Prachy Garg
Jacksonville,Fl
Summary
Over 28 years of experience in Healthcare and personnel management. Over 18 years of leadership, policy development and team building in a fast paced inpatient rehabilitation, hospital and skilled nursing facility. Hands on, process oriented, goal-driven, hard working and patient advocate promoting patient outcomes of highest degree.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Rehab
Heartland Of South Jacksonville
01.2004 - Current
- Oversee rehab operations in 117 bed facility to deliver highest standard of services with focus on best possible outcome for residents, excellent care planning and positive clinical utilization to meet program standards and guidelines.
- Knowledgeable in changes in regulations for variety of insurance payers like Medicare, commercial insurance and Bundled payers and helped transition department to PDPM
- Assisted in the initiation & implementation of the center's participation with UHC's Episodic payment model and the Pilot Rehab Huddle process
- Assisted in the initiation & implementation of strategic initiatives like Patient Group Education, Pilot Virtual Therapy delivery model, Therapeutic Functional Kits and Role modelling through direct patient care
- Led Department to have Self Care/Mobility Outcomes exceed regional and national averages
- Collaborate with external conveners for bundled/ACO providers to maximize patient benefits and to reduce hospital recidivism
- Experience with case management and identifying safest transition to next level of care through collusion with various insurance and hospital liaisons/case managers including prescription of appropriate DME and collaborating with home health agencies. Responsible for providing case summaries for authorizations and continued care with constant interdisciplinary communication between various departments.
- Led Utilization review meetings with both internal department heads and external insurance and hospital liaisons for communication of patients' functional levels.
- Supervised, oriented, trained and counseled department employees to improve job performance and maintain high standards of patient care.
- Liaised with patients, families and support departments to adequately plan for patient rehabilitation and discharge to community needs.
- Designed, developed and provided ongoing support to clinical fieldwork education program with Masters and Doctorate programs for therapy students from several institutions all over country.
- Established systems and processes for tracking and improving productivity, utilization of business intelligence, clinical competencies, skills training, patient outcome measures and quality control.
- Presented CE courses on Spaced Retrieval and Low Vision in OT in local OT school and for clinicians in city.
- Was selected and participated in DOR advisory Council for company in Southeast region.
- Representation in State Legislation through FOTA involvement
- Set up systems for smooth and efficient functioning of rehab departments out of state and remote management of it prior to training and transitioning it to Rehab Director there.
PRN Occupational Therapist
Baptist Hospital System
Jacksonville, United States
09.2009 - 02.2020
- Conducted physical, academic, vocational, cognitive and other types of evaluations to identify clients' needs and devise rehabilitation plans.
- Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
- Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients and help determine discharge to appropriate next level of care
- Meticulously reviewed records and referrals to determine and implement best treatment methods.
- Set up constraint induced practices at clinic to further stroke recovery patients
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Institute Of Mental Health & Neurosciences
Delhi
05.1995 - 01.2004
- Oversee day to day functions of both Inpatient and Outpatient rehab departments.
- Liaised with patients, families and support departments to adequately plan for patient rehabilitation needs.
- Set up programs to involve local community for smooth transition to next level of care with in home care.
- Led Botox clinic to determine locations of muscle site injections and follow through with rehab to achieve functional results.
- Maintained appropriate and adequate staffing and scheduling of residents on caseloads.
- Held workshops to train community in health and wellness program
- Developed programs appropriate to needs of residents in hospital to achieve highest possible level of functioning
- Increased hospital revenue by 25% by streamlining processes and adding outpatient scheduling workflow.
Education
Doctorate - OTD
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL07.2022
Masters - Masters Occupational Therapy
Jamia Hamdard State University
Delhi05.2002
Bachelors of Science - Occupational Therapy
G. S Seth Medical College
Mumbai02.1994
Skills
- Employee Supervision
- Expenditure Authorization
- Critical Thinking
- Financial Reporting Coordination
- Interdepartmental Functions Coordination
- Financial Operations Oversight
- Utilization Management and Review
- Risk Management
- Clinical Quality Program Standards
- Rehabilitation Programs
- Guest lecturer for Keiser University and other local schools and Training aviation personnel on ergonomic transfers
- Policy and Program development
Certification
Low Vision Rehab (SCLV)
NDT certified (Adult)
Lymphedema management
MFR I certified
Vestibular
CPR
MCP
PAMS
Certified Fieldwork Educator Spaced Retrieval Instructor
Timeline
PRN Occupational Therapist
Baptist Hospital System
09.2009 - 02.2020
Director of Rehab
Heartland Of South Jacksonville
01.2004 - Current
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Institute Of Mental Health & Neurosciences
05.1995 - 01.2004
Doctorate - OTD
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Masters - Masters Occupational Therapy
Jamia Hamdard State University
Bachelors of Science - Occupational Therapy
G. S Seth Medical College