Amanda Thornton

Amanda joins PDI from Kindred Hospital, where she was Chief Clinical Officer, Infection Control and Employee Health Nurse, and West Region Resource ICP for eight years where she utilized her skills in epidemiology and clinical management to reduce healthcare associated infections and increase patient safety. She also served as Corporate Nurse Quality Consultant and Infection Preventionist for the Aurora InnovAge Greater Colorado PACE program and as an instructor and program coordinator of the LPN/CNA programs of Uintah Basin Applied Technology College in Vernal, Utah. Amanda earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at University of Northern Colorado and her Master of Science in Nursing - Emphasis in Infection Control and Epidemiology at American Sentinel University. She is board certified in infection control through CBIC (CIC).