The Corporate IT Director role oversees IT for KPC Promise Healthcare. This includes a corporate office, 8 LTAC hospitals, and 2 Skilled Nursing facilities. The role reports report to both the CTO of KPC Global and the President of KPC Promise. The Corporate IT Director provides leadership, oversight, and mentoring for all IT staff including Applications, Tech Support, and Development and oversight of all aspects of IT including software implementations, technical support, business analytics… Show more The Corporate IT Director role oversees IT for KPC Promise Healthcare. This includes a corporate office, 8 LTAC hospitals, and 2 Skilled Nursing facilities. The role reports report to both the CTO of KPC Global and the President of KPC Promise. The Corporate IT Director provides leadership, oversight, and mentoring for all IT staff including Applications, Tech Support, and Development and oversight of all aspects of IT including software implementations, technical support, business analytics, and development. The role also takes lead with HIPAA compliance, IT vendor relationship management including vendor selection, contract negotiation, cost audits, all IT related audits, and advises leadership for all things technology related.My tenure in this role sees the IT Team focused on rolling out all systems for new facilities, and implementing EHR, Clinical Documentation, and Clinical integrations, redesign of wireless networks, new EMR hardware, and technology refresh to both new and existing facilities. Show less

The Regional IT Director role oversees IT for KPC Promise Healthcare. This includes a corporate office, 7 LTAC hospitals, and 2 Skilled Nursing facilities. The role reports to the CTO of KPC Global, and the President of Kpc Promise. The Regional IT Director provides leadership, oversight, and mentoring for all IT staff including Applications, Tech Support, and Development and oversight of all aspects of IT including software implementations, technology refresh, technical support, business… Show more The Regional IT Director role oversees IT for KPC Promise Healthcare. This includes a corporate office, 7 LTAC hospitals, and 2 Skilled Nursing facilities. The role reports to the CTO of KPC Global, and the President of Kpc Promise. The Regional IT Director provides leadership, oversight, and mentoring for all IT staff including Applications, Tech Support, and Development and oversight of all aspects of IT including software implementations, technology refresh, technical support, business analytics, and development. The role also takes lead with HIPAA compliance, IT vendor relationship management including vendor selection, contract negotiation, cost audits, all IT related audits, and advises leadership for all things technology related.During my tenure in this role, I oversaw the implementation of Wellsky Specialty Care as the primary HCIS including modules for General Financials, Incident Management, Referral Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Supply Chain, and Pharmacy. We also implemented many other health care specific systems including BD Pyxis Medication & Supply Cabinets, Alaris IV Pumps, and Abbott Glucometers w/ UniPOC middleware.Initially the role oversaw the IT transition of IT systems and assets, which included cutting over all environment/systems from the old company to replace with new environments and systems, coordination of delivery and receipt of IT portions of TSA (Transitional Services Agreement) with the selling entity, migration to a new network, and new internet connectivity providers at all hospitals. Show less

The Business Applications Manager oversaw the IT Applications team at Promise Healthcare. This team included Analysts, Interns, and contractors who implemented, supported, and maintained healthcare & business applications for 15 LTAC hospitals, 2 Skilled Nursing Facilities, and a Corporate office. The role chaired the IT Steering Committee, which was responsible for strategic planning such as selection and prioritization of IT projects. In addition to oversight of IT staff and… Show more The Business Applications Manager oversaw the IT Applications team at Promise Healthcare. This team included Analysts, Interns, and contractors who implemented, supported, and maintained healthcare & business applications for 15 LTAC hospitals, 2 Skilled Nursing Facilities, and a Corporate office. The role chaired the IT Steering Committee, which was responsible for strategic planning such as selection and prioritization of IT projects. In addition to oversight of IT staff and initiatives, the role also included hands on project management for IT Applications included implementing new systems, upgrading and/or optimizing existing systems, and integration between systems. The position reported directly to the VP of IT and worked closely with Sr. Leadership and other IT Managers including Technical Services and Development to develop and enhance policies and procedures, ensure coordination across the I.T. department resources, and support end users, and rolling out of 3rd party helpdesk.Administrative management duties are also included including drafting, review, auditing, and approval of items such as: 3rd party IT contracts, department policies, vendor invoices, employee PTO requests, employee expense reports, employee annual reviews, etc. Following the Chapter 11 reorganization in 2018, this role also included coordination of IT transition to buyers upon hospital sales. Show less

This role served as the day-to-day contact for 15 LTAC hospitals, 2 Skilled Nursing Facilities, and a Corporate office for all healthcare and business Applications. While the primary focus of the role is implementation, integration, support, maintenance, and optimization of Meditech Client/Server, it includes work with other Applications such as All Scripts, Curaspan, HCS, Kronos, Ltrax, Matrix Care, and Relay Health Clearance Plus. Also included is cross functional work with I.T. technical and… Show more This role served as the day-to-day contact for 15 LTAC hospitals, 2 Skilled Nursing Facilities, and a Corporate office for all healthcare and business Applications. While the primary focus of the role is implementation, integration, support, maintenance, and optimization of Meditech Client/Server, it includes work with other Applications such as All Scripts, Curaspan, HCS, Kronos, Ltrax, Matrix Care, and Relay Health Clearance Plus. Also included is cross functional work with I.T. technical and development teams including technical items such as maintaining Meditech Application and Print Servers. Show less

The Business Systems Analyst role at Wilson Health included implementing and managing Meditech applications for Magic to 6.x migration, and subsequent Meditech upgrades. The role was a combination of project manager and lead analyst for Meditech business and financial modules. For the Meditech projects, this included keeping everyone informed and on track with project tasks, and also taking a hands-on approach to systems build where needed. I also worked directly with the CIO assisting with… Show more The Business Systems Analyst role at Wilson Health included implementing and managing Meditech applications for Magic to 6.x migration, and subsequent Meditech upgrades. The role was a combination of project manager and lead analyst for Meditech business and financial modules. For the Meditech projects, this included keeping everyone informed and on track with project tasks, and also taking a hands-on approach to systems build where needed. I also worked directly with the CIO assisting with areas such as managing relationships with 3rd party application vendors, consultants, and programmers, defining organizational IT Policies and Process, creating IT technical and end user documentation, standardization, and improving the department focus and commitment to excellent, courteous, and timely customer service. While I had exposure to all business and financial applications, the Meditech modules I worked closest with in this role were Admissions, Health Information Management, Patient Portal, and Scanning & Archiving. Successful project implementations include Meditech 6.0 (healthcare information system), Relay Clearance (insurance eligibility), Track-IT Helpdesk software. Show less

The IT Systems Technician was the 2nd line of IT Technical Support after helpdesk for Marion Health. The primary duty of this role was providing hands on technical support for end users at the hospital, allied physician offices, and campus professional buildings. In addition to tech support other duties included: software installations and upgrades, setup and configuration of computers and other IT equipment, creating and maintaining technical installation and support documentation for IT… Show more The IT Systems Technician was the 2nd line of IT Technical Support after helpdesk for Marion Health. The primary duty of this role was providing hands on technical support for end users at the hospital, allied physician offices, and campus professional buildings. In addition to tech support other duties included: software installations and upgrades, setup and configuration of computers and other IT equipment, creating and maintaining technical installation and support documentation for IT processes and applications, and performing IT orientation and training for all new hospital employees. The role worked with many different healthcare related software product including Meditech Client/Server, eClinical Works, and many more. In addition to healthcare specific software, the role worked with a lot of software and systems that is not industry specific such as enterprise backup and recovery, corporate Antivirus, Client and Server Operating Systems, Citrix Systems, Office productivity (Microsoft Office and Lotus), Helpdesk (Track-IT), and Cisco VPN Client. Show less