Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Presentations publications
Resume Addendum: Project portfolio
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Hrisula Dervishi

Staten Island,NY

Summary

Healthcare Administrator with proven to deliver exemplary level of healthcare service delivery to patients. Coordinate admission and discharge of patients. Plan and implement strategies for developing improved health care management. Proven problem solver and excellent communicator. Strong organizational skills, superb understanding of data collection and performance metrics. Recognized for staff development leading to high performing teams.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

TEAM LEAD, Outpatient & Hospital Operations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center
2023.06 - Current
  • Partners with the Managers, Ambulatory Care leadership and Hospital Operations leadership in the daily oversight and support of the front-line staff and clinical faculty teams
  • Manages clinic flow and patient wait times to ensure transparency and improve patient experience
  • Partners with Manager to oversee 20+ large and complex breast physician practices and offices
  • Works collaboratively with physicians to implement the vision of the Service Chief and Administrative Leadership and carry out the daily operations of the office and clinic practices
  • Oversees and participates in team-building projects across Breast Surgery, Breast Medicine, RISE, and Survivorship
  • Partners with Manger to oversee 50+ Care Coordinators, Office Coordinators and administrative staff of the Breast Surgery, RISE, GYN, and Survivorship Department
  • Supports the Manager in leading the development of staff through one-on-one meetings, scheduling training/mentorship, facilitating onboarding of new staff members, and delivering staff evaluations
  • Manages timesheets, attendance records, corrective action, PTO requests, training and staff development, coverage plans, and schedules for administrative staff
  • Leads and facilitates quarterly operational meetings with administrative staff and management to discuss agenda items surrounding staffing, operations, new patient care policies and initiatives
  • Collaborates with Managers/Team Leads overseeing clinical functions related to breast surgery at regional care network facilities
  • Assists with physician and clinical practice onboarding and offboarding
  • Prioritizes workflows to meet the needs of the department and ensure efficient and financially sound operations
  • Actively identifies, analyzes, and recommends improvements to current processes and fosters innovation
  • Analyzes and communicates information and data necessary for fulfilling department needs and leading all aspects of physician practice activity; makes recommendations regarding departmental and practice operations based on analysis of information
  • Analyzes data for new patient access, outpatient visit volume, and clinical space allocation
  • Monitors practice activity metrics and conducts regular reporting regarding call statistics, pending work, scheduling reconciliation and scheduling barriers.

CARE COORDINATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers
2021.07 - 2023.05
  • Worked as a member of practice staff team of Care Coordinators to ensure that each physician practice session is well-prepared, organized, and fully utilized and that each patient visit occurs with satisfaction
  • Served as a liaison between the patient, family, and clinical team during the office visit
  • Collaborated with the Team Leads on building the staff schedule and suggesting assignment distribution to ensure an effective workflow
  • Ensured a positive experience for patients throughout the start of their first visit to the completion of their last visit
  • Partnered with providers, nursing, administrative staff, and urology/genitourinary department supervisors to update providers templates and improve the clinic flow and patient care by decreasing the patient wait time
  • Collaborated with Assistant Manager/Team lead on identifying opportunities for meaningful improvement in the patient experience
  • Provided support to Assistant Manager to facilitate mentorship and guidance to new onboarding Care Coordinators, Summer Support Employees and Interns, and identified areas of improvement for staff struggling to adjust to the operations and workflows
  • Partnered with Assistant Manager in multiple projects and took initiative to implement new workflows in the Urology Department
  • Collaborated with Assistant Manager/Fellow Care Coordinators in maintaining JCAHO standards in clinic spaces, updating the shared drive to ensure access to the most up-to-date resource
  • Provided clinic coverage for the Chief of Genitourinary Oncology Service and the Chair of the Fellowship Program at MSK.

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry -

College of Staten Island

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Team Building
  • Process Improvement
  • HIPAA/JCAHO Competency
  • Data Analytics
  • Presentation and Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • Process Implementation
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Performance Improvement

Presentations publications

  • Are Muscarinic receptors the gates of neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease?, Scientific Report, CSI Chemistry Dept., Spring 2019
  • Are Muscarinic receptors the gates of neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease?, Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2019
  • The impact of abnormal tau in the distribution of Muscarinic receptors, Scientific Report, CSI Chemistry Dept., Fall 2019
  • Are Muscarinic receptors the link between Cholinergic System dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease?, Scientific Report, CSI Chemistry Dept., Spring 2020
  • Are Muscarinic receptors the link between Cholinergic System dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease?, Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Research Conference, Spring 2020

Resume Addendum: Project portfolio

  • New Patient Access to Breast Surgery Department, 05/2024, Present, Identifying areas for improvement in new patient access for the Department of Breast Surgery, Partnering with Physician, Hospital Operations and Patient Access Leadership to provide metrics on providers with longer than expected new patient wait times, Performing reconciliation of template booking to increase access for new patients to the institution, Participating and providing feedback in weekly meetings with higher leadership to ensure timelines are met and barriers to access are addressed
  • Breast Radiology Submission Process, 02/2024, 06/2024, Identified areas for improvement in the submission of breast radiology images for breast consultations, Collaborated with Physician, Radiology, Nursing, APP and Operations Leadership to standardize breast imaging consultations submissions for Breast Surgery and RISE practices at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Developed and implemented a new standard breast submission workflow to streamline the process at the Breast Center and the regional facilities, Revamped outdated resources and created manuals on how to successfully complete breast radiology submissions including a video version of the steps needed to be taken, Partnered with DIGITs to generate a digital, clickable version of the breast submission form to facilitate the paperless breast imaging submission
  • Pending Work Transparency Workflow, 08/2023, 12/2023, Partnered with Managers/Associate Directors of Ambulatory Care to identify areas of improvement and identify new accessible instruments to utilize while ensuring transparency to the clinicians and administrative staff, Met with Physician and Nursing Leadership to provide insight on the workflow change and emphasize the importance of the pending work transparency, Collaborated with all levels of leadership to provide feedback and insight on equitable distribution of responsibilities and associated timelines, Guided new process change to staff prior to implementation to foster listening and allow for feedback, Implemented process and monitored activity via manual reconciliation to ensure compliance with new policy, Conducted weekly audits to identify barriers and address in real time with administrative staff
  • Wristband Implementation, 09/2023, 09/2023, Took initiative to lead the project for the Breast Surgery, Breast Medicine, Infusion and Radiology Departments at the Breast and Imaging Center, Partnered with leadership of various departments to identify and resolve barriers before roll-out of this policy and identify a go-live date, Guided new process change to staff prior to implementation to allow for proper training and feedback, Joined daily team meetings during the first week of roll-out to provide my insight and triage the barriers in real time, Conducted weekly audits to ensure compliance with new policy
  • URO PFO Implementation, 11/2022, 12/2022, Provided support to my Assistant Manager in collaborating with OR Nursing, Physician, Operations Leadership, and Epic Analysts to identify and define the roles and responsibilities of each party, Assisted in generating the surgery CPT code list and identifying the most imperative surgery CPT codes necessary in the disposition form, Implemented a new disposition form available to the providers for surgical case ordering and administrative staff for surgical case booking, Assisted and oriented physicians, nursing staff and administrative staff during the initial phase of roll-out for a smoother transition

Timeline

TEAM LEAD, Outpatient & Hospital Operations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center
2023.06 - Current

CARE COORDINATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers
2021.07 - 2023.05

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry -

College of Staten Island
Hrisula Dervishi