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Keri-Anne DaCosta

Pelham Manor,NY

Summary

Dynamic healthcare operations and clinical leader with 20 years of experience managing complex patient care, building cross-functional collaboration, and optimizing systems and workflows. Adept at stakeholder relations, team onboarding, and process improvement in fast-paced, high-acuity environments. Proven ability to engage diverse experts, facilitate communication between disciplines, and enhance organizational effectiveness. Seeking to leverage these skills in supporting expert networks and operational excellence at mission-driven organizations like Understood.org.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Speech Pathologist

Montefiore Hospital, New Rochelle
01.2024 - Current
  • Manage onboarding, training, and clinical competency evaluations for new team members, ensuring alignment with organizational standards.
  • Provide educational presentations to physician residents and the rehabilitation team to foster cross-disciplinary understanding.
  • Serve as Epic EMR super user, creating templates and workflows to improve productivity, streamline communication, and support staff with troubleshooting.
  • Facilitate communication across medical, nursing, and operational leadership to enhance discharge planning and reduce patient length of stay.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying workflow gaps and implementing solutions.

Travel Medical Speech Pathologist

Various Locations (Provided Upon Request)
05.2019 - 12.2023
  • Delivered clear, empathetic, clinical services to medically complex patients while supporting operational consistency across multiple hospital systems and care settings ranging from 200-800 beds.
  • Maintained detailed documentation, ensuring compliance, coordination, and continuity of care.
  • Oversaw operational efficiency during project transitions and short-staffed periods.

Speech-Language Pathologist

Memorial Hospital South
08.2014 - 05.2019
  • Developed educational materials and led caregiver training for patients with complex cognitive and swallowing impairments.
  • Team lead for Diabetes Walk Fundraising Events: managed event logistics, participation engagement and promotional strategies to enhance community impact and achieve fundraising goal.

Senior Speech Pathologist

HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2010 - 10.2013
  • Oversaw scheduling,served as Clinical Education Coordinator, supervising graduate student clinicians and building a training handbook.
  • Represented the department at marketing events and internal community outreach.

Education

Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
05-2005

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
05-2003

Skills

    Communication & Interdisciplinary Coordination Expert
    Project & Caseload Management

    Operational Systems Design & Process Improvement
    Onboarding & Training Program Development
    Critical Thinking & Creative Problem Solving
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Advocacy

    Cross-Functional Team Collaboration

Timeline

Senior Speech Pathologist

Montefiore Hospital, New Rochelle
01.2024 - Current

Travel Medical Speech Pathologist

Various Locations (Provided Upon Request)
05.2019 - 12.2023

Speech-Language Pathologist

Memorial Hospital South
08.2014 - 05.2019

Senior Speech Pathologist

HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2010 - 10.2013

Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

University of South Florida

Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders

University of Florida

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