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Christine Wadkins

BAKERSFIELD,California

Summary

  • Accomplished Compliance Educator and Inspector in a work from home position for 17 1/2 years for the Preferred customers department. Provided compliance trainings in person and virtually. Conducted OSHA inspections/hipaa gap analysis at facilities throughout central and southern California. Scheduled, trained and inspected 200+ customers annually. Managed time effectively for scheduling, traveling and customer visits. Received 4.0 survey scores from customers annually. In January 2023 I transferred internally to the hospitals as a Healthcare Specialist. My territory includes Central Ca, Central Coast and a portion of southern CA. I have successfully built relationships and conduct on site monthly inspections for 14 hospitals.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Healthcare Specialist

Stericycle
Bakersfield, CA
01.2023 - Current

Schedule monthly inspections of hospitals to identify compliance gaps related to waste streams. Partner with EVS Directors and facility leadership during inspection. Utilize the Virtual Compliance Partner Application to create a comprehensive report. Schedule meetings to review inspection report with facility leadership. Provide consultative resources. Project manage and implement waste stream services for hospital projects communicating expectations and schedules to internal team members and vendors. Develop customized training and educational materials for each facility. Utilize tracking tools to review and monitor third party vendor invoices for accuracy of contracted waste streams cost and weights. Identify cost savings opportunities. Serve as the primary liaison in managing all aspects of the integrated waste stream solutions of each facility.

Healthcare Compliance Educator

Stericycle
Bakersfield, CA
06.2005 - Current
  • Educate customers on safety and regulatory compliance
  • Knowledge of state regulatory and accreditation standards. Conduct annual on site OSHA inspections/hipaa gap analysis in facilities which include but are not limited to surgical hospitals, medical, dental, laboratories, veterinary, correctional, assisted living, hospice, funeral, coroners and county government facilities.
  • Generate detailed reports at conclusion of each on site visit. Advised on required policies, corrective actions and communicating deadlines to complete compliance on time.

Education

Associate of Arts - Communication

Taft College
Taft, CA
05.2024

Inspection Techniques

UCSD OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Carson, Ca
2007

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge of OSHA/HIPAA/state/county regulatory compliance
  • OSHA 30 hour outreach course for general industry
  • Certified Hipaa Professional Course
  • Excellent planning, observational, problem solving and analytical abilities
  • Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Teams, Virtual Compliance partner Application
  • Strong customer service/communication skills/adjust depending upon audience
  • Project Management, corrective action planning
  • Experience with CRM salesforce, VCP, Teams, work remotely and independently to manage and schedule over 200 customers annually

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Healthcare Specialist

Stericycle
01.2023 - Current

Healthcare Compliance Educator

Stericycle
06.2005 - Current

Associate of Arts - Communication

Taft College

Inspection Techniques

UCSD OSHA Training Institute Education Center
Christine Wadkins