Leslie Kay Kern

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Experience:

Access Psychiatric Hospital

Director of Nursing/Nurse Executive June 2020-present

Clinical accountability for the division of nursing

Redesign patient flow process

Implement new intake processes and department

Stabilize staffing from 35% vacancy rate

Implement new EMR/active design of templates

Premier Health Partners/Miami Valley Hospital

Float Nurse October 2019-April 2020

Direct patient care to medical surgical, advanced care, critical care, behavioral health, and emergency patients.

Hospice of the Miami Valley

Admissions/On call Nurse December 2018- October 2019

Direct patient care to hospice patients including admissions, emergency calls, 24 hour assessments, bi-weekly assessments, revocations and discharges

Crossroads Hospice

RN On Call, June 2018-November 2018

Direct patient care to hospice patients including admissions, emergency calls, 24 hour assessments, bi-weekly assessments, revocations, discharges

Telephone triage of caseload of 135 patients

Facility Administrator/Nurse

DaVita Kidney Care, November 2015-June 2018

Financial and Clinical responsibility of two dialysis centers

Responsible for clinical quality outcomes

Human resource functions accountability at center

Direct patient care

Associated Healthcare of Ohio

Administrator and Nurse, 2010- November 2015

Start up of mental health and developmental disability (co-occurring diagnosis) organization of supported living and employment services

Established budget and broke even with budgeted targets within six months of opening programs and operated with net profit thereafter

Responsible for regulatory oversight of organization

Obtained successful CARF accreditation

Clinical expert on Behavioral Health

Program development of Employment Services

Business office oversight

Marketing and community outreach of new organization to consumers

Provided direct nursing services to individuals

Regal Consulting, LLC

President and CEO, 2010-present

Self employed Consultant specializing in regulatory consultation (CMS, TJC, etc) multiple clinical (primarily critical care and behavioral health) and financial healthcare topics, cost/revenue cycle, compliance

Maxim Staffing Solutions

Clinical Staffing, 2010.

Per diem clinical staffing in various settings of acute care, long term care, hospice, behavioral health, etc

United Psychiatric Group

Patient Care Administrator: Berks Hospital, Reading, Pennsylvania. 2009. (Moved sites to Pennsylvania)

Full financial, clinical, and strategic oversight of mental health and developmental disabilities organization with inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient settings

Turned monthly loss into $150,00-200,000 monthly operating profit

Successful initial and follow up CMS surveys

Successful TJC (HAS and BHO) accreditation surveys (No Quality personnel or Survey Coordinator)

Positive stabilization of staffing with final 5% turnover and no agency usage

Program development of Assessment Center, Partial Hospitalization (increased census by 200%)

Contracted with major payers

Positive relationships with medical staff and active recruitment

Community outreach and branding of organization to agencies, providers, physicians, patients, etc.

Direct patient care including all areas: inpatient, assessment center (telephone triage), outpatient etc.

Developed Quality Program

Extensive Medicare and Medicaid Billing and Reimbursement oversight

Served as expert Nurse for Medical conditions

Initiated Performance Improvement Plan for organization/dashboards for all units

Direct Patient Care

United Psychiatric Corporation: Patient Care Administrator and Director of Nursing, Dayton, Ohio 2008 - 2010. Initial planning and implementation of new psychiatric facility. Functions include: construction master planning and oversight, equipment acquisition, financial planning and forecasting, human resource planning and acquisition, managed care contract negotiation and strategic development including regulatory planning and oversight.

Nurse Executive, Ohio Department of Mental Health, Twin Valley Behavioral Health Care, Dayton, Ohio. 2007-2008. (Hospital Closed) Transfer July 2008 to Summit Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio

Patient care accountability for 110 – 280 bed Psychiatric Hospital (quality, finance, customer service, human resources, etc)

Reduction overall cost per patient day

Oversight of therapeutic programming

Re-engineering of staffing model, implementation of new model based on patient Safety and evidence based practice

Development of behavioral based interviewing tools and targeted selection of employees

Assessment, development and mentoring of clinical leadership staff

TJC accountability including ORYX and NPSG’s

Policy and procedure development/implementation

Closure process of units/hospitals

Successful TJC survey without nursing deficiencies (TVBH)

Stabilized turnover rate to <5%

Direct Patient Care

Regal Consulting President and CEO, Kettering Ohio. 2007

Placement of senior and executive leadership level positions

Interview coaching

Consultant services to various agencies regarding TJC and CMS compliance, operational, and performance improvement processes

Review and improvement of cost and revenue cycles (Focus on Medicare and Medicaid)

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nursing Officer, Riverview Health Institute, Dayton, Ohio. 2006-2007.

Campus Director of Patient Care, Southview Hospital (Kettering Medical Center Network), Miamisburg, Ohio. 2002 – 2006.

Director of Patient Care Services, Middletown Regional Hospital, Middletown, Ohio. 1999- 2002.

Director of Nursing, Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. 1996 – 1999.

Flight Nurse, CareFlight Air Ambulance Service, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. 1990 – 1996.

Staff Nurse, PACU, Pre Op, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. 1987-1990.

Staff Nurse, NICU, Miami Valley Hospital 1985-1987.

Education:

Master of Science Health Administration, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI. December 1994.

Bachelor of Science/Nursing, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI. June 1992.

Registered Nurse, Diploma Graduate, Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing, Dayton, OH. 1985.

Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic, Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, OH, 1990.

Certifications:

Ohio Registered Nurse #210136

Basic Cardiac Life Support Provider (CPR)

Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

References:

Available upon request

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