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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Manage, facilitate, and navigate change management the system-wide community health need assessments in eight different communities, coordinating internal regional personal with external collaboratives and guiding.
• Contribute to grant procurement to support and expand ongoing internal programs and support community partners in areas that align with the Healthier Communities vision
• Manage and drive continuous improvement on internal Healthier Communities evaluation, including advocating to leverage EHR capabilities to increase evaluative ability, access to Caboodle for Data Scientists, and.
• Partner with community organizations to support program evaluation and build capacity, including individualized consultation and development of workshops exclusively for funded partners
• Oversee community education provided to organizations and training for Community Health Workers
• Support system level health equity projects focusing on assessing partnerships, coalitions, and networks that advance health equity; development of a health equity dashboard; and development of a cost analysis

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Supported research activities the Neurology, Orthopedics, and Women’s Health service lines
• Facilitated research and grant collaboration between Spectrum Health and Michigan State University
• Performed honest broker and data acquisition duties for research purposes
• Consulted with principal investigators and research assistants for study design, power calculations, and statistical analysis

• Facilitated the development of annual improvement goals, including process and outcome measures, for assigned entity/department/teams that are in alignment with organization's vision and strategic plan
• Led and facilitated clinical quality improvement (CQI) initiatives focused on implementation of evidence based medicine, chronic disease management, complication and readmission reduction, and access and coordination.
• Supported and facilitated Neurology NEXUS work including development of CDS and order sets
• Worked with ambulatory and inpatient providers and staff to address program and departmental quality improvement needs
• Managed and developed Neurology ambulatory practices Patient Centered Medical Home-Neighborhood capabilities in coordination with Practice Managers
• Collaborated with physicians of nine neurology specialties to develop volume, quality, and outcome metrics to include in the first Neuroscience Outcome Publication

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Partnered with the staff Epidemiologist to plan and conduct a retrospective case-control study to evaluate the effectiveness of an implemented colorectal bundle of care model in reducing surgical site infections among.
• Communicated and consulted with multiple members of the multidisciplinary team that initiated the colorectal bundle of care regarding scientific and technical issues related to the implemented colorectal bundle of care.
• Analyzed data using SPSS to determine the effectiveness of the colorectal bundle of care in reducing surgical site infections
• Presented and disseminated the progress and pertinent research findings to the Infection Control, Colorectal Surgery, and Surgical Quality Improvement Departments

100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

• Proposed and followed through with a process change solution that resulted in an estimated annual cost savings of $8,400, increased workflow efficiencies, and eliminated my position
• Delivered Medicare letters at the appropriate time to Medicare patients though communication with multiple professions and utilization of software systems
• Sent patient medical records, for patients transfers, to appropriate facilities
• Miscellaneous tasks, set patients up with primary care physicians, uploaded documents into appropriate databases to aid in patient transfer process, verifying patient guardianship’s with relevant counties
• Secretary duties, including operating a multiline phone system, notifying relevant staff of subpoenas and scheduling in Microsoft Outlook
• Offered Spectrum Health and Kent County mother-baby programs to eligible mothers

100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

• Provided quality patient care when obtaining vital signs, blood sugars, height & weight, EKG's, or when assisting with activities of daily living, ambulating, or eating
• Communicated (listing, verbal) with multiple professions to provide quality patient care
• Operated equipment (multi-line phone, copy/fax/print machine) in communicating, receiving, and sending patient information
• Utilized the provided software to properly document patient information, self-schedule, e-mail, and keep up to date on employment information (continuing education, expiring licenses, etc.)
• Utilized time management to efficiently prioritize and organize tasks, adapting priorities when needed to ensure patient safety
• Contributed to the teamwork driven environment by offering assistance to other when able

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Evaluation, Measurement, & Research

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Epidemiology

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Epidemiology, Cumulative Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: Public Health Society

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Allied Health Science/ Biology

Activities and Societies: Public Health Society