Home Health Executive Director
Resume:
AYO ALAKA-BRIGHT
Cell: 713-***-****; Email: *********@*****.***
PROFILE
Compassionate and Dedicated RN committed to excellence, professional and quality Care with many years of experience in Hospice and Home Health. Seeking a supervisory/managerial level position to utilize my several years' detail oriented, training, education and problem solving experience, with potential for professional growth and career advancement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Director RN; Memorial Hospice Care
Jan 2024- Present
• Keep abreast of State Regulations, Medicare guidelines as applicable and interface with Fiscal Intermediaries as necessary.
• Determine the appropriateness for Hospice Admission, based on individual Hospice criteria.
• Conduct full assessments for patients deemed appropriate for Hospice, according to established protocol and policy.
• Ensure the Hospice plan of care is adhered to.
• Work with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other medical professionals to assure quality palliative and Hospice care is administered to the patients.
• Work with clinicians, patient/family and physicians to assure smooth discharge protocol Outreaching and advertising
• Writing and documenting accurate agency reports.
• Resolve problems among staff and between staff and patients.
• Coordinate Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Ensure adequate staffing, education and evaluation of all employees.
• Program research, coordination and development.
• Maintaining an ongoing liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the governing body and the agency staff. Coordinating service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
• Prepare agency for Accreditation and maintain Agency operation.
• Responsible for the management of Alternate Agencies sites.
Hope Health Care System
Jan 2019- December 2023
• Keep abreast of State Requirements, Medicare guidelines as applicable and interface with Fiscal Intermediaries as necessary.
• Determine the appropriateness for Hospice Admission, based on individual Hospice criteria.
• Conduct full assessments for patients deemed appropriate for Hospice, according to established protocol and policy.
• Ensure the Hospice plan of care is adhered to.
• Work with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other medical professionals to assure quality palliative and Hospice care is administered to the patients.
• Work with clinicians, patient/family and physicians to assure smooth discharge protocol Outreaching and advertising
• Writing and documenting accurate agency reports.
• Resolve problems among staff and between staff and patients.
• Coordinate Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Ensure adequate staffing, education and evaluation of all employees.
• Program research, coordination and development.
• Maintaining an ongoing liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the governing body and the agency staff. Coordinating service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
• Prepare agency for Accreditation and maintain Agency operation.
Alternate Administrator/Supervising RN; Loved Ones Care Mar 2016 – Dec 2018
• Kept abreast of State Requirements, Medicare guidelines as applicable and interfaced with Fiscal Intermediaries as necessary.
• Coordinate compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
• Ensured adequate staffing, education, and evaluation of the employees.
• Provided day to day management and supervision of patient care.
• Assumed responsibility for clinical activities and quality of care rendered to agency patients and their families.
• Planed, coordinates, implements and evaluates all aspects of care. Assume the role of the Administrator and or Supervising RN when they are not available.
Director/Supervising Nurse; Encompass Health & Hospice Feb 2015 –Feb 2016
• Kept abreast of State Requirements, Medicare guidelines as applicable and interface with Fiscal Intermediaries as necessary.
• Coordinated compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Ensure adequate staffing, education, and evaluation of the employees.
• Provided day to day management and supervision of the assigned patient care team. Assumed responsibility for clinical activities and quality of care rendered to hospice patients and their families.
• Planed, coordinates, implements and evaluates all aspects of care, and assumed role of the director when director is not available.
Director of Clinical Services/Alternate Administrator; The Providence Hospice Inc., Houston TX. Oct 2014 – Feb 2015
• Determined the appropriateness for Hospice Admission, based on individual Hospice criteria.
• Conducted full assessments for patients deemed appropriate for Hospice, according to established protocols and policies.
• Ensured the Hospice plan of care is adhered to.
• Worked with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other medical professionals to assure quality palliative and Hospice care is administered to the patients.
• Worked with clinicians, patient/family and physicians to assure smooth discharge protocol Outreaching and advertising,
• Wrote and documented accurate agency reports; and performed conflict resolutions between Staff and Patients
• Coordinated Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations; and ensured adequate staffing, education and evaluation of all employees.
• Facilitated, coordinated and developed several Program researches
• Maintained routine liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the governing body and the agency staff, and Coordinated service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
Contract Position Prepared agency for Accreditation
Alternate Administrator/Alternate Nursing Director; Essential Hospice and Palliative Services, L.L.C., Houston TX. Apr 2014– Oct. 2014
• Determined the appropriateness for Hospice Admission, based on individual Hospice criteria.
• Conducted a full assessment for patients deemed appropriate for Hospice, according to established protocol and policy.
• Ensured the Hospice plan of care is adhered to.
• Worked with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other medical professionals to ensure quality palliative and Hospice care was administered to the patients.
• Worked with clinicians, patient/family and physicians to ensure smooth discharge process.
• Wrote and documented accurate agency reports; and performed conflict resolutions between Staff and Patients; coupled with Outreach and advertisement
• Resolve problems among staff and between staff and patients.
• Coordinate Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Ensured adequate staffing, education and evaluation of all employees.
• Facilitated, coordinated and developed several Program researches
• Maintained ongoing liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the governing body and the agency staff.
• Coordinated service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
• Worked as a Consultant for Agency.
Contract Position Prepared agency for Accreditation
Executive Director/Administrator; 1st Government Healthcare Oct 2012 -Nov 2013
• Worked with clinicians, patients, family and physicians to ensure smooth discharge process.
• Wrote and documented accurate agency reports; and performed conflict resolutions between Staff and Patients; coupled with Outreach and advertisement
• Resolve problems among staff and between staff and patients.
• Coordinate Compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Ensured adequate staffing, education and evaluation of all employees.
• Maintained an ongoing liaison with the Professional Advisory Committee, the governing body and the agency staff.
• Coordinated service components to be provided by contractual agreement and ensuring hiring of qualified personnel.
• Completed, Kept, submitted reports and records as required by State and Federal Regulatory Agencies.
• Maintained an office facility for the Agency, which is large enough, adequately equipped and provides a safe working environment for efficient staff.
• Responsible for Accreditation of the agency with The Joint Commission Financial Planning and Budgeting with the Agency CEO.
• Worked as a Consultant for Agency.
Alternate Supervising Nurse; 1st Government Healthcare Inc. Dec 2011 – Oct 2012
• Kept abreast of State Requirements, Medicare guidelines as applicable and interface with Fiscal Intermediaries as necessary.
• Coordinated compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
• Provided day to day management and supervision of the assigned patient care team; and Planed, coordinated, implemented and evaluated all aspects of care
• Assumed responsibility for clinical activities and quality of care rendered to hospice patients and their families
Patient Care Manager/RN Supervisor /Administrator Executive Director Houston Solari Hospice Care, Houston TX Feb. 11 to Dec. 2011
• Provided day-to-day management & supervision of assigned patient care teams
• Assumed responsibility for the clinical activities and quality of care rendered to the patients and families on the hospice program
• Planned, organized, coordinated, implemented and evaluated all aspects of care
• Planned, executed and managed the assigned team patient care expenses.
RN Coordinator/Case Manager Oct. 2009 to Feb. 2011
• Provided direct patient care and management of terminally ill patients as well as supportive care for the family.
• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated care delivered to hospice patients in long term care facilities and/or the patient home.
• Supervised LVN and Hospice Aides providing care to hospice patients.
RN Case Manager-Texas Health Spring, Houston TX. 06/15/2007-09/30/2009
• Responsible for Telephonic monitoring and education of members with chronic illness to improve health outcomes.
• Reviewed member's medication and perform Medication teaching.
• Identified member's specific needs and coordinates care with Physicians.
• Reviewed member's Clinical Condition with the Medical Director as needed
• Coordinated Life Enhancement Program-Specialty Care for member population with terminal or End stage illness and refer to Hospice/Palliative care as needed.
RN Case Manager; Amed Community Hospice, Houston, TX Dec 2004- May 2006
• Responsible for managing, assessing, plans, implementing and evaluating care delivered in long term care facility or home Palliative care of terminally ill clients and family.
• Routinely participated in visits to facilities to perform, manage and supervise LVN and H. H. A. client's care.
RN Primary Home Care Supervisor (PRN); Perry Lee Home Health Care Jan 2004-Present
• Responsible for clinical assessments of all clients in the CCAD, CBA, MDCP programs with the Department of Aging and Disability for the Medicaid Population.
• Responsible for Documentation of assessment and processing all required Physician orders for authorization from the State of Texas.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Texas Southern University, Houston, TX. MA Sociology 1997
Texas Southern University, Houston, TX 1993
BA Major: Psychology [Cum Laud]
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner; Florida State Board of Nursing Professional
(In the specialty of Nurse Midwife) 1984
Registered Professional Nurse License; Florida State Board of Nursing Professional 1984
Registered Certified Midwife School of Midwifery, Nigeria 1981
University of Benin School of Nursing Benin City, RN, 1980
Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Current to 2015
CPR Current to 03/2025
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Houston Hospice & Palliative Nurse Association National Hospice & Palliative Nurse Association
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