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Cardiopulmonary/Neurodiagnostics/Occupational Health Director/ Chaplain - Texas Health Resources Azle Hospital: 108 Denver Trail Azle TX 760202

Responsible for and participatory in all aspects of day-to-day operations of a Cardiopulmonary/ Neurodiagnostics / Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation / Occupational Health/Administrative head of Laboratory (6 months) Departments for 27 years. Hospital Chaplain for 25 years

KEY SKILLS

Teaching / Clinical Excellence

Trouble Shooting

Personnel Management

Policy Writing

Project Planning

Research

Achievements

Volunteer of the year from among 17000 employees.

I pointed out a non-contractual billing practice the Oxygen Supply Co. THR was using. System wide, costing system ~ $10,000.00/ month.

$1000.00 Award for a story about Covid 19 picked from 500 submissions.

Introduced ultrasonography to the respiratory department.

Introduced Therapist Driven Protocols to cut cost per adjusted discharge.

Increased departmental productivity by 350%.

Debunked the time standards used by the ‘Time Management Experts.’

Saved Occupational Health from closing.

Ran it with RTs and myself without any extra budget for the first year.

Expanded Client base by 800% in that year.

Brought in $58,000 profit from one transaction.

Made Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation possible after Medicare GO codes changed and made such programs impossible in most small hospitals.

Changed the programs to “Better Breathers Club” charged a minimal fee for membership.

Captured the profit on the backend by keeping the patients from readmitting within 30 days.

oResearch showed savings of $200000.00 year over year due to this program.

Performed full body bone density testing in Cardiopulmonary using Respiratory Therapists.

Instrumental in stopping the nationwide practice of false laboratory testing/charging across state lines.

Presented eight successful proposals to hospital management requesting new equipment and programs mid-budget year.

A member of the Texas Health Resources Arbitration Panel.

Chaired committees.

Chaired Ethics forums.

Taught Asthma classes for credit system wide on three occasions.

Taught Asthma classes to the community 15 times.

Taught COPD class to the Azle fire department at their request following an incident with a patient.

Performed Weddings and Funerals for patients and staff as needed and on request for free. Functioned as a counselor for patients and staff as needed.

Leadership

Never asked any of my staff to do anything I did not do more of myself.

Worked all the immediate fill in shifts needed to cover.

Personally worked 41 days in a row –20, 12-hour shifts and 21, 16-hour shifts, as an active respiratory therapist to help keep my employees safe during the Delta version of Covid.

Was the “go to guy” in our department for clinical / technical questions.

Functioned as an off shoot of biomed since we had none on campus.

Performed (for free) weddings and funerals of hospital staff.

Did Stop Smoking Classes in connection with the local court system for minor in possession teens. At their request, took the class to schools in North Texas.

Ran the Good Neighbors Project for the Azle hospital 8 years in a row.

Taught CPR and ACLS for free to Drs and their office staff in Texas Health Resources, schools and to the public.

As the Chaplain, attended many deaths and took that news to many families waiting outside during Delta Covid.

Built the furniture for the new mammography suite for free.

Built ramps, porches, installed water heaters, fixed plumbing, air-conditioning /heating, etc. for patients as needed for free.

Have been a teacher, song leader, deacon, and preacher in the Church of Christ for the last 50 years.

Midwestern University 1991 – 1993 BAAS Cum Laude RRT

(a 4-year degree in 2 years)

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