Christine Potochich

Oversee the admissions screening process for 12 skilled nursing facilities

Clinically reviewed clinical referrals for appropriateness of admission

Manages 9 admission Directors and Clinical Reviewers

Completed the day to day of the centralized admissions hub

• Enhanced staff performance by implementing targeted training programs and regular evaluations.
• Improved patient care quality by conducting thorough regional facility audits and providing comprehensive feedback.
• Reduced turnover rates by fostering a positive work environment and addressing employee concerns proactively.
• Championed recruitment efforts to attract top-tier nursing talent for various positions throughout the region''s healthcare network.
• Facilitated knowledge sharing among healthcare professionals to ensure optimal use of evidence-based practices in daily operations.
• Ensured compliance with industry regulations by staying current on relevant policies and updating procedures as needed.

• Established and maintained systems that safely met residents needs
• Educated staff on state and federal statutes, rules and regulations governing long term care
• Organized the nursing department in accordance with administrative guidelines in order to provide specified nursing services to meet legal, organizational and staff guidelines
• Managing staffing crisis and resident care during national pandemic
• Coordinating care with the health department and DHS during pandemic for coordination of care

• Established and maintained systems that safely met residents needs
• Educated staff on state and federal statutes, rules and regulations governing long term care
• Organized the nursing department in accordance with administrative guidelines in order to provide specified nursing services to meet legal, organizational and staff guidelines
• Accomplished two quality survey’s

• Ensured excellent care and maintained staffing in a deficient-prone 125 bed facility
• Maintained systems, established new systems to meet state and federal guidelines
• Turned a building with a poor survey history to a quality survey

• Led the planning and achievement of goals and objectives consistent with the mission and philosophy of a ninty-nine bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center
• Achieved a deficiency free federal survey in 2013
• Skillfully developed departmental goals, objectives, standards of performance an policies and procedures
• Established and maintained systems that safely met residents needs

• Led a 96 bed skilled nursing facility to a deficiency free federal survey in 2011
• Recruited, hired, trained and coached on average of forty new employees per year

• Served as an advocate Kindred Healthcare-Burlington, WI and liaison between residents and healthcare services
• Over-seen clinical reimbursement and case management of Medicare A and B, Managed Care, Insurances and Case Mix ensuring quality clinical and financial outcomes
• As a unit manager performed general management functions such as discipling and evaluating staff and ensuring quality care of the residents
• Monitored the clinical operations of two units with up to a census of 60

• Ensured quality Care of over 60 residents, maintained, evaluated and disciplined staff.
• Staff Development Coordinator
• Kindred Healthcare-Kenosha, WI (9/2005-1/2006)
• Ensured employees received compliance training and education as necessary
• Monitored employee performance and completed necessary action for compliance issues
• Planned and coordinated state and federally required in-servicing
• Managed the employee health program
• Ensured clinical competencies of the nursing staff

• Reviewed staffing patterns and census of four nursing units and reassigned personal as necessary
• Supervised and disciplined all staff on the weekend shifts
• Monitored residents health and ensured appropriate care was administered
• Worked as a staff nurse on the ventilator unit