Customer Service Nurse Practitioner
Resume:
Confidential Resume of
Richard L. Rimkus, MBA *570 Perrett Lane
Belvidere, Illinois 61008
( abmkbi@r.postjobfree.com
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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
Strategic Planning . Budgetary Development . P&L . M&E . Accounting
Oversight
Business Technology Implementation / Utilization . HR . Payroll . Employee
Compensation
Development . Reimbursement Negotiations . Treasury / Taxation . Operations
Energetic, accomplished and forward-thinking leader with technical
expertise, highly developed communications skills and years of enviable
success driving high performance organizations to optimal operating and
profit generating status. Innovative, resourceful and inventive team
builder and leader adept at taking quantifiable risks to leverage strategic
advantages and eclipse competition. Insightful presenter and change agent
with deft influencing skills to empower workforce professionals and support
valued customers. Experienced in building new companies, growing existing
organizations, identifying the core issues, and providing the ongoing
leadership to create cash flow and market growth. Effectively promotes
interdepartmental communications to ensure company-wide cooperation,
support, and growth.
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CAREER TRACK
Administrator 2006- Present
Advocate Senior Care Rockford, Illinois
Implemented strong, innovative fiscal and strategic business
planning, leadership and daily operational oversight for a new senior
living organization.
< Hired and trained new Social Service, Admissions, Medical Records,
Business Office, Maintenance and Housekeeping/Laundry supervisors.
< Aided over 160 individuals and families with healthcare issues.
< Hired new Medical Director.
< Implemented new consultant contracts for Activities and Social Service
departments.
< Purchased new "Accu-Med" clinical and financial programs to maximize
revenue recapturement.
Administrator 2005 - 2006
Sunrise - church creek Arlington Heights, Illinois
Trained area facilities and area managers on how to maximize Medicare
reimbursement using contract therapy companies for company known for
independent and assisted living modalities. Provide new leadership for
this 160-bed specialized rehabilitation and nursing center.
< Initiated $1,400,000 renovation project.
< Secured architectural firm for planned renovations.
< Consolidated several positions to maximize efficiency.
< Eliminated $86,000 deficit to expected profit of $28,000 in 2005.
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< Developed facility plans to include new licensed Alzheimer's Unit.
< Developed external marketing program to area physicians and hospitals.
< Hired new Director of Nursing and MDS Coordinator to provide quality
care for residents.
Interim Administrator 2004 - 2005
Bethany Healthcare and rehabilitation DeKalb, Illinois
Interim Administrator for Tutera Healthcare for new 90 - bed, nursing
facility built to compete with other area nursing centers.
< Negotiated new contract for physical, occupational and speech therapy.
< Hired new Director of Nursing and MDS Coordinator.
< Organized Marketing Department to include external marketing to
physicians and hospitals.
< Added additional 18 Medicare A beds to maximize revenue.
Interim Administrator 2003 - 2004
Rockford healthcare Center Rockford, Illinois
Initiated strong, innovative, fiscal and strategic business planning,
daily leadership and operational oversight for this 90-bed skilled
nursing care facility. Performed all due diligence for purchase of
facility from Nexion Healthcare.
? Established initial contract with Veteran's Department for care of
service veterans with war-related injuries.
? Initiated Nurse Practitioner Model to provide services to complex
residents.
? Oversaw remodeling capital improvement project of $500,000.
Administrator 2002 - 2003
IHS - Chicago @ Governors Park Barrington, Illinois
Provide insightful, growth-oriented leadership for this 150-bed
specialized rehabilitation and convalescent center, with track record of
fiscal growth realized through strategic marketing, staff motivation and
training, program development and implementation, insurance contract
negotiations, and compliance and accreditation training and management.
< Develop and empower medical and departmental management team through
effective training and coaching in areas of personnel leadership,
safety programming, insurance compliance, customer service, and
continued education. Designed improved staffing patterns for nursing
and therapy departments, guided facility through successful JCAHO
accreditation, and enjoyed Deficiency-free OSHA Survey.
< Improved company's ability to meet growing business demands through
facility expansion process to attract new opportunities. Increased
facility occupancy rate by 26% to increase revenues by $300,000 within
initial 120 days, increased Ventilator Program from 4 to 20
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residents for $300,000 revenue boost within 90 days, and organized and
managed Ventilator Unit expansion from 18 to 28 beds on time and
within budget.
< Staff expansion efforts include recruiting new Pulmunologist Group, and
negotiating and engaging services of Physicians Assistants to provide
specialized, cost-effective medical services. Improved employee morale
through development of pay, insurance, and benefits improvements to
gain 50% reduction in staff turnover within first 5 months.
< Successfully negotiated 15 new insurance contracts ranging from $450 to
$700+ per day, and oversaw preparations for annual licensure survey
resulting in elimination of serious outstanding IDPH violations with
associated monetary fines.
< Other duties include working closely with sales & marketing team to
prepare presentations to hospital discharge planners, care
coordinators, and physicians.
Administrator 1996 - 2002
Provena St. Joseph / St. Vincent Campus Freeport, Illinois
Adeptly managed range of financial, operational, expansion, and
policy development functions for this unique multi-program facility with
variety of community programs and diverse client base. Developed and
managed $9,000,000 annual budget, and provided creative oversight for
forecasting, cash flow analysis, program feasibility studies, auditing,
cash flow analysis, and facility expansion efforts. Other duties included
garnering dramatic savings in employee insurance programs, accreditation
management, special committee membership, and fiscal documentation
authorship, including audits and cost reports, payroll, income
statements, depreciation schedules, due diligence, aging receivables, and
capital expenditures.
< Consistently maximized reimbursement funds and increased incoming
revenues, while reducing costs significantly during tenure. Directed
feasibility studies resulting in high return on Medicaid and Medicare
payments, successfully met or exceeded projected profits from 1996
through 2001, and met or maintained occupancy levels for all programs
at 96% from 1996 through 2002.
< Developed corporate-wide insurance procedures that led to savings in
health insurance and workers' comp costs while reducing employee
participation, and developed and implemented employee-based
compensation and incentive program boosting hiring while winning lowest
personnel turnover in all Provena Senior Services.
< Provided key leadership for variety of committees and initiatives.
Assisted with M&A feasibility studies, and served on parent
organization's Provena Health / Mission Statement Committee, Change
Design Team, Corporate University Team, Ethics Committee, and Diversity
Committee. Chaired statewide legislative committee lobbying lawmakers
for beneficial changes to reimbursement policies, and assisted in
developing policies with fiscal intermediaries for changes in both
rural and urban RUGS categories.
< Tenure milestones also include achieving CARF accreditation for 2
specialized programs, and developed and implemented campus Foundation
Board utilizing key community leaders with $800,000+ in cash assets and
a charitable gifting program with local industry.
Assistant Administrator/Business Manager 1992 - 1996
DeKalb County Nursing Home DeKalb, Illinois
Demonstrated strong, innovative fiscal and strategic business
planning leadership as well as daily operational oversight for a 194-bed
skilled nursing care facility. Directly responsible for authorship and
management of $7,000,000 annual budget encompassing reimbursements, tax
management, investment planning, and banking oversight.
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< Administered HR functions, developed and implemented employee
compensation programming, provided adept facility leadership,
successfully negotiated new AFSCME contract, and identified cost
reduction strategies, including winning a 50% reduction in workers'
comp costs in 2-year period.
< Developed Foundation Board with assets exceeding $500,000 by 1996, and
developed comprehensive, effective board training program.
< Operational improvement successes include designing innovative dementia
unit and programming serving Alzheimer residents, and overseeing total
computerization of entire facility, including nursing units and
ancillary services.
< Successfully eliminated $900,000 county tax subsidy within 2-year
period resulting in full financial profitability based on operational
revenue flow.
Positions prior to 1991 include:
MANAGER OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS - Oakwood Hospital
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS - American Integrated Marketing
Legislative Liaison - Illinois General Assembly (District 68)
Business Development - Salt Youth Services
Terminal Superintendent - Texaco, Inc.
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LEARNING CREDENTIALS
Master of Business Administration
Northern Illinois University - De Kalb, Illinois
Bachelor of Science in Personnel Management and Finance
University of Illinois - Chicago, Illinois
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ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Government Finance Officers Association . Illinois Grant Writers
Association
Kiwanis International . Loyal Order of Moose . Foundation Treasurer -
Lutheran High School
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CERTIFICATES & LICENSES
Illinois Nursing Home Administrator . Illinois Certified Addictions
Counselor
Qualified Mental Retardation Professional . Trainer, Illinois Department of
Human Services
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PROFICENCIES
Microsoft Office . Excel . Lotus . Word . PowerPoint . Kronos . NT Networks
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