Medical Quality Assurance

RODNEY BROWN

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COMMITMENT LEADERSHIP I NTEGRITY

Operations and Materials Management professional with 25+ years experience in logistics, inventory

control and distribution services. Demonstrated success in a healthcare environment.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operations Management Supply Chain Management

Regulatory Compliance Management Budget Planning & Administration

Strategic / Tactical Planning Project Planning & Scheduling

Quality Control and Standards Negotiation & Cost Reduction

Policy & Procedure Development Team Building, Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BARNABAS HEALTH 1994 – 2014

BARNABAS HEALTH CORPORATE, LIVINGSTON, NJ

Barnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest integrated health care delivery system, providing treatment and

services to more than two million patients each year. Encompassing the following medical centers: Clara

Maass Medical Center, Belleville, Community Medical Center, Toms River, Kimball Medical Center,

Lakewood, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark,

Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center, Toms River, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston

DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN-COMMUNITY EXTENSIONS (2012-2014)

Analysed corporate contracts, requested and reviewed RFPs for product and service implementation

Responsible for building, communicating and implementing Supplier/Vendor Diversity program within

Barnabas Health and its individual medical centers. In addition to providing support and mentoring for new

vendors to ensure proper acclimation to Barnabas Health’s network, policy and procedures.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Identified over $8 million of in-direct supplier diversity spend and $2.7 million in direct supplier diversity

spend

Increased Barnabas Health Purchasing System’s direct, diverse vendor network by 140%

Achieved diverse supplier contract savings of $15,000 annually with the potential of an additional $20,000 in

savings at the close of CY2014

Secured capital project savings representing a quarter of a million dollars

Implemented a Trocar conversion resulting in a $450,000 annual system savings

Negotiated a disposable pricing for surgical suctioning products resulting in $250,000 annual savings

Created a Quality Assurance tracking process for Barnabas Health’s system-wide shredding program

NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, NEWARK, NJ

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) is a 673-bed regional care, teaching hospital established in

1901. NBIMC is one of two hospitals in New Jersey where Heart Transplants are performed and the only

hospital in New Jersey certified for Lung Transplant. NBIMC also has a comprehensive Robotic Surgery

program and is the State’s first accredited Sleep Disorder Center.

RODNEY BROWN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - CONTINUED

DIRECTOR OPERATIONS/MATERIALS MANAGEMENT (2004-2012)

Responsible for overseeing and directing the Materials Management Operation of NBIMC relative to

Procurement, Receiving, Equipment Storage, Distribution, Mail, Linen, offsite printing and forms management

per established Policies and Procedures.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Reduced bed rentals by $276,000 per year via a Capital lease structure to purchase new/upgrade existing

Critical Care beds.

Implemented the use of Reusable Harmonic Scalpels in the Operating Room (OR), saving the OR $37,530 in

6 months.

Saved $154,000 2009 in Office Supply use by rerouting all Office Supply orders to Materials Management for

approval.

Negotiated savings of $355,000 by signing 2 year contract with Mediserve, negating standard 5% increase

per year and competitive bidding process

Negotiated savings of $262,000 in 2010 on Capital equipment acquisitions, furniture reallocation and Service

agreements.

Enhanced forms Management portal from 30 forms to over 500, creating a primary source for accurate

forms.

Managed the conversion of paper medical records to an electronic format after the closure of Irvington

General Hospital.

DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES (2001-2004)

Directed the management and operations of a multifunctional staff, responsible for the warehouse, storeroom,

receiving and mailrooms of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) and Irvington General Hospital (IGH)

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Managed the annual Distribution/Central Distribution budgets of NBIMC and IGH

Established an electronic medical equipment tracking system at IGH to increase equipment availability

while decreasing equipment rentals; representing a cost savings of approximately $5,000 annually

Managed the shredding program for NBIMC and IGH

Oversaw the hospital copier program for NBIMC and IGH

Reduced overtime by 50% in Distribution Services by thoroughly reviewing stock outs in the Pyxis Supply

stations.

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER (1997 – 2001)

Managed a staff of 12 Distribution Clerks, 4 Central Distribution clerks and 1 Materials Management

Coordinator; accountable for the receipt and distribution of supplies for NBIMC and IGH

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Managed the Overland Transportation System, an in-house transportation service of NBIMC; primarily

picking up / delivering supplies between Newark Beth, Irvington General, Saint Barnabas Medical Center

and Union Hospital

Modified and managed the Return Goods Program at NBIMC and IGH, to increase tracking efficiencies.

Managed the Distribution department Performance Improvement process.

RODNEY BROWN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – CONTINUED

DISTRIBUTION SUPERVISOR (1994 – 1997)

Supervised the store room and distribution services for NBIMC. Oversaw a staff of 12 clerks and coordinators

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Established a tracking process in the receiving department of NBIMC to monitor the $50 million of

merchandise delivered to the medical center annually

Managed the Quality Assurance Program in NBIMC’s storeroom

Supervise the bi-weekly cycle counts and annual physical inventory.

Assisted with the implementation of the Pyxis Program within Newark Beth Israel and Irvington General

Hospital

NEW ENGLAND MOTOR FREIGHT CORP, ELIZABETH, NJ 1987 – 1994

DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR

Coordinated the freight distribution for key accounts: Target stores, Wal-Mart, Gap Inc. and Liz Claiborne, Inc.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Contact person at New England Motor Freight for various accounts such as K-Mart, Panasonic and

Goodyear for on-site merchandise distribution

Supervised all outbound shipments

Loaded/ unloaded trailers and containers

Inventoried non New England fleet trailers on a daily basis

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Healthcare Materials Management Society of New Jersey

Hospital Central Services, Inc. Linen Coordinators & Standardization Committee

EDUCATION

VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY, Richmond, VA - 1986-1987

KEAN UNIVERSITY, Union, NJ - 1991

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity – 2014 Certificate Candidate

Sodexo Supplier Diversity Summit – 1-Day Intensive Workshop

St. Barnabas Health Care System Leadership Academy – 5- Day Course for Directors

Stevens Institute of Technology Leadership/Management – 1-Day Workshop/Intensive for Directors

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