Registered Nurse Mental Health

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Phone 513-***-**** . E-mail *******@**********.***

Elizabeth S.HOward RN, MSN

Objective

Develop evidenced-based care systems focused on

prevention that provide an exceptional quality of

care to the individuals served across an integrated

health care system.

Professional experience

5-2003 - Current Graceworks Enhanced Living

Cincinnati, Ohio

Regional Director Of Nursing Services and Quality

Improvement

An annual budget of 13 million, this regional

corporation serves 28 separate locations in the

greater Cincinnati and Dayton Ohio. Focused on the

care of the Intellectually Challenged the

corporation supports (8) Intermediate Care

Facilities, (15) Licensed facilities, (13) Waiver

reimbursed facilities, and (1) Day Habilitation.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team for

Graceworks Lutheran Services, this position (a)

assumes an Administrative role in the absence of

the Administrator, (b) provides clinical operations

support measuring productivity and staffing models,

(c) supports the mission and values of the

organization through public speaking and community

memberships, training and education of staff, (d)

retains membership/leadership with corporate

strategic teams focusing on the customer experience

and innovation, (e) develops strategic objectives

and the nursing balanced scorecard consistent with

organization critical objectives, (f) provides

consultative programmatic support to the CCRC, home

care division, and rehab unit, (g) develops and

implements key quality assurance and performance

improvement philosophy's and models, reporting

results to the organizations Performance

Improvement Steering Committee, (h) leads health

care prevention teams focused on staff and served

population, (i) provides leadership with physician

group and organization of behavioral/mental health

clinics., and (j) leads Innovation Team focusing on

health care practices and models for the future

growth opportunities.

Accomplishments:

Leading Change through:

Creativity and Innovation via program development

and Staff Education With Documented Results

including:

Reduction in Emergent Response Requirements:

Medical Hospitalizations Reduced 50%,

Mental Health Hospitalizations Reduced 72%

Leading Teams through Strategic Implementation of

Change Agents focused on Quality and Customer

Satisfaction.

Established EMR Requirements for Nursing Services

Development of behavioral/mental health clinic and

physician group

Customer Satisfaction score of 95.8

Results Driven focus on Regulatory and

Accreditation Compliance resulting:

Transforming Ohio Department of Health Surveys from

Jeopardy in 2003 to an average of (2) citations in

2007.

Continual maintenance of less than (2) citations at

all (8) ICF/MR facilities through survey year 2011.

Reduction in Commission on Accreditation for

Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Recommendations

from (12) in 2003 to (1) in 2006 and 2009

Respectively.

4. Strong Business Acumen for Financial and

Human Capital

Cost Containment for Residential Pharmacological

Usage and

Turnover in Nursing Positions at 0% Since 2008

8-1996 -5-2003 Brown County Job and Family

Services

Georgetown, Ohio

Prevention and Permanency Coordinator

This position was created through Collaboration by

the Family and Children First State Initiative.

This grant-funded program focused on

prevention service coordination both physical and

mental health, providing education and wrap around

services to at-risk families including MR/DD,

Mental Health, and court affiliated families.

Accomplishments: Mental Health Service Coordination

Building Coalitions

Awarded State Recognition in 1999 for Outstanding

Community Collaboration and Family Preservation

Developed systems integrating multiple government

offices to increase efficiency and effectiveness of

services provided.

Developed Grant opportunities totaling $80,000

annually for (5) years.

12-1995 - 11-1996 Bureau of Community Services,

Pioneer

Waverly, Ohio

Registered Nurse Case Manager

Accomplishments: Service Coordination

Case Management

Coordination of community services for those

individuals receiving waiver services, birth

through elderly, both Developmentally Delayed and

Medically Fragile.

Coordination of funding services, and plan

management through various waivers to the

individual case load.

7-1992 - 12-1995 American

Nursing Care

Cincinnati, Ohio

Clinical Supervision, Home Care

Accomplishments: Case Management

Utilization Review

Case management in certified services of a

geographic location of patients, serving in the

roles of a manager, supervisor and team leader.

Managed care coordination for prior authorization

of care.

Specialty teams include: Wound Care Team, IV team,

Cardiac Team, and Orthopedic Team.

Medtronic home care management

12-1990 - 6-1992 Leigh Lane Care

Center

Greenfield, Ohio

Director of Nursing, Long Term Care

Accomplishments: Case Management

Case management of clinical residential care.

Care Plan development and management

8-1989 - 11-1990 Children's Hospital

Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio

Staff Registered Nurse

additional professional experience

1990 - 1995 American Nursing Care, Home Care

2006 - Current American Mercy Home Care

Per Diem employment structured to maintain clinical

skills.

Education

03-2011 - Current UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

(Pursuing DOCTORATE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION)

09-2008 - 03/2010 UNIVERSITY OF

PHOENIX

Master of Science Degree in Nursing

10-2006 - 07-2008 UNIVERSITY OF

PHOENIX

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

07-1987 - 06-1989 UNIVERSITY OF

CINCINNATI

Associate Degree of Applied Science in Nursing

Professional memberships

Developmental Disability Nurses Association June

2006 - Current

Inducted Sigma Theta Tau International June 2008-

Current

License and Certifications

State of Ohio Registered Nurse Licensure 1990-

Current RN-225704

Developmental Disabilities Nursing Instructor 2003,

Biannual Renewal Current

Ohio Valley Appalachian Regional Geriatric

Certification 2005

CPR/ First Aid Instructor American Red Cross,

Established 6/2005 Current renewal through 12/2012

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