Andrew Eilers, Bsn, Rn, Mba Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, MO, US

• Serve as Nursing Practice Lead for the region and communicate clinical initiatives to nursing and clinical leadership at the system and regional levels.
• Lead nursing practice across the region in accordance with the mission, vision and values of SSM Health and a focus on practice standardization through the development of regional teams and programs.
• Work closely with dyad and triad partnerships as part of multiple Clinical Programs to ensure the coordination and standardization of best practices across the region and SSM Health System.
• Create a culture of clinical inquiry and analytics to promote continuous improvement in empirical outcomes.
• Facilitate clinical scholarship and practice transformation through the implementation of evidence-based practice, continuous improvement, and innovation across the St. Louis region and the system.

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

• Led strategic planning, development, coordination, implementation and sustainment of standardized evidence-based clinical programs.
• Collaborated with senior leaders, physicians, nurses and specialty councils across the ministry to optimize processes and implement clinical changes.
• Developed and maintained standard metrics to monitor the progress and success of clinical programs within multiple healthcare facilities.
• Used standard Lean and Six Sigma techniques to facilitate assigned projects.
• Worked with clinical decision support, finance, TDO and Epic teams to facilitate change improving the ministry’s ability to provide high quality care.
• Managed interdisciplinary teams throughout the system for the purpose of process design, development and implementation.

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

• Manager, Clinical Performance Acceleration: March 2015 – June 2018Care Path Coordinator: October 2013 – March 2015
• Managed and led the day-to-day operations of the Mercy Quality and Safety Clinical Performance Acceleration team.
• Assisted senior leadership in the development and implementation of departmental standard work.
• Facilitated the production and implementation of pathways and order sets. Monitored pathway and order set utilization to manage issues and work toward continuous quality improvement.
• Advocated for the cost-effective use of resources throughout the ministry.
• Assisted in the development of key metrics for projects completed by the Clinical Performance Acceleration team. Managed the physician compensation process for the Pathway Support Physician team.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Case Management Supervisor: July 2011 – September 2013Clinical Case Manager: November 2009 – July 2011
• Managed 42 employees including: hiring, training/development, team building, and discipline.
• Directed the Case Management team in creative ways to positively affect patient throughput.
• Worked with the medical team to develop safe and efficient hospital discharge processes.
• Acted as a resource for multidisciplinary teams by providing a Case Management perspective on such topics as: patient level of care/medical necessity, length of stay, safe/legal discharge planning, denial management.
• Worked within multiple hospital project teams, including: Readmission Steering Committee, follow-up appointment management, clinical workflow development, Neurosciences Discharge Team, and Case Management SWAT project.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Established and developed relationships with the hospital social workers and physicians in Barnes Jewish Hospital and St. Louis University Hospital.
• Coordinated the admission process for patients leaving St. Louis to 9 different Rehab Care facilities.
• Educated physicians and social workers about the services on offer, CARF accreditation, and Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• Screened referred patients to establish their appropriateness to receive inpatient rehabilitation services.
• Established initial insurance pre-certification for authorization of care.
• Met with families and patients to educate them on the rehabilitation process and establish their interest in receiving care from one of Rehab Care’s inpatient units.

St. Louis City County, Missouri, United States

• Customize the referral process to suit each client’s needs.
• Develop and implement the territory promotional plan.
• Provide community education regarding the Medicare/Medicaid Hospice benefit.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Contacted area physicians, discharge planners, and case managers for the purpose of explaining the types of services provided by the local office.
• Coordinated care with the service office to set up appropriate services, as recommended by physicians.
• Monitored the effectiveness of the marketing program.

St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

• Implemented and developed the annual promotional plan and sales messages for specific products within each assigned content area.
• Creates and maintained annual market segment plan for each assigned content area.
• Prepared sales forecast and initial print run estimates for each product. Provided support to sales force.
• Prepared, presented, and positioned assigned products at semiannual sales meeting to boost sales force knowledge and enthusiasm.
• Brainstormed new product ideas in conjunction with editorial teams.
• Special Training: Professional Selling Skills Course provided by Achieve Global

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse, May 2001- August 2004Pediatric Clinical Partner II: October 2000 – May 2001
• Charge Nurse: staffing for the time in charge and general leadership on the floor
• Nurse preceptor: orientation and education of new nurses and nursing students in the functions of the hospital floor and the use of the available equipment and supplies
• Educated patients and their families about medical procedures, medications, and conditions or illness. Assessed patient progress and effectiveness of treatment and medications
• Retention and Recruitment Committee co-chair. Hospital Policy Review Committee member.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Nursing Science