Christina Kouklakis
Summary
A detail oriented and effective communicator/leader with 6 years experience in managing clinical operations, optimizing patient care, and achieving practice objectives. Adept at developing and implementing focused initiatives to enhance quality of patient care, maximize clinic performance and drive revenue growth. Skilled in team leadership, with a unique clinical background and experience as an optometrist/manager. Seeking to utilize my experience in patient care, management and my commitment to excellent vision in an expanded practice role.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Optometrist
Elite Vision Consultants
08.2019 - Current
- Owned and operated private optometry practice and partnered with administrative staff to plan schedules and promote services.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Developed a unique medical operating model focused on quality patient care
- Explored and coordinated purchase and plan for accessing distinctive frame lines to meet the needs of our patients and practice
Chief Clinical Officer
Vision Quest Eye Clinics
08.2017 - Current
- Defined medical and administrative best practices in policies and procedures.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.
- Maintained compliance with local, national and federal requirements for staff education and certifications.
- Applied continuous process improvement strategies to enhance case management, programs and clinical management.
- Led diverse team of 20 medical and administrative professionals in day-to-day clinic activities such as patient care, new business development, and patient relations.
- Created effective marketing plans to attract new patients to practice.
- Leveraged consistent annual gross revenue increase of 7% beginning in 2019, culminating in a projected 14% gross revenue increase in 2023.
- Completed patient referrals to other medical specialists in the area to create a large referral network.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
Laser Therapist
Lasers For Advanced Therapeutics In Optometry
05.2016 - Current
- Certified and trained in Nd:YAG capsulotomy, vitreolysis, ALT and SLT, and LPI procedures.
- Trained in evaluating and excising chalazia and other abnormalities of the lids and adnexa
Education
Doctor of Optometry -
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN05.2012
Skills
- Patient Care
- Quality Assurance Awareness
- Staff Development
- Business Development
- Operations Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
Accomplishments
- Division 1, Big Ten Athlete, 4 year letterman, 2 year team captain
Member of Indiana University Diving Team
Language
Greek
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Managing Optometrist
Elite Vision Consultants
08.2019 - Current
Chief Clinical Officer
Vision Quest Eye Clinics
08.2017 - Current
Laser Therapist
Lasers For Advanced Therapeutics In Optometry
05.2016 - Current
Doctor of Optometry -
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Indiana University Bloomington
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