Benjamin E. Etuk
Richmond,Texas
Summary
Over seven (17) years of managerial experience in Hospital Supply Chain Management, Project Management, and some Hospital Operations, seeking a challenging position within a corporate entity in Healthcare and Hospital Operations Management. I have demonstrated ability in analytical, planning, clinical, communication, and leadership skills. Astute in managing complex projects, ensuring people development, and building a collaborative work environment within the organization. Over twenty-nine (29) years of employment at Harris Health System in the Clinical & Supply Chain arena.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
Harris Health System Supply Chain Mgt. Value Analysis Operations
03.2022 - 03.2026
- Oversight of Supply Chain Management Value Analysis Operations: Directs, monitors, and supports new/old product standardization and medical supply formulary requests. Directs completion of annual renewal recommendations and new award recommendations for submission to Purchasing on disposable product and equipment, value analysis, and/or new product requests, custom procedure trays, and Supply Chain Management operational contracts
- Identifies and develops new initiatives to reduce hospital supply costs and drive process improvement throughout the System, directs, and mentors other Harris Health System departments to implement cost savings and process improvement initiatives
- Assist pavilions/departments to assess System-wide Supply Chain Value Analysis for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in obtaining cost reductions and improvement in patient care
- Appropriate utilization of product supplies and services through product standardization and price optimization, such as Orthopedic Vendors, Endo-mechanical, & Reprocessing products
- Implementation and monitoring of cost-saving initiatives, eliminating waste or redundancies throughout the System and supporting organizational goals
- Directs and structures department resources to maximize support for Harris Health System across the enterprise
- Monitors and recommends cost reductions to control expenses and not exceed the designated budget. Assists the Administrative Director in recommending corrective actions and assists with justifications, addressing negative and positive variances
- Maintains and/or improves the quality of service to other Harris Health System departments and/or third parties by developing and monitoring key quality control indicators for value analysis, Supply Chain Management, and end-user departments
- Provides leadership and supervision of all Senior Product Utilization & Contract Utilization Managers, Product & Contract Utilization Manager, Material Resource Analysts, Supply Chain Support Analysts, and other employees etc.
- Directs the activities related to the hiring, professional development, general competency, promotion, performance appraisal, and disciplinary action
Operations Manager
Harris Health System Supply Chain Mgt. Value Analysis
08.2008 - 03.2022
- Supply Chain Management Operations: Over thirteen (13) years of experience in Supply Chain Management with a specialty in Supply Chain Management Value Analysis, Project Management, Analytical Planning, Cardinal Distribution, Purchasing, Vendors, and Operational experiences.
- Work collaboratively with the Operations and Distribution team to provide seamless product transition from acquisition through the doorstep to the patients/consumers’ bedside.
- Designed the first-ever Product Substitute List for Harris Health System, supporting clinicians.
- Designed the current Supply Chain Management Clinical Value Analysis Process and Procedures, whereby all the bedside nurses and hands-on clinicians are very involved with the result of supporting the certification of a Hospital Magnet status.
- Instituted a collaborative meeting between Logistics Operations Managers and the Value Analysis team detailing products hitting the shelves, conversion, & on-hand products to be replenished.
- Work with the Operations team in solving Product Complaints and Recalls in the entire System.
- Designed a Product Consignment model to be placed in the Central Supply with input from SCM Operations and Nursing. An example of this model was the A Cell Biological product.
- Oversees five (5) Supply Chain Management Value Analysis areas for the entire Harris Health System, such as OR/Anesthesia, Patient Care, Support Services, Procedural-Based, and Lab VAC.
- Responsible for managing and reporting the pre-standardization package to the Senior Vice President before the actual System Product Standardization Committee meeting
- Chaired the Product Standardization Committee meeting over the past years with members such as Senior VPs, VPs, Administrators, Admin Directors, Pavilion Chief of Staff/physicians, etc.
- Achieved fifteen (15) years of annual Cost Savings in consumable product with a range of $2.0M to $4.0M.
- Yearly annual cost Value of Projects completed ranging from $22.0M to $25.0M
- Quarterly participation in multidisciplinary QWT & Co-Chair the System Wound Committee.
- Instituted a collaborative meeting between SCM & Purchasing to work on Off-Contract spend and reporting the variances to the SCM Adm. Director, Senior VP, and Purchasing Agent.
- Appropriate location of 340 RICOH Copiers in the entire System to align with each of the cost centers.
- Work collaboratively with the Operations team on Reprocessing products & EBOLA supplies for use.
- Project Management: Oversees the completion of one hundred and ten (110) + Consumable projects every year in the past seventeen (17) years across different multi-facet disciplines, Value Analysis, and Purchasing.
- All Formulary Request Forms, Value Analysis & Standardization items, Item Request Forms, GPO Contracts, RFPs, Bids, Evaluations, Quote, In-Services, Product Complaints, Substitute Products, Coordinates Meeting Minutes of VAC & Standardization, and High-Profile VAC Projects.
- Designed the new Harris Health System Supply Chain Management Product Procurement Steps.
- Responsible for completing the Harris Health System’s monthly consumable contract award, renewal projects, and product usage approval.
- Work on Pharmacy projects, Nutrition Projects, I.T., Infection Prevention, Medical Capital Projects, aligning with Pharmacy Directors on Closed System Chemo mixer, Insulin & Covidien Syringes, Elastomeric Pumps, work with Nutrition assessing a competitive product on Pre-surgery drink, work with G.I. Chief of Service at BT to assess the Outsourcing vs. In-house Vectrogastrogram or VCG.
- Designed with the SCM VP Operations SCM Value Analysis monthly project tracking list.
- Provides reports in Supply Chain Management Strategic Initiative meetings.
- Supply Chain Management and Value Analysis Assessment Opportunities.
- Analyzing and Preparing Operational Reports: Maintain reports of all potential SCM Contract Projects for the upcoming fiscal year in collaboration with Harris County Purchasing. Develop and maintain via Score Card reports noting expenditures and savings/cost increases for projects. Reviews business and clinical justifications for reasonableness and consistency.
- Responsible for reviewing and completing the Renewal forms for the entire Supply Chain Management and other departments’ Contract Monitoring portfolios, complying with all applicable mandated standards for the Det. Norske Veritas (DNV) Accreditation Process.
- Develops and Updates Policies & Procedures and All Other Business Data of the department: Product Value Analysis Process/Contract Conversion Process/and other assigned areas. Updates Supply Chain Management Value Analysis operations and ensures participants are frequently updated on any changes involving Supply Chain Management Value Analysis.
- Professional Leadership: Oversees and manages all Value Analysis Committees across the board. Meets regularly with clinical staff, committee members and chairs, physicians, Purchasing, and vendors to ensure that key stakeholders are adequately represented with room for improvement opportunities. Uses initiatives to develop ideas, encouraging staff input to improve services organizationally. Meet with the physician and Executive Administration Leaders as required.
- Represented Supply Chain Management in the 2018 DNV Questions and Answers process at BT.
- Monthly in-service or training as required for new Harris Health System management personnel, such as Administrative Directors, Directors, Managers, and Supervisors, etc.
- Budget Compliance: Assist in planning and monitoring the annual departmental budget. Manages resources, providing required compliance. Exceeded YTD savings compared to the required goal from $2.5M to >$4.0M.
- Manages and oversees all Supply Chain Management VAC Cost Avoidances, Cost Initiatives, and expenses. Works with SCM IT group to validate financial data in GHX, P-Suite, and PeopleSoft. Works collaboratively with departments presenting at the Standardization Committee to ensure accuracy in monthly Standardization and Value Analysis Scoreboards.
- CAUTI Prevention Program Savings. Worked with Claire Lauzon Vallone (Assoc. Administrator of Quality and Patient Safety. A significant reduction in false-positive study results (i.e., yeast) was observed with the use of preservative-containing tubes compared to cups. The Lab also determined that with multi-testing processes, there were additional savings using tubes.
- Revised the Take Home Supply List to streamline the supply products given to patients on discharge.
Project Coordinator – EC at Ben Taub Hospital
Harris County Hospital District
08.2007 - 01.2008
- Worked at Ben Taub EC as a Clinical Quality/Professional Project Coordinator responsible for the pavilions’ Alarm Audit Reports, Blood Transfusion Reports, BT/QM Restraints Audit, Pressure Ulcers Documentations, Root Cause Analysis, Speak Up Audits, Code Blue Data, Crash Cart Monthly Audits, EKG Duration on patients going through EC, Patients’ Restraint Reports, EC Triage Vital Signs with Time Line upon admission, Hospital Diversions, Unplanned EC Return within 72 hours, EC stay greater than or equal to 24 hours, and missed diagnosis etc.
Clinical Quality Nurse Coordinator – Ben Taub
Harris County Hospital District
06.2004 - 01.2007
- Collaboration with several disciplines in the care of a patient and working together to solve problems affecting patients’ quality of care.
- Assists in planning quality and performance improvement initiatives through record review using data collection and analysis.
- Support to the Quality/Accreditation Department and development of QA/PI projects.
- Ensuring that nurses comply with the quality of care. Ex: Secret visitors monitoring hand washing.
- Data Collections and seeking for solutions to resolve problems.
- Quality, Performance Improvement, Service Performance, and Medical Record Audits.
Utilization Management Nurse– Ben Taub
Harris County Hospital District
04.2002 - 01.2004
- Review of patients’ conditions and doctor’s orders and assist in formulating a treatment plan unique to that individual patient and family.
- Regularly checking the condition of the patient to ensure that the treatment modality works.
- Communicating with the patient and family to ensure that the treatment plan is understood.
- Review of the patient’s insurance, and if the treatment plan is not covered by the insurance, the Utilization Manager will contact a Social Worker for other available options.
- Upon discharge, the Utilization Management Nurse provides a treatment plan and follows up with the treatment modality as frequently as possible.
Staff Nurse – Ben Taub General Hospital
Harris County Hospital District
04.1996 - 01.2002
- Worked in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Some Cardiac Care Unit, and Critical Care Wound Unit as a Registered Nurse.
- Served as a Charge Nurse in the Critical Care Wound Unit and ICUs, supervising nurses and nursing assistants.
- Previous Clinical experience in medical-surgical units.
- Worked part-time on off days at other Health Institutions as a floor nurse.
Education
BSN - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center in Nursing, Houston Medical Ctr.
01-1995
Master of Science - Health Administration
Houston Baptist University
01-2004
Minor - Human Resources
Houston Baptist University
01-2004
Skills
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
Affiliations
- AHRMM – Local Chapter Member.
- National Premier Breakthrough Hospital SCM Value Analysis Presenter - Individual and Joint Presentation.
Award
Premier ASCEND National award., Premier ASCEND Peak Performance Award 2017 & 2018, An Award By the Houston Chronicle in July 2020 during COVID – 19 (A Community Respond)
Timeline
Director
Harris Health System Supply Chain Mgt. Value Analysis Operations
03.2022 - 03.2026
Operations Manager
Harris Health System Supply Chain Mgt. Value Analysis
08.2008 - 03.2022
Project Coordinator – EC at Ben Taub Hospital
Harris County Hospital District
08.2007 - 01.2008
Clinical Quality Nurse Coordinator – Ben Taub
Harris County Hospital District
06.2004 - 01.2007
Utilization Management Nurse– Ben Taub
Harris County Hospital District
04.2002 - 01.2004
Staff Nurse – Ben Taub General Hospital
Harris County Hospital District
04.1996 - 01.2002
Master of Science - Health Administration
Houston Baptist University
Minor - Human Resources
Houston Baptist University
BSN - Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center in Nursing, Houston Medical Ctr.