from a child in an area hospital of their favorite nurse. |
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Rosie Owens
Rosie Owens, RN
Children Services Division of Montgomery County Job and Family Services Health Services
Rosie Owens, RN is the Health Services Supervisor at Montgomery County Children Services. Rosie guides the nursing staff in a wide variety of services to insure that all the children in the custody and protective supervision of Children Services receive ongoing preventive care as well as secondary and tertiary care when needed. She is a strong advocate for the needs of children in foster care; often communicating with health care providers, foster parents, community agencies, and Children Services staff. She has developed positive relationships with community partners so that the children's needs are met at high standards. She often provides consultation to caseworkers for case planning and in preparation for reunification of families; making sure that plans are in place to protect children made more vulnerable due to special health care needs. She definitely has the respect of peers because of her many years in child welfare. Her no nonsense approach mixed with her jovial personality definitely help in getting results. She has taught the health portion of lifeskills classes for adolescents, and contributes to a newsletter for the Independent Living/adolescent population. She serves on the Agency's Peer Review Committee, and Child Fatality Review Board.
Nominated by Dianne Pettis
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