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Home Health Medical

Location:
Greene, ME
Posted:
May 24, 2020

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Debra A. DeBarr

Greene, ME 850-***-**** addek9@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/userlink

Healthcare Administration

Dynamic healthcare professional with diverse experience solving problems, coordinating administrative tasks in fast-paced environments, and delivering safe and quality patient care according to organizational missions.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Purchasing Operations

Staff Management

Professional Relationship Building

Positive Client Experiences

Administrative Organization

Coordination of Care

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Compliance

Medical Records

RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MICROPIGMENTATION SPECIALIST Emerald Coast Permanent Make-Up (ECPM) 2019

Cultivated strong relationships with clients to determine micropigmentation needs and apply comprehensive knowledge of available products to suggest appropriate services. Performed cosmetic procedures in compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational expectations. Delivered positive client experiences, answering questions, and resolving issues efficiently. Maintained sanitation and safety while providing client services using application of cosmetic design principles.

HOME HEALTH AIDE Home Health, Fort Walton Beach, FL 2007 to 2018

Aided patients to meet goals by assisting with activities of daily living, including appointments and errands, bathing, dressing, and grooming. Facilitated comprehensive patient care, cultivating rapport with patients and their families to understand and meet all needs. Provisioned safe, quality patient care by complying with all regulatory requirements and established standards of care. Adhered to physician orders while preparing and providing foods, offering treatments, and administering medications. Cared for the whole patient meeting social, emotional, mental, and physical needs, building therapeutic relationships to orchestrate care. Coordinated care to optimize health, documenting all care episodes, conditions, and problems within the patients’ records.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

PURCHASING SUPERVISOR / SENIOR BUYER / BUYER Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ PURCHASING AGENT Zurbrugg Hospital, Riverside, NJ

PURCHASING AGENT / BUYER Grand Strand Regional Hospital, Myrtle Beach, SC

Orchestrated accomplishment of corporate goals by cost-effectively organizing supply and equipment purchasing. Liaised with suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts, minimizing costs while meeting organizational needs. Prepared bids in compliance with vendor requirements and submission to the board for approval. Supervised highly-productive team, recruiting and hiring talented staff, and developing a positive working environment through open communication, facilitating all buying, selling, and distributing operations. Minimized company costs while meeting needs throughs strategic cost-saving efforts, reviewing and evaluating purchase orders, overseeing purchase budgets, contracts, and requisitions.

Met budget goals by developing policies and procedures governing purchasing and procurement.

Maintained strong vendor relationships, acting as liaison to answer questions and resolve grievances, complaints, and claims effectively.

Reduced costs by restructuring organizational efforts to meet current workload while eliminating two FTE buyer positions.

Key Accomplishments:

Championed improvement to operational efficiency, serving as vital team member overseeing conversion and maintenance of an integrated purchasing, inventory, and distribution system.

Eliminated labor costs for one FTE through organization and implementation of Electronic Data Interchange serving over 25 vendors.

Saved $1M in organizational costs across the board with new pricing agreements, new contract negotiations, and process improvements as well as negotiating an addition $125K savings in year one of new office supply agreement.

MEDICAL SECRETARY Grand Strand Regional Hospital, Myrtle Beach, SC

RECEPTIONIST Androscoggin Pediatrics, Lewiston, ME

Aided patients in receiving necessary care by triaging phone calls, answering and directing calls for appropriate response. Maximized physician availability by scheduling appointments to optimize schedule without overworking clinical staff. Promoted efficiency by organizing and maintaining medical records, office information, and correspondence. Built trust with patients to establish loyalty, providing a friendly greeting in person or over the phone. Coordinated patient care, calling to schedule testing with other departments, filing test results, and communicating with insurance companies to resolve claim issues. Prepared professional correspondence to assist communication between physicians and patients.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

Medical Secretarial Science Diploma Plattsburgh University

Associate Degree in Business Administration Burlington County College

Certifications

Performance Management Total Quality Management Team Meetings

Software Proficiency

Meditech V 4.5 Matkon SMS Systems

Professional Development

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Materials Management Training I & II



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