Nursing Home Administrator
Resume:
Marianne B. Wiesen
Discovery Bay Ca 94505
*******@*****.***
Long Term Care Facility Administrator
PERSONAL STATEMENT
The attached copy of my resume covers thirty years of professional
experience in management, with specific experience in managing long term
care facilities.
EDUCATION
George Washington University:
(Major Course of Study) Health Care Administration
Tufts University:
Management Care
Southern Illinois University:
Gerontology Program
University of Chicago:
Aids Management
University of Colorado School of Dentistry:
Dental Health Care in Nursing Homes
Saint Louis University Medical Center:
Financial Management
Sangamon University:
Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues
Team Problem Solving
Lakeland College:
Aids Residents in Long Term Care
RELEVANT EXPERTISE
. Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
. Active: Illinois; Kansas
. Inactive: Missouri; Georgia
. American College of Health Care Administrator
Certifications:
. Nursing Home Administrator
. Subacute Administrator
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Knox County Nursing Home Administrator
Knoxville, Illinois
01/05 - 5/10
Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day
operations, including monthly reviews of staff,
walking rounds, creating policies and procedures for
resident care, writing grants, and communicating with
local and state healthcare organizations.
. Accomplished financial turn-around within the
first year of employment.
. Completed multiple renovations and additions
to surroundings.
. Awarded several grants from the Illinois
Dept. of Public Health for Innovative Care
Ideas
Delmar Gardens of Lenexa Administrator
Lenexa, Kansas
11/99 - 2004
I was hired by this company to assume administration
of this 250-bed facility with multiple problems.
. Eliminated agency-use and improved community
image of the home.
. Brought about positive cash flow and increase
in occupancy.
Mariner Health of Olathe Administrator
Olathe, Kansas
01/96 - 10/99
This newly acquired facility was in need of an
administrator to get it off the ground and
functioning at peak efficiency.
. Increased revenue, census, and resident
quality of life
. Engaged in marketing campaign to bolder image
among peers.
. Increased bed capacity while maintaining 98%
occupancy.
. Upon sale of above facility transferred to a
Mariner facility in Buckhead Ga., in need of
family trust as well as numerous concerns,
assisted in writing of policies and
procedures at corporate headquarters in
Georgia.
Oakwood Manor Administrator
Kansas City, Missouri
08/94 - 01/96
My duties at this facility centered on correcting the
many deficiencies in this 180-bed facility.
. Achieved a deficiency-free status by
December, 1995.
. Increased resident census by 30%.
Monroe County Nursing Home Administrator
Waterloo, Illinois
05/90 - 08/94
I was hired by the County Commissioners and Advisory
Board to return this overstaffed and agency-using
home to a stable status.
. Opened 43-bed Alzheimer's closed care unit.
. Brought $500,000 projected deficit into
surplus within 15 months.
. Wrote grants and solicited donations
resulting in a bird aviary and botanical
garden, among other improvements.
Springwood Associates
Administrator Springfield, Illinois
04/89 - 05/90
Responsibilities at this facility included overseeing
management, operations, and marketing.
. Positive cash flow and full census achieved
within six months.
. Promoted to regional director of three homes.
Northeastern Dental Associates Practice
Administrator
Schenectady, New York.
04/79 - 04/89
This position required management of a large group
dental practice.
. Successfully performed administrative duties
for a relatively long period of time in the
same facility.
Grange Nursing Home Administrator
Mascoutah, Illinois
03/78 - 04/79
Responsibilities included general management of this
54-bed, non-profit home.
. Successfully completed a business revival
that reversed the home's failing trend.
MEMBERSHIPS &
AFFILIATIONS
. American College of Nursing Home Administrators:
Certified LTC & Subacute
. Board Member Illinois Nursing Home Administrators
Association
. Past member Missouri Nursing Home Administrators
Association
. Alzheimer Association
. Past Board Member, Illinois Ass. Of Homes for the
Aging
. Past President, Mohawk Mall Merchants Assoc.
. Past Board Member, Belleville Area College Senior
Companion Program
. Past Board Member, Diocese of Belleville Ministry
to the Sick and Aged
. Past President, Columbia Parent Teacher
Association
. Past Member, Columbia and Waterloo Chamber of
Commerce
. Past Member Kansas Nursing Home Administrators
Association
. Kansas Health Care Association, Legislative &
Government Affairs Committee
. Past Member Georgia Nursing Home Association
Member
. Member AARP & OWL
. President/ Secretary of Executive Board of Brown
& Gold Club of JCCC
. Rotarian- Paul Harris Recipient
. Senior Leadership of Johnson County
. Leadership Greater Galesburg 2008
. Morning Rotary-Galesburg
. Member Illinois Health Care Association
. Board Member/Treasurer Stone Hayes Center for
Independent Living
. Board Member Illinois Nursing Home Administrators
Association
. Board Member/Secretary County Nursing Home
Association'
. Commissioner on the Knox County Housing Authority
. Board Member Secretary/Treasurer Galesburg
Business Association
Consulting Relationships:
. Dr. David Wheeler, Belleville, Illinois
. Mike Bridges, Friendship Manor, Nashville,
Illinois
REFERENCES References available on request.
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