Patricia Burk Email and Phone Number
Changing the lives of others through public health is my passion! I am a highly motivated state program manager and state/national leader with over 19 years of experience in Allied Health with a specialty as an early intervention speech-language pathologist specializing in hearing loss and language development. I also have 17 years of Public Health experience bringing strong professional experience leading, collaborating with, and building diverse teams.I am self-motivated, results oriented, and a forward thinker. I work hard to be a catalyst for continuous process improvement, and I am a firm believer in delivering high quality results. I am intellectually curious and passionate about growing highly productive teams, developing sustainable solutions, and envisioning/realizing possibilities. For 13 years, I regulated the Oklahoma state mandate for infant hearing screening and reporting impacting approximately one million Oklahoma children. This included working with hospitals and private medical home providers, audiologists, and speech-pathologists. I have 13 years of experience writing and implementing two federally funded grants on behalf of the State of Oklahoma; this includes pursuing and receiving one of the grants for the first time in state history. For the last 10 years, I have represented all state speech and hearing programs as a national expert on the 14-member best practice panel, Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH), working with audiologists, speech-language pathologists, primary care providers/pediatricians, otorhinolaryngologist, parents of children with hearing loss, Deaf advocates, psychologists, early interventionist, lawyers, etc. For the last three years, I have co-led JCIH national efforts impacting all children in the United States regarding Early Hearing Detection and Intervention.I am a leader that understands executive level management dynamics in large organizations and promotes an environment which fosters collaboration internally/externally at the local, state, and national levels.
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Speech Language PathologistOklahoma City Public SchoolsEdmond, Ok, Us
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Program ManagerOklahoma State Department Of Health -
Allied Health Technical Program ManagerOklahoma State Department Of Health Jan 2023 - PresentOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United StatesSelected to plan and develop the brand new Allied Health Technical Program for the Oklahoma State Department of Health. This program that provides technical guidance and support to the SoonerStart Early Intervention program, the federally and state funded early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities ages 0-3 and their families, Child Guidance service and other areas of the agency employing allied health professionals. Allied Health Specialists can include but are not limited to Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Behavioral Health Specialists, Child Development Specialists, Low Vision Consultants, and Nutritionists.
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Newborn Hearing Screening Program CoordinatorOklahoma State Department Of Health Jan 2009 - Dec 2022Oklahoma, United StatesResponsible for the day-to-day operation of Oklahoma's Newborn Hearing Screening Program that impacts 50,000+ Oklahoma babies annually; directly supervised the CDC-funded Quality Assurance/Data Coordinator, two HRSA-funded Follow-up Coordinators and two Administrative Assistants.Planned, coordinated, and evaluated activities of the NHSP; this included writing and implementing federal grant activities as well analyzing results and reporting out to federal partners; Regulated state newborn hearing screening legislation that oversees screening and reporting of all inpatient and outpatient hearing screenings results; Coordinated the statewide financial management needs; Provided expertise, facilitation, and consultation to 50 Oklahoma birthing hospitals and third-party outsource vendors, county health departments, and other program areas providing hearing screening, diagnostics, or early intervention services to Oklahoma children.Led the Oklahoma NSHP, the Oklahoma Audiology Taskforce, and the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing regarding collaborative efforts impacting newborn hearing screening, audiological diagnostic follow-up, early intervention placement, parent to parent connection, etc.Over the last two decades, I have presented over 1000 presentations on the local, state, and national levels. I proactively identified process and technical improvements within the NHSP and Oklahoma birthing hospitals. I represented the Oklahoma NHSP program at local, state, and national levels; this included leading meetings, collaborative efforts, partnership initiatives, resolving conflicts, resource management, etc. Partners included parent organizations, local county health departments, birthing hospitals, Oklahoma universities, public and private speech and hearing clinics, etc. Managed the analysis of the state and national practices to identify emerging trends to recommend opportunities to optimize and leverage limited resources to improve public health
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Newborn Hearing Screening Program, Follow-Up CoordinatorOklahoma State Department Of Health Oct 2006 - Dec 2008Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States● Subject Matter Expert: Provided statewide education for hospital staff, health care providers, university students, and others on childhood hearing loss, early hearing detection, language, and brain development.● Trainer/Presenter: Provided hundreds of training courses to Oklahoma birthing hospitals, universities, community organizations, and professional conferences.● Parent Liaison: Contacted families by telephone and mail correspondence regarding the importance and significance of childhood hearing loss and early detection as well as providing referral resource information. ● Collaborative Outreach Oversight: Worked closely with statewide partners to provide seamless screening, assessment, and intervention for Oklahoma newborns needing such services; Worked with birthing hospitals to obtain correct information for newborns not screened and refers to ensure they are following state mandate of every baby in Oklahoma screened for hearing loss.● Process Improvement: Reviewed hearing screening/evaluation reports at hospitals, county health departments, and external audiology and early intervention programs to ensure completeness and accuracy of state mandated reporting. ● Cross-discipline team advocate: Partnered with the State Genetics Educator to raise the awareness of Hearing Loss in the genetics community through state and regional taskforces by serving on Education committees; assisting in developing a committee to address hearing issues in the Heartland Regional Collaborative including possible funding for genetic testing for hearing loss.
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Ncham Quality Improvement AdvisorNational Center For Hearing Assessment And Management Dec 2015 - Feb 2020Utah, United States• National Leader: Led national efforts upon request of NCHAM regarding third-party outsource vendors; this included several projects and workgroups with vendors and state programs across the nation.• Quality Improvement (QI) Consultant: Coached other state EHDI programs (Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, South Dakota) and their stakeholders in reviewing current systems and processes to identify areas of weakness and possible solutions by implementing the Model of Quality Improvement. • QI Partner: Partnered with a handful of other NCHAM QI Advisors to research issues within the national EHDI process and assist with developing possible solutions for state and national level implementation. -
Speech Language PathologistHearing Enrichment Language Program (Help) (Program Currently Known As Hearts For Hearing) May 2004 - Nov 2006Baptist Medical Center At The Hough Ear Institute, Oklahoma City, Ok● Childhood Service Provider: Provided speech-language evaluations and direct intervention services to children with hearing loss and their families utilizing auditory-verbal (AV) techniques; Served as a Non-Part C contract providers for children birth to 3 years of age; Co-facilitated and taught HELP’s Preschool, a program focused upon carryover of AV principles for children ages 3-5 to prepare children with hearing loss for mainstream classrooms.● Adult Service Provider: Provided cochlear implant habilitation and rehabilitation to recently implanted adults and adolescents.• Subject Matter Expert: Provided consultation and information to teachers, support personnel, and other professionals in the community regarding Auditory-Verbal Therapy, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and hearing loss in children.• Audiological Assistance: Assisted with audiological services and mapping sessions, as well as troubleshooting of hearing technology including cochlear implants, hearing aids, personal FM systems, and sound field systems.• Parental Coach: Trained and coached parents on AV strategies and typical speech, language, and auditory skill development to ensure daily carryover into the home and school environments.• Multidisciplinary Partner: Participated in a multi-disciplinary evaluation and staffing of individuals referred to the program; Team members included otolaryngologists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists.
Patricia Burk Education Details
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Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist -
Communication Sciences And Disorders, General
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Patricia Burk works for Oklahoma City Public Schools
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Patricia Burk's current role is Speech Language Pathologist.
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Patricia Burk attended University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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