MICHAEL L. GREGORY
Tulsa
Summary
Seasoned Healthcare Administrator with background in both the public and private healthcare sectors. Experience includes managing daily operations, coordinating medical services, implementing health policies, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Notable strengths include strategic planning, team leadership, budget management and efficiency improvements. Prior work resulted in improved patient satisfaction rates, reduced operational costs, and enhanced healthcare delivery systems.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Oregon Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Grants Pass
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Assessed needs for eligibility determination, determined the nature and scope of services and components of the Individual Plan for employment, developed strategies for ensuring client participation in their plan.
- Utilized Essential duties included case management, vocational counseling, caseload budget management, community collaboration and consultation, public relations to include employers, people with disabilities and partner agencies.
Special Projects Administrator
ColumbiaCare Services Inc.
Medford
03.2015 - 08.2017
- Worked developing new rehabilitation projects at the direction of the Executive Director.
- Special project assignments: Develop the company’s first outpatient rehabilitation program for Jackson County Mental Health; Initial program design and setup for the outpatient program contracted by Jackson Care Connect; Intensive Case Management implementation.
Clinical Director
Community Health Alliance
Roseburg
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Provided clinical leadership during a transition from a county mental health program to a non-profit community mental health program.
- Functioned as the interim County Mental Health Director for Douglas County prior to the transition to ensure continuity of services.
Behavioral Health Services Director
Lifeways Inc.
Pendleton
08.2010 - 09.2014
- Directed all aspects of clinical operations of the community mental health program in Umatilla County, Oregon.
- Developed programs and improved service delivery consistent with the community priorities and concerns.
- Improved relationships with community partners, dramatically reduced turnover in clinicians, developed a strong management team, reduced inpatient utilization, strengthened community based rehabilitation alternatives to hospitalization by adding an Assertive Community Treatment team and a children’s day treatment program.
Clinical Director/Special Projects Director
Klamath Youth Development Center
Klamath Falls
09.2002 - 07.2010
- Clinical leadership in a comprehensive child and family community mental health rehabilitation program re-structuring, that resulted in improved access, in spite of a state budget crisis that resulted in a 25% revenue reduction.
- Supervised the clinical work of five program managers.
- Special Projects: New business development including tribal partnerships, Family Justice Program and Batterers Intervention Program.
Klamath County Mental Health Director
Klamath Falls
07.1998 - 08.2002
- Directed all aspects of the County’s $12M budget for mental health and developmental disabilities programs, including direct clinical and administrative supervision of managers.
- Guided the local implementation of the Oregon Health Plan Mental Health benefit.
- Directed the reinvention of the local program, increasing accountability, citizen participation and perceived professionalism.
- Chaired the Klamath County Dual Diagnosis Task force that implemented a community-wide commitment to dual diagnosis capable programs.
Child and Family Community Support Manager
Kitsap Mental Health Services
Bremerton
12.1991 - 06.1998
- Responsible for all aspects of administrative and clinical program management of a private non-profit child and family outpatient mental health center.
- Supervised the professional growth and development of seven therapists.
Director of Family Services
Community Counseling Center
Oklahoma City
05.1989 - 11.1991
- Designed and implemented a family and community based reunification program for adolescents discharged from hospital programs;
- Provided clinical consultation and supervision in family therapy for center therapists.
Education
POST GRADUATE TRAINING - FAMILY THERAPY EXTERNSHIP
University of Calgary Medical Center
01.1989
MASTER OF ARTS - HUMAN RELATIONS-EMPHASIS: JUVENILE JUSTICE
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma05.1980
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY
University of Texas
Austin, Texas05.1975
Skills
- Broad understanding of rehabilitation systems and services
- Collaborative partnerships
- Comprehensive vocational assessments
- Multicultural competence
- Strategic planning
- Counseling expertise
- Service coordination
- Problem-solving
- Analytical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Caseload management
- Project management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Performance monitoring
Certification
Licensed Professional Counselor, Oregon, #C1767, inactive
References
- Amy Boudreau, M.D., Psychiatrist, (847) 846-7047
- Peter Davidson, M.D., Psychiatrist, (503) 737-5610
- Gary Daniels, PMHNP, Nurse Practitioner, (480) 737-0086
- Shilo Smith LCSW, Columbiacare Administrator, (315) 373-3900
Timeline
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Oregon Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
11.2017 - 07.2018
Special Projects Administrator
ColumbiaCare Services Inc.
03.2015 - 08.2017
Clinical Director
Community Health Alliance
09.2014 - 02.2015
Behavioral Health Services Director
Lifeways Inc.
08.2010 - 09.2014
Clinical Director/Special Projects Director
Klamath Youth Development Center
09.2002 - 07.2010
Klamath County Mental Health Director
07.1998 - 08.2002
Child and Family Community Support Manager
Kitsap Mental Health Services
12.1991 - 06.1998
Director of Family Services
Community Counseling Center
05.1989 - 11.1991
POST GRADUATE TRAINING - FAMILY THERAPY EXTERNSHIP
University of Calgary Medical Center
MASTER OF ARTS - HUMAN RELATIONS-EMPHASIS: JUVENILE JUSTICE
University of Oklahoma
BACHELOR OF ARTS - PSYCHOLOGY
University of Texas