Overview
Work History
Education
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Drake Poth

Whittier,CA

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Procedure Center

01.2017 - Current
  • Oversee Ambulatory Care Procedure Center operations for Same Day Surgical, and Gastroenterology services.
  • Understand GACH and The Joint Commission Survey readiness.
  • Implemented improved team response to code situation with routine simulations and Team Steps.
  • Participated in the remodel of the Gastroenterology clinic.
  • Rolled out colonoscopy and consult direct booking across all Downey Primary Care.
  • Participated in Gastroenterology Deep Dives which resulted in $1,015,000 in permanent funding.
  • Assisted with development of a liver cohort to assist Gastroenterologist with Liver case follow up.
  • Piloted a RN pathology result follow up program.

Administrative Director, Family Medicine

PIH
Whittier, CA
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • Oversee operations for five Family Medicine and two Internal Medicine Medical Offices.
  • Establish effective relationships with all Providers and Faculty.
  • Manage a 19 million dollar budget in a five day a week Family Medicine/Internal Medicine Department.

Ambulatory Care Service Director, RN

Kaiser Permanente
Garden Grove, CA
01.2009 - 12.2013
  • Oversee Garden Grove Medical Office Operations.
  • Deliver quality services and business plans to improve clinical practice.
  • Manage a 21 million dollar budget in a seven day a week, multiple department office.

Project Manager, National 21st Century Health Care Initiative Collaboration

K.P. Program Office
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Travel Regionally to Hawaii, Ohio, Northwest and Mid-Atlantic to spread successful physician sustainability practices.

Department Administrator, RN

Kaiser Permanente
Whittier, CA
01.2001 - 12.2007
  • Oversee Whittier Medical Office Operations.
  • Effectively collaborate with PIC, Physicians, Chiefs, AMCAs, other managers and staff.
  • Manage and resolve human resource, labor relation, employee safety, and risk management issues.

Supervisor-Assistant Department Administrator, RN

Kaiser Permanente
Downey, CA
01.1999 - 12.2001
  • Supervise front line daily operations of patient care delivery.
  • Maintain effective collaboration with physicians, other departments, and staff.

Registered Nurse Endoscopist

Kaiser Permanente
Downey, CA
01.1995 - 12.1999
  • Performed several thousand sigmoidoscopy exams independently.
  • Develop forms, guidelines, and policies and procedures to support the goals of the department.

Registered Nurse (SICU)

U.C.I Medical Center
Orange, CA
01.1993 - 12.1995
  • Care for critically ill trauma and post-surgical patients.
  • Knowledge of advanced life support procedures.

Registered Nurse (GI)

Kaiser Permanente
Anaheim, CA
01.1990 - 12.1993
  • Assist Physicians with procedures requiring sedation.
  • Trained as Nurse Endoscopist under direction of Stanford Gertler.

Registered Nurse (Oncology)

Anaheim Memorial Hospital
CA
01.1987 - 12.1990
  • Manage hospitalized patients and administered a variety of blood products and chemotherapy agents.

Education

M.B.A. -

Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management

B.S.N. -

Holy Names College

A.A. -

Cerritos Community College

Skills

  • Rapid Improvement Methodology
  • IDEO Prototyping
  • Reliable Design
  • Total Panel Ownership
  • Personal Access
  • Coaching for Service
  • Proactive Office Encounter/Support
  • Labor Management Partnership Teams
  • Population Care Management
  • Immunization School Fax Program
  • In-Basket Management
  • A1c POCT-Rapid Med Management
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Studer
  • Public Speaking
  • Training Development
  • Workflow Development
  • Guideline Development
  • Post Hospital Discharge Planning
  • Utilization Management
  • Patient Access Improvement
  • EHR Message Management
  • Diabetes Complete Care
  • Labor Management Partnership
  • Ambulatory Care Rollout
  • Practice Ownership Pilot
  • Point Of Care Testing
  • Advanced Practitioner
  • Interdisciplinary Practice
  • Physician EHR Workload
  • Call Center Integration
  • Template Standardization
  • Nurse Refill
  • New Member/Complete Physical Workgroup

Relevant Skills And Accomplishments

  • Ability to lead new initiatives utilizing Rapid Improvement Methodology, IDEO Prototyping and Reliable Design.
  • Past initiatives include Total Panel Ownership, Personal Access, Coaching for Service (physicians and staff), Proactive Office Encounter/Support, Labor Management Partnership Teams, Population Care Management, Immunization School Fax Program, In-Basket Management, A1c POCT-Rapid Med Management.
  • Participant in the 2008 National 21st Century Care Initiative-Redesign of Primary Care.
  • Oversaw and assisted in the development of training, workflows and guidelines to assist staff, physicians and leadership with multiple initiatives and changes.
  • Assist with acquisition fall out and leading recovery of physician, staff and leadership relationship for Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and FP Residency 6-6-6 program.
  • Current or previous participant or co-lead in several committees.

Timeline

Director, Procedure Center

01.2017 - Current

Administrative Director, Family Medicine

PIH
01.2013 - 12.2017

Ambulatory Care Service Director, RN

Kaiser Permanente
01.2009 - 12.2013

Project Manager, National 21st Century Health Care Initiative Collaboration

K.P. Program Office
01.2008 - 12.2009

Department Administrator, RN

Kaiser Permanente
01.2001 - 12.2007

Supervisor-Assistant Department Administrator, RN

Kaiser Permanente
01.1999 - 12.2001

Registered Nurse Endoscopist

Kaiser Permanente
01.1995 - 12.1999

Registered Nurse (SICU)

U.C.I Medical Center
01.1993 - 12.1995

Registered Nurse (GI)

Kaiser Permanente
01.1990 - 12.1993

Registered Nurse (Oncology)

Anaheim Memorial Hospital
01.1987 - 12.1990

M.B.A. -

Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management

B.S.N. -

Holy Names College

A.A. -

Cerritos Community College

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