John Irwin

Director of Nursing/Administrator with extensive experience in team building, policy and procedure development and implementation, compliance regulation of AAAHC, CMS and Nevada. Maintained budgets and cost containment with new contracts and GPOs. Built on relationships with physicians at center and successfully marketed to new physicians. Directed the Medical Executive Committee, Board of Executives committee, QI committee and Safety committee. Maintained a very successful outpatient surgery center for the past 22 years with hard work and dedication. Owner and operator of Wellness Care Clinic that caters to concierge patients with health and medical needs of all different levels of acuity and issues. I have extensive knowledge of Interventional pain management and orthopedics. I have shadowed several different physicians and nurse practitioners in different pain management practices including Dr. McKenna, Dr. Helmi, Dr. Rosler and Dr. Kidwell. I have extensive knowledge of procedures as I have seen them all and been part of the interventional pain team for the past 22 years. I understand the concept of facet/MBB to Radiofrequency modality, all the different types of epidural blocks, I have performed the different inter-articular blocks and many different trigger point injections as well. I have worked through the days of the opioid crisis and understand the need to provide patients with the different therapeutic options and modalities to help relieve their pain.

Promptly furnished upon request.

• Reduced FTE hours per case from 4.7 to 2.2
• Created new policies to make our center very efficient
• Established protocols in the operating room which has resulted in 0 infections in the past 12 years
• Reduced supply costs by utilizing GPO’s and comparing and negotiating prices through several different vendors and comparing all of them for each item ordered.
• Created a work environment that physicians want to perform cases in and bring their business and encourage colleagues as well.
• Established a staff that provides excellent care for patients
• Participated in the many different new modalities in Pain management when they first were approved such as the MILD procedure, Vertiflex, IDET and many more.

Title: APRN-AGPCNP-BC

• Maintained accreditation with AAAHC, CMS and Nevada for 22 years
• Reduced costs on supplies by 13% by negotiating new GPO contracts
• Maintained a competent and friendly staff that Surgeons look forward to working with
• Maintained files on 30 employees
• Maintained credentialing files on all medical staff
• Analyzed and Benchmarked fee structure to maintain a competitive center
• Held monthly staff in-service education and communication meetings
• Decreased nursing hours per case from 4.7 to 2.2, 2 hours below national average.
• Oversaw all maintenance of the equipment of the center including; monitors, anesthesia machines, generator, sterilizers, OR tables, C-Arms
• Organized Peer reviews and Pharmacy Audits
• Ordered all drugs and supplies
• Extensive knowledge of sterilization and requirements
• Network of communication throughout Las Vegas with Administrators, Physicians, Nurses and Clinical directors
• Resource for information on surveys for other outpatient centers in town