Michele Hawthorne Email & Phone Number

United States

Austin, Texas, United States

• Identify, analyze, and implement best practices and expense management initiatives activities for the Southwest Area states; Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
• Ensure financial performance measures are met and savings are tracked for implemented projects and national contract strategies at 27 acute care facilities and 358 clinic sites of care.
• Constructed timelines/project planning, enhancement of associated tools for field team to implement contracts and track savings.
• Execute complex communication strategies, education coordination, and develop processes, procedures, and action plans to mobilize diverse teams to drive tangible results and achieve the desired outcomes.
• Conduct detailed analysis of data and identify clinical, financial, operational, and distribution impact within a multi-disciplinary environment to implement contracts and assist with product conversions.
• Manage staff relations, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, performance management, staff satisfaction, conflict management, and continuing education initiatives.

Austin, Texas Area

• Supervise operational activities and manage direct reports; provide a format for growth and development of supervisors and oversee all activities of hospital supply chain operations staff ($12.5M owned inventory, $8 M.
• Engage organization leadership to support cost saving strategies and initiatives and contract compliance.
• Supervise procedural case cart equipment and supply preparation for all surgical procedures.
• Measure and report operational metrics on departmental/organization levels and participate in benchmarking on a regional and national level.
• Manage staff relations, including performance management, staff satisfaction and conflict management.
• Monitor departmental budgets, regulatory compliance, departmental contracts and vendor relations.

Austin, Texas Area

• Responsible for planning, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating identified critical high volume supplies used within critical supply areas including but not limited to the OR, Cath Lab, GI Lab, and Radiology.
• Communicate with suppliers to expedite transactions, product implementation and cost analysis.
• Coordinate the supply aspect of critical clinical areas in a cost-effective manner while delivering quality service to the customer.

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas, United States

• Managed inventory balance and replenishment efficiency for $4.8M supply inventory.
• Coordinated, managed, and procured critical product inventory for Operating Rooms, Imaging, Interventional Radiology, and Cardiac Cath Labs.
• Work closely with Clinical Leaders and Physicians to perform product analysis and product approvals for newly requested products.
• Worked closely with the Director of Supply Chain Operations and Purchasing to coordinate and control the supply chain needs for Seton Healthcare Network including product analysis, distribution of materials, and.
• Developed processes, procedures, and implemented training and orientation for new associates to Supply Chain.

Austin, Minnesota, United States

• Optimized Revenue Charge Capture and Implant Reconciliation through streamlining CDM build resulting in excess of $1M revenue increase.
• Reduced surgical services supply expense through minimizing waste by streamlining preference card management
• Sterile Processing: preparation of sterile equipment and supplies for surgical procedures.Page 2 of 3
• Collaborated with Quality Clinical Leaders to ensure regulatory and safety compliance standards in surgical services.
• Surgery scheduling for all surgical services procedures, transported, positioned and prepped patients for surgical procedures, and ensured adequate amounts of equipment and supplies necessary for all operative.
• Investigated new products, equipment and techniques, made supply and equipment recommendations to clinical leaders, and coordinated and participated in demonstration of new products to the department and staff.

Bachelor, Biology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Sigma

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phis Sigma-Pre-Medical Honor Society