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- Manage and supervise all departments within the facility- Maintain duties as Director of Quality Management/Controller

- Managed an annual facility budget of $15.5M- Chaired Patient Safety Council and Quality Council- Led risk management, performance improvement and audit initiatives- Developed and implemented facility-wide Service Excellence platform- Directly manage multiple departments including Health Information Management, Communications and IT- Maintain duties as Controller

- Supervised four additional departments- Responsible for all day-to-day decision making in the execution of the facility’s strategic and budgetary plans- Led semi-monthly Senior Leadership meetings- Serve on Quality Council, Patient Safety Council and Board of Governors- Assist the CEO in key quality initiatives and employee engagement- Collaborated with the medical staff on decisions that impact clinical care, quality or safety- Developed Monthly Operating Reports and reports to the Board of Governors

- Supervised multiple departments accounting for variable expenses- Planned and executed a complete redesign of the organizational structure- Support the facility CEO and Regional CFO in the preparation and presentation of the annual facility budget- Contract management-ECM and CLGA; capital project planning, requests and processing-CARPAC application- Managed supply chain during COVID-19 outbreak

- FTE reporting and monitoring for a behavioral health hospital and two group homes- Managed of daily and ancillary charges- Processed accounts payable, managed petty cash and credit cards- Krones, Enterprise, Medik and other UHS electronic applications

Bachelor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Business (With Distinction)

Master, Business Administration