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Michaela Bouza, MPA

Auburn

Summary

Relationship-driven healthcare leader with 13+ years of experience inspiring action through strong partnerships, grounded in integrity, transparency, and trust, backed by accurate, actionable data. Proven success in developing and executing market-based initiatives, leading cross-functional teams, and supporting executive decision-making through financial and operational analytics. Highly skilled in labor and productivity strategy, financial planning and analysis, and market entry assessments. Proven success in driving enterprise performance, growth strategy, and operational transformation across complex health systems. Seeking to contribute to system-wide strategic growth and innovation in a high-impact leadership role.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Labor Management Engineer (National)

Ascension
03.2023 - Current
  • Partner with national, state, and hospital C-suite teams to align on strategic labor and growth priorities.
  • Design enterprise-wide tools to standardize staffing plans for each unit, monitor performance, and resolve areas of concern.
  • Approve or deny agency labor contracts based on unit performance to target, using a team-created tool to assess performance.
  • Meet with facility leadership in their units to understand and address staffing barriers, and challenges to meeting targets.
  • Created virtual productivity training materials for all associates, including scripts for how to videos.
  • Support enterprise strategy initiatives for scalable labor practices.

Senior Financial Analyst

McLaren Bay Region
03.2021 - 03.2023
  • Led biweekly labor review meetings to drive operational improvements in partnership with operational teams.
  • Automated financial reporting and built dynamic dashboards to be used internally within the department and by leadership.
  • Supported the entirety of the budget creation process, physician loan contract analysis, and monthly account reconciliation process.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiencies.

Strategist, Business Development

MidMichigan Health
12.2019 - 04.2020
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including physicians and service line leadership, to align business objectives and strategies.
  • Gathered feedback from stakeholders and used it to inform strategic decisions.
  • Analyzed market trends to identify new opportunities for growth and expansion.

Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Spectrum Health
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Provided financial analyst support for Surgical Services, Endoscopy, and Respiratory.
  • Facilitated daily communications with the Vice President and five Directors regarding finance and strategy inquiries.
  • Developed the fiscal year financial plan for all areas supported, including volume, supply, expense, staffing plans, and improvement initiatives.
  • Reported monthly financial key performance indicators, including volume, revenue, expenses, and labor and supply metrics.
  • Provided profitability and costing metrics to operations team members to drive financial decisions.
  • Supported the development of the new costing system through validation and the provision of ideas.
  • Participated in process improvement events to develop initiatives to improve efficiency and generate cost savings for the system, mostly related to the operating room and patient flow that are associated with the surgical process, even as they relate to sterile processing.
  • Assisted in the capital purchasing process by helping to move endoscopy, respiratory, and system-wide surgery capital needs from ideation to execution.
  • Presented regularly, both formally and informally, to executive leadership to assist in making business decisions.
  • Performed research and analysis to create pro formas for large capital purchases and projects.
  • Utilized programs such as Business Objects, Microsoft Excel, Lawson, and WebExtender to perform daily job functions.
  • Fostered relationships with operational teams in all areas supported to drive collaboration and communication to achieve system financial goals.

Intern, Financial Planning & Analysis

Spectrum Health
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Worked with the financial planning and analysis team throughout the budgeting process.
  • Assisted in completing tasks to finalize the budget.
  • Gained knowledge about the budgeting process, as well as the use of tools such as StrataJazz, Essbase, Microsoft Excel, and Lawson.

Graduate Assistant

Grand Valley State University
08.2012 - 08.2013
  • Analyzed data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, using SAS software to determine the effectiveness of the medical home model in detecting and lessening the effects of developmental delays in adolescents.
  • Responsible for all elements of the project, including literature review, formulation of research questions, data analysis, and policy development.
  • Obtained hands-on experience in addressing health disparity problems affecting those in the surrounding community, the state, and nationally.

Intern

ASR Health Benefits
02.2012 - 04.2012
  • Supported document and record management integration as the company carried out a merge with a similar health benefits company.

Education

Master of Public Administration - Health Administration

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

Bachelor of Science - Public Nonprofit & Health Administration

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

Skills

  • Executive partnership
  • Strategic planning
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Productivity optimization
  • Change management
  • Business planning
  • Financial analytics
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • Performance monitoring

Timeline

Director, Labor Management Engineer (National)

Ascension
03.2023 - Current

Senior Financial Analyst

McLaren Bay Region
03.2021 - 03.2023

Strategist, Business Development

MidMichigan Health
12.2019 - 04.2020

Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Spectrum Health
01.2015 - 01.2019

Intern, Financial Planning & Analysis

Spectrum Health
01.2013 - 01.2014

Graduate Assistant

Grand Valley State University
08.2012 - 08.2013

Intern

ASR Health Benefits
02.2012 - 04.2012

Master of Public Administration - Health Administration

Grand Valley State University

Bachelor of Science - Public Nonprofit & Health Administration

Grand Valley State University

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