Supervisor
Patient focused strategist leveraging an expertise in highly matrixed healthcare environments establishing credibility through “roll-up-my-sleeves” work ethic to influence diverse teams.
Skeptical Mindset: Always Questioning Accuracy, Never Assuming, & Taking Ownership of Results
Convergent & Empathetic Thinker
Data & Tech Trends
Patient-Focused Perspective
Team Performance Optimizer
Health Plan Benefits
Managemment & Leadership
Clinical Data Management
Epic/PDSA
Grant Writer & Training
Career Experience
Dietary Administrator Stanford Healthcare Newark 08.2022-Present
Overseeing patients dietary regimen, collaborating with leadership on food services programs and interface with staff to ensure the menus are aligned with food restrictions/preferences.
Engaging in interactions with team members to build workflows that identify patient’s needs, meal planning, performance management, and inventory control.
Communication Operator Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, CA 2016 -2022
Adept communicator and analytical thinker contributing to develop and train cross-functional teams in an evolving environment.
Interfaced with the Alert Disaster teams regarding red alerts, navigate patients to the appropriate departments, initiate emergency call notification, and retain medical center personnel on demand.
Executed hospital codes: heart alert, code blue, stroke alert, nurse stat, security stat, code red, and code grey; documented codes.
Member Service Supervisor Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) San Mateo, CA. 2021
Encourage teambuilding through assigned staff and unit in a call center environment.
Managed the day-to-day operations of member service Call Center including handling escalated calls
Analyzed team members performance and established individual developmental plans to acknowledge strengths and improve areas of growth.
Employed improved practices to recruit, train, and onboard new hires.
Streamlined members' complaints and ensured employees were adhering to lunch/break schedules.
Practice Coordinator UCSF Medical Center Ambulatory Call Center 2009- 2021
Effectively curated a roadmap for outpatient office visits/surgery, referrals, and virtual scheduling under the Health Promotion for COVID 19 Testing and vaccines.
Streamlined a high-volume of calls, managed emergency calls from patients under high stress which included acute chest pain and abnormal breathing
Interfaced with insurance companies and confirmed TAR (Treatment Authorization Record), executed messaging referrals of ICD coding for authorizations, and upheld a high-quality standard of service.
Delivered up-to-date statistics on UCSF staff engagement and increased the call centers daily percentage by 5% on Gallup surveys.
Leveraged CRM messaging via Mercury Messenger II and diffused challenging circumstances utilizing AIDET.
Nurse Assistant Zuckerberg San Francisco General 2010-2012
Created a safe space for patient care in the telemetry, transitional, and acute care unit where admissions, wound care, and bedding were executed.
Orchestrated daily living activities, created reports, and documented vital signs in the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Education & Certifications
MPH University of Arizona In Progress
California State University East Bay Hayward, CA
MPA Public Administration: Public Management & Public Analysis
M.S. Health Care Administration
Graduate Equity Fellowship Award Recipient: 2019/2020
B.S. Recreation & Community Education
Bachelor of Science, Recreation California State University East Bay Hayward, CA.
Certifications
Management & Strategy Institute: Call Center Supervisor Certified (CCSC) • Corporate Trainer Certified • Lean Six Sigma Certified
Leading the Frontline Series and Professional Staff Development University of California, San Francisco California
Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Improvement Capability • Family-Centered Care • Tipple Aim for Populations
Human Resource Management Certifications California State University East Bay – Continuing Education
Development Management skills for Human Resource Professionals Staff selection
Overview of HRM (Human Resource Management) Develop motivated workplace
Employee relations Labor Relations Job Analysis
HRIS/HCM for HRM Professionals Health & Safety
Leadership Snapshot
Health and Safety Champion Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Delivered health and safety strategies with zero injuries.
Champion True North Pillars for the Financial Strength, Patient Experience, Our People, and Strategic Growth
UCSF Ambulatory Call Center
Generated patient satisfaction through intentional team building, qualitative and quantitative research, and deliberating challenges to improve the patient experience from Press-Ganey comments.
Student Program Liaison, California Association of Healthcare Leaders
Higher Education Network Northern California
Managed memberships enrollment and networking events.
Cotillion and Debutante Adviser Beta Pi Sigma & Delta Sigma Sororities San Francisco Bay Area
Identified as a community advocate that promoted higher learning and career awareness through debutant balls.
Awarding top achieving students with scholarships to acknowledge their academic talents and community engagement.
Graduate Assistant California State University East Bay
Influenced 45 front desk assistants in delivering superior customer service care to students through engaged customer service training, troubleshooting challenges, coaching/mentorship, and designed operational workflows with the executive leadership team.
Brenda Captain-Edwards, MPA, MSHCA
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