Katherine Trego
Sarasota,FL
Summary
Practice management of Specialty Group, day to day operations. Twenty plus years as a clinician, adult, pediatric and neonatal care, 15 years as a Manager/Director in Acute Care settings, LTAC (4 years as Clinical Liaison), Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Services, within several Level I & II Trauma Centers and PICU, Pediatric ED, Level II NICU, staff of 15-130. Staff consist of Respiratory Therapists, Sleep Techs, Echo and non-invasive Vascular Techs, EEG Techs, EKG Techs, PFT Techs, Pulmonary and Cardiac Techs/Nurses. I have worked in several Teaching Hospitals. Manage and updating Policies and Procedures. Sleep Lab/Center Accreditations through American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2010 and Joint Commission 2018. Experienced in preparing for Joint Commission, National and State Regulatory Standards Implementing several new service lines, Pulmonary Rehab, Pediatric ICU, place new protocols Ventilator Weaning Protocols and Nebulizer Protocols Manage Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Programs, Sleep Labs, PFT Labs and ABG Labs, familiar with ECMO
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Practice Office Manager
Clearway Pain Solutions
07.2025 - Current
- Streamlined office operations, enhancing efficiency and productivity across multiple departments.
- Coordinated scheduling for meetings and events, optimizing time management for team members.
- Managed vendor relationships, ensuring timely supplies and services to support daily functions.
- Implemented new filing system, improving document retrieval speed and organization.
- Trained and mentored administrative staff, fostering skill development and performance improvement.
- Developed standard operating procedures to enhance compliance and consistency in office practices.
Assoc Director of Operations
PMC Medical
07.2023 - 10.2024
- Day to day operations for multisite physician specialty group. 4 direct reports, total staff of 200
- PNL, budget, Capital purchasing
- Scheduling, volume patient flow
- Supporting PM, physicians and Providers
- Hiring, training, mentoring
- Work directly with 6 Pulmonologists with 12 NP and PA’s.
- Strategy for opportunity and growth for all practice service lines
- Problem solving, address practices concerns daily
Director Cardiopulmonary
AMN Healthcare / BE Smith
05.2021 - 06.2023
- Acute Care Hospital, manage staff of 35 RT, Echo Techs, EKG Techs and EEG Techs
- Strong leadership and good communicator, lead with accountability, team building, collaboration, transparency. I am vaccinated and have a booster.
- Lead, coach, and mentor staff, responsible for staff annual competencies, staff annual hospital mandatory requirements (Pathway), Annual Evaluations, staff licenses and certifications current, scheduling, payroll/time keeping, hiring, orientation new employees
- Updating and managing Policies and Procedures, Implement Protocols
- Capital equipment purchasing and supplies chain management
- Early Mobilization Program reimplemented with vented patients
- Collaborate with Nursing and physicians, engage staff with Patient Satisfaction Scores- quarterly audits
- Monthly Department Quality Report Card
- 1. Audit ventilator orders-96%
- 2. Spontaneous Breathing Trails-vented patients daily weaning trails-90%
- 3. Bipap/HAPI Prevention-94%
- 4. Medication Scanning-100%
- 5. Missed Treatment Validation-98%
- 6. FT Staff Retainment 2022-97%
- 7. YTD Productivity 96%
Director of Respiratory Therapy
PAM Specialty
05.2020 - 02.2021
- LTAC setting, managed 15 Respiratory Therapists vent unit
- Interviewing, hiring, training, orienting new employees
- Multidiscipline Committee
- ABG Lab-CLIA certification
- Maintain and order Capital equipment, maintain and order supplies
- Scheduling, payroll, updating policies and procedures
Interim Respiratory Therapy Manager
Research Medical Center
01.2020 - 05.2020
Director of Cardiopulmonary
Wythe County Community Hospital
08.2017 - 12.2019
- Report to COO and direct reports 1supervisor
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Cardiopulmonary, Respiratory, and the Sleep departments. Responsibilities to include hiring, Counseling, scheduling, annual evaluation and coordinating staff workloads, staff annual educational competencies, weekly Productivity Reports prioritization by creating a highly efficient, and collaborative team environment with nursing, staff and physicians.
- Annual Budgets, DOR (Departmental Operating Reports) equipment capital purchasing. Involved Performance Improvement within the departments. (Medication Reconciliation and Scanning reports).
- Implementing and ensuring evidence-based practice and compliance with current professional and regulatory standards as well as participation, planning and organizing of the strategic direction or the department and the organization. Establish goals for staff to be involved in hospital committees as their goals.
- Quality Improvement- continuous assessing and improving the assigned department’s performance; maintains appropriate quality control programs. Involved in interdisciplinary rounding with physicians and staff.
- I have oversight of a staff of 15, Respiratory Therapists, EKG tech, PFT Tech, Cardiac Rehab Nurse and Sleep techs. Maintained staff credentialing and certification. The hiring, training, counseling, staff annual evaluations and setting goals and mentoring staff.
Respiratory Therapy Interim Manager
First String Healthcare
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Reported to the Director of Ancillary
- Leadership of day to day operations of the Respiratory Therapy Dept.
- Collaborated with other Managers and departments heads to support other department for RT interventions.
- Hired new staff, setup orientation with new staff, PIP for disciplines measures.
- Revised Respiratory Polices as needed.
- Staff Scheduling, managed the daily volumes and labor hours, looked at RT supplies and PAR levels, met with vendors for consideration of RT products.
- Maintain staff licenses and certifications per HR guidelines
- Attended Leadership meetings, met with managers and Directors to improve processes in specific areas of hospital.
- Action Plans for corrective measure within the dept for quality concerns, continuous and process improvement.
Director of Cardiopulmonary
Conroe Regional Medical Center
05.2015 - 03.2017
- Report to ACOO, direct reports were 2 supervisors, 4 lead therapists and 1 lead non-invasive Cardiology Echo Tech.
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations for a staff of 65, with Non-Invasive Cardiology (echo techs and vascular tech), Respiratory Therapists, Pulmonary Rehab therapist and the Sleep Techs. Responsibilities to include hiring, training, staff annual evaluations, scheduling, productivity, and coordinating daily staff workloads, staff annual educational competencies.
- Weekly Productivity Reports prioritization by creating a highly efficient, and collaborative team environment with nursing, staff and physicians.
- Annual Budgets, DOR (Departmental Operating Reports) equipment capital purchasing, working with biomedical annual equipment PM’s. I attend and reports at monthly).
- Maintained staff credentialing and certification, implementing and ensuring evidence-based practice and compliance with current professional and regulatory standards as well as participation, planning and organizing of the strategic direction or the department and the organization.
- Performance Improvement within the departments. (Medication Reconciliation and Scanning reports and Quality Improvement- continuous assessing and improving the assigned department’s performance; maintains appropriate quality control programs.
- Employee Satisfaction 86% 2015-94% 2016
- Committees: Sepsis and VAE Committees, Stroke Committee, Patients Satisfaction Committee, CPOE Committee
Director Respiratory Therapy
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
08.2013 - 03.2015
- Report to COO, direct reports 2 supervisors 2 lead therapists
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Respiratory Therapy Department. Responsibilities to include hiring, Counseling, scheduling, annual evaluation and coordinating staff workloads, staff annual educational competencies, weekly Productivity Reports prioritization by creating a highly efficient, and collaborative team environment with nursing, staff and physicians.
- Annual Budgets, DOR (Departmental Operating Reports) equipment capital purchasing. Involved Performance Improvement within the departments. (Medication Reconciliation and Scanning reports).
- Implementing and ensuring evidence-based practice and compliance with current professional and regulatory standards as well as participation, planning and organizing of the strategic direction or the department and the organization.
- Quality Improvement- continuous assessing and improving the assigned department’s performance; maintains appropriate quality control programs.
- I have oversight of a staff of 40 Respiratory Therapists.
- New line Service Pediatric ICU, new service area and increase to Level II Trauma Center.
- Committees: PI Committee, Medication Reconciliation Committee, Code Blue Committee
Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Therapy Manager
Bayshore Regional Medical Center
01.2012 - 08.2013
- Report to Director of Outpatient Services, direct reports 1 supervisor
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations managing staff Respiratory Therapists, Echo Techs, Vascular Techs and EEG techs. Responsibilities to include hiring, Counseling, scheduling, annual evaluation and coordinating staff workloads, staff annual educational competencies, weekly Productivity Reports prioritization by creating a highly efficient, and collaborative team environment with nursing, staff and physicians.
- Annual Budgets, equipment Capital purchasing.
- Implemented Performance Improvement program within the departments and oversight of the Medication Reconciliation and Scanning reporting.
- Implementing and ensuring evidence-based practice and compliance with current professional and regulatory standards as well as participation, planning and organizing of the strategic direction or the department and the organization.
- Quality Improvement- continuous assessing and improving the assigned department’s performance; maintains appropriate quality control programs.
- I have oversight of a staff of 45, Respiratory Therapists, Cardiology and Sleep Techs
- Committees: PI Committee, Medication Reconciliation Committee, CPOE Committee, Code Blue Committee, closely monitoring Billing Reimbursement, Press Gainey
Cardiopulmonary & Sleep Manage
Montgomery General Hospital
01.2008 - 10.2011
- Report to Director of Ancillary Services, direct reports 1 supervisor
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations managing staff Respiratory Therapists, Echo Techs, non-invasive Vascular Techs and EEG techs. Responsibilities to include hiring, Counseling, scheduling, annual evaluation and coordinating staff workloads, staff annual educational competencies, weekly Productivity Reports prioritization by creating a highly efficient, and collaborative team environment with nursing, staff and physicians.
- Annual Budgets, equipment Capital purchasing.
- Implemented Performance Improvement program within the departments and oversight of the Medication Reconciliation and Scanning reporting.
- Implementing and ensuring evidence-based practice and compliance with current professional and regulatory standards as well as participation, planning and organizing of the strategic direction or the department and the organization.
- Quality Improvement- continuous assessing and improving the assigned department’s performance; maintains appropriate quality control programs.
- I have oversight of a staff of 40 Respiratory Therapists.
- Accreditation of Sleep Lab by American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2010
- Developed and Implemented a Pulmonary Rehab Program 2009
- Committees: PI Committee, Code Blue Committee, closely monitoring
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Pheonix
Atlanta, GA05.2006
Bachelor of Science - CRTT
Flagler Career Institute
05.1989
Skills
- Customer service
- Office management
- Organizational skills
- Office administration
- Scheduling and calendar management
- Document management
- Payroll processing
- Data entry
- Billing
- Verbal and written communication
- Complex Problem-solving
- Staff training and development
- Operations management
- Staff development
- Performance evaluations
- Inventory management
- Vendor management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Computer skills
- Effective communication
- Problem resolution
Certification
- Member of NBRC, AARC, Virginia Respiratory Association, BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP
- Six Sigma Green Belt 2019
- Current Active license Fla 2025
- Licenses in TX, SC, NC, NE, GA, WA, MD, MO, VA, CA
Timeline
Practice Office Manager
Clearway Pain Solutions
07.2025 - Current
Assoc Director of Operations
PMC Medical
07.2023 - 10.2024
Director Cardiopulmonary
AMN Healthcare / BE Smith
05.2021 - 06.2023
Director of Respiratory Therapy
PAM Specialty
05.2020 - 02.2021
Interim Respiratory Therapy Manager
Research Medical Center
01.2020 - 05.2020
Director of Cardiopulmonary
Wythe County Community Hospital
08.2017 - 12.2019
Respiratory Therapy Interim Manager
First String Healthcare
03.2017 - 06.2017
Director of Cardiopulmonary
Conroe Regional Medical Center
05.2015 - 03.2017
Director Respiratory Therapy
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
08.2013 - 03.2015
Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Therapy Manager
Bayshore Regional Medical Center
01.2012 - 08.2013
Cardiopulmonary & Sleep Manage
Montgomery General Hospital
01.2008 - 10.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Pheonix
Bachelor of Science - CRTT
Flagler Career Institute
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