Renée Keats
Highland Park,IL
Summary
High impact and results-driven healthcare project management professional with more than 20 years’ experience and a focus on streamlining operations while reducing costs. Calculated risk taker to get methods moving quickly in transforming ideas into action; highly skilled in connecting complex and disparate information into a distinct concept and formidable plan of action. Robust reputation for delivering complicated projects on-time and within budget despite demanding expectations, shifting priorities, ambiguities, and stringent deadlines. Proven capacity to communicate with audiences clearly and effectively from a variety of educational, economic, and cultural backgrounds oftentimes making complex issues readily understood by all.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager
American Academy of Pediatrics
Itasca, IL
02.2021 - Current
- Managed the development and maintenance of a proprietary Quality Improvement software system utilized by leading research institutions, physician, and hospital systems as well as local AAP chapters.
- Maintained positive relationships with vendors by monitoring their performance against agreed upon contractual terms.
- Analyzed data collected during the course of the program operations and reported results accordingly.
- Delivered workshops targeted at enhancing stakeholder understanding of successful program management strategies.
- Created presentations outlining proposed solutions for addressing challenges encountered during program execution.
- Conducted regular meetings with team members to review progress and address any issues or concerns arising from the program execution process.
Program Manager
Chicago Department of Public Health, Covid-19 Response Bureau
Chicago, IL
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Facilitated collaboration between various departments within the Department of Public Health and other stakeholders.
- Coordinated multiple team schedules to guarantee timely Covid testing intervals at nursing homes, correctional facilities, and homeless shelters across the Chicago area as the leader of the Covid-19 test initiative.
- Organized and shared weekly Covid-19 testing reports with essential Chicago stakeholders, such as representatives from the Chicago Mayor's Office.
Project Manager II
Astellas Pharmaceuticals
Northbrook, IL
04.2019 - 06.2020
- Managed the rollout and delivery of innovative program governance process including project plan with key milestones.
- Applied analytical skills to interpret program data and deliver actionable insights.
- Organized frequent team meetings to assess project progress and resolve any arising program execution issues or concerns.
- Ensured the successful implementation of program initiatives through coordination with internal stakeholders.
Project Manager
Option Care
Bannockburn, IL
05.2016 - 01.2019
- Facilitated cross functional teams in large-scale operations standardization projects designed to centralize, standardize, and normalize clinically based operational processes.
- Led strategic projects to develop organizational efficiencies, such as the implementation of a cost-saving “Hub and Spoke” operations center model for nutrition program (40% company’s business), resulting in estimated $2 Million savings.
- Designed and implemented a streamlined intake process for innovation management, incorporating effective communication and prioritization strategies.
- Accelerated project implementation of company-wide clinical initiatives including a critical Clinical Pivot data analysis program resulting in increased payer reimbursement.
Project Manager
Presence Health Partners
Des Plaines, IL
08.2014 - 01.2016
- Convened multi-departmental teams to successfully build a Medicaid Affordable Care Entity (ACE) with 75,000 patient members and more than 1,200 participating providers within 12 months.
- Successfully overseeing the preparation, development, delivery and implementation of the Utilization Management plan in order to achieve ongoing audit successes.
- Executed innovative initiatives and programs in partnership with clinical partners, such as lunch-and-learns, Grand Rounds, and recognition programs to foster continuous clinical knowledge growth and receive valuable feedback.
- Cultivated strategic relationships with clinical and community partners affiliated with Unite Here Health, a multi-employer Taft-Hartley Trust Fund, to advance vision of the health system by addressing the needs of their patient populations through a partnership with the Presence Health System.
Education
Master’s Degree in Public Health -
BA in Public Health -
Business Management Certificate
Skills
- Key Decision Maker in Mission-Critical Healthcare Management Programs
- Brings a Patient-Centric Approach to Large-Scale Public Health Initiatives
- Servant Leader in Ensuring Team is Enabled with the Tools to Succeed
- High impact and results-driven healthcare project management professional
- Streamlines operations while reducing costs
- Consensus builder when expediting the implementation of new healthcare programs
- Calculated risk taker to get methods moving quickly in transforming ideas into action
- Highly skilled in connecting complex and disparate information into a distinct concept and formidable plan of action
- Reputation for delivering complicated projects on-time and within budget
- Strong influencer amongst healthcare management executives, community influencers, key stakeholders, and opinion drivers
Certification
- PMP Certificate, 08/01/2020
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2023
Affiliations
- Urban Gardening
- Curling
- Pickleball
Timeline
Program Manager - American Academy of Pediatrics
02.2021 - Current
Program Manager - Chicago Department of Public Health, Covid-19 Response Bureau
10.2020 - 01.2021
Project Manager II - Astellas Pharmaceuticals
04.2019 - 06.2020
Project Manager - Option Care
05.2016 - 01.2019
Project Manager - Presence Health Partners
08.2014 - 01.2016
University of Illinois at Chicago - Master’s Degree in Public Health,
University of Rochester - BA in Public Health,
- PMP Certificate, 08/01/2020
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, 2023
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