JULIE MCCORMICK
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Experienced Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Clinical Operations with a proven track record in leading a critical access hospital and multi-specialty practices. Formerly served as Vice President of the largest primary care physician group in northeast Indiana, bringing over 20 years of healthcare expertise in strategic planning, operations, service line program development, process improvement, clinical excellence, and patient satisfaction. Possessing distinctive leadership, relational, and management skills as a Registered Nurse, successfully navigated various care settings including hospital administration, multi-specialty physician practices, a senior care company, and acute care facilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
01.2022 - Current
- Provides strategic and operational leadership to the Nursing, Labor and Delivery, Medical-Surgical, Emergency Department, Surgery, Rehab Therapies, Transitional Care Unit, Customer Service, Patient Experience, Education department as well as to the 13 multi-specialty Medical Group and an Independent Senior Living Facility
- Fosters and grows community and employer partnerships aimed to mutually strengthen the position of the hospital as well as the community and region
- Executive Lead for the new build of the 13 million dollar, 32,000sq ft Cameron Education and Innovation project
- Collaborated with Trine University to develop a partnership, secured a lease arrangement and collaboration agreement for their new Associate of Science in Nursing program
- Received initial accreditation from DNV
- CMS Five Star last year and Patient Experience Five Star
- HCAHPS Top Box Response currently 82.11% FY24
- Received Innovation in Quality Award from the IHA for work and advancement on Sepsis
- Develops plans for systematic processes for monitoring, evaluating, and improving the quality and appropriateness of nursing and patient care services.
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, PRIMARY CARE
PARKVIEW PHYSICIANS GROUP
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Provided operational leadership to Parkview’s 75 primary care clinics (Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Walk-In Clinics) across 9 counties and 1,000 employees
- Onboarded 15 new physicians as well as operationalized 5 new startup clinics
- Redesigned staffing and leadership models to meet operational performance and financial goals
- Created a positive, collaborative work environment
- Improved relationships between departments
- Focused on improving quality and patient outcomes with process implementation and documentation opportunities resulting in 94% of Clinician’s meeting our Clinically Integrated Network quality goals
- Provided leadership and training to focus on service excellence and patient experience resulting in 88% of patients that would recommend our Clinician’s and clinics
- Prepared and administered annual budgets
- Increased Clinician's overall productivity percentiles from 55% to 85% in just 8 months
- Implemented virtual health and other digital options and access points for patients during pandemic.
VICE PRESIDENT POPULATION HEALTH AND CLINICAL INTEGRATION
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
07.2017 - 07.2019
- Prepared network for and managed new payment models; Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Bundle Payment for Care Improvement
- Provided leadership and strategic planning for population health efforts for the network's 8 hospitals
- Developed and ran a Care Coordination Department and process to improve care transitions, which resulted in quantifiable reduction in readmissions, increased in-network utilization, and increased in ACO attributable patients
- Collaborated on process improvement between the hospitals, medical groups and outpatient entities
- Developed process to implement Transitional Care Management visits and increase outpatient revenue
- Developed and launched the Network's Post-Acute Care Collaborative that partnered with 32 post-acute providers to increase quality care and outcomes
- Managed the hospital's Integrated Care Coordinators and Palliative Care departments.
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
BLUFFTON MEDICAL GROUP, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Provided leadership to Bluffton Regional Medical Center's 31 multi-specialty physician practices across 13 locations
- Developed clinical practices, workflows, policies and procedures to improve quality metrics and excellent patient care
- Increased clinic visits by 10% through optimized clinician workflow and office practices
- Increased Clinician's MGMA percentiles by 25% in just 6 months.
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES
04.2007 - 05.2016
- Responsible for business development for the largest senior care company in the state of Indiana
- Collaborated with executive and medical professionals to obtain hospital, physician, ACO and bundle partnerships and contracts
- Fostered and developed current and new business relationships within 18 hospitals and with physicians in the greater Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana areas (covering 30 Counties)
- Chaired Governance Committees with hospital systems for their Pioneer and MSSP ACO's
- Responsible for growth and overall revenue within 20 facilities in the Northern Region
- Ability to deliver and sustain census occupancy within 20 facilities and over 2,000 beds with at or above market occupancy
- Educated the companies' 80 facilities on the emerging healthcare trends and initiatives
- Coordinated global marketing strategies for 20 facilities and developed strategic sales and marketing objectives
- Direct hospital and physician marketing to 18 hospitals.
REGISTERED NURSE, CHARGE NURSE
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
05.2004 - 04.2007
- CardioVascular Intensive Care, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care, Neuro-Medical-Surgical Care
Education
MBA - HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
Western Governors University
Indianapolis, IN01.2019
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
Addison, IL01.2012
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN01.2004
Skills
Hospital and Service Line Administration and Leadership
Operations Management and Oversight
Strategic Planning, Program Development and Execution
Business Development
Budget Control
Physician Recruiting
Value Based Care and Payment Innovations
Contract Negotiation
Consensus and team building skills
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN, MBA
Additional Information
Angola High School Pathways Community Advisory Committee
2024- Present
Women's Care Center NEI, Auburn, Indiana
2023-Present
Board Member and Secretary
Co-Chair of Luxury Bingo Event
University of Saint Francis
Nursing Advisory Council
2022- Present
Trine University
Trine Advisory Council
2022- Present
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
2021 Visionary of The Year Candidate
Timeline
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
01.2022 - Current
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, PRIMARY CARE
PARKVIEW PHYSICIANS GROUP
07.2019 - 12.2021
VICE PRESIDENT POPULATION HEALTH AND CLINICAL INTEGRATION
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
07.2017 - 07.2019
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
BLUFFTON MEDICAL GROUP, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
05.2016 - 07.2017
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
AMERICAN SENIOR COMMUNITIES
04.2007 - 05.2016
REGISTERED NURSE, CHARGE NURSE
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK
05.2004 - 04.2007
MBA - HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
Western Governors University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE - NURSING
University of Saint Francis
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