Experience

LARKIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PALM SPRINGS CAMPUS, LLC

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Palm Springs Hospital is a 247-bed acute care statutory teaching Hospital with 23 ACGME approved residency programs and accredited by the Joint Commission. Palm Springs Hospital is a 247-bed acute care statutory teaching Hospital with 23 ACGME approved residency programs and accredited by the Joint Commission.



Larkin Community Hospital

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

• Chief Operations Officer

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2021

  Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) is a for-profit acute care teaching hospital accredited by Joint Commission. LCH is one of twelve statutory teaching hospitals in Florida and third largest program in the state. Larkin Community Hospital (LCH) is a for-profit acute care teaching hospital accredited by Joint Commission. LCH is one of twelve statutory teaching hospitals in Florida and third largest program in the state.



LARKIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC

• United States
• Cosmetics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2021

  Oversee Operational and Clinical Services for Behavioral Health Hospital. Oversee Operational and Clinical Services for Behavioral Health Hospital.



Tenet Healthcare

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

• Director of Nursing for Specialty Services

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2018

  Responsible for overseeing the Clinical and Operational management of the Hospital's Step-down unit. Serves as the Hospital's back-up for ACNO & CNO.

• Director of Mental Health Services & Nursing Administration Sitter/CNA Support Services

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

• Director of Mental Health Services

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  Responsible for the hospital's Mental Health Operations. Assists in formulating departmental budgets and adhering to established budgetary standards. Ensures performance improvement activities per area as initiated. Monitors overall staff performance. Collaborates with staff, physicians and the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure issues are addressed and ensures policies and procedures are interpreted and adheres to ensure quality patient care.



Banyan Health Systems

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

• Nursing Operations Administrator

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  Responsible for agency wide Nursing Care and Clinical Operations

• Director of Nursing

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2013

  Responsible for ensuring the quality of nursing care provided to all clients in all units agency wide. Units include: JARF, CSU, Detox, Adult Day Care, and Drug Rehab Residential facilities• Monitors compliance with ANA psychiatric nursing and CARF Standards by serving as role model in the delivery of patient care, assisting in the selection of nursing staff, conducting peer review, quality assurance activities, and staying within facility budget.



Miami Children's Health System

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

• Interim Director Department of Psychiatry

  • May 2012 - Jul 2012

  Oversees and supervises day to day service operations, assuring quality services and patient directed care.• Monitors and impacts cost containment while enhancing revenue streams to meet the fiscal goals • Manage budget, and performs administrative duties such as collecting, and analyzing data

• Operations Administrator

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  Serves as a resource/facilitator for patient care areas and assumes responsibility for Patient Care Services/Nursing Administration duties. • Has the authority and responsibility for administrative decisions and appropriate notification of the administrator on-call• Provides clinical rounds, manages policies and procedure compliance, and monitors staffing for entire hospital

• Psychiatry Department Manager

  • May 2009 - May 2012

  Responsible for the management of patient quality and staff including internal and external customers within their designated scope of responsible• Coordinates and executes goals established for service lines within departments. • Ensure unit activities are aligned and coordinated with nursing strategies and goals.

• Psychiatric Charge Nurse

  • Apr 2007 - May 2009

  Perform charge nurse duties, managing the unit and delegating nursing care based on knowledge of staff qualifications and competency • Planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating patient response to plan of care • Designed structured milieu activities, acted as a mediator between patient and case coordinator, and chart daily patient progress

• E.R Nurse

  • Jan 2007 - May 2009

  Assisted the emergency response team during trauma situations, and helped with delegations of assignments • Assisted in patient triage, head to toe assessments, inserting and removing of intravenous lines • Administered medications, discharging and charting of patient care

• Behavioral Health Technician

  • May 2006 - Jan 2007

  Designed structured milieu activities, acted as a mediator between patient and case coordinator, charted daily patient progress, and maintained a safe therapeutic environment• Conducted one-on-one sessions with individual/group therapy sessions with children anywhere from five to seventeen years of age. • Perform high and low level intervention including: limit setting, seclusion, and restraints.



Professional Home Services, Inc.

• United States

• Home Health Nurse

  • Jan 2007 - May 2009

  Performed admission intakes, medication management, and nursing interventions • Evaluated the patient's nursing needs, initiated the plan of care and made necessary revisions. • Informed the physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's condition and needs. Performed admission intakes, medication management, and nursing interventions • Evaluated the patient's nursing needs, initiated the plan of care and made necessary revisions. • Informed the physician and other personnel of changes in the patient's condition and needs.