Case Manager Program

Otis “Heath” Brown,

MBA, MHA, BSN, WOCN

***********@*****.*** 850-***-****

Work History

Wound Care Consultant/Clinician 8/2019 - present

Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Fayetteville, GA

• Consulting and direct care to adult and pediatric/neonatal patients in 300+ bed acute

hospital with acute and chronic wounds (surgical, trauma, diabetic) and ostomies

• NPWT, Nec Fasc, hidradenitis, DFUs, VSUs, burns, radiation necrosis, amputations

• Direct care to patients with wounds & ostomies in OP Wound Care and Hyperbarics Center

Director, WellStar Community Hospice 12/2016 to 7/2019

WellStar Health System, Marietta, GA

• Supervised 120 FTEs & 3 leaders

• >$400K savings in pharmacy and DME contracts; exceeded financial goals

• 100% GPTW scores two years in a row

• Completed JC and state surveys with zero findings

• Initiated shared leadership at unit level, increasing employee satisfaction

• Initiated self-scheduling via SmartSquare

Nurse Manager, Wound Program & Wound Treatment Center 12/2008 to 12/2016

WellStar Health System, Marietta, GA

• Responsible for operations and financial management of WTC and inpatient wound care

• Increased patient volume over 40% and Increased WTC revenue 250% in five years

• Supervised 20 FTEs, including independent wound and ostomy consultants

• Project management for $5M bed purchase and creation of 5-year plan

• Lowered hospital acquired pressure ulcers to less than half national average (2%)

• Managed supplier contracts/accounts for beds, VACs, wound products

• Marketed WTC services in physicians’ offices, community

Wound Care Program Manager 4/2007 to 12/2008

Amedisys, Tallahassee, FL

• Assessed and Monitored wound care program at 15 home health offices in N. & NW Fla.

• Provided program evaluation and implemented PT/Wound Care Program to maximize reimbursement

• Provided direct consultations for complex wound patients

• Marketed to physicians and instructed RNs and PTs in PT/Wound Care Program

Case Manager 10/2005 to 4/2007

Amedisys (formerly American Home Patient), Tallahassee, FL

Case managed nursing services to patients with acute and chronic illnesses

Supervised direct care by RNs, LPNs, CNAs to acute and chronic care & palliative patients

Provided direct nursing care to acute and complex patients

Case Manager 1/2003 to 10/2005

Gentiva Home Health, Tallahassee, FL

• Directed care and case management of acute & chronic illness patients

• Coordinate services with third party payers, physicians’ offices, other providers

• Provided direct care and SOC OASIS assessments of acute & chronic illness patients

Rehab Liaison/Staff Nurse 7/2002 to 1/2003

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Tallahassee, FL

• Worked as liaison in Tallahassee and surrounding area hospitals to admit acute rehab patients to a 76-

bed acute care rehabilitation hospital (reviewed charts; liaised with physicians and patients/families)

• Assessed patients at community hospitals for admission criterion/liaised with facilities

• Coordinated with payers and assured coverage; negotiated non-contracted rates

• Provided direct care to acute rehab patients with strokes, MVAs, HA, etc.

Admission Coordinator/Marketing Director, ECU/LTC 2/2002 to 7/2002

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, FL

• Coordinated admissions from community and private hospitals to 113 bed extended care/LT care

• Negotiated per diem rates with 3rd party payers, insurers

• Marketed ECU pathways at physicians’ offices, other hospitals

Registered Nurse, Cardiac Unit 1/2001 to 2/2002

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, FL

• Provided direct care nursing for a cardiac step-down unit

• Analyzed & respond to heart rhythms; recovery of cath and open heart transplants

Education

Master of Business Administration, Georgia State University

Master of Health Administration, Georgia State University

Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing, Emory University

Bachelor of Nursing, Florida State University

Bachelor of English, Florida State University

Licensure

RN Nurse Licensure Compact (current)

Nat’l board certified Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nurse

AHA and Am. Red Cross BLS certificate exp. 10/2023

Accomplishements

Presentation: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Coding for Inpatient Rehab Units, GHA 2015

Finalist, March of Dimes Georgia Nurse of the Year, 2014

2014 Great Place to Work, 100% Trust Index Scores

Webinar: Exemplar for Hospital PUP at National Premier Health Engagement Network, 2013

Kennestone Financial Award for exceeding all financial metrics for 5 years running

2012 Kennestone Most Improved Unit for Employee Engagement

Member, WOCN Society

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