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United States

Interim Service Line Leader/contract successfully completed December 2023.

United States

At this community hospital, I directed invasive cardiology operations, including the cath lab, EP, prep and recovery, diagnostic testing, device management, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. In addition, I supervised clinical processes as the practice administrator for cardiology, pulmonology, and sleep medicine.Throughout my time here, I transformed EP as well as general and interventional cardiology procedures by employing best measures, such as PDCA, Kaizen, dyad leadership, and PAR level inventory management. By doing so, I slashed costs, strengthened regulatory compliance, led waste reduction, and cut the patient wait time from 46 to 18 minutes.Moreover, I substantially revamped the organization’s IT infrastructure by initiating process automation, overhauling existing tools, and implementing new solutions. For instance, I automated patient scheduling and tracking, enhanced MEDITECH and the corporate chargemaster, and introduced new EMR and telehealth technologies.These process improvements allowed me to enhance KPI visibility, increase staff productivity, streamline documentation, and accelerate outpatient scheduling time for EP by 4 weeks.I drove business expansion for Augusta by discerning opportunities to establish new healthcare locations and service lines. As an example, I assigned PCPs and instated cardiology, pulmonology, and sleep clinics in underserved communities. Similarly, I operationalized and staffed a CHF clinic by designing standard policies and achieving national accreditation.On the same note, I secured board approval to introduce robotic bronchoscopy by delivering the proof of concept. Ultimately, I increased the hospital’s market share, target demographics, and patient retention.Key Skills: Revenue Augmentation, $MM Budget Compliance, Employee Accountability, Kaizen, KPI Tracking & Enhancement, PDCA, Business Expansion & Market Share Growth, Dyad Leadership, Process Enhancement.

Nashville, Tennessee

launched an employee onboarding program across 14 hospitals in 3 states at this for-profit healthcare services provider. Specifically, I superintended the interviewing, selection, and education of 20 nurse navigators and 2 remote schedulers in partnership with executive sponsors. To bolster staff productivity, I instated remote training sessions on Webex as well as individual and group performance reviews.I also created operational visibility for nurse navigators by instituting a dashboard on quality metrics, enabling them to revamp the patient follow-up process. By doing so, I grew appointments from 68% to 91% and raised $10.6M ROI in 9 months of downstream revenue.I continually evaluated competitor trends and cultivated provider relationships, growing patient retention and care coordination as a result.Key Skills: Staff Sourcing & Recruitment, Partner Relationship Management, ROI Optimization, Patient Attendance Improvement, Operational Visibility Enhancement, Employee Interviewing & Onboarding, Competitive Analysis.

I solidified medication accountability for 22 statewide children’s homes by formulating standard procedures and recruiting and mentoring clinical staff on protocols and equipment, including Pxyis MedStation systems.Moreover, I acted as a consultant on regulatory adherence as well as a clinical expert on medication reconciliation during audits.Key Skills: Staff Acquisition & Coaching, SOP Establishment, Quality Improvement, Pyxis MedStation, Medication Accountability & Reconciliation, Regulatory Compliance.

Florida

At this position, I implemented a telehealth initiative across 14 owned and 4 affiliated hospitals. I secured multimillion-dollar savings on quotes while overseeing complete vendor management, including sourcing, RFP development, and contracting.Ultimately, I instituted KPI dashboards at each hospital, enhancing metrics, such as patient acquisition and ED length of stay.Key Skills: Telehealth Implementation, Personalized Patient Care, Project Management & Coordination, RFP Creation, Vendor Sourcing & Management, Expense Control, KPI Monitoring & Improvement, Staff Education & Engagement.

While administering daily operations and a P&L budget, I augmented patient volume and interventional cardiology revenue by 76% over 12 months by engaging with a cardiologist.Additionally, I reduced expenses by securing cost-efficient vendor contracts and interfacing with physicians to enhance scheduling and resource management.I coordinated recruitment and rightsizing while managing 35 direct reports.Key Skills: P&L Budget Monitoring, Operational Leadership, Employee Hiring & Rightsizing, Scheduling & Resource Optimization, Revenue Enhancement, Provider Relationship Management, Patient Volume Augmentation.

At this independent not-for-profit health system, I facilitated the establishment of 4 cath labs and 2 EP labs by accumulating data and delivering quality KPIs. By doing so, I helped the hospital get accredited as a health and vascular institute, expand its clinical research, and become a Level I trauma center.One of my key achievements entailed working with the IT team to transition from manual to electronic bed assignment, boosting departmental efficiency as a result.Apart from overseeing 40 direct reports, I consistently supported business growth and saved costs by nurturing key provider and vendor relationships.Key Skills: Healthcare Operations Expansion, Quality Metrics Implementation, Continued Organizational Growth, Cost Reduction, Vendor Management, Process Automation.

Here, I implemented the hiring of resource pool nurses and assistants, assuring 24/7 patient care and increasing infusion therapy services by 64%.In addition, I drove significant cost savings by supporting the integration of in- and outpatient infusion centers and streamlining inventory control. To do so, I employed Kaizen best practices to organize supply management, initiate PAR level tracking, decrease waste, and mitigate product expirations.Key Skills: Business Development, Continuous Patient Care, Expense Reduction, Resource Pool Creation, Billing Cycle Improvement, Operational Consolidation, Kaizen, PAR Level Inventory Control, Waste Reduction.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Magma Cum Lade

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Science - As, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse