SEARCH STATEMENT Oncology Practice Manager ▪ Infusion/ Chemotherapy Nurse ▪ Certified Oncology Nurse PROFESSIONAL ACUMEN  Office Systems  Patient Care &  Cost Containment  Operations Satisfaction  Quality Improvement  Billing  Physician Relations  Accountable  Leadership  Partnerships  Vendor Relations  Employee Development CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Cost Containment  Negotiated with medical supply companies for physicians to receive a 2.5‐3.0% savings on chemotherapy drug bills. Saved $125,000.00 for one physician with annual spending of $5,000,000.00.  Worked with pharmaceutical companies to obtain free chemotherapy drugs for patients with no or inadequate secondary insurance. While increasing revenue for infusion billing time.  Yearly negotiation with insurance agents afforded continuance of excellent benefits for employees, at a savings of $175.00 per employee.  Detailed supply comparison resulted in new contracts, reducing expenditure costs 10%.  Obtained rebates through GPO contracts for acquisition of chemotherapy drugs. Achieved drug rebate $3,000.00 per physician.  Cost effective treatment of patients with Medicare/Medicaid. o Reduced patient transfers to hospitals for treatment; keeping patients in office increasing revenue for co‐pays, office visits and infusion time. o Utilized specialty pharmacies billing under Medicare Part D: gained revenue while reducing 20% on purchase of drugs. No out of pocket expense to physicians. Regulatory Compliance  By overseeing laboratory record keeping obtained yearly licenses from state and CLIA without any penalty or violations.  Coordination of OSHA standards and protocols. Never cited for any violations from the state or OSHA. Clinical Skills  Infusion and Oncology Certified – Expert at reconstituting chemotherapy and biologic agents.  Exceptional high tech intravenous skills.  Managed 15 chair infusion suite. Provides care for 20-28 chemotherapy patients daily.  Compassionate delivery of patient/family education with regard to cancer treatments. Patient / Staff Satisfaction  Developed action plan for successful opening of new cancer center for regional hospital.  Initiated a patient call back system to ensure patients full satisfaction.  Increased staff satisfaction at major hospital chain to 90% positive in how well the staff felt supported by their supervisor/manager.  Excellent coach and mentor for nursing and office staff. EMPLOYMENT  Practice Manager. 1997‐Present Oncology Associates of South Florida 3700 Washington St., Ste., 100, Hollywood, FL  Administrative Nursing Supervisor. 1994‐1999 Hollywood Medical Center 3600 Washington St., Hollywood FL  Administrative Nursing Supervisor. 1991‐1994 Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, CA EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS  Registered Nurse – State of Florida - Current  Registered Nurse – State of California – Current  Infusion Nurse Certified - Current  Oncology Certified Nurse – Current  City College of San Francisco, RN Nursing Degree  University of Notre Dame, BA, Sociology ACHIEVEMENTS/ MEMBERSHIPS  Member, Oncology Nursing Society  Director at Large, Board Directors Oncology Nursing Society. 1999 - Present  President, Oncology Nursing Society, Broward County, FL. Elected December 2002  Award Winner, HMC Good Idea. 1995  Outstanding Patient Satisfaction Winner, Certificate of Recognition HMC. 1997

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