Ryan Smith
Brewton,Alabama
Summary
Productive leader with 16 years of dialysis experience both clinically and operationally across three modalities. Strong leadership and relationship-building skills amongst front line teammates, colleagues, and physicians. Dedicated to building strong teams who have a passion for clinical excellence and growth. Talent for creating and streamlining processes for quality improvement.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Manager
Renalogic
Remote
10.2020 - Current
- Responsible for day to day operations of the Renalogic clinical program, also referred to as the the Kidney Dialysis Avoidance Program
- Directly supervise, manage, and oversee eighteen RN Health Coaches who provide care management to members who are at risk for CKD/ESRD
- Provide 1:1 coaching and guidance, monthly call and documentation review for quality assurance, and follow up education on CKD/ESRD along with contributing comorbidities
- Led the initiative in 2021 to obtain a three year NCQA Population Health Accreditation which included leading monthly Clinical Governance meetings, assisting in completing a population health assessment, gap analysis, and leading NCQA surveyor through file universe
- Developed and drove performance metrics and KPI's in conjunction with Senior Leadership
- Clinical SME for the product development team to effectively identify and execute improvements to the clinical documentation system with a focus on reporting needs, improvements in clinical team workflows, and enhancements to support future Medicare needs.
- Created tools to support the clinical programs success (examples: Call scripting, creating and maintaining up to date SOP's, desktop procedures, workflows)
- Collaborated with medical director to build new member risk stratification algorithm
- Participated in monthly budget and anticipated revenue meetings ensuring strategy in place to meet monthly revenue goals
- Oversaw member advocacy program ensuring all members who progressed from CKD into ESRD received a soft landing into dialysis
Home Division Lead
DaVita Dialysis
01.2020 - 10.2020
- Developed and maintained collaborative relationships with DVP, RODs, and Group Director of home with the purpose of growing PD/HHD across the division
- Responsible for maintaining a positive NPG and deep diving underperforming clinics/regions
- Drove PD/HHD clinical outcomes across the division, consistently maintaining the number one spot in the division for adequacy and peritonitis
- Participated in physician engagement activities such as JV meetings, physician group dinners, and FHMs.
- Presented clinical and operational metrics on monthly MOR
- Collaborated with Division Finance Manager on three year planning, Denovo models, and home growth strategy.
- Worked with RODs to manage all home teammate employment activity such as hiring, promoting, job performance, evaluations, and disciplinary actions as appropriate.
- Co-led Kidney Smart for the division, consistently surpassing village goal
- Assumed Home Program Manager and Facility Administrator duties when business needs required
Facility Administrator/Home Program Manager
DaVita Dialysis
Pensacola, FL
02.2013 - 01.2020
- Manage the overall operations (administrative, operational, and/or patient care) for nursing services and care of ESRD home peritoneal and home hemodialysis patients.
- Oversee the clinical outcomes management for two regions: remained the #1 and #2 region in the division for 6 consecutive months. Improved one region from bottom 20% to top 20%.
- Weekly outcomes calls and meetings held to discuss outlier patients and to formulate patient care plans.
- Responsible for teammate activity such as hiring, firing, job performance evaluations, promoting.
- Participate in the development and revision of policies and procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation within the facility.
- Participate in FHM meetings within two regions to discuss clinical and growth opportunities with Medical Director and IDT.
- Participate in the startup of an urgent start peritoneal dialysis program, and marketed the program to partnered nephrologists, hospital discharge planners, and case managers.
- Front line reporting for all RNs in two regions. Work to develop potential future leaders within the Village.
- Lead home missed treatments for Endeavor for two years bringing total missed treatments below 5%.
- Train all home teammates and ensure appropriate roll out is completed on all new clinical initiatives.
- Present leadership topics at DSS leadership, FA meetings, and Divisional meetings.
RN, ICHD/PD/HHD
DaVita Dialyis
Pensacola, FL
9 2011 - 1 2016
- Oversaw the admissions, training and care for all home peritoneal and home hemodialysis patients.
- Assessed the physical and mental condition of each patient to determine training needs.
- Assessed patient during monthly clinic visit to include vital signs, fluid balance, home dialysis records, lab values, and supply management.
- Worked one on one with interdisciplinary team to form a plan of care for each patient. Attended monthly care plan meetings.
- Provided ongoing monthly education to each patient, family, and caregivers to include emergency evacuation planning, infection control, medication compliance, adequacy, and fluid balance.
- Managed anemia using the Shape protocol - made appropriate dose changes and administered epogen and venofer per MD orders.
- Reviewed the monthly FHR, addressed outliers, created an action plan and met with medical director to review.
- Developed a working relationship with partnered nephrologists.
- Taught a community based chronic kidney disease class on a monthly basis.
- Discussed home dialysis with in-center dialysis patients at surrounding clinics.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FLAssociates of Applied Science - Nursing
Jefferson Davis Community College
Brewton, ALSkills
- Team leadership/development
- Monitoring/driving outcomes
- Process Implementation
- Clinical judgment
- Effective time management
- Self-motivated
- Public speaking
- Extremely organized
- Data management
- Physician Relations
Additional Information
- Preceptor in ICHD/PD/HHD
- RN Tomorrow Scholarship Recipient
- DSS graduate
- DWOM
- Redwoods Scholarship recipient
- Integrity Core Value award winner at National Home Summit 2016
- Graduate of Trident Scholars program for Endeavor 2019
Timeline
Clinical Manager
Renalogic
10.2020 - Current
Home Division Lead
DaVita Dialysis
01.2020 - 10.2020
Facility Administrator/Home Program Manager
DaVita Dialysis
02.2013 - 01.2020
RN, ICHD/PD/HHD
DaVita Dialyis
9 2011 - 1 2016
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
University of West Florida
Associates of Applied Science - Nursing
Jefferson Davis Community College
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