Vice President Of Clinical Services
•Oversaw clinical care and operations for homecare and palliative care services in 32 communities in southern Massachusetts.•Directed clinical care for 800 patients and led 150+ clinical staff, improving agency star ratings from 3.5 to 4.5 in quality of patient care and patient surveys. •Directed clinical operations of four multidisciplinary clinical teams, each responsible for 200 patients providing wound care, IV therapy, chronic care management, cardiac, COPD, and oncology services.•Reorganized each team's geographical areas, enabling registered staff to work at the top of their license, reducing the impact of staff shortages, creating a uniform caseload, increasing patient visits, and improving efficiency.•Hired and trained clinical managers in optimized clinical care and operations, driving improved health outcomes and reducing waste.•Introduced new programs and policies, including Nursing and Physical therapy admission programs, resulting in 200 more SOCs each month.•Launched a precepting program with senior management to train nursing graduates, addressing workforce shortages and resulting in 10 new nursing graduate hires.•Enabled data-driven decisions by guiding staff on key indicator dashboards for performance enhancement reducing LUPA rates. Educated clinical teams in cost awareness including the impact of expensive supplies and missed visits leading to decreased cost and increased revenue. •Established process improvement for each team to effectively triage patients, and monitor staff schedule, leading to an 80% reduction in missed visits •Set expectations for timely OASIS and clinical documentation resulting in zero delay in claim submission.•Collaborated with the Vice President of Quality to implement training for staff on clinically integrated care during a Medicare probe resulting in no loss in reimbursement.•Established guidelines for identifying patients for palliative and hospice referral to provide the most appropriate care.