Responsible for working with Executives and Operational leaders in designated Vizient accounts to ensure key Vizient strategies are achieving systemwide member performance improvement. Supports cost, quality, and market growth performance objectives. Creates custom plans that align with members’ strategy and objectives. Leads and coordinates the Vizient team to deliver their work to support relevant insights and optimal member improvement. Serves as primary point of contact for member C suite.

Responsibilities include collaborating with leadership, engineers, content experts, designers through strategy, design, and development life-cycle; mentoring and championing the solution by providing feedback throughout the innovation process; engages multiple audiences and stakeholders (clinicians, management, administration, investors) and clarifies complicated technology offerings explaining the value; scopes key business milestones and objectives, prioritizing critical feature deliverables; identifies important edge use cases while considering the typical user experience to ensure an awesome experience across the spectrum of end users; serves as a predictive staffing subject matter expert.

A consortium of experienced professionals with a deep understanding of the strategic, operational, and technological challenges that healthcare organizations face. Through customized solutions, technology solutions, and expert guidance, we are here to help you optimize your operations, drive efficiency, and achieve your goals. We do this through Workforce Transformation, Performance Transformation, with the support of an Interim Leadership option.

Provided healthcare consultative services for 8 episodes filmed for introductory advanced practice nursing course.

Responsibilities include management and coordination of all nursing functions throughout Region I with oversight of the delivery of patient care; compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines; collaboration with leadership of various service lines; development and implementation of organizational plans, policies, protocols, standardization of care; performance improvement; utilization of nurse staffing metrics, dashboards and data to monitor financial stability and quality scores; consultation and communication with the local directors, employees, physicians and administration through site visits, meetings, committees, and rounding; addressing patient care delivery issues and ensuring local adoption of corporate policies. Accountable for ADC of 1741; 3,174 FTEs and operating budget of $787M (labor) - $1,574M (total).

Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center is a 400 bed medical center. Responsible for strategic direction and operational oversight of the following departments: Clinical Informatics, Professional Practice and Education, Neuro/Stroke/Telemetry, Orthopedics, Staffing Office and Bed Control, House Supervisors, Oncology, Women’s Services (Level 3 Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Antepartum, Labor and Delivery, Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic), Diabetes Clinic, CHF Clinic, Wound Care, Dialysis, Observation, Quality, Risk Management, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Volunteer Services,Emergency Services, Critical Care, Progressive Care, Perioperative Services including outpatient surgery center and Cath Lab/Interventional. Accountable for 1200+ FTEs and an operating budget of $150 million.

Online instructor for graduate and undergraduate business courses related to human relations, leadership and organizational behavior and development.

Desert Regional Medical Center is a 385 bed Level II trauma academic medical center located in Palm Springs, CA.Responsible for strategic direction and operational oversight of the following departments: Clinical Informatics, Neuro/Stroke/Telemetry, Skilled Nursing, Joint and Spine Pavilion, Acute Rehab, Inpatient and Outpatient Therapy Services (PT, OT, ST, Cardiac Rehab), Staffing Office and Bed Control, One Call Center, House Supervisors, Bariatrics, Oncology, Neuro, Stroke, Trauma, Critical Care, Progressive Care, Emergency Services (Level II Trauma), Trauma Program, Perioperative Services, Women’s Services (Level 3 Neonatal ICU, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Antepartum, Labor and Delivery, Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic), Diabetes Clinic, CHF Clinic, Observation, Quality, Risk Management, Infection Prevention. Accountable for 900+ FTEs and an operating budget of $150 million.

Responsible for oversight for the following departments: Clinical Informatics, Neuro/Stroke/Telemetry, Skilled Nursing, Joint and Spine Pavilion, Acute Rehab, Inpatient and Outpatient Therapy Services (PT, OT, ST, Cardiac Rehab), Staffing Office and Bed Control, One Call Center, House Supervisors, Volunteer Services, Auxiliary, El Mirador Surgery Center.

Deer Valley Hospital is a 205 bed acute care hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona. Responsible for the leadership, direction and administration of all aspects of hospital activities to ensure compliance, oversight and strategic direction including: medical, surgical, telemetry, critical care, emergency services, nursing resources, staffing office, house supervisors, SWAT nurses, admission nurses, patient placement, education, nursing practice in surgical services and cardiovascular services, professional practice, research and Magnet in coordination with Network CNO.

Mountain Vista Medical Center is a 178 bed trauma hospital located in Mesa, Arizona.Responsible for the leadership, direction and administration of all aspects of hospital activities to ensure compliance, oversight and strategic direction including: medical, surgical, telemetry, critical care, emergency services, Women’s services, staffing office, house supervisors, patient placement, regional staffing office and transfer center, education, pharmacy, surgical services, wound center, cardiovascular service, cardiac cath lab. Accountable for over 395 FTEs and a $48 million operating budget.

Adjunct nursing faculty for undergraduate RN to BSN students focusing on nursing management and leadership development.

West Valley Hospital is a 164 bed level I trauma academic medical center located in Goodyear, Arizona. Responsible for leadership, direction and administration of all aspects of hospital activities to ensure compliance, oversight and strategic direction including: medical, surgical, telemetry, critical care, emergency services, invasive and non-invasive cardiology, surgical services, Women’s services, staffing office, house supervisors, patient placement, education, professional practice, pharmacy and clinical ancillary areas in a new, growing hospital with focus on cardiac care, women’s services, surgical services and emergency medicine. Accountable for over 300 FTEs and a $47 million operating budget.

Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital is a physician owned venture with National Surgical Hospitals located in Mesa, Arizona with a 23 bed inpatient capacity, an emergency department and ability to do over 600 surgical cases per month. Responsible for gross revenue of $58 million and an operating budget of $19 million.Chief Executive Officer Responsible for oversight and strategic direction of the facility operations of for profit physician owned hospital specializing in spine, joint and plastic surgery. Chief Operating/Nursing Officer Responsible for strategic operations: nursing, radiology, pharmacy, dietary, case management, physical therapy, facilities, purchasing, materials management and laboratory.

Oregon Health and Science University is a 500 bed level I academic medical center in Portland, Oregon. The facility is known for its innovative research, prestigious medical and nursing schools, and excellence in clinical care.

Banner Desert Medical CenterDirector of Adult Acute Care and Dialysis ServicesResponsible for daily operations of 155 beds (36 oncology, 36 renal, 32 orthopedic/neurology, 32 surgical, 16 short stay, and 12 acute dialysis at three sister facilities) totaling 300+ FTEs including advanced practices nurses and a gross margin of $27.3 million.Interim Director of Nursing – Desert Samaritan Care CenterResponsible for daily operations of nursing, dietary, rehabilitation services, education and case management for 180 bed skilled/long term care facility with 150+ FTEs.Director of Hospital Staffing and Data ResourcesResponsible for nurse staffing for 600 bed facility. Direct reports included Administrative Nursing Supervisors, patient placement, staffing clerks, data resource managers and per diem staff for all nursing departments.Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (6/1989-1995)Good Samaritan is a 600 bed academic teaching level I trauma facility in Phoenix, Arizona. It is one of the largest hospitals in Arizona and known for its excellence in clinical expertise. Functioned in various capacities including Administrative Nursing Supervisor, Acting Director, Assistant Director, and staff nurse.