Deanna Cunningham
McDonald, PA 15057
QUALIFICATIONS
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a thorough understanding of
education, management skills, and interpersonal dynamics. The positions I
have held required me to use teaching skills, recruitment, training,
motivation and supervision with goal action objectives.
Professional Highlights
2012-current Chief Quality Officer- Southwest Regional Medical Center
Maintain survey readiness, Monitor core measures, risk
management
Perform tracer rounds, educate staff on
standards of care, monitor patient safety goals compliance,
manage infection control, medical staff credentialing,
complaints/grievances
2008-2012 Division Director Perioperative Services/Endoscopy / CPD-
Weirton Medical Center
Increased Operations productivity from 70% to 104% in 1
year
Control budget, maintain safety and infection control in
departments
Maintain staffing ratios, market operative services,
maintain quality measures
Assist in development of new
services, physician recruitment
Collaborated and presented Highmark initiative project
Collaborate on SCIP measures and HCAPHS Scores
2004-2008 Director of Two Surgery Centers
Organized start-up of 2 new Surgery Centers
Collaborate with construction team and architect
Passed AAAHC and Medicare surveys with no provisions at
start up
Developed and chair Quality Management Program
Control budget and cost containment measures
Provide education and in-services to staff
Market new Surgery Centers to physicians/developed
marketing materials
Ensures patients precertified to have procedure performed
at facility
Negotiated with insurance companies for Surgery Center
rates as a provider
Negotiate costs with vendors for equipment and supplies
2003-2004 Sales Rep/Consultant-Tyler Medical Supplies
Provide wound care education and care management
Marketing wound care products and consulting to nursing
homes
Opening and closing wound care contracts to increase
volume of sales
Building and maintaining strong customer relationships
2002-2003 Instructor for Community College
Teach mandatory education to the Kane Hospitals
Develop curriculums for lectures
2000-2002 Case Manager-Kindred Hospital
Market facilities, develop marketing brochures, and define
objectives
Maintain customer relations between
families/patients/physicians
Utilization review/Discharge Planning
Provide education to patients/families
Onsite visits assessments for patient referrals
1997-2000 Director Perioperative Services-Kindred Hospital
Developed marketing plan for new Surgery Center
Organized start-up of new Surgery Center
Developed policies/procedures for department to meet JCAHO
Requirements
Control budget/cost reduction measures/expenses
Developed and maintained QA&I program
Provided orientation/education to new employees
TEAM LEADER for Outpatient Process PITeam
TEAM LEADER for Patient/Family Education PITeam
Collaborated on policies/procedures for Long-Term Acute
Care facility.
Developed marketing materials and provided presentations to
physician groups. Assumed responsibility for purchasing
equipment and supplies, developed OR/PACU/Anesthesia forms,
established protocols for procedures, employed JCAHO and AORN
standards.
1994-1996 Staff Development-West Penn Allegheny Health System
Representative for QA&I program
Liaison with sales representatives
Provided educational training sessions for all hospital
employees
Developed lectures and presentations
Developed paper programs
Assisted in Patient Care Assistant Program
CPR instructor
Provided training to L&D for C-Sections
Maintained JCAHO Standards
1990-1994 Clinical Resource Perioperative Services-Montgomery
General Hospital
Collaborated on budget, capital equipment purchases
Developed and organized orientation programs
Recruited and hired staff
Provided educational training to Family Center Care
Department
Revised QA&I program/revised Policies & Procedures
JCAHO department representative
Assisted with employee evaluations
System Administrator for computerized scheduling program.
Produced and compiled all data to be entered in the system.
Provided update maintenance on system. Trainer for staff.
1988-1990 Supervisor Surgery Center-Kaiser
Supervised/trained Operating Room/PACU and Central Supply
Staff
Revised policies/procedures
Maintained budget/capital expenditures
LASER officer
Inventory Administrator
1976-1988 Operating Room-8 years
Critical Care Unit-2 years
Neonatal ICU-2 years
ACLS Trained CNOR
Education
1976- Diploma in Nursing-Sharon General Hospital
-33 month diploma program
1993- Bachelor of Business -National Louis University
Currently attending classes for MBA/Strategic Leadership