Registered Nurse Manager

Daniel H. Dougherty R.N.

** ***** **** **. #* – Boston – MA – 02119 – 617-***-****

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Summary of Qualifications

Twenty years of increasingly accountable experience in the health care field, progressing from direct

caregiver/clinician to roles in Operations and as an Administrator. Home care and community-based services

are my passion, and where I have spent the majority of my career; both in certified (VNA) and private pay

models.

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Professional Experience

Helping Hands of St. Marguerite, Cambridge, MA July 2008-October 2012

(Parent company, Covenant Health Systems, closed this organization in 2012)

Executive Director

Providing leadership and management for all components of this start-up private home care

organization from initiation through implementation of services.

Responsible for business plan execution and the implementation of all business and clinical

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operations for this new start-up entity to meet the goals established by the parent

company/funders and board of directors.

Formulation of annual operating budget; coordinated all marketing, referral and admission

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processes; the development of operating goals, and all policies & procedures.

Recruitment, training and supervision of all staff and volunteers.

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The Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York City, New York February 2004-June 2008

Program Director, Greater Boston Guild for the Blind/GuildCare, Boston, MA

Provided administrative and clinical management for the Jewish Guild for the Blind’s Boston-based

operation of GuildCare, a licensed Adult Day Health program.

• Responsible for all program-centered clinical care, case management, licensed and

unlicensed staff management, financial/budgetary and billing/coordination operations.

• Outreach/Program Development: Grew the census of this program by over 60% in the

first 3 years.

• Operational management for The Adaptive Technology Center, a vision-impaired

computer education and training center.

DHD2 Healthcare Consulting, Boston, MA January 2003-January 2004

Independent consulting to healthcare and health and human services organizations. Principally

focused on staff and community education projects. Clients: Hallmark Health System, Community

Services Department, Malden, MA, Escuelita Boriken, Boston, MA, and a confidential, start-up

Biotech Company, Boston, MA.

Dimock Community Health Center, Boston/Roxbury, MA August 2000-December 2002

Director of Health Center Operations September 2001- December 2002

Responsible for the planning, coordinating, implementing and direct supervision of the day-to-day

delivery of clinical services, health services budgets, program development & management,

operations, and clinical (provider and patient scheduling) information systems. Direct management of

all health center clinics (Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, Eye, Dental, and specialty clinics),

clinical and support staff members.

Daniel H. Dougherty R.N.

31 Beech Glen St. #3 – Boston – MA – 02119 – 617-***-****

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Dimock Community Health Center, Boston/Roxbury, MA August 2000-December 2002

Director of Health Center Operations September 2001- December 2002

Chair for the Health Services Operations Improvement Committee

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Chair of the Diabetes Team

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Co-Chair of the Diabetes Leadership Committee (a Dimock, Beth Israel Deaconess

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Medical Center, and Joslin Clinic Collaboration).

Chair of the Health Services Finance Review Committee

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Member of the JCAHO Leadership, Key Performance Indicator, Health Services Quality

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Management, and Health Services Leadership committees.

Manager of Clinical Services August 2000-August 2001

Responsible for the management, coordination, and direct supervision of the day-to-day delivery of

clinical services, program development and the planning and development of clinical and

administrative policies and procedures.

Home Health VNA/Home Health Foundation, Lawrence, MA April 1995-August 2000

Clinical Manager April 1998-August 2000

Monitored and evaluated the performance and productivity for twenty-five plus (Nursing and

Rehabilitative) clinicians on two case management teams. Contributed to the planning and

development of clinical and administrative policies and procedures.

• Quality Improvement Team Member

• Staff Development and Orientation for all (teams) new employees

• Lead Manager for OASIS and Prospective Payment System initiatives: I utilized the FFS-IPS-

PPS (OASIS) transition in Home Care as the basis for my Health Care Administration degrees

Senior Seminar & Health Care Economics projects at Emmanuel College.

Community Health Registered Nurse April 1995-April 1998

Winchester Hospital, Winchester, MA 1990-1995

Registered Nurse

Various roles over several years; from Emergency Room Technician through my last role as an

Oncology/Hematology Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse.

Education

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science, Health Care Administration, 2002

Academic Excellence Award for Highest GPA in the HCA program history, 2003

Lawrence Memorial Hospital, School of Nursing

Medford, MA

Registered Nurse, Diploma, High Honors, 1994

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