Medical Director

Sarah Jenkins

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ***** **** ****

City: West Chester

State: OH

Zip: 45069

Country: USA

Phone: 513-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $110,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

CONFIDENTIAL RESUME

SARAH H. JENKINS, Ph.D.

6125 Holly Hill Lane

West Chester, Ohio 45069

513-***-**** (Residence)

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EDUCATION:

BA - Chemistry and Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio Aug 1983

MS - Analytical Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Mar 1986

PhD - Chemistry: Analytical and Biochemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Dec 1988

EXPERIENCE:

THE CHILDREN`S MEDICAL CENTER Dayton, OH 6/97 - 3/12

(A non-profit 155-bed pediatric hospital)

Director, Laboratory Services 6/97 - 3/12

Responsibilities:

Administrative and Technical Director of a 65 FTE Laboratory Services Department within a 155-bed Children`s Hospital and five off-site Laboratories with 11 direct reports. Total laboratory operating budget of $12 M and total revenues $17.5 M.

Services overseen include basic routine clinical chemistry, hematology, Microbiology, Virology, Transfusion Services, Anatomic Pathology Services, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Genetics. This includes new test development, QC, QA, compliance, billing, and team development.

Accomplishments:

In collaboration with the Medical Staff, reduced the number of reference laboratories used from 62 to 12, resulting in $400 K savings in FY 2000-2001. Evaluated and brought in-house high volume tests previously sent to reference laboratories. In 2010, again consolidated reference lab testing to one primary reference lab and 4 minor labs for a savings of over $500 K.

Reduced operating budget by 1.4 M in 3 years. Improved operating margin from 11% (FY 96-97) to 23% (FY 01-02).

Achieved College of American Pathologists Accreditation in 2001.

Planned and implemented Laboratory OutReach Program, resulting in over $5 million in new revenues over the past 3 years.

In collaboration with Information Services, planned, tested, and soon to implement Dayton Children`s first interface to a major multi-site pediatric practice EMR for orders and results.

Facilitated the complete renovation of the laboratories, including a 50% increase in size, using Lean Concepts.

Built and implemented 2 laboratory information systems (SunQuest Flexilab for clinical lab and TamTron PowerPath for Anatomic Pathology). Developed training program for nursing to facilitate order entry on the units.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (700 Beds) Cincinnati, OH

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine Jul 1990 - Jan 1997

Medical Director, Primary Services Laboratory. University of Cincinnati Hospital, Aug 1995 - Sept 1996

Interim Medical Director, Clinical Chemistry. University of Cincinnati Hospital Feb 1992 - Sept 1992; Apr 1994 - Jan 1997

Associate Director, Clinical Chemistry. University of Cincinnati Hospital Jul 1990 - Apr 1994

Responsibilities (80% service/20% teaching and research):

Administrative and technical oversight of a 45-75 FTE Clinical Chemistry Laboratory within a 700-bed teaching hospital.

Administrative and technical oversight of a multi-discipline core laboratory with over 100 FTE that included Chemistry, Toxicology and Hematology.

Teaching responsibilities have included the Clinical Chemistry Lecture Series for the Medical Technology Programs as well as the Clinical Chemistry Elective Rotation for the 4th-year medical students and pathology residents.

Research has included development of electrochemical assays in whole blood and the characterization of various lipoprotein changes in various disease states such as acute graft-vs-host disease in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients.

Accomplishments:

Planned and implemented budgetary cost reductions totaling 40% over 3 years for the Division of Clinical Chemistry with no loss of service support.

Facilitated the development and implementation of the redesign/renovation and consolidation of basic laboratory services. Directed this laboratory for the first year.

Facilitated a multi-disciplinary group charged with the development of institutional Point-of-Care Testing Programs. Five Programs were implemented within five years.

6 years experience in clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry, Federal Government, diagnostics companies and various clinical departments within the College of Medicine. This includes acting as the central laboratory for multi-site national trials and coordinating all aspects of studies from the supply packaging and site education to customized report formats and database design of patient/specimen tracking systems.

MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES Cincinnati, OH Nov 1988 - Jul 1990

A for-profit cardiovascular clinic and full-service lipid and clinical trial laboratory.

Clinical Post-Doctoral Fellow Nov 1988 - Jul 1990

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Association for Clinical Chemistry (1986 - 2000)

Clinical Laboratory Management Association

REFERENCES AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Furnished upon request.

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