Michael Hotz, LNHA, CDP, HSE, CNHA, FACHCA

Experience

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  UConn

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1983

  Student NH Admin program
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  Eastchester Park Nursing Home

  Nov 1983 - Nov 1984

  Assistant Administrator
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  Bentley Gardens Health Care Center

  Nov 1984 - Oct 1986

  Administrator
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  Clara Maass Continuing Care Center

  Oct 1986 - Feb 1990

  VP Long Term Care & Administrator

  Clara Maass Medical Center VP of Long Term Care concurrent with Administrator of Nursing Home. Started up a union free nursing home for the independent and unionized medical center on the same campus.

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  Dewitt Nursing Home

  Feb 1990 - Jul 1995

  Associate Administrator

  499 beds on Upper East Side of Manhattan

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  Hebrew Hospital Home

  Jul 1995 - Sept 1997

  Administrator
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  Kessler Care Center Great Falls

  Sept 1997 - Jun 2000

  Administrator

  Achieved compliance and removed this facility from Fast Track Termination from the Medicaid and Medicare programs within first few months.

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  Bergen Regional Medical Center

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2002

  VP Long Term Care & Administrator

  licensed as a 691 bed nursing home on the campus with 40 acute care beds, 300+ psych beds and 40 acute care beds and an Emergency Room. JCAHO accredited.

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  Carriage House Manor

  Jan 2003 - Nov 2003

  Interim Administrator

  Consultant during Chapter 11 proceedings

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  New Community

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2006

  Administrator NCEC

  Led facility to removal from the Special Focus Facility list.

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  Parkway Manor

  Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  Interim Administrator
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  The Health Center at Bloomingdale

  Jul 2007 - Sept 2014

  Administrator

  Arrived as Consultant Administrator under State Directed Plan of Correction and hired by client to become the Administrator of Record within 3 weeks. This agency heavy facility became agency free within 4 months and returned to full compliance, lifting a ban on Admissions.As Administrator, I oversaw operations of 120 licensed beds, delivered solutions to improve performance and success, and attained these key achievements:» Introduced national model AIT/Preceptor program which improved future training of administrators across US» Enhanced regulatory compliance by acting as Administrator of Record and leading facility to compliance» Initiated action plans and strategies which in turn strengthened financial performance from 5 years of losses to profitability during first year, and achieved deficiency free on complaint visits and no arbitrations over 7 years » Elevated staff, resident and family satisfaction by engaging with patients/staff during rounds, resolving concerns and demonstrating active interest in well-being of personnel/patients» Decreased Agency from over 35% to Agency Free in 5 months, and raised occupancy from 76% to over 98% in just 10 months» Enriched student sets by acting as Faculty and facilitating Long Term Care Administration course Show less

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  Cassena Care of Stamford , Waveny Lifecare, Long Ridge Post Acute Care, Western Rehab and Runnells

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  Interim Administrator

  Functioning as an Interim Administrator, I delivered director-level leadership, oversaw SNF, Day Care and AL, further developed and advanced functional processes and financial performance, transitioned the new leaders and achieved the following accomplishment: » Maximized performance and success by leading team through transition to new Pharmacies and Electronic Medical Records (EMR), establishing policies and procedures to ensure compliance, and executing best practices and outcome focused solutions across key operational areas. Show less

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  Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

  Jun 2016 - Feb 2020

  Administrator

  I provide operational oversight of 320-bed nursing home and increased the Medicare Census by 150% while contributing these outstanding results:» Developed high-performing environments by hiring skilled personnel and initiating training programs» Maximized operations by analyzing activities, monitoring performance and executing improvements» Strengthened employee skills and expectations Wrote the Chapter in NADONA DNS Field Guide on Financial Management » Increased accuracy, compliance, and audit proof results, and slashed rejections of submissions by leveraging national connections, securing services of top experts within industry and facilitating MDS training» Groomed new Director of Nursing by training on management, organizing mentor, signing up for professional association and arranging attendance to DNS conventions at both the state and national level.»Won Eli Pick Facility Leadership Awards for 2017, 2018 & 2019- recredentialed as a Certified Nursing Home Administrator (one of only 25 in NY)- member AHCA Survey and Regulatory Committee Show less

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  The Grand Healthcare System

  Feb 2020 - Nov 2021

  Regional Administrator - Central NY

  Regional Administrator for 4 buildings and AOR in Utica

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  Hudson Wide Healthcare

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Regional Administrator

  Regional Administrator overseeing 3 buildings

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  The Grand Healthcare System

  Jun 2022 - now

  Administrator

  Helped Facility graduate from Special Focus Facility Status. President, NY ACHCA