Experience

The Institute for Family Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs

  • 2001 - Present

  Responsible for over sight site of 17 family practice centers spanning three different counties (Manhattan and Bronx, Ulster and Duchess). Three of the 17 locations are family practice residency training programs and one is a dental residency program and a call center. These centers yield 450,000 patients visits per year. Responsible for Clinical Affairs Department consisting of one AVP for Nursing, one AVP for Administration, 17 Practice Administrators, 17 RN Managers and one Director of Regulatory Compliance and 213 support staff. Support staff consists of administrative assistants RN, LPN, MA MOA, PSR and Phlebotomist. Managed day-to-day operations of 17 health centers and regulatory compliance for the organization. Accomplishment: • Gained Level III NCQA certification for The Institute for Family Health • Open and operationalized Call Center • Strategic planning for the organization • Implementation of training academies (Nursing, PSR and Managers) • Negotiated union contracts Show less



Signature Medical

• Nurse Manager

  • 2000 - 2001

  Directly supervised 10 staff, LPN and MA • Implemented VFC (Vaccine for Children) a cost saving of over $100,000 annually • Hire, train, supervise, evaluate and mentored staff • Responsible for infection control of organization Directly supervised 10 staff, LPN and MA • Implemented VFC (Vaccine for Children) a cost saving of over $100,000 annually • Hire, train, supervise, evaluate and mentored staff • Responsible for infection control of organization



NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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

• Coordinator of Quality Assurance

  • 1999 - 2000

  • Assessed and approve utilization management for maternal child services • Provided provider and customer service to participants • Monitored QARR (Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements) for maternal child services • Assessed and approve utilization management for maternal child services • Provided provider and customer service to participants • Monitored QARR (Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements) for maternal child services



Bronx Care Practice

• Nurse Manager

  • 1998 - 1999



Oxford Health Plan

• Quality Assurance and Nurse Coordinator

  • 1996 - 1998

  Newly constructed primary health care center for Oxford’s Medicaid Manage Care Product. • Part of the leadership team that opened up start up operations • Hired, evaluated, supervised, trained and mentored ancillary staff (nursing and administrative) • Participated with the creation, design and implementation of electronic medical records (Care Tools) Newly constructed primary health care center for Oxford’s Medicaid Manage Care Product. • Part of the leadership team that opened up start up operations • Hired, evaluated, supervised, trained and mentored ancillary staff (nursing and administrative) • Participated with the creation, design and implementation of electronic medical records (Care Tools)



Boriken Neighborhood Health Center

• Nursing Supervisor

  • 1994 - 1996

  Nurse manager Nurse manager



North Central Bronx Hospital

• Licensed Practical Nurse

  • 1988 - 1991

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