Thomas Saxa Msn, Rn Email & Phone Number

Orange, CT, US

United States

United States

United States

• Acted as clinical subject matter expert for commercial episodes of care operations and implementation team. Worked to establish, grow, and maintain client relationships. Collaborated with clinical operations directors.
• Promoted shift of hysterectomy cases from hospital outpatient procedure to ambulatory surgery center for large women’s health provider group, resulting in 65% savings per case.
• Analyzed performance data, identified areas of care redesign opportunity, and supported overall implementation of care redesign tools and resources.
• Facilitated and promoted start-up value-based care program and developed clinical client relationships
• Identified and assisted in developing custom data reports to support individual client success

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Adult Emergency Department, York Street Campus

• Facilitated daily operations of adult emergency department with 100,000 annual visits. Oversaw five assistant patient service managers and 200-plus staff members. Assumed oversight of nine health promotion advocates.
• Oversaw all regulatory requirements in emergency department. Completed successful JCAHO surveys in 2019 and 2016, resulting in zero findings across hospital
• Implemented “No Wait” philosophy at large academic emergency department, facilitating and promoting massive culture change to best support patient-centered philosophy. Drove drastic reduction of wait times, decrease in.
• Improved physician relations at large academic center
• Managed large academic emergency department at 1,400-bed hospital through COVID-19 response. Achieved less than 1% infection rate among ED staff despite highest state volume of positive cases.
• Created and implemented agitated code team alert process in emergency department, resulting in decreased restraint use through early team-based intervention in de- escalating agitated patients.

• Oversaw both clinical and business operations for six urgent care centers and one health clinic. Assumed direct supervision of 50-plus RN, X-ray, registration, and business office staff. Managed all non-clinical needs.
• Implemented PlanMyCare.com, online self-scheduler for patients at all urgent care locations.
• Created and implemented urgent care referral program collecting patient data at time of registration to determine current status of and access to primary care, with follow-up calls made via program associate, resulting.
• Drove strategy development for all centers to improve patient satisfaction and increase daily volumes.
• Named co-project lead in opening three additional new urgent care center locations.

Provided supervision and management of all non-licensed personnel (60-plus) as well as six charge RNs. Led hiring and full-time employee management of all non-licensed personnel. Drove budget formation and management of non-salary budget. Oversaw capital budget requests and tracking for department needs. Facilitated clinical supervision for all ED RN.

Acted as charge nurse for all three shifts. Led and facilitated development and implementation of nursing plan of care for all emergency, trauma, and psychiatric patients. Assessed patients to determine treatment needs by establishing ESI level as well as determining potential critical cases. Acted as primary preceptor for new RN staff.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)

Msn Leadership And Management