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AMY O'DONNELL BSN RN CWOCN

Healthcare Executive

Frankfort,Illinois

Summary

Multi-talented Senior Executive with 24 years experience in nursing, leadership, consulting, regulatory compliance and quality assurance. Successfully managed 3 acquisitions and 3 company branding changes. Credited with implementing quality improvement, process improvement and education initiatives that further the organization’s mission while achieving increased revenue, patient satisfaction and compliance goals. Core competencies include: Wound Care & Ostomy Management, ACHC, HIPAA, OSHA & CHAP Compliance, Workflow & Procedure Development, Utilization Review & Quality Improvement, Modern Healthcare Technology, Staff Training, Leadership & Development, Audits, Improvement & Corrective Action Plans

Overview

Years of Executive Leadership Experience

Years of Nursing experience

Work History

Area Vice President of Home Health

JourneyCare Home Health

11.2019 - Current

Successfully led ATI Home Health through acquisition with Addus Home Care, now JourneyCare in 10/2021.
Post acquisition, Increased sales performance by developing and implementing strategic plans to improve patient case mix from 85% Orthopedic/short-term census to 50% Medical/longer-term census to improve our length of stay from 15 to 32 days. Increased Episodic patient census from 33% to 63% within first year.
Led agency through another acquisition when Addus Home Care purchased Apple Home Health in 10/2022.
Improved CMS Star Quality Rating from 3.5 to 4.5 STARS via SHP. Improved CMS reported Patient Satisfaction star rating to 4-STAR in March 2024.
Expanded market presence by targeting new industries and building strong partnerships with key stakeholders. Working with all service lines (hospice, palliative care, private duty, and personal care) to provide continuum of care.
Led high-performing team to achieve top results through effective coaching, mentoring, and training.
Streamlined operations, reducing costs by identifying areas of improvement and implementing necessary changes. Development of product formulary with vendors to cut costs.
Managed budgets effectively, balancing investments in people, infrastructure, and technology to ensure optimal returns on investment.
Promoted positive workplace culture that fostered employee engagement, productivity, retention, and promotion within.

President

COMPREHENSIVE WOUND SOLUTIONS, INC

09.2018 - Current

Founder, owner and operations manager of this wound care services company specializing in legal nurse consulting, education, program development and documentation review.
Provide specialized consulting, skilled assessments and remote consultations to attorneys concerning medical records review, litigation and mediation cases.
Plan and coordinate would care and ostomy educational services to home health agencies and patients with emphasis on practical skills development.
Develop and roll out evidence-based wound programs, formulary product lines, wound-specific policies and procedures, WOC care plans, pathways and treatment protocols.

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse

FRANCISCAN ALLIANCE

04.2019 - 09.2020

Responsible for establishing care plans for hospital patients with wounds and ostomies throughout hospital and outpatient care setting.
Apply dressings and compressions, and assist physicians with debridement, biopsy and application of skin graft procedures.
Provide staff education in subjects such as Staging of Pressure Ulcers, Venous vs Arterial Wounds, Diabetic Wounds, Ostomies of all types and MASD.

Vice President Clinical Operations

PEAK & ONE HOME HEALTH

09.2014 - 09.2019

Began as Clinical Supervisor and quickly advanced into Administrator of Branch and then VP of Clinical Operations.
Full accountability for all home health clinical affairs and ACHC Certification.
Achieved and maintained 5-STAR rating from CMS Care Compare.
Managed clinical operations during acquisition of One Home Health, IL. Onboarded 40+ employees in 2-month period during expansion into second state. Census increase from 200 to 500 in 6 months
Developed and managed marketing campaigns to promote home health care program and drive referrals among hospitals, SNF's, and clinics throughout service territory.
Spearheaded audits, conferences, surveys, reports and quality improvement activities to identify care deficiencies, analyze incidents and develop proactive solutions to meet quality and organizational goals.

Staff Nurse, Case Manager

Home Health Agency

06.2004 - 09.2014

Northwestern Home Health/TLC Home Health (2004-2007), Angels At Home Healthcare (2008-2011), Advancare Home Health (2011-2014).
Managed caseload of home health patients to ensure that clinical services, along with evidence-based outcomes, were achieved within optimal timeframes.
Provided case management encompassing nursing observations, assessments, care planning, service coordination, patient/caregiver teaching, emergency response, psychosocial support and tracking.
Managed HH patients in Senior living and Assisted living centers, each with its own set of staff performance, patient care and compliance challenges, including special treatment modalities.
Provided wound/ostomy care in-services regarding wound prevention, treatment and assessment, skin care, new incontinence products and legal implications of documentation related to wound care.

Education

ICD-10 Coding Program -

BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY CODING & COMPLIANCE

OASIS ANSWERS

IL/IN Registered Nurse License, CWOCN Certificate

WebWOC Nursing Education – Full Scope of Practice, WOCN-Accredited Program (Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society) -

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Saint Paul

04.2015

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

LEWIS UNIVERSITY

Romeoville, IL

05.2000