DANA WITTMAN

Enthusiastic and purposeful business leader with the ability to balance strategic decisions and financial discipline with a hands-on approach to leadership – resulting in strong employee, patient, and physician satisfaction. Experience in leading and managing a diverse portfolio including Business Strategy & Execution, Client Services, Operations Management, Staffing, Facilities Management, Sales, and Business Development. Engaging communicator and relationship builder with expertise in organizational planning, multi-million-dollar capital, multi-site management, contract negotiations, team development, and performance management. Innovative thinker, who understands business beyond the numbers, and possesses instinctive ability to drive operational excellence and surpass business goals.

• Efficiently managed skilled nursing centers (598 beds/500+ employees), 24M revenue budget and multiple service product lines: long term care, short term/rehabilitation, ventilator, dementia, assisted living, personal care, independent living, home health, and community services.
• Turnaround of a skilled nursing facility slated for disposition. Within 3 years the center was in the top 2% of performers across the corporation, had a 375% increase in overall census, 300% increase in M2 mix and operated with a 38% profit margin as well as received various awards including; Division 3 Financial Management and Business Development Awards, Company 14 Karat Golden Living Award (awarded to the top 2% of performers across the nation), and a Senate Citation for Community Service and the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year for Community Service Division.
• Successfully designed and executed new, profitable, service lines.

• PA Nursing Home Administrator NH-004997-L
• PA Personal Care Home Administrator

• Experience with progressively increasing responsibilities in meeting and exceeding client and corporate expectations within the healthcare industry managing telehealth, sub-acute, skilled nursing, home health, home care, assisted living, independent living, and dementia care services.
• An effective communicator at all levels in the organization, with strong oral, written skills and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment with often very conflicting deadlines.
• Forward thinking and thought leadership capabilities, ability to see the “bigger picture.”
• Ability to conceptualize and develop key growth strategies, techniques, and action plans.
• Successful track of personally developing and maintaining key business relationships; deep understanding of short- and long-term sales & marketing strategies, change management, and organizational restructuring.
• Immense ability to motivate, inspire, drive, coach, train, and lead a team effectively.
• Process integration and enhancement skills.
• Effective organization, planning, project management, and masterful execution skills.