Years of professional experiencce
HELEN NAGLE
Oak Forest,IL
Summary
Versatile Executive Director focused on promoting mission and increasing effectiveness of key programs. Passionate about managing and overseeing implementation of company's daily operations. Quick and firm decision-maker possessing first-rate communication and organizational skills. Recognized for successfully collaborating with management to develop work plans, financials and strategies. Master's level Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare field across multiple therapeutic modalities serving adults/children.
Overview
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Work History
Executive Director Adult Behavioral Health
Community Access Naperville
Naperville, IL
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Aligned department vision, goals, and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability.
- Built and maintained strong company teams by hiring and training qualified staff to create positive and productive work environments.
- Advocated for organization and company mission to raise awareness and support.
- Developed and implemented organizational strategies to achieve set goals and objectives and secured long-term success.
Director Specialized Needs
Aurora Behavioral Health Hospital
Tempe, AZ
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Created and piloted the Specialized Needs Inpatient Unit (SNU) for children/adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD/IDD) and co-occurring mental health concerns.
- SNU is a multi-disciplinary team, comprised of Mental Health Professionals, Case Managers, Registered Nurses, Psychiatric ARNP's, and Medical Director. Primary goal of SNU is to prevent unnecessary high utilization of EMS, 911, and Emergency Department's.
- Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Monitored expenditures to mitigate risk of overages.
- Evaluated company documentation to verify alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Oversaw supply chain functions to verify inventory levels and budget adherence.
- Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.
- Monitored and coordinated workflows to optimize resources.
- Established departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
Vice President
Arizona Children's Association
Phoenix, AZ
10.2016 - 02.2017
- Directed the planning, implementation an operation of the Agency's Outpatient Mental Health Programs, in keeping with Agency policy and established service goals and objectives
- Developed and administered Outpatient Program budgets in coordination with the Chief Financial Officer subject to review and approval by the President
- Delegation of authority to each cost center/Program Director
- Responsible for the planning of programs and strategies for achieving outpatient clinical service goals
- Coordinated treatment activities among program units to ensure continuity of care for all outpatient mental health Members
- Directed planning, monitoring and evaluation of program clinical practice and investigates specific clinical practice problems in coordination with quality assurance program
- Identified and pursued opportunities for expanding program funding through grant and proposal applications
- Encouraged and supervised the development of outpatient care systems for special target populations
- Facilitated communication among Outpatient Program units state-wide and carries out team building activities to promote morale and middle management effectiveness
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology / Applied Behavior Analysis
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, ILBachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Purdue University - North Central
Westville, INSkills
- Business Administration
- Team Leadership
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Training and Development
- Program Monitoring
- Business Planning
- Program Leadership
- Risk and Mitigation Analysis
- Report Compilation
- Project Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Stakeholder Relations
- Strategic Direction
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Effective Communicator and Public Speaker
- Performance Optimization Strategies
- Regulatory and Statutory Compliance
- Operational Efficiency
- Results Orientation
- Strategic Planning
- Industry Expertise
- Board of Directors Support
- Operational Analysis
- Behavioral health services
- Behavioral observations
- Healthcare policies
- Safety and health protocols
- Mental health assessment
- Healthcare laws and regulations
- Health psychology
- Behavioral treatment services
- Executive leadership
- Global health understanding
- Equine health management
- Mental health awareness
- Health and wellness knowledge
Timeline
Executive Director Adult Behavioral Health
Community Access Naperville
09.2020 - 02.2021
Director Specialized Needs
Aurora Behavioral Health Hospital
03.2017 - 02.2018
Vice President
Arizona Children's Association
10.2016 - 02.2017
Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology / Applied Behavior Analysis
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Purdue University - North Central
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