Project Manager Human Resources

ASHLEY BLOMELEY

**** ***** ***** **-****, Franklin, TN 37064 Cell: 702-***-**** Home: 615-***-**** Email: **************@***.***

Professional Experience

Vanguard Financial Services – Brentwood, TN 8/11 to Current

Corporate Director of Revenue & Cash

Responsible for over $90M in annual revenues for 13 Skilled Nursing Facilities located in WV, MS, and TN with a total of 1449 beds. Serve as a senior leader at the corporate office and directly supervise 10 employees. Month end closing, financial and AR review, audits, credit balance reporting to Medicare, Medicare cost reporting, refunds, adjustments, bad debt and staff training.

Key Achievements:

• Consolidated all billing from the local facilities to the corporate office to form a Centralized Business Office

• Help the company through software transition to bridge clinical, billing and finance

• Develop policy and procedure related to all aspects of the revenue and cash flow cycle

• Improved aging by over $4M or 15 days through improved Medicare billing practices (bill and get paid in same month), weekly billing versus monthly, clean up

Kindred Hospital of Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV 9/09 to 7/11

Controller

Responsible for multi-million dollar long-term acute care hospital’s and sub-acute (SNF) financials, including a 96 bed LTAC hospital and 50 bed sub-acute. Hands on position focusing on financial performance and key indicators: month end closing, cost allocation, financial analysis and monthly operations review, forecasting and projecting, FTE analysis, variable expense monitoring, pricing, capital expense requests, budgeting, Medicare cost reporting, NV state quarterly report and uncompensated care reporting. Indirect supervision of key departments within the hospital including: payroll, accounts payable, business office, medical records, reception, data processing and materials management.

Key Achievements:

• Positive EBITDARM performance in 2010 by 58.1% over 2009.

• Sub-acute (SNF) added to hospital in 2009 – helped develop processes to ensure accurate RUG billing and AR management

• Developed internal control process for cash for all three hospitals in market

• Received an Internal Audit score of “1” (excellent) in May 2010

Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV 8/06 to 9/09

Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for multi-million dollar acute care rehabilitation hospital’s financials, including a 79 bed hospital and outpatient therapy practice. Hands on position focusing on financial performance and key indicators: month end closing, cost allocation, financial analysis and monthly operations review, forecasting and projecting, FTE analysis, variable expense monitoring, pricing, capital expense requests, budgeting, Medicare cost reporting, NV state quarterly report and uncompensated care reporting. Supervise key departments within the hospital including: payroll, accounts payable, business office, medical records, reception, data processing and central supply. Serve as the hospital’s key speaker on all financial topics including budget preparation, monthly financials and quarterly financial performance.

Key Achievements:

• Positive EBITDA performance to budget and year over year

• Improved Medicare Mix to 75%

• Improved overall AR days from 35 to 24 through positive Medicare Mix and up-front collections

• Built strong medical records team and improved discharge not final billed from $2M down to $40,000

• Implemented new internal control processes and led four successful internal and external audits

Pinnacle Health Systems – Las Vegas, NV 6/05 to 4/06

Director of Finance

Responsible for over ten separate entities at the corporate level for a growing healthcare organization including: multi-million dollar financials, all accounting procedures, monthly closing, financial and business analysis, cash flow management, budgeting, cost allocation, methodology and reporting. Supervise accounting and accounts payable staff at corporate office and remotely for facilities located in Utah, Colorado and Arizona.

Key Achievements:

• Increased communications between all departments regarding financials and overall performance

• Financials cleaned up and schedules prepared to reduce audit time

• Cash flow improved and schedules prepared to track key indicators

• Conversion of Utah facility from QuickBooks financial system to MAS200 and training of staff

American Baptist Homes of the West - CCRC (ABHOW) Non-profit

Rosewood Retirement Community – Bakersfield, CA 10/03 – 6/05

Director of Finance

Responsible for multi-million dollar healthcare organization’s financials including: accounting, budgeting, bottom-line indicators, cost reporting, cost allocation, financial reporting, monthly closing and analysis. Directed organizations directors, billing team and serve as corporate liaison. Worked with CCRC to develop marketing goals, strategic plan, organizational structure, staffing changes, major pricing decisions and financial evaluations. Served as the community speaker on all financial topics including budget preparation, monthly financials and quarterly financial performance – presented to residents and board of advisors.

Key Achievements:

• Increased AR to exceed company standard in eight months and maintained standard

• Prepared cost allocation study for cost centers (residential, assisted living and skilled nursing)

• Prepared Fiscal 2004 - 2005 budget and have met financial targets (turned an underperforming facility into a performer)

• Implemented electronic billing procedures for quick turnaround on all revenue sources

• Negotiated managed care contract for nine beds in skilled nursing and has proven to be a great source of up-front revenue each month and partnership

• Received RCFE (Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly) Administrator License

• Reorganized marketing team and structure to include cross-training management team and community to improve overall sales goals for a 20% improvement

• Negotiated contract and leased beauty shop space on campus

• Selected to serve as project manager for new billing system implementation for the corporate office

Life Care Center of Hilton Head – Hilton Head Island, SC 1/02 – 6/03

Business Office Manager

Full responsibility for healthcare organizations financials including: accounting, departmental budgeting, bottom-line indicators, accounts receivable and all billing functions. Staff included human resources, employee benefits, reception and accounts payable. Liaison between the corporate office financial team and the community; for all cost reporting and monthly closing procedures.

Key Achievements:

• Increased AR to exceed company standard in ten months and maintained standard

• Served in a leadership role during Administrators leave

• Developed strong business relationship with government offices including Long Term Community Health, DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) and SSA (Social Security Administration)

• Worked with marketing to develop strong community relations through professional meetings and seminars

Hilton Head Health Institute – Hilton Head Island, SC 8/01 – 12/01

Human Resources and Administrative Coordinator

Manage all HR initiatives for over 40 staff members, including several independent contractors

Key Achievements:

• Developed employee policy and procedure and marketing strategy to generate new business

• Increased employee/internship recruitment

• Utilized graphic design experience to save company added expense (portfolio available)

Surgical Eye Care of Hilton Head – Hilton Head Island, SC 1/01 – 6/01

Medical Billing Coordinator (part-time)

Spartanburg County Planning Commission – Spartanburg, SC 10/96 – 7/99

County Planner

• Publications include: Spartanburg County Demographic Profile, SPATS Newsletter, cartography for the Spartanburg County Comprehensive Plan, Spartanburg County Bike Map, Spartanburg County Traffic Studies, and Website

• Coordinated the following: Transportation Enhancement Committee, Spartanburg County Comprehensive Plan (public hearings), Rotary Club (guest speaker regarding population and growth trends)

• Collaborated with the following: Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, Appalachian Council of Government, Parks and Recreation, SCDOT, Colleges and Universities, local businesses, Freewheelers of Spartanburg, Kennel Club (Mt. Mitchell Race), Hands on Greenville, Cancer Awareness Health Committee, city offices and other government agencies

Education & Professional Affiliations

MBA Healthcare Management University of Phoenix - Phoenix, AZ

BLS Public Relations/Interpersonal Communication Mercer University - Macon, GA

HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association) Member

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