The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers.
In August, the Nursing Assistant Program charged registered nursing assistant April R. Erickson with unprofessional conduct. Erickson pleaded guilty this year to possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine — and attempted bail jumping.
In August, the Massage Program charged massage practitioner Todd Christiansen, also known as Todd Harris, with unprofessional conduct. Christiansen’s Oregon license was suspended until he pays a $6,500 fine and completes a course in ethics and boundaries. Charges say he hasn’t completed those requirements, and he also didn’t notify the Washington program that his Oregon license was suspended.
In September, the Nursing Commission charged licensed practical nurse Cyndi M. McBain with unprofessional conduct. McBain and her husband owned and operated an adult family home that housed a patient with dementia. Charges say the patient didn’t receive appropriate wound care, was malnourished, and was admitted to hospice care where he later died. The Department of Social and Health Services found McBain neglected and abused a vulnerable adult by failing to seek appropriate and timely medical intervention and treatment.
