MARYANN HOWELL
**** ******* **** **: 407-***-****
Casselberry, Fl 32707
abmc7f@r.postjobfree.com
Senior Level Operations Manager
To use my Operational Management expertise and Business Management skills
in a challenging environment and to bring maximum output and profit to the
company by delivering quality deliverables and thereby gaining satisfied
customers.
SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
. Develop and scale a multi-million dollar revenue business.
. Create and execute revenue strategies, account planning and business
processes for assigned list of key accounts.
. Hire, train and mentor an industry-leading sales and service team to
provide consultative marketing solutions
. Expert knowledge of building market share and revenue in the staffing
business through recruiting, sales, and marketing.
. Obtained all the Hospitals Contracts in the Central Florida Region
within 1 year of joining team.
. Setting & maintaining optimum staffing levels and recruitment, staff
training, quality improvement, policies and procedures, medical
professional scheduling for facilities vacancies, verifications of
medical professional credentialing.
. Payment applications to include contract compliance so that payments
received are at contracted amounts
. Full profit and loss responsibility
. Responsible for the operation and productivity for nursing and allied
services.
. Responsible for the overall productivity and recruitment efforts for
the travel division fill job vacancies, screen, interview, offer and
validate references for candidates.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Regional Vice President
Priority Nurse Staffing, Orlando, Florida 32707
4/2007-Present
Responsibilities included the successful profit outcome of Region while
maintaining corporate policies and procedures and compliance with local,
state and federal regulatory requirements.
. Developed team members. Proactively identified needs, helps determine
priorities, potential solutions, and implements change.
. Demonstrated pattern of collaboration, team building, and leading by
example, flexibility and customer focus
. Implementing facility contracts and the negotiation of bill rates.
. Maintain and establish new relationships with clientele, keeping
accurate record of contract status and renewal dates of each.
. Exceeded quarterly sales goals for each of my locations
. Obtained all major leading healthcare hospitals in Central Florida
. Full P&L responsibility
Executive Regional Director
Medical Staffing Network, 6/2003-4/2007-Company bought out by Intellistaff
. Managed and supervised sales and marketing efforts in each Region.
. Negotiate and established profitable contracts with facilities.
. Achieved sales, gross profit and earnings objectives through
management of branch plans implemented by branch staff initiating face
to face and telephone contacts with community sources- e.g. hospitals,
clinics, long term care facilities and potential customers. Oversees,
establishes and maintained positive client relationships.
. Oversees the inquiry process, assessment of credit, recruitment,
retention and scheduling of employees with the necessary skill level
and availability to meet client needs, and ongoing evaluation of
requirements, facility needs and service quality.
. Ensured services provided are consistent with company policies,
service standards and applicable laws and regulations through
management of the Branch Managers.
. Maintained bottom-line earnings accountability for the total
operations. Reviewed and established pay and bill rates to ensure
successful recruitment and retention of both office and field
personnel to service a growing client base. Determined bill rates
through analysis of gross profit, market conditions, business volume
and mix, competition and operational cost and requirements.
. Oversight of the supervision of billing, payroll expenses and accounts
receivable, consistent with company requirements. Oversight of the
maintenance of credit and collection procedures to assure credit
worthiness for prospect/existing accounts to maintain DSO at
acceptable standard. Oversight of the recruitment efforts to secure
and retain a broad rage of qualified health care staff, sufficient to
maintain an effective balance of available staff to service clients.
. Interviews, hires, train, manage and evaluate the performance of
Branch Managers. Recommends increases consistent with individual
performance. Implemented disciplinary action and/or termination of
employees through established company procedures.
Regional Director
Arbor Medical Staffing Inc., 5/1999-6/2003
. Developed team members. Proactively identified needs, helps determine
priorities, potential solutions, and implements change.
. Demonstrated pattern of collaboration, team building, and leading by
example, flexibility and customer focus
. Implementing facility contracts and the negotiation of bill rates.
. Maintain and establish new relationships with clientele, keeping
accurate record of contract status and renewal dates of each.
. Exceeded quarterly sales goals for each of my locations
. Obtained all major leading healthcare hospitals in Central Florida
. Full P&L responsibility
. Supervise and lead 5 staffing Branch Managers and 50 recruiters
. Set monthly/weekly goals for each office in order to increase/maintain
revenue.
. Motivate and coach team members and maintain offices productivity.
. Senior Management of a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) accredited treatment facility.
. Responsible for all aspects of program management; clinical,
administrative, fiscal.
. Responsible for recruiting, orienting, training and supervising 200
healthcare professionals.
. Reduced staff turn over from 68% to 14% by improving staff orientation
and training, professional development, and mid-level management
coaching.
. Program Marketing, increased annual revenue by 38%.
Travel Director
Traveling Nurses, 2/1996-4/1999
. Operating the productivity for the travel division.
. Developed team members. Proactively identified needs, helps determine
priorities, potential solutions, and implements change.
. Demonstrated pattern of collaboration, team building, and leading by
example, flexibility and customer focus.
. Approving all nurse applications and confirming each nurse has the
needed licensure and standards for working on a travel assignment.
. Revamped company web-site in order for our nurses to apply on line and
receive proper information regarding new state laws in order to
incorporate JCAHO, OSHA & HIPPA requirements.
. Responsible for the recruitment, supervision and performance
evaluation of up to 100 nurse/allied staff and employee management
team.
. Developed compensation structure and performance management and
employee training and evaluation structures.
Resource Director
Cedar Springs Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. 1990-1995
. Effectively resolved business challenges by partnering with staff and
management on HR concerns
. Recognized by clients for providing exceptional HR services
. Provide consulting expertise to approximately 1000 staff; advise
partners, management and staff on all employee relations issues
including EEO law and firm policies/practices.
. Review and analyze trends to develop or refine diversity, work-life,
or other HR programs; develop and implement training on HR related
subjects (employment law, diversity, management practices, etc.)
. Advise partners and management on adverse actions.
. Investigate EEO concerns, make recommendations and implement solutions
based on issues investigation process.
. Attend unemployment hearings, prepare summary report of employee
relations issues, supervise Employee Relations Specialist
EDUCATION
. Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) certification course work
completed
. Pikes Peak Community College-Associates Degree/Business Administration
. Florida Tech University-Healthcare Management Degree-Present
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Seminars: Train the Trainer, Core Management, Progressive Disciplining,
Harassment, Managing Diversity
Computer Skills: Proficient with Windows, Outlook, Excel, AS400, UCS,
PowerPoint, ADP, FDLE, MVR, Credit Reports system, Payroll/Benefits
software