Sara A. Wieczorek, M.S.

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Professional Experience

Operations and Human Resources Manager (January 2014-November 2014) Emergency Medicine Specialists, S.C., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

• Managed daily operation of the practice; insured delivery of efficient care through effective human resource management and implementation of administrative systems and policies.

• Ensured Practice and staff received optimal support with all regulations, policies and procedures.

• Responsible for guidance, direction and supervision of staff and oversaw management of all administrative and practice activities and staff.

• Resolved any medical-administrative problems, keeping lines of communication open with staff to ensure high employee morale and a professional, healthy atmosphere.

• Implemented company-specific email, increasing professional communication and security as well as company intranet for expanded communication and discussion.

• Worked with Medical Staff at Wheaton facilities to improve efficiency and communication between administration, staff and Wheaton employees.

• Negotiated rates for insurance and continuing education credit costs for staff.

• Coordinated interviews for new hires of physicians and advanced practice providers. Decreased time of credentialing and privileging for new hires.

• Maintained compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, OSHA and Labor Laws.

• Reorganized Human Resources employee files to improve efficiency and comply with legal requirements.

• HIPAA Security and Privacy Officer.

Director of Compliance and Quality Improvement (July 2011-November 2013) Community Health Systems, Inc., Beloit, Wisconsin

• Remained current on federal, state and local regulations affecting the provision of health care and the services provided by Community Health Systems, Inc., a 501 3(c) FQHC organization providing medical, dental and behavioral health and social services.

• Provided overall leadership for Corporate Compliance Program as well as Patient Safety and Risk Management Program; served as Risk Manager and Privacy Officer as well as co-chair of Quality Improvement Committee.

• Developed, initiated, maintained and revised policies and procedures for Compliance Program.

• Reported on a regular basis, and as requested, to senior management and Board of Directors of operation and progress of quality and compliance efforts.

• Conducted internal monitoring and auditing; reported Core Metrics and Meaningful Use to qualifying agencies. Procured $500,000 in Meaningful Use incentive payments by leading project with providers.

• Enforced standards through well publicized disciplinary guidelines and developed policies addressing dealings with sanctioned individuals.

• Served as HIPAA trainer and Client Services Representative for Behavioral Health.

• Worked on FTCA, BPR, and SAC grants involving quality improvement and quality measures.

• Project Officer for Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification

• Project Officer for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Audit. Bone Marrow Transplant QA/QC Specialist (January 2006- March 2011) Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Supervised routine equipment maintenance, calibration and other quality assurance tasks.

• Oversaw reagent and supply qualification and approval program, including monitoring reagent QC testing and review of associated documents. Determined specification requirements for new reagents and supplies and created item qualifier forms.

• Summarized and reported deviations or failures associated with QM Program. Implemented changes necessary to prevent further deviations or failures. Served as department contact for Froedtert’s cQI program.

• Completed internal and external audits. Oversaw and implemented changes required as a result of audits.

• Ensured performance of internal and external laboratory quality assessments and proficiency studies, analyzed, summarized and maintained these records.

• Wrote, revised and reviewed quality maintenance procedures and workforms according to current standards and regulations (CAP, JCAHO, FACT, CLIA, AABB, FDA).

• Verified standard operating procedures and validated workforms to be used in cellular therapy processing.

• Cryopreseved apheresis products and performed other designated cellular therapy processing procedures, including quality assays and testing. Monitored culturing, expansion and preservation of cells for immunotherapy. Research Technician (January 2005- September 2005) ZyStor Therapeutics, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Created laboratory department from ground up for start-up biotechnology company.

• Performed recombinant plasmid construction, PCR, gene subcloning, plasmid mini- and maxi-preps, electroporation, spectrophotometry and restriction analysis. Monitored mammalian cell culture experiments; fed and passed HEK and CHO cells until confluent, did routine cell counting and media preparation.

• Developed standard operating procedures and protocols.

• Responsible for maintaining all regulatory procedures and data maintenance; presented results weekly to key stakeholders in organization.

• Implemented and utilized cGLP and cGMP regulations. Research Specialist (January 2002- December 2004)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Conducted research in compliance with GLP for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) grant, “Dystroglycan and synaptic differentiation in muscle” by developing and performing research procedures in many areas of investigation; including plasmid construction, PCR, immunohistochemistry, morpholinos and confocal imaging.

• Solely responsible for managing grant budget and monies spent.

• Responsible for management of lab; including inventory, determining products for use in laboratory, supply purchasing and meeting with sales representatives. Supervised graduate student research and animal caretaker.

• Participated in moving of laboratory; responsible for organization of new laboratory. Graduate Assistant (August 1997- May 2002)

• Designed and utilized protocols for molecular experiments and immunohistochemistry to identify and then analyze primary sensory neuron markers and transcription factors in developing vertebrate embryos. Associate Lecturer (Summer 2000 and 2001);Teaching Assistant (January 1998- December 2001)

• Taught all aspects of biology course for non-majors focusing on topics in modern biology. Chose textbook, constructed syllabus and lectures for teaching and discussion. Specifically requested by Department Chair for position.

• Coordinated teaching assistants and taught non-major, writing-intensive, biology laboratories. Provided teaching assistants with necessary background and information for teaching. Led students through weekly experiments and laboratory exercises. Substitute taught student lecture portion (class size about 300 students) for professor as needed. Education

Master of Science in Biology, May 2002

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Emphasis: Developmental Neurobiology

Thesis: “Dorsal Neuron Patterning in the Developing Spinal Cord of the Frog, Xenopus laevis.” Major Professor–Dr. R. David Heathcote

Bachelor of Science, May 1996

St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin

Major: Biology

Minors: English and Environmental Science

Sara A. Wieczorek, M.S.

15460 W. Mark Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151 • 414-***-**** • acseum@r.postjobfree.com Certification, Training & Presentations

• Gold Applied Mathematics, National Career Readiness Certificate, March 2015, Certificate # R0F5F0FQ65G1

• Gold Locating Information, National Career Readiness Certificate, March 2015, Certificate # R0F5F0FQ65G1

• Gold Reading For Information, National Career Readiness Certificate, March 2015, Certificate # R0F5F0FQ65G1

• Human Resources Management Certification, ExpertRating Global Certifications, March 2015

• Six SigmaLean Management Certification, ExpertRating Global Certifications, March 2015

• Hospital Emergency Response Training (HERT) for Mass Casualty Incidents/HERT Train-the-Trainer, June 2013 Anniston, AL FEMA/Department of Homeland Security

• Facilitating Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition, NCQA March 2013

• Hospitals, Treatment Centers, and Public Health: Partners in Emergency Planning and Response, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), February 2012

• WPHCA Fall Learning Session 2012: Endurance Training for Excellence: Achieving the Triple Aim.”, September 2012

• HIPAA, Excellentia Group Advisory Group, LLC, April 2012

• Emergency Planning IS-00235.b, FEMA, February 2012

• Introduction to Safety Management, OSHAcademy, January 2012

• Performance Improvement in Wisconsin Community Health Centers, MetaStar, Inc. November 2011

• HIPAA Compliance, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha Campus, September 2011

• Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100, September 2011

• National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction IS-00700.a, September 2011

• ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incident ICS-200, September 2011

• Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations ICS-200 for Health Care/Hospitals IS-00200.HCa, September 2011

• NIMS Resource Management IS-00703.a, September 2011

• Protecting Your Employees from Bloodborne Health Risks, Excellentia Advisory Group, LLC., September 2011

• Wieczorek, S.A. and Heathcote, R.D. (2003) The elimination of dystroglycan produces a dystrophic phenotype in developing Xenopus. Soc Neurosci. 29, 413.11.

• Ekman, J.M., Wieczorek, S. A., and Heathcote, R.D. (2002). Coordination between pre and postsynaptic markers differentiating at the neuromuscular junction in vivo. Soc. Neurosci. 28, 28.1.

• Wieczorek, S.A. and Heathcote, R. D. (2002). Central and peripheral pattern formation of primary sensory neurons. Dev. Biol. 247, 470.

• Wieczorek, S. and Heathcote, R.D. (2001). Patterning of dorsal sensory neurons in the embryonic spinal cord. Soc. Neurosci. 27, 793.17.

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