Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Internal Medicine
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Walter Johnson

Plymouth,MN

Summary

Skilled Chairman proficient in driving improvements and maintaining order within the departments. Offering excellent judgment, strong listening skills and a deep understanding of medical center operations.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Division Chair

Essentia Health
03.2017 - Current
  • Planned and oversaw meetings in accordance with governing documents.
  • Maintained impartiality and objectivity during meetings and decision-making.
  • Planned recruitment and renewals of designated committees.
  • Led organization in setting goals and strategies.
  • Contributed to values, goals and strategic vision of organization.
  • Negotiated and resolved conflicts between providers
  • Recruited, developed and retained excellent faculty to meet organizational goals.

Physician Advisor Role for UM

Essential Health
09.2014 - Current
  • Monitored inpatient admissions and operations to confirm compliance with quality standards
  • Chaired UM meeting in accordance with conditions of participation with Medicare
  • performed Peer to Peer calls and denial appeal letter.
  • education and interaction with departments on documentation and inpatient bed status issues

Internal Medicine Physician

Essentia Health
06.1984 - 12.2020
  • Directed patients on medication use and lifestyle modifications to improve health.
  • Counseled patients on newly diagnosed health conditions and maintenance of existing conditions.
  • Followed internal medicine guidelines while treating [Specialty] patients.
  • Adhered to healthcare facility protocols and all regulations.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and progress to reevaluate treatments.
  • Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
  • Referred patients to medical specialists for other needed interventions.
  • Responded to emergency situations with life-saving treatment.

Internal Medicine Specialist

Albert Lea Clinic
06.1981 - 06.1984
  • Directed patients on medication use and lifestyle modifications to improve health.
  • Counseled patients on newly diagnosed health conditions and maintenance of existing conditions.
  • Followed internal medicine guidelines while treating [Specialty] patients.
  • Adhered to healthcare facility protocols and all regulations.
  • Admitted and treated patients as part of hospital's 24-hour on-call services.
  • Responded to emergency situations with life-saving treatment.

Education

Internal Medicine Residency And Chief Residency - Internal Medicine

University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Grand Forks, ND
05.1981

M.D. - Medicine

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
05.1978

Skills

  • Meeting Oversight
  • Physician and staff Relations
  • Process Improvement
  • Academic Counseling
  • Corrective Actions
  • Meeting Leadership
  • Public Relations

Certification

Internal Medicine

Geriatrics

Affiliations

Chairman of Dakota Medical Foundation 1/2005 - 1 2010

Member Dakota Medical Foundation Board 2000- 2010

Fellow of American College of Physicians

Internal Medicine

Having retired from clinical practice in December 2020, I continued in my 0.3 FTE role as UM physician advisor role for West Essentia to date.   I also was employed by NDBCBS from 1990 to 2005 as 2nd level review physician for commercial cases, which has been a valuable background to have and lead to my being asked by Dr Vetter to start the UM physician advisor role in 2014, a role I have enjoyed and found fulfilling and challenging.

Timeline

Division Chair

Essentia Health
03.2017 - Current

Physician Advisor Role for UM

Essential Health
09.2014 - Current

Internal Medicine Physician

Essentia Health
06.1984 - 12.2020

Internal Medicine Specialist

Albert Lea Clinic
06.1981 - 06.1984

Internal Medicine Residency And Chief Residency - Internal Medicine

University of North Dakota School of Medicine

M.D. - Medicine

University of North Dakota

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