Health Service

Joe C. Fuentes, Jr., MBA

* ****** **. *******, ** 77019

713-***-**** (cell) ***********@***.***

Seasoned Healthcare Executive seeking a rewarding position in Healthcare, Clinic and/or Hospital

• Executive Advisory and Decision

Support

• Program/Service Line Development

• Expert Grant Writer

• Grants/Contract Management

• Performance Improvement

• Quality Management and Quality

Assurance

• Risk Management

• Healthcare Information Technology

including EHR

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Startup, Turnaround, and

Transformational Change

• Due Diligence, Deal Structuring,

and Negotiations

• Cost Analysis and Procurement

• Corporate Compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fuentes Consulting Partners, LLC 2019 to Present Houston, TX Non-profit Consulting Enterprise

MANAGING SOLE MEMBER

Fuentes Consulting Partners LLC uses it service offerings to successfully strengthen organizations and foster private/public partnerships to achieve health equity for all. We serve as a catalyst for innovative service strategy, service delivery and payor design. This is achieved through: 1) Jointly gathering, reviewing and interpreting data and research that is meaningful to an agency; 2) Offering clear and concise assessment(s) or recommendations and 3) Fostering - not forcing - organic collaborations and partnerships that benefit the health outcomes of the individuals and families the organization serves.

Milestones and Successes:

• Received over $60K in consulting contracts within the first week of business.

• Established partnerships with other consulting firms to compliment business endeavors and/or projects. Houston Area Community Services, Inc (HACS) 1998 to August 2019 dba Avenue 360 Health and Wellness

Houston, TX

Health and Human Services Corporation

FOUNDER & CEO

Responsibilities

• Growing a dynamic health and human services corporation that includes FQHC/330 [Community Health Center

(CHC), Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH), and Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC)] with a $34MM, 275 staff members, and over 30 funding sources, which includes full wrap around services. This position reports to the Board of Directors.

• Responsible for the strategic vision, direction, and oversight of the corporation by positioning the corporation for the upcoming changes in health care reform; grows and develops the agency to be a leader in community health care.

• Leads senior management staff in strategic positioning and growth demonstrates and ensures sound financial, budgeting; creates and leads a fundraising plan that includes raising at least $650,000

• Ensures provision of high quality through its three Joint Commission accreditations for Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health and Home Care including Patient Centered Medical Home certification.

• Emphasizes customer- oriented services through effective quality improvement strategies; assist with Board recruitment and development of its members on organizational strategies; and develops collaborations with other public/private initiatives to advance the health center’s mission. Milestones and Successes:

• Transformed the corporation from a single focused social service agency to a multiservice/multisite corporation with multiple revenue generating and sustainable business lines.

• Increased revenues from $650,000 (1998) to $34MM (2019).

• Secured Three Section 330 Designations for the Health Center from 2009 to 2013 (Community Health Center, Public Housing Primary Care, and Healthcare for the Homeless).

• Developed the strategy, organizational architecture, and lead the charge to achieve Ambulatory Care and Behavioral Health accreditations from Joint Commission (2005), Home Care (2017) and Patient Centered Medical Home certifications from Joint Commission (2011) and National Center for Quality Assurance (2012).

• Principle Investigator for various projects including Ryan White, HUD, SPNS, ESG, HOPWA, FQHC, CDC, and SAMHSA. University of Texas Health Science Center 1996 to 1998 Houston Recovery Campus

Houston, TX

Outpatient and Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment SOCIAL SERVICES MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Manages the social services department as well as providing direct client services. The position administers departmental policies and procedures. Supervises two staff persons. Direct services included screening, assessment, service planning, and discharge.

Milestones and Successes:

• Development and executed department policies and procedures.

• Successfully represented the patient population’s needs into funded program via working in collaboration with the chief grant writer and development director.

• Created and implemented the framework for performance improvement efforts using PDSA cycles, tracer activities, and establishing/monitoring critical pathways.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Master of Business Administration, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Bachelor of Arts – Political Science, University of Houston – Central Campus, Houston, TX CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American College of Healthcare Executives – Member American Leadership Forum; Houston Chapter – Fellow REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

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