Experience

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  AMN Healthcare

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Interim Director

    • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Oversight of Adult Inpatient Services and Nursing Education at South San Francisco Kaiser.

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  The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Physician Recruitment Services

  • Santa Clara, California, United States

  • Assistant Medical Group Administrator

    • Mar 2008 - Apr 2018
    • Santa Clara, California, United States

    Lead strategic planning and manage operations for following departments across Santa Clara service region: Emergency Department, Cardiovascular (CV) Service Line, Cardiac Procedures Unit, Hospitalist Service, Critical Care Service, Resource Management and Compliance, Laboratory and Pathology• Lead and oversee organization of over 600 fte with total annual budget over $100M• Led planning and implementation for Mechanical Circulatory Support and Advanced Heart Failure for entire Northern CA Kaiser Permanente population, including implementation of LVAD and ECMO programs• Partner with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals to ensure hospital throughput and resourcing for CV and ED departments

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  Kaiser Permanente

  • Santa Clara, CA 95051

  • Cardiovascular Services Director

    • Nov 2006 - Mar 2008
    • Santa Clara, CA 95051

    Led planning and development of new Cardiovascular Service Line including a 10 bed CVICU, 31 bed CV Telemetry Unit, 3 Cardiac Catheterization Labs, 2 Electrophysiology Labs, a 14 bay Cardiac Procedures Recovery Unit. Development of the CV Data Team to manage NCDR Registries, recruitment of AHP for CV Surgery, Cardiac Interventional Services, Electrophysiology; and recruitment of perfusionists.

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  UCSF

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Patient Care Manager, Intensive Cardiac Care and Step Down Unit

    • Mar 2003 - Nov 2006
    • San Francisco, CA

    Operational oversight of an 18 bed Cardiovascular ICU and 10 bed Step Down Unit

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  Washington Hospital

  • Fremont, CA

  • Critical Care Director

    • Mar 2002 - Mar 2003
    • Fremont, CA

    Oversight of ICU, CVICU and Transitional Care Units.

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  UAB University Hospital

  • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

  • Patient Care Manager

    • May 1998 - May 2001
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

    Nurse Manager, Thoracic Organ Transplant UnitDirect oversight of a 20-bed unit that provided multiple levels of care for heart and lung transplant patients.