Administrator Nurse
Resume:
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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