Sara Fowler

Experience

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  AmeriCorps

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Americorps Member

  Organized, planned and managed community programs for the Blue Ridge Commons Community Center.

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  Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville

  Jul 2011 - Mar 2014

  https://www.cvillehabitat.org/Worked with a team of staffers and volunteers to design and build future communities in Charlottesville, ultimately meeting goals of the organization. Carried out, from conception to completion, publications, events, presentations, and further financial requests, and worked with members of the affiliate to ensure sponsors' needs were met.

  • Volunteer Manager

    Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Development Associate

    Jul 2011 - Nov 2012
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  Baylor Scott & White Health

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Oversaw daily facility operations of a 7,000-square-foot facility designed to promote health and wellness through a range of programs while leading a staff of twenty-three.• Participated in a forty-hour leadership journey class and hand-selected to form the Baylor Diversity Council. • Planned, managed, and spear-headed the return of the iconic Baylor Tom Landry Triathlon with over 1,000 triathletes.• Oversaw facility renovation of both facility locker rooms and aquatics area.

  • Member Services & Facility Operations Manager

    Sept 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Project Manager

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2014
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  UVA Health

  May 2016 - now

  I work at UVA Health, an organization focused on leading the nation's public and academic health systems and becoming the best place to work — while transforming patient care, research, education, and engagement with the diverse communities served.Lead and successfully delivered a diverse portfolio of projects and people as a seasoned project manager, demonstrating adeptness in orchestrating multifaceted initiatives meeting business and regulatory objectives while aligning and integrating physician groups, hospitals, and home services across multiple markets for integrated healthcare delivery systems:• Increase patient access to Ambulatory clinic appointments by supporting the One Team United on Access program.• Streamlined 300 team member competency documents and consolidated 24 roles as part of the Ambulatory Role Delineation (ARD) Project.• Solicited over 300 transformative ideas while creating positive organizational change as part of the inaugural Spark Innovation Competition.• Erect initial Same Day Clinic (SDC) to indirectly decant the ED and offload primary care urgent care needs.• Mentor new Project Managers and partner with projects dependent on Ambulatory work.• Developed best practice tools in the Program Management Office (PMO), including a project scope document and structure mapping, to improve stakeholder management. • Improved project delivery for 20+ project managers through training opportunities and partnerships. Show less • Solicited a 73% 2022 Fall Engagement Survey completion following a three-year hiatus. • Designed and built the Epic Nursing Acuity Score Precision Staffing tool to assist with inpatient nurses' understanding of patients’ acuity, aiding in subsequent decision-making. • Assessed business and functional components for the Point of Care Ultrasound Integration, enabling the proper vendor selection. • Installed new glucose testing application, deployed hardware, and trained 6,000 operations on the Nova StatStrip Glucose Meter.COVID-Vax Project• Successfully implemented over 100,000 vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic to the Blue Ridge Health District.• Managed a project of roughly 50 core team members representing diverse roles and skills. • Stood up and staffed six new vaccination locations.• Excelled at navigating complexity and communication on a large scale. Show less • Utilized business analysis competency and stakeholder engagement to create ten thorough SBAR’s (project proposals) for evaluation. • Designed and implemented the Health Information Technology (HIT) components and clinical workflows to create a comprehensive Breast Care Center offering patients radiology, clinic, surgery consultation, and support services. • Coordinated the equipping, supplying, and building out of the 18,500-square-foot Breast Care Center.• Implemented telemedicine applications and hardware for over 30 ambulatory clinics at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. • Installed Epic Point of Sale application and hardware in eight locations to meet PCI compliance and enhance revenue capture. • Oversaw policy rollout of OCH-002 for new and existing team member screening guidelines.• Supported data integration for the Patient Call System to enable falls prevention to inpatient units. Show less

  • Chief of Staff, UVA Medical Center Chief Operating Officer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Project Manager, Staff Specialist

    Feb 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Project Manager, Senior

    Feb 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Project Manager, Intermediate

    Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

  • Project Management Lead

    May 2016 - Sept 2017