Experience

ORLANDO VA HEALTHCARE CENTER

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer/Associate Director

  • May 2023 - Present



University of Houston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2014 - Present



Orlando VA Healthcare System

• Orlando, Florida, United States

• Interim Chief Operating Officer/Associate Director

  • Sep 2022 - May 2023



Orlando VA Healthcare System

• Orlando, Florida, United States

• Assistant Medical Center Director

  • May 2022 - Sep 2022



RALPH H. JOHNSON VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Division Chief - Outpatient Mental Health Services

  • Feb 2020 - May 2022

  The Charleston VAMC is a level 1a, high complexity facility. The Mental Health Service Line (MHSL) consists of over 365 staff. I am directly responsible for the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Outpatient Mental Health Clinical Programs. These programs include General Mental Health (GMH), PTSD Clinical Treatment Program (PCT), Couples and Family Clinic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinic (CBT), Neuropsychology Clinic, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery Services (ICMHR), Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (PRRC), Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI), Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, and Veterans Integration To Academic Leadership (VITAL). GS 15. Show less

• Assistant Medical Center Director (Acting)

  • Dec 2021 - Apr 2022

  The Ralph H. Johnson (RHJ) VAHCS, is a level 1A, 155 authorized bed tertiary care teaching hospital that serves 81,000 Veterans. RHJ has 3,500+ staff and an annual budget of $750M. In FY21, RHJ completed 98% of appointments within 30 days. During the SAIL Ranking period, RHJ was consistently ranked a 5-STAR facility, placing us in the top 10% of VAs. RHJ ranks in the top 6% nationally among Press Ganey hospitals, is in the top 10% of VAs for growth in the last 5 years and is projected to be the 4th largest in % change of enrollees in the country through 2027. RHJ is the first VA to partner with Joint Commission and its state hospital association on high reliability and is a HRO pilot site. Research has 94+ investigators and 300+ projects funded at $31.2M annually (#1 in VISN 7; #8 Overall). As Acting Assistant Medical Center Director, I oversee operations and resource management for Community Care, Office of Information & Technology, Food & Nutrition, Logistics, Prosthetics, Community Engagement & Veteran Experience, Fisher House, Environmental Management Services, Privacy Office, Veterans Canteen Service, Police, and Chaplain Services. I attend all fiscal meetings and serve on the Resource Management Council. I also serve on the Clinical Executive Council, Quality Executive Council, Senior Executive Board, Incident Command Center, attend bi-monthly VISN 7 Executive Leadership Council retreats, annual Strategic Planning Retreats, weekly/daily VISN 7 COVID-19 calls, Morning Report, AM Huddle and chair the Veteran Experience Committee. I collaborate daily with leaders at every level in order to help formulate process improvement plans, solve acute problems and remove barriers to achieving desired outcomes. I am an active member in strategic planning across all services and wrote RHJ’s FY22 goals for the Veteran Experience and Stewardship pillars. I cover Associate Director service lines and responsibilities as needed. Show less

• Section Chief; Outpatient Mental Health

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2020

  Oversaw GMH and PCT operations (n = 60+ providers/residents). Covered as Acting Chief of the Mental Health Service Line (Average of 2-3 times per month; n = 400+ staff, across 7 hospitals; GS 14)

• Staff Psychologist

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2017



Medical University of South Carolina

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Assistant Professor

  • Jan 2016 - May 2022



VA Boston Healthcare System

• Psychology Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014