Amanda Williams Email & Phone Number

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina Area

•Lead the Policy team within Health Services and assist in the coaching, motivation, and development of twelve team members.•Serve as the technical expert for hospital policy in the Department's Office of Health Programs and serve as a Departmental liaison for all Medicaid policy and program management activities conducted by the Office of Health Programs. These policies involve the delivery of health/medical services from a hospital institutional/facility setting(s). These settings are inclusive of facilities with inpatient and outpatient capabilities.•Support the coordination of all policy design, development, and governance related activities linked to hospital services and quality measures. Research national and local trends in healthcare delivery systems and the impact to hospitals and Medicaid beneficiaries. Make policy and contract recommendations to program staff and stay abreast of national and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.•Provide administrative direction, short- and long-range strategic planning, program evaluation and implementation, reporting and coordination of all services and related quality measures.•Provide technical, analytical, and managerial support for work that requires data analyses and reporting, as well as, program design, development, implementation, monitoring, surveillance, and evaluation.•Ensure Department and organizational action planning occurs to address identified issues and opportunities.•Accountable for service excellence results, in conjunction with Department leadership, for ensuring that a consistent experience is delivered to all internal and external stakeholders to meet established patient-centered and customer-focused experience goals.•Represent the Department in its relationships with other healthcare agencies, external stakeholders, and the community, and serve as a liaison and channel of communication between the Department, hospitals, and patient facilities.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

•Full-time faculty member of the Department of Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM) within the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health (ASPH).•Teaching duties included both graduate and undergraduate courses: Health Planning (HSPM 718) and Introduction to Health Care Management and Organization (HSPM 500).•Directed the Master of Health Administration (MHA) Management Residency Program (HSPM 797) and serve as faculty advisor for MHA students.•Managed and coordinated MHA program promotion, marketing, and recruitment activities.•Ensured student placement in community work settings, including graduate assistantships and residencies, and evaluated student performance.•Managed the MHA admissions process, conducted interviews, and co-chaired the MHA Admissions Committee.•Planned and oversaw the MHA Welcome Visit and Orientation each academic year.•Developed and managed the Professional Development Seminar series for MHA students.•Assessed competency attainment of MHA students and adjusted MHA curriculum as necessary in collaboration with MHA Director.•Managed course syllabi development and fidelity to MHA Competency Model in collaboration with MHA faculty.•Assisted MHA Director in the preparation for the Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) site visits and reports.•Served as the department’s Faculty Advisor for the Healthcare Executive Student Association, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School, and case competition student teams.•Managed, engaged, and built relationships with MHA alumni.

•Led the development of all Certificate of Need applications and managed the entire process.•Managed the development and modification of the corporate strategic plan.•Ensured financial projections were consistent with the Department of Finance’s assumptions and guidelines and planning activities were directed to meet community need.•Directed the financial and market analysis processes for the development of new programs, services, and technologies as well as medical staff.•Managed departmental operations to include an approximately one million dollar budget.•Assisted in the teaching, motivation, and development of three staff members.

Master Of Health Administration, Health Care Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Biology

Activities and Societies: Volleyball Team