. Head the
Administration of Home Health and Hospice care county wide Quality Management
,and Performance Improvement initiatives in the areas of Utilization Review;
risk and Quality Assurance Management ; Performance Improvements in the areas
of Social Services, and Physical Therapy departments.
. Directed all
areas of regulatory compliance and medical staff credentialing requirements.
. Coordinated workforce
management objectives with a focus on individualized departmental and county
wide servicing area initiatives and concepts.
. Guided the
process of root cause analysis to identify, track, and resolve adverse events
encompassing the development, implementation, and monitoring of a corrective
action plan.
Key Accomplishments
. Led major facility expansion initiative that drove
annual revenues from 500 thousand plus dollars to over 4.9 million through implementation,
and management of Palliative, Pediatric, and Cardiology Nursing, Oncology Nursing,
and Physical Rehabilitation
. Successfully recruited and developed a 179 person
medical staff representing a 38% increase; implemented a much needed continual
education program/ in servicing program of which through its efforts achieved an
overall 95.37% percentage ranting from the Illinois Department of Public Health
to also include a marketable staff retention rate.
. Facilitated over 30 annual in –servicing training and
nurse education program approved by the Illinois Department of Professional
Regulations for license renewal.
. Directed the realignment of health care practices to
better manage a high risk patient case load.
. Significantly reduced hospital stays and cost
expenditures resulting in a steady revenue climb.
