More?than?**?years?of?experience?in?Respiratory?Care?and?Cardiodiagnostic?Services?for?county?facilities,?major?academic?and ?

trauma?medical?centers,?and?community?hospitals,?with?proven?strengths?in?acute?patient?care,?service?improvement, ?

operations,?staff?development,?patient?advocacy,?and?quality/safety Possesses?an?exemplary?record?of?compliance?with?TJC, ?

Ca/Az?DHS,?CMS,?and?CAP?standards.

A?Director?with?outstanding?interpersonal?and?communication?skills,?superior?accuracy?in?fiscal?management,?and?a ?

demonstrated?ability?to?lead?and?motivate?multidisciplinary?tams.

EXPERIENCE?SUMMARY

More?than?20?years?in?healthcare,?with?main?focus?on?Respiratory?Care,?Blood?Gas?Laboratory,?Pulmonary?Physiology?

?

Laboratory,?Invasive?and?Noninvasive?Cardiac?Services?(including?Cath?Lab?and?Cardiac?Rehab and?Bronchoscopy ?

services.?

Have?been?responsible?for?100+?FTEs?and?annual?budgets?of?more?then?$6?million.?Expanded?scope?of?department?services?

?

to?on and?off?campus?medical?specialty?and?family?medicine?clinics,?family?health?centers,?and?immediate?care?centers.?

Served?in?a?lead?capacity?to?design,?build,?equip,?and?operationalize?a?new?hospital,?new?Emergency?Department/Trauma ?

?

Center,?and?new?Patient?Care?Tower.?

Served?in?a?lead?capacity?for?the?selection?configuration,?install,?training,?go?live,?and?maintenance?of?several?EMRs ?

?

(MediTech,?McKession,?and?Cerner)?including?clinical?documentation,?Laboratory?Information?System?(LIS)?connection ?

to?Blood?Gas?Laboratory,?connection?between?EMR?and?Pulmonary?Laboratory,?Cardiac?Services,?and?Computerized ?

Physician?Order?Entry?(CPOE).

Served?in?a?lead?capacity?for?contract?negotiation?for?medical?gas?cylinders,?bulk?liquid?oxygen,?capitol?equipment,?and ?

?

disposable?supplies.?Saved?more?than?$1?million?for?each?facility.

Reviewed?changes?in?CPT,?HCPCS,?and?ICD?9CM?coding?and?reimbursement?from?all?payors,?and?made?changes?to?

?

service?ChargeMasters?to?maintain?compliance.

Established?and?nurtured?working?relationships?with?local?MediCare?and?MediCaid,?resulting?in?a?0%?denial?rate.

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Exemplary?performance?for?all?self and?onsite?surveys/inspections?from?TJC,?CaDHS,AzDHS,?Safety?agencies,?CAP, ?

?

CTS,?and?AOA.

Used?professional?contacts?and?networked?with?local?training?programs,?local/state/national?professional?associations,?and ?

?

served?in?a?lead?capacity?for?job?fairs.?As?a?result?of?those?efforts,?filled?vacancies?and?retained?waiting?list?of?interested ?

applicants,?saving?more?than?$1?million?in?contract?labor?costs.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

University?of?Redlands,?Redlands,?California

Bachelor?of?Science,?Business?Administration,?1986

Victor?Valley?Community?College,?Victorville,?California

Respiratory?Therapist?Program,?1975

Crafton?Hills?College,?Yucaipa,?California

Polysomnography?Course,?1996

Eisenhower?Medical?Center,?Rancho?Mirage,?California

Leadership?Development?Institute,?2007 2010

(Participated?in?ten?courses?as?a?part?of?a?leadership?development?series)

Completed?ongoing?continuing?education?programs?(30?hours?per?year)?for?clinical?licensure?and?professional?development

PROFESSIONAL?CREDENTIALS

Respiratory?Care?Practitioner?(RCP California?#000003,?1985 Present

Respiratory?Care?Practitioner?(RCP Arizona?#010120,?2011 Present

Registered?Respiratory?Therapist?(RRT 8760,?1979

American?Heart?Association,?BLS?Provider,?1975 Present

PROFESSIONAL?AFFILIATIONS

California?Society?for?Respiratory?Care

Arizona?Society?for?Respiratory?Care

American?Association?for?Respiratory?Care

Respiratory?Care?Board?of?California

AWARDS

Travenol?Award?for?Management?Article?(Uniform?Reporting?series?in?AARTimes December,?1980

Resolution?for?Achievement?and?Recognition,?Senate?Rules?Committee,?State?of?California,?Honorable?David?Roberti ?

and?Honorable?Robert?Presley,?May?29,?1986 Resolution?1865)

Certificate?of?Recognition?from?the?AARC?President?(Jeri?E.?Eiserman 1986

President's?Award?(Outstanding?Chartered?Affiliate?Contributor American?Association?for?Respiratory?Care,?1987

Life?Membership,?California?Society?for?Respiratory?Care,?1987

Certificate?of?Recognition?from?the?AARC?President?(Gerald?Dolan 1988

Resolution?for?Achievement?and?Recognition,?Assembly,?State?of?California,?Honorable?Willie?L.?Brown,?Jr Speaker ?

of?the?Assembly,?December?4,?1992?(Members?Resolution?No.?17)

Certificate?of?Recognition?from?the?AARC?President?(Dianne?L.?Lewis 1993

Life?Membership,?American?Association?for?Respiratory?Care,?1999

Fellow,?American?Association?for?Respiratory?Care,?2001

Leadership?Recognition?Award,?Value?Driver,?Eisenhower?Medical?Center,?1st?Quarter?2007

Shining?Star?Award Safety,?Eisenhower?Medical?Center June?2009

Press?Ganey,?Good?2?Great?Award?Trophy,?Pulmonary?Laboratory;?December?2008

Performance?Improvement?Award,?Pulmonary?Lab?TurnAround?Times;?Order?to?Test?turnaround?time?from?19?to?8.8?

days,?and?Test?to?Report?time?from?10?to?2.3?days,?2010

REFERENCES

John?Mauer,?RCP,?RRT

Regional?Manager,?CareFusion

C 480-***-****

Cindy?Horton,?RRT

Director,?Respiratory?Care?Services

Banner?Boswell?Medical?Center?(AZ)

Vice?Chair,?Respiratory?Care?System?Discipline?Team,?2012?and?Chair,?2013

623-***-****

Dawn?Huth,?RRT

Former?Director,?Respiratory?Care?Services

Banner?ThunderBird?Medical?Center?(AZ)

Cell?602-***-****

Jill?Triplett,?RRT

Manager,?Respiratory?Care?Services

Banner?ThunderBird?Medical?Center?(AZ)

602-***-****

Jill?Lewis

Banner?Health?Corporate

Contracts?Administrator

602-***-****

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