Patrick Okeke Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for providing galvanizing leadership to 20 direct report personnel and executive oversight of a 149-bed Subacute, Bariatric, long-term, short-term and Behavioral Care hospital
• Relied upon to keep stakeholders abreast of relevant rules, regulations and changes as they occur; Effectively communicates company’s policy and procedures; County, state and federal rules and regulations
• Champion of company solvency by ensuring strong fiscal performance and profitability
• Proficiently manages P&L, regulatory compliance, business development, marketing, policy and procedure development, budget planning and administration, and staff recruitment/training/supervision/coordinationKey.
• Successfully increased occupancy from 75% to 96%, which resulted in 200% profitability

Arizona

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for providing effective leadership to 15 direct report personnel and executive oversight of a 100-bed rehabilitation care center
• Relied upon to skillfully manage operational playbook (policies and procedures), business development, key staff recruiting, regulatory compliance, marketing strategy, and staff.
• Proficiently manages P&L, including budget planning and administration capable of ensuring profitability
• Depended upon for resourceful stewardship of physician recruiting and credentialing Key Accomplishments:
• Recognized for leading the facility to profitability for the first time in 5-years

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for providing effective leadership to 5 direct report personnel and insightful “ground-up” guidance to a new start-up home healthcare organization
• Conceptualized and deployed innovative business development strategies critical to the firm’s growth
• Presides over P&L, marketing strategy, regulatory compliance, policy and procedure development, budget planning and administration, as well as staff recruitment, training, and evaluation Key Accomplishments:
• Spearheaded creation of policies and procedures manual capable of supporting the weight of a start-up venture
• Champion of hyper-effective communication, recognized as an instrumental leadership presence and compass

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for providing leadership to 50 direct report personnel and resourceful executive oversight of a 6-corporation, non-profit organization comprised of 600+ employees across all regional care facilities
• Relied upon to cultivate operational and communication synergies among residential living, assisted living, critical care unit, Alzheimer’s unit, and social services providers (for drug and alcohol addiction)
• Effectively managed daily operations, human capital and strategic planning; Established financial and cost-containment strategies, budget administration, and financial report preparation
• Revitalized and reconnecting with charitable organizations for the furtherance of their mission
• Analyzed organization’s cost inefficiencies; Developed and implemented cost-containment strategies, which reduced spending for goods and services; Introduced cost controls (which monitored and audited spending)Key.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for leading skilled nursing and residential care facility comprised of 200 staff members capable of contributing to healthcare services resulting in annual revenue of $13M
• Relied upon to managing day to day operations, staff training and development, recruitment, contract and deal negotiation, policy and procedural development, and resident relationsKey Accomplishments:
• Consistently met all productivity and regulatory parameters, and oversaw DHS survey from 2006-2008, maintaining 100% compliance with all state and federal regulations
• Developed and implemented new financial and clinical systems, and also supervised the filing of all corporate and employment taxes, as well as Medicare and Medi-Cal annual cost reports
• Successfully expanded payer mix through negotiating contracts with the Veterans Administration, as well as select health maintenance organization groups

Master Of Science, Healthcare Administration

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), International Business

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business

Associate'S Degree, Economics

Associate'S Degree, Economics