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Kansas City, Mo

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in partnership with the board, responsible for overall operations management of Select Medical’s Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) – Kansas City with a focus on business development, physician relations, employee engagement, quality services and fiscal accountability. The CEO serves as Vice-chair of the Governing Board and assures accomplishment of the organizations mission, vision and values.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Senior Vice President / Chief Operating Officer for the largest free health clinic in the nation responsible for day-to-day operations and the financial activity of the Clinic; serving as Chief Financial Officer, Safety Officer and HIPAA Compliance Officer. Departmental areas of responsibility: quality, physician practice management, facilities maintenance, and information technology. Key operational areas of responsibility: quality management, environment and safety program, insurance coverage, regulatory, and contract management. Administrative responsibilities include development of financial policies and procedures to ensure accurate tracking of agency revenue and disbursements; capital and operating budget development; ensuring financial and program compliance with grants, contracts and IRS requirements; oversight of purchasing function and capital expenditures. Member of senior management team interfacing with the Board Treasurer and Operations Committee of the Board.

Saint Luke'S Health System

Service line administration with oversight of neuroscience institute, strategic plan development and deployment, capital and operating budget development, new program service design and rollout, program marketing, process improvement, physician practice management and recruitment.-Achieved market share increase.-Achieved GE Healthy Imagination comprehensive stroke center designation.-Facilitated subspecialty physician recruitment including formation of employed physician corporation.-Facilitated ongoing participation in device and pharmaceutical clinical research program.-Served as administrative lead for a one year $32million design / build project to aggregate all neuroscience patient services in a dedicated patient tower.

Saint Luke'S Hospital

-Provided administrative oversight of multiple clinical and service departments and as neuroscience service line administrator. -Facilitated development of the hospital's annual strategic plan, capital and operating budgets.-Lead $47 million cost reduction project.-Championed throughput Lean Six Sigma project to reduce Emergency Department length of stay.-Focused on physician integration, employment and recruitment to support physician alignment and growth strategies.-Served as Malcolm Baldrige Category Lead -- Strategic Planning; achieved 2010 site visit.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

-Served as vice president with oversight of the developing neuroscience institute and hospitality areas (housekeeping, nutrition services, patient transportation).-Served as Risk Manager responsible for identification, management and elimination of potential and actual risk.-Managed hospital licensing regulatory compliance.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Health Services Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Biology, General