Ronald King
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City: Gorham
State: NH
Zip: 03581
Country: USA
Phone: 603-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: 120
Willing to Relocate
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Ronald King
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Business Development and Provider Relations
I am a highly skilled and motivated healthcare leader, with a track record of progressively increasing business development, strategic planning and overall management of clinical responsibilities. I am seeking a VP clinical services position or other senior management position in which my business and clinical development skills will be utilized. I have been designated by my colleagues as the -go to- person for other healthcare professionals learning new technologies, recruiting physicians, developing and expanding quality methods of care, cost reduction strategies and new revenue development tactics. I am accomplished in a wide variety of consulting, management and financial settings. Forever motivated to learn and always seeking new challenges in healthcare. Developed successful and productive working relationships with patients, families, multi-disciplinary providers (pulmonologists, pediatricians, family physicians, internal medicine, cardiologists), collaborative relationships and strategic development across multiple hospital organizations within New Hampshire including primary care collaboration and specialty practice development.
Professional Experience
Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin NH March 2004-Present
Director of Business Development and Provider Relations
Manage staff of 32
I have direct management and development of financial and clinical operations within a multidisciplinary division which includes:Specialty Practices (Neurology, Cardiology, Sleep, ENT, Allergy, Audiology, Pulmonology and OTC).
Lead clinically appropriate growth and marketing, both locally and regionally (e.g., outreach clinics, educational programs), for the following specialties (related to both practitioners and ancillary testing growth and development): cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, sleep medicine, OB/GYN, and other areas as assigned. Collaborate with such specialty practitioners, Specialty Practice Manager, Director of Public Relations & Marketing, and others as needed. Served as key contact for New England Heart Institute (NEHI) and Catholic Medical Center (CMC) for collaborative services, such as cardiology, heart failure clinic, device clinic, lipid clinic, vascular clinic, and bariatric surgery outreach clinic. Provide oversight of operations for administrative and clinical staff including but not limited to, three supervisors, practitioners, nursing, and reception staff in the specialties of Cardiology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Sleep medicine, ENT, Allergy and Audiology and other areas as assigned.
Provide indirect oversight for Cardiopulmonary Services Department (Respiratory, Cardiology, Sleep, ABG Lab, Neurodiagnostics).
Intricate role in the development and implementation of multi hospital strategic plan, focusing on new revenue production, expense reduction strategies (process flow charting, LEAN) and specialty practice development.
Report and present such progress on goals and tactics to hospital board, to provide accurate accountability tool.
Multi hospital capital improvement projects, to ensure state of the art clinical and administrative operations can be facilitated.
Lead role in EMR development and implementation to meet meaningful use criteria. Skill sets with EMR include
provider relations, working with IT interface teams to meet provider and patient expectations, project development with chosen EMR vendor (Meditech) and staff education.
Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner MA October 1993-February 2004
General services hospital with a Respiratory Therapy staff of 15-20
Registered Respiratory Therapist/Clinical Educator
Well-rounded in all aspects of adult and pediatric critical care and emergency care:
Airway management Cardiac stress testing
Ventilator management EKG, Holter, Event Monitor
Pulmonary function testing Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary stress testing Bronchoscopy assisting
Sleep Disorder Evaluation Neonatal Resuscitation Team
* Develop and implement policies and procedures including therapist- driven protocols, staff
education and peer evaluation in a department of 30
* Selected by group management to write and deliver annual employee reviews
* Recognized for strong mentoring and coaching new or inexperienced employees
* Design and write new protocols, in close collaboration and review by physicians
* Key team member on hospital-wide committees
Adjunct Experience
Metro West Medical Center, Framingham MA June 2000 - February 2004
350 + bed General services medical center with Respiratory Therapy staff of 35
Registered Respiratory Therapist
* In-depth work in adult and pediatric critical care, including all aspects of Respiratory
Medicine: Ventilator management, airway management and all other aspects of
Respiratory Care
* Staff therapist in busy Pulmonary Function Lab (200 + studies per month)
Teaching Experience
Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA January 2002 - January 2004
Community college degree program with traditional undergraduate-age students, Nursing and Radiology students as well as older career changers.
Non-invasive cardiology testing and interpretation
Consultative Experience
UCompareHealthCare, Marlborough, MA September 2005 - June 2011
from About.com and owned by The New York Times Co.
UCompareHealthCare is one of the webs largest physician search and healthcare quality web sites (over 4.5 MM visitors a month). I was approached by the founder and GM to consult on clinical quality and public reporting of hospital quality data consistent with AHRQ guidelines. I was instrumental in the evaluation of HQMT, as highly statistical tool used by various pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals in the evaluation of clinical outcome quality. I provide clinical input into additional data elements to help in the overall evaluation of clinical quality within the US. Routinely provide valuable input to upper management of UCHC relating to the user interface and data presentations.
Education
Masters in Healthcare Administration
Seton Hall University, Orange NJ (2011)
Bachelors of Science in Biology and Exercise Physiology
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg MA (1999)
Associates of Science in Respiratory Care
Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester MA (1996)
Diploma in Respiratory Care Kennebec Valley Technical College, Fairfield ME (1993)
Certifications
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), through 2012
Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NRP), through 2012
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), through 2012
Management Skills
Writing and delivering employee reviews
Mentoring and coaching
Designing and writing new protocols
Hospital committee assignments
Experienced in working with a diverse group of medical professionals
Policy review and design for a multidisciplinary department
Budget/Finance development and management
Project management
Marketing and business development
Quality Management development
Physician Recruitment