

Healthcare executive with 18 years of leadership experience in driving cost savings and enhancing clinical outcomes. Proven track record in optimizing management processes and delivering patient-centered care through a collaborative team approach. Strong communication, coordination, and conflict resolution skills contribute to effective problem-solving in complex healthcare environments.
Provide strategic and operational oversight for a 98-bed hospital. Ensure safe and high-quality care is provided to patients, and compliance is maintained at all federal, state, local and accreditation requirements.
Developed and implemented reporting structure for 600 employees to enhance communication and accountability.
Directed all service lines to ensure alignment with patient care objectives and operational efficiency.
Managed hospital budget to optimize resource allocation and financial performance.
• Achieved reduction in all nursing sensitive indicators
• Improved nursing recruitment and retention to reduce traveler spend from 1.2 million dollars to zero in 24 months
• Tier 1 leader in Employee Engagement
• Improved patient experience scores
• Navigation of merger between SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare • Responsible for negotiating and managing four union contracts
• Led clinical leadership and operational oversight for 173 Med/Surg & Inpatient Rehab beds, 24 ICU beds, Resource Pool, House Supervisors, Inpatient Wound & Ostomy Care, Inpatient Dialysis unit, Acute Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy, and Outpatient Rehab Therapy clinics, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Delivery of safe, high-quality, evidence-based patient care • Recruit, hire, mentor, and retain nursing staff and leaders • Promote professional growth
• Provide operational direction of a 28 bed Neurosurgical/Medical/Surgical Unit, 46 bed Orthopedic Unit, and a 32 bed Cardiac Telemetry Unit • Hire and evaluate performance for clinical staff
• Manage productivity and operational budget
• Review, investigate, and analyze QI reports and participate in unit and hospital-wide quality initiatives
Addressed and resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients to improve satisfaction.
• Implement new EMR
• Provide operational direction of a 15 bed women's acute care unit • Develop a unit council
• Implement a new EMR
• Performed duties as a team leader
Coordinated team schedules and addressed time-off requests to ensure adequate staffing.
Mentored nursing students and new graduate hires as a preceptor.
Facilitated Professional Nursing Practice Council meetings to enhance nursing practices and team collaboration.