Multifaceted Educator, Healthcare Executive, Consultant

Jeffrey Mitchell

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Bradenton, Florida 34205

Qualification Summary

Experienced educator, healthcare executive, and Consultant with proven results in operational challenge, process improvement, turnaround, developing and restructuring programs in the profit and not for profit sectors. Education experience includes Adjunct Professor for Central Michigan University, and Mercy College of Detroit, Science Teacher at Braden River High School, and Honors Algebra, King Middle School in Manatee County Florida. Team focused experience with diverse groups, community minded, and energetic style supports building a successful organization and assuring mission achievement, while developing major projects, enhancing intra-personal relations, creating cost savings while maximizing customer relations and service.

Highlights

State of Florida Professional Teaching Certificate now expired.

Listed as an “Exemplary Science Teacher” by the Manatee County School Board.

FORPD Reading Endorsement.

ESOL Trained.

Successfully managed 36 hospital departments and programs with budget responsibility of $86M. Multi-site DME included market research and opening 3 separate sites which included hiring, training and full administrative responsibility.

Managed the design, construction and equipment selection, as well as staffing and physician contracts for a 100,000sq-ft ambulatory care center.

Developed and managed regional programs including oncology, trauma and physical medicine, resulting in enhanced business and national grants and recognition.

Personally wrote and negotiated more than 30 contracts between hospitals, managed care and physician groups, culminating in effective and productive business and HMO/PPO relationships.

Professional Experience

Lowes Sales Associate

2013 - Present

Elks Feeding Empty Little Tummies

Executive Director and Founder

2010 - Present

501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization

Provides weekend meals to children either homeless or living in food deprived households.

Successful grant writing at 38%

Management of $235,000 budget and growing

470 children in 12 elementary schools.

Steiner College

Professor

2011 – 2012

Instructing: Psychology, Anatomy, Physiology. Kinesiology, and Algebra.

Manatee County School Board

Substitute Teacher

2009-Present

Euthenics, Inc.

Medical Equipment Consulting Company

Administrator and Consultant. 2008 to 2009

Responsible to manage the company, consult on Process Improvement, and Operations management.

Effectively wrote company Standard Procedures.

Managed projects in excess of $250,000.00

Braden River High School

Manatee County School System.

Science Teacher. 2006 to 2008.

Hoveround Corporation, Sarasota, Florida

Privately owned corporation dealing in motorized power wheelchairs and scooters throughout the United

States.

Director of Customer Service 2004 to 2006

Responsible for the Departments of Insurance, Prescriptions, Customer Service and Process Improvement.

Effectively reduced client process time by 20% while increasing average monthly revenue.

Integration of the outside sales process with inside sales developing teamwork with common goals.

Author of Strategic Business Plan.

Successfully aligned four workforce groups into 10 Regional Teams using Process Improvement methodology.

Bon Secours, Saint Joseph Hospital and Health Care Group, Port Charlotte, Florida.

215-bed acute care hospital associated with Bon Secours Healthcare System, which is one of the largest catholic healthcare systems. The hospital is the dominate health care provider for Charlotte County, Florida, operating a multi-location primary care, long term care and rehabilitation, home health care, imaging and dentistry

Director for Continuous Improvement 2000 to 2003

Provided leadership to the executive team to develop, implement and educate staff on continuous process improvement.

Successful facilitation of a process improvement team that resulted in a $1.4M enhancement in gross revenue associated with Advanced Beneficiary.

Directed a process improvement team that reduced the cost and length of stay for three (3) DRG's resulting in a cost reduction of $175,000.

Redesigned a Non-Reimbursed Patient Observation that reduced cost by $332,000.

Transfer of Knowledge Program, which assisted in data, analysis, trending, forecasting and business plan development.

Independent Consultant 1998 to 2000

Private contractor offering consulting services on quality process engineering, continuous improvement process wellness program and business planning.

Developed and installed operational improvement program, including common systems process reengineering, for the merger of a multi-state DME/respiratory organization.

Successful development and implementation of multiple state "roll out" business plan for a national health care program.

Innovative Medical Services, Inc. St. Petersburg, Florida

Innovative Medical Services, Inc. is a for profit, multi-state durable medical equipment, respiratory and supply organization having eight stores and warehouses in Florida and one in Georgia.

Business Process Integrator, Regional Vice President 1993 to 1998

Responsible for operations, business development and contract negotiations of eight separate locations on the West Coast of Florida.

Successfully reclaimed $1.6M of inventory in the field through liquidation process of a large South Florida facility.

Initiated and coordinated the start up of three business sites in central and south Florida.

Responsible for the day to day administration of the West Coast of Florida, including sales and marketing.

Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Lexington Kentucky.

50 bed orthopedic hospital serving five states providing free care to indigent children.

Administrator 1992 to 1993

Responsible for the day to day administration of the hospital as well as temple and community relations.

Successfully increased business volume while reducing cost by $1.5M, and negotiated the restructuring of the physician contract with the University of Kentucky

Aultman Hospital, Canton Ohio

654 bed, highly regarded teaching hospital and integrated health care system including an umbrella of profit, not for profit, managed care and endowment fund

Vice President for Professional Services 1985 to 1991

Leadership of a 36-department professional services division including trauma, nephrology/dialysis, oncology program development, and six residency post doctorate program. Responsible for a $86M budget.

Successful contract negotiations with 36 professional physician groups and independent physicians.

Coordinated the development of regional cancer center serving 18 counties receiving a Robert Wood Johnston Foundation Grant and NIH, CCCOP Grant.

Coordinated the development of a laboratory outreach program having $1.5M in gross revenue in the first year. Later adding HME/DME, home health, hospice, visiting nurse and mobile radiology.

Participated in the development and implementation of hospital based HMO/PPO having a 300 physician closed panel system.

Wyandotte General Hospital Wyandotte Michigan

383-bed acute care hospital located south of Detroit. First C.A.R.F. accredited rehabilitation program in the State of Michigan.

Vice President 1980 to 1985

In conjunction with the Greater Detroit Hospital Counsel, developed and initiated a district wide healthy lifestyle program for employees of General Motors and the UAW. The project included four hospitals and required writing a successful Robert Wood Johnston Foundation Grant.

Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

450 bed osteopathic teaching hospital.

1977 to 1980

Assistant Vice President 1977 to 1980

Education

M.H.A., Hospital and Health Care Administration, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1978

B.S., Biology in Pre Med. Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio 1976

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