Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Animal Advocacy, playing guitar, musical theatre, hiking, singing, traveling, cooking, art, music.
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Ellen Heim

Leesport,Pa

Summary

Motivated individual with experience in customer service and sales. Skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Hospice Account Executive

Advantage Home Health & Hospice
03.2021 - Current
  • Coordinate referrals coming from Physician offices, Hospitals and Facilities, provide Hospice education on services and explain Hospice philosophy to families, order DME equipment as needed, utilize a CRM system for daily tracking through Trella Health and Playmaker Sparks, Community public relation events and public speaking, marketing for program expansion in Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon and surrounding counties, and responsible for tracking admissions and referral reports, EMR systems Kinser and Matrix.

Home Health and Hospice Consultant

Berks Visiting Nurse Association
01.2005 - 12.2020

*Responsible for marketing Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty Services to Skilled Nursing facilities, Physician Groups, Independent Living and Assisted Living.

*Provided community education on BVNA services and Disease Management, coordinated ALL referrals into admissions for HH, Hospice and Private Duty.

*Ran Admissions and Census reports daily.

Worked in EMR systems such as Mckesson, Homecare Homebase, and Matix.

* Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.

Continuing Care Counselor/Student Assistant, Case Manager

Caron Foundation
05.1990 - 01.2005
  • Responsible for discharge planning and arranged Continuing Care for patients when being discharged from inpatient setting, completed follow-up calls on aftercare on patients leaving treatment going into Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient , Halfway housing or Extended Care Treatment, ran groups in schools on Tobacco Cessation, Drug and Alcohol Insight facilitating groups in Berks, Lehigh, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties, also worked as a Case manager with a team of therapist coordination patient care
  • Am Certified as a Student Assistance Trainer in 2003.

Education

B.A. - Addiction Studies, Psychology and Music

Alvernia College

Licenses & Certifications
07.2003

Skills

  • Marketing\Healthcare
  • Counseling D&A
  • Public Speaking
  • Community Relations
  • Public Relation
  • Computer skills
  • Customer Presentations
  • Sales Expertise
  • Account Management
  • Client Relationship-Building
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Strong Presentation Skills

Accomplishments

Awarded the 2009 Employee of the Year Award at Berks Visiting Nurse Association by my supervisors and colleagues.


Obtained my Student Assistance Trainee certification 2003.

Animal Advocacy, playing guitar, musical theatre, hiking, singing, traveling, cooking, art, music.

I love all animals and currently have a Labradoodle named Fergus and a Tabby Cat named Murphy. I have helped and advocated for funds at several animal rescues.

I love nature, and the outdoors and spend a majority of my leisure time out in nature. I play guitar, write music and belive in art, and music in the healing world as a means of expression and nurturing. I also participate in drumming circles and own a jembe drum.

I love art, traveling cooking and swimming as well.

Timeline

Hospice Account Executive

Advantage Home Health & Hospice
03.2021 - Current

Home Health and Hospice Consultant

Berks Visiting Nurse Association
01.2005 - 12.2020

Continuing Care Counselor/Student Assistant, Case Manager

Caron Foundation
05.1990 - 01.2005

B.A. - Addiction Studies, Psychology and Music

Alvernia College

Licenses & Certifications