Mary Jo Sikora
Columbiana, OH
adrt9e@r.postjobfree.com
Work Experience Realtor/Sales Associate
Century 21 Lakeside Realty - Youngstown, OH July 2015 to Present
• Contracted with various companies as a Real Estate Agent from 2001 to present
• Responsible for listing and sales of residential properties
• Staging homes for faster sales
• Assisting the elderly in downsizing or finding suitable senior living arrangements
• Accomplishments: NAR Designations include: Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), ePro,
Accredited Staging Professional (ASP),
Senior's Real Estate Specialist (SRES).
• Achieved 1 million in sales volume 2006,2007
Director of Hospice MVI HospiceCare
Girard, OH March 1998 to December 2000
• Director of a start-up Hospice organization within a Medicare Certified Home Health Agency
• Responsible for hiring, writing all policies and procedures, State Licensing, Medicare Certification and Joint Commission Accreditation.
• Held weekly team meetings with Hospice Medical Director, negotiated pharmacy and medical equipment contracts and assisted with marketing and sales to physicians, social workers, oncology clinics and discharge planners.
• Completed patient visits if needed
Quality Improvement Manager and PICC Line RN and Trainer
MVI HomeCare
Girard, OH January 1995 to March 1998
• Responsible for Quality statistics and infection control for home health care and JCAHO Accreditation.
• Responsible for PICC line training for RN's and PICC line insertions in the field.
• Contracted with national companies as a consultant for PICC line insertion training that included Menlo Care, Arrow International, and my own training company, VALOR Consulting
Nurse Manager/General Manager HealthInfusion, Inc.
Girard, OH November 1992 to January 1995
• Responsible for all nursing aspects of a home infusion company including managing nursing staff, home infusion visits, PICC insertions and training.
• Promoted to General Manager in 1994 and became responsible for the management of finances as well as nursing, pharmacy, sales, and billing department.
• Supervised sales and marketing to physicians, social workers, infection control, oncology, and pain management clinics.
• Developed an out-patient infusion center within a physician's office
• Won trip to island of Curacao for exceeding sales goals for 1993.
Education
Real Estate Sales in Real Estate, Hondros College - Akron, OH February 2001 to May 2001
Master’s in business administration, Youngstown State University - Youngstown, OH January 1995 to December 1996
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Youngstown State University - Youngstown, OH December 1981 to June 1983
Skills
• Microsoft Office
• Presentation Skills
• Sales Experience
• Toastmaster's International (3 years)
Certifications and Licenses
Certified Registered Nurse in Intravenous Therapy (CRNI) April 1992 to January 2000
• Member of organization that provided certification training For RN's.
Groups
Member of National, Ohio, and Youngstown-Columbiana Association of Realtors May 2001 to Present
Publications Contributing Author to "Handbook of Infusion Therapy" October 1999
•Wrote Chapter 9: "Managing Vascular Access Port Therapy"
Lives in Columbiana with Lab Gracie