Kelly M. Wong
Macungie, PA. 18062
ad0dsa@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Experience:
SeniorLIFE Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA. April 2020 - September 2023
Program Director at a Senior Health and Wellness Center (PACE program)
●Program Director/Operations Director for over 325 Participants and over 55 staff members for a 24/7 operational facility.
●Coordinates all daily functions within the facility, creating smooth daily program functioning, while adhering to state and federal regulations.
●Supervises all PTs, PTAs, OTs, COTAs, SLPs, RDs, MSWs, RNs, Department Managers, Dietary and Environmental staff, Activities Coordinator, Administrative staff, home care aides and center aides.
●Completes on-boarding of new staff members, disciplinary actions and education of current staff.
●Conducts daily audits for compliance and works directly with the Quality Assurance and Improvement Officer to ensure quality of care and compliance.
●Manage and leads daily Interdisciplinary Team meetings to ensure care of Participants are being met.
●Schedules and mediates 6 month assessments for all disciplines on all Participants, and additional assessments as needed for Participants with changes.
●Facilitates all new Enrollees from start to finish of enrollment process, through care planning and ensuring care plans are being met.
●Personally completes all annual recertifications and care plan renewals.
●Attends and coerces with Quarterly CMS adherence and phone calls/In-person auditing visits.
Worthington Home Care Agency, Collegeville, PA Oct. 2016 – Jan. 2020
Director of Care Management
●Worked in conjunction with Humana Medicare.
●Completed comprehensive assessments on site with member, collecting information from them including:
Demographics, medical history, current diagnosis, medications, psycho-social, financials, & religion
●Created Care Plans and assisted members in achieving their goals.
●Served as a healthcare Navigator and advocated for each member.
●Scheduled Dr. Appointments with the members if they hadn’t done so.
●Coordinated in-home services skilled services & outpatient therapies.
●Completed medication reconciliations with Humana Pharmacist post hospitalization.
●Provided and coordinated Humana resources & community resources.
●Facilitated process for Medicaid & Waiver programs.
●Educated members & their families with current medical conditions, signs and symptoms, proper medication administration, safety precautions (DME products).
Phoebe At-Home Services, Allentown, PA May 2010 – Aug. 2016
Geriatric Care Manager
●Personally assessed and evaluated the needs of our geriatric population.
●Created individualized Care Plans from the assessments, in order to meet client’s needs and help them age in place.
●Established and maintained favorable business relationships with subcontractors, to ensure quality service to clients and the growth of the program.
●Created contracts and facilitated a joint venture with Phoebe Ministries.
●Responsible for ensuring that contract agreements, policies and procedures are adhered to by subcontractors.
●Prepared for and adhered to DOH inspections.
●Educated the public and businesses of elder care issues and needs.
●Facilitated Alzheimer’s support groups.
●Planned promotional and marketing events.
●Marketed the Phoebe At-Home Services program to the community, both in the private and public sectors.
Additional areas of expertise include:
●Memory Care/Dementia programming and education.
●Traumatic Brain Injury programming and education.
●CCRCs, and individual PCFs and ALFs
Education:
AFA Qualified Dementia Care Provider - As of May 2014
Care Manager Certification, CMC (NACCM) - As of November 2013
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA - BS in Health Policy and Administration - 1999 Graduate
References:
Available upon request.