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Dana Traxler

Phoenix

Summary

Seasoned Area Vice President with proven leadership in driving business growth and maximizing profitability. Possess strong strategic planning, team building, and negotiation skills. Known for fostering relationships with key stakeholders, developing innovative solutions to operational challenges and ensuring optimal execution of corporate strategies. Impact includes turning around underperforming regions through the implementation of effective sales and marketing strategies.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Vice President Operations

Amedysis Home Health Care
05.2023 - Current
  • Pivital in steering the operational strategies and efficiencies within Amedisys Home Health.
  • Oversee the day-to-day administrative and operational functions, ensuring that all care centers run smoothly and effectively to meet its goals.
  • The role is a critical blend of leadership, strategic planning, and process optimization, all aimed at enhancing overall performance, quality, growth, and profitability.
  • Achieved and excedded budgeted growth and revenue expectations month over month.
  • Successfuly launched new Start-up in region.

Area Vice President Clinical

Amedysis Home Health Care
01.2018 - 03.2024
  • Directed clinical services and accountable for adherence to federal, state and local laws, accreditation, and company policies and standards for patient care services.
  • Accountable for measuring, monitoring, and managing quality of patient care, achievement of key performance indicators and organizational clinical performance.
  • Provided supervision to the directors and clinical manager(s) who ensure the delivery of quality care to patients.
  • Assist in onboarding of directors and clinical managers and ensure appropriate orientation of clinical staff occuring.
  • Actively participating in strategic planning, supporting growth and operational initiatives.
  • Achieved quality scores, with STAR ratings at 3 to 3.5 in 2017 to consistently 4 to 4.5 in 2023.
  • Also achieved ACH rates from exceeding state and national averages to consistently out performing state and national averages.
  • Supported all care centers in preperation and ongoing to achieve successful accreditation.

Director Home Health

Mercy Regional Medical Center
Lorain
11.2016 - 01.2018
  • Accountable for managing the day-to-day branch operations to ensure the following: operational efficiencies, quality of patient care, regulatory compliance, support of business development & patient base growth, achievement of key performance indicators, and people management/development.
  • Supervised the back office support, including clinical manager.
  • Direct responsibility of ensuring the branch meets applicable Federal, State, and local laws regarding the certification and licensure process at all times.
  • Responsible for long-range planning, fiscal viability, and quality of care provided by the branch.
  • Recruits, interviews, and hires staff and monitors quality care and organizational performance.
  • Assist other disciplines in coordinating activities when necessary, assuming responsibility for continuity, appropriateness, and quality of services delivered.
  • Achieved transforming home health division of hospital from an expected negative NIFO, to consistently performing with Positive NIFO within 6 months, while maintaining staff and quality metrics in a bargaining unit environment.
  • AONE Nurse Manger Certification 2017

Chief Business Development Officer

Visiting Nurse Association Of Ohio
Cleveland
01.2015 - 10.2016
  • Senior leadership role responsible for creating, expanding, and managing strategic business relationships with key customers, partners, and vendors.
  • Lead and oversee the development of new business opportunities and growth initiatives, as well as identify and capitalize on potential new markets and products.
  • Provide strategic guidance and direction to the executive team, business development team and other departments, ie; home health clinical, private duty, and fundraising.
  • Achieved growth expectations by maintaining strong relationships with key referral sources, partners, and vendars.
  • Develop and execute strategies to expand the business, increase revenue, and achieve strategic objectives.
  • Identify potential new markets and products and develop strategies to capitalize on them.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to develop and execute new initiatives.
  • Analyzing customer needs and develop solutions to meet those needs.
  • Monitor and analyze industry trends and competitive landscape.
  • Developd and implemented marketing strategies to promote and differentiate the company's products and services.

Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director

Visiting Nurse Association of Mid-Ohio
Mansfield
01.2000 - 09.2015
  • Key member of the executive management team.
  • Responible for the overall operations of the home health agency (s) and in collaboration with the executive management team, fulfills the vision of the organization, through the implementation of the strategic plan to ensure the mission, goals and objectives ofthe organization and those it serves are being met.
  • Serves as a role model and mentor to VNA staff.
  • Ensures program and corporate compliance with primary care policies and procedures as well as those external regulatory bodies including but not limited to: Health Resources and Health Insurance Privacyand Portability Act (HIPPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA).
  • Ensured compliance with various programmatic entities including but not limited to: Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, ACO Managed care, and state funded programs through Council on Aging and Behavioral Health programs.
  • Oversees the following areas including but not limited to: risk management, quality, eligibility, front office functions, health education, human resources and patient centered medical home.
  • Serves as the lead on various audits from health plans, HRSA, and other funders.
  • Worked in collaboration with facilities to ensure all licenses are kept current and posted where needed.
  • Participated in the development of the long term strategic goals/plans and implements the objectives necessary to fulfill the mission/vision of the organization.
  • Promotes the integration of all patient care services.
  • Develops written policies and procedures that reflect the operational activities of a Federally funded agency.
  • Achievments includes initiating the VNA of Mid-Ohio as a start-up with employee as 1 to servicing 30 counties, 15 satalite offices and 275 employees in 10 years.
  • Developed/implemented a successful behavioral health, tele-health, and private duty program.
  • Maintaining a positive NIFO within 2 years of initial start-up.

Clinical Manager/Case Manager

HomeCare Matters Home Health and Hospice
Galion
09.1990 - 12.2000
  • Observe and facilitate the care delivery and quality of patients care needs, leads quality improvement activities, reviewed schedules for work assignments, prepares work schedules, and makes daily clinician assignments including any follow-up activities.
  • Provided appropriate feedback to assigned team members including providing immediate, intermediate, and formal summary performance evaluations, and participate in the disciplinary process of assigned team members as needed.
  • Participated in meetings with supervisors and other administrative team members and will model effective clinical decision-making skills.
  • Directly participated in quality improvement activities, staff education surrounding new process and or procedures, and chart audit as needed.
  • Achievments include supporting new staff development due to growth initiatives and directly responisible to development and initiation of OASIS documentation tool and review, PICC insertion Certification CPR certified instructor.

Registered Nurse, ICU

Bucyrus Community Hospital
Bucyrus
04.1989 - 09.1990
  • Assessing, monitoring, and recording patient condition as appropriate.
  • Managing invasive lines and monitoring devices.
  • Titrating hemodynamic drips.
  • Managing artificial airways and ventilators.
  • Responding to medical emergencies.
  • Following protocols to care for patients with a range of conditions including DKA, sepsis, GI diseases, and more.
  • Recovering postop patients and assisting with bedside operations.
  • Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to provide optimal care and achieve patient goals.
  • Carrying out the plan of care in accordance with the Ohio Nurse Practice Act.
  • Performing patient education about conditions and treatment plan.

Education

Business Administration -

Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Mount Vernon, OH

Associate Degree - Nursing (Registered Nurse)

Marion Technical School
Marion, Ohio

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Customer service
  • Time management
  • Communication skills
  • Microsoft word
  • Microsoft excel
  • Leadership Development
  • Employee Management
  • P&L Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Clinical Risk Management
  • Performance Improvement and Management
  • Documentation Review
  • Multi-site Oversight
  • Conflict Resolution and Relationship Building
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Quality Management
  • Growth Management
  • Presentation Skills

Awards

Ohio Home Care Association Award of Excellence

Timeline

Area Vice President Operations

Amedysis Home Health Care
05.2023 - Current

Area Vice President Clinical

Amedysis Home Health Care
01.2018 - 03.2024

Director Home Health

Mercy Regional Medical Center
11.2016 - 01.2018

Chief Business Development Officer

Visiting Nurse Association Of Ohio
01.2015 - 10.2016

Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director

Visiting Nurse Association of Mid-Ohio
01.2000 - 09.2015

Clinical Manager/Case Manager

HomeCare Matters Home Health and Hospice
09.1990 - 12.2000

Registered Nurse, ICU

Bucyrus Community Hospital
04.1989 - 09.1990

Business Administration -

Mount Vernon Nazarene College

Associate Degree - Nursing (Registered Nurse)

Marion Technical School

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