As a Nurse Legal Assistant for Weston Hurd, Linda Kocent, MSN-HI, RN focuses on medical malpractice, long term care and insurance litigation. She is responsible for medical record review/analysis and summary, medical literature research, assisting in expert selection and communication, deposition summarization and assisting in deposition and trial preparation. Prior to her work as a Nurse Legal Assistant, Linda worked in medical and surgical critical care, step-down, and progressive care in hospitals in the Cleveland area as a clinical nurse as well as in healthcare informatics with a worldwide electronic health records company.
Education
Experience
Registered Nurse/Nurse Consultant (2022-2024)
Registered Nurse/Clinical Informaticist – Cerner Corporation (2019-2022)
Clinical Nurse, Critical Care/Progressive Care – Southwest General Health Center (2016-2021)
Staff Nurse, Cardiothoracic/Vascular Post-Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Step-Down – University Hospitals (2011-2016)
Assistant Nurse Manager, Coronary Stepdown Unit - Riverside Methodist Hospitals (1982-1989)
Staff Nurse, Coronary Stepdown Unit - Riverside Methodist Hospitals (1980-1982)
Professional Associations
Honors, Awards and Civic/Community Involvement