Sharon Noro
ASPINWALL,PA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Health Care Nurse Surveyor
Pennsylvania Department of Health; Division of Acu
Pittsburgh, PA
09.2021 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive surveys of health care facilities to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Reviewed medical records to assess quality of care issues and identify potential risks or deficiencies.
- Analyzed organizational structure, staffing patterns and processes to evaluate patient safety practices.
- Evaluated hospital policies, procedures, standards of practice and credentialing requirements.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in clinical areas such as medication management, infection control and emergency services.
- Monitored implementation of corrective action plans by conducting follow-up surveys at healthcare facilities.
- Prepared detailed reports summarizing findings from surveys conducted at health care facilities.
- Documented observations regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations during site visits.
- Presented results of surveys to various stakeholders including administrators, clinicians and government officials.
Regional Vice President
Select Medical Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
07.2008 - 12.2019
- Managed executive team members to ensure successful execution of projects in a timely manner.
- Developed and implemented strategic business plans to increase company profitability.
- Overseen the daily operations of the organization and ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Maintained open communication channels between departments to maximize efficiency and productivity.
- Assessed financial performance of the organization on a regular basis and identified areas for improvement.
- Facilitated board meetings and provided leadership guidance to senior management.
- Established policies and procedures that promoted an ethical work environment.
- Monitored budgetary expenditures across multiple departments to ensure fiscal responsibility.
- Reviewed current systems and processes regularly for potential improvements or upgrades.
- Monitored company performance by measuring and analyzing results and minimizing impact of variances.
- Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.
- Oversaw corrective action plans to remedy structural, organizational and departmental issues.
Executive Director
Kindred Healthcare Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA/ Cleveland, OH. , PA
08.2006 - 05.2008
- Developed and implemented strategic plans to ensure organizational growth and development.
- Managed the organization's financial resources and operations to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
- Provided oversight of all departments to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Recruited, trained, mentored, evaluated, coached, and managed staff members to ensure success in achieving their goals.
- Evaluated existing programs for improvement opportunities while identifying new program ideas based on market analysis.
- Performed risk assessments across multiple areas of operations in order to identify potential issues before they arise.
- Set organization direction and developed strategies and tactics to fulfill mission.
- Established strategic direction and goals to accomplish objectives.
- Maintained accountability for operational and fiscal integrity, effectively managing designated budget.
- Assessed potential collaboration opportunities to enhance organizational value and improve efficiency.
- Reviewed and approved annual operating and capital budgets for company.
- Stayed up-to-date on best practices and cutting-edge ideas to improve organizational effectiveness.
- Recruited, hired and trained employees on operations and performance expectations.
- Implemented quality metrics to track business needs and lead diverse projects.
- Oversaw corrective action plans to remedy structural, organizational and departmental issues.
Vice President
Health South Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
01.2000 - 08.2006
- Developed and implemented strategic plans for the operations department.
- Identified opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiencies across all areas of operations.
- Managed daily operations, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and scheduling.
- Oversaw the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to operational activities.
- Provided direction to staff on all aspects of operational processes.
- Established key performance indicators for measuring operational success.
- Performed regular audits of internal systems in order to identify potential risks or vulnerabilities.
- Coordinated work across departments to keep teams on track with company goals.
- Communicated regularly with executive team members to deliver pertinent details related to progress status and direction for projects.
- Generated and implemented business strategies to increase revenue while executing operational base development.
- Implemented best practices to strengthen internal systems and spearhead proactive change.
- Boosted company profits by optimizing performance strategies and increasing efficiency.
- Supervised daily operations of multi-million dollar divisional operation.
- Set clear goals for area managers and implemented systems for measuring results in support of optimal decision making.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA12-1987
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA06-1981
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Multitasking
- Planning
- Troubleshooting
- Customer Service
- MS Office
- Written Communication
- Self-Directed
Certification
- Pennsylvania Registered Nurse
- Lean/Six Sigma- VillaNova University 2019
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Health Care Nurse Surveyor
Pennsylvania Department of Health; Division of Acu
09.2021 - Current
Regional Vice President
Select Medical Corporation
07.2008 - 12.2019
Executive Director
Kindred Healthcare Inc.
08.2006 - 05.2008
Vice President
Health South Corporation
01.2000 - 08.2006
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Nurse
- Lean/Six Sigma- VillaNova University 2019
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