Management Human Resources
Resume:
Lori M. Gambrell
Warm Springs, VA 24484
Executive Summary
CFO-level executive with over ten years of quantifiable achievement.Direct
financial management and company development for not for profit healthcare
organizations. Extensive hands on experience in management, business
leadership, working with legal counsel and the Board of Directors. MBA
with an established record of success in significantly growing value within
the organization. Strong in budgets, cash forecasts, line of business
analysis, audits, benefit/pension plans. Areas of expertise in:
Financial & Strategic Planning
Operations and Financial Analysis
Budget Development & Management
Accounting & Financial Operations
Crisis Management
Staff Management & Development
Financial Statement Generation
Margin Improvement
Human Resources Management
Employee Benefits/Retirement Plans
Worker's Compensation
Fundraising and Grant Writing
Contract Review and Negotiation
Relationship and Team Building
Training and Mentoring
Presentation Development/Delivery
Cross-industry experience creating and increasing productivity, efficiency
and profitability.Consistently employ an energized can do management style
utilizing financial analysis skills, organizational abilities, vision and
tenacity. Blend motivation, leadership, creative and analytical abilities
to develop and implement innovative ideas that produce bottom-line results.
Education
University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama
Master of Business Administration - 2001
Bachelor of Science in Accounting - 1997
Career Development
Chief Financial Officer
August 2008 to present
Bath County Community Hospital (Critical Access Hospital)
Hot Springs, Virginia
Oversee all aspects of the revenue cycle. Directly responsible for
Accounting, the Business Office, Health Information Management, Patient
Access, Care Management, Purchasing and management of the Physician
Offices. Organization consists of hospital, two rural health clinics, home
health and hospice services and a wholly owned retail pharmacy operated
within the committee as a for-profit entity. Some of my initial tasks have
included a comprehensive review of the billing/collections process,
developing a five-year financial plan and budget, helping to refine the
organization's strategic plan with regard to upcoming major facility
renovations/replacements, a comprehensive review and update of the
organization's chargemaster, as well as making many policy revisions to
accomplish a more seamless and effective revenue cycle flow.I have enjoyed
and continue to enjoy the position here. However, my husband has yet to
find stable employment in the area, and with the local economy and lack of
industry, the outlook is not good.
Chief Financial Officer
January 2007 to August 2008
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, member of the Dartmouth Hitchcock
Alliance(Critical Access Hospital)
Colebrook, New Hampshire
Oversee long-range financial planning and budget requirements for this not
for profit healthcare organization with an average annual gross patient
service revenue of $16 million. The organization consists of the hospital,
physician practices and home health services. Develop and maintain
operational systems for financial functions, billing and collections.
Design and implement effective cost controls. Monitor all administrative
and regulatory issues, corporate compliance, antitrust, contracts and
employment law. Instrumental in the implementation of a new hospital wide
electronic medical record and fully integrated financial system. Involved
in space planning analysis in preparation for renovation/expansion.
Performed a detailed chargemaster review and revision and manage day-to-day
revenue cycle improvement strategies. Directly responsible for the
following areas: Accounting, Information Systems, Health Information
Management, Registration, Patient Accounting, Materials Management, Care
Management and Human Resources.
Chief Financial Officer
September 2004 to December 2007
Weeks Medical Center, a member of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Alliance
(Critical Access Hospital)
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Administrative responsibility for all financial operations of the
organization, including hospital, physician offices and home health
services. Responsible for long and short-term financial planning, capital
and operational budgeting, capital accumulation, revenue generation,
expense management and managed care contracting for the hospital, physician
office practices and home health/hospice services. Continuous work with
management to develop a better understanding of departmental budgets.
Extensive work in researching and revising employee benefit plans.
Involved in corporate compliance and bill review committees. Accounting
project lead for the construction of a physician office building financed
through a tax-exempt bond issuance. Completed extensive chargemaster
review, and led revenue cycle improvement committee. Preparation and
filing of the annual Medicare cost report.
Controller
May 2003 to August 2004
Wayne Medical Center, Maury Regional Healthcare System
Columbia, Tennessee
Directly responsible for Finance, Accounting and Materials Management.
Preparation of monthly financial statements and board reporting.
Preparation of detailed analysis on any significant revenue/expense
fluctuations. Approve/disapprove all financial expenditures. Compile
cost/benefit analysis for all major purchases and/or changes in procedure.
Handle the calculation and explanation for all contractual adjustments.
Work with hospital management to ensure compliance with the budget, and to
aid them in understanding the department's financial standing at all times.
Experience with healthcare compliance and nursing home administration.
Senior Staff Accountant
May 1997 to April 2003
Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association, an affiliate of the
Tennessee Farm Bureau Home Office
Columbia, Tennessee
Perform all daily accounting functions, such as general ledger, cash
receipts, accounts payable and payroll. Responsible for financial
reporting to both management and the Board of Directors. Prepared bank
statement reconciliations and property and equipment records.Promoted to
Senior Staff Accountant in November 2000. Became the final review for
payroll, attendance records, check requests, investment activity, bank
statements, financial statements and board reporting, property tax returns,
monthly tax accruals/estimates, tax extensions and tax returns. Routinely
worked with auditors. Provided cost analysis for potential new projects.
Involved in the creation of a Marketing Department, and the associated
budgetary guidelines and project plan. Developed a process for the
collection and posting of receipts at the home office.In addition to
Accounting responsibilities, I managed a team of outsourced computer
programmers giving direction on needed enhancements to our mainframe
systems. Trained home office and field personnel on the use of the
internal system. Served as the website administrator for the company's
intranet site.
PBX Operator/Business Office/Data Processing/Accounting
November 1994 to December 1996
Crockett Hospital
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Receptionist/PBX operator trained to bill insurance claims and perform the
cashier function. Frequent computer use and interaction with the public.
Also worked in Data Processing as a full time data entry clerk. Processed
patient charges and maintained reports for Accounting and other upper level
management. Performed daily system backups and routine system maintenance.
Assisted as needed in Accounting and Payroll.
Professional Affiliations
Member, Healthcare Financial Management Association, 2003-present
Organizational Member, Rural Health Association of Tennessee, 2003-2004
Organizational Member, Tennessee Hospital Association, 2003-2004
Organizational Member, Tennessee Health Care Association, 2003-2004
Participation in the New Hampshire Hospital Association CFO Group, 2004-
2008
Participation in the North Country CFO Group, 2004-2008
Participation in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance CFO Group, 2004-2008
VHA New England, 2004-2008
Participation in the Home Care Association of New Hampshire, 2004-2008
Participation in the New Hampshire Hospital Association Managed Care
Contracting Committee, 2007-2008
45th Parallel Emergency Services Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2007-2008
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2007-present
Hot Springs Pharmacy Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2008-present
Participation in the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, 2008-
present
Participation in the West Virginia Hospital Association, 2009-present
Participation in the Virginia Rural Health Association, 2008-present
Participation in the Virginia Telehealth Network, 2008-present
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