Daniel White

Experience

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  Baylor Medical Center

  May 2003 - Nov 2007

  Emergency Department Charge Nurse

  Role and Responsibilitieso Supervised nurses and created assignments for nursing staff in EDo Mentored ER staff in providing excellent patient care and satisfaction o Responsible for transfer patients to higher level of care when indicated

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  UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Nov 2007 - now

  Role and Responsibilitieso Supervises clinic staff. Responsible for hiring, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions. o Provides daily operational management of both the Student and Resident Wellness Centers to assure high levels of patient satisfactiono Leads/participates in departmental performance improvement activities and integration of services.o Designs, executes, and delivers effective system of internal controls applicable and in compliance to laws, regulations, and internal policies and procedures.o Facilitates teamwork, staff development with an emphasis on creating a great work environment.o Oversees UT Southwestern Student and Resident Wellness Program while collaborating with other key institutional stakeholdersSignificant Accomplishmentso Co-led the opening of the Resident Wellness and Counseling Center in July of 2017o Co-led the launch of the UT Southwestern Wellness Program for the Medical School, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professionals and Residency Programs. Show less Role and Responsibilitieso Directed Value Analysis Program for Clement’s University Hospital, Zale Lipshy University Hospital and the UT Southwestern Outpatient Surgery Centero Collaborated with financial, procurement, clinical, non-clinical and support partners to sustain strategic direction and goalso Coordinated value analysis committees to examine both current and replacement products available on the market and through GPOo Coordinated with clinical and non-clinical areas to initiate and collect data pertaining to trials of new/replacement productso Negotiated contracts and pricing with vendor/manufacturerso Prepared and presents impactful cost reduction opportunities and physician preference request to executive steering committeeo Acted as liaison between service line stakeholders, finance, procurement, vendors/manufacturers, contract management and supply chaino Tracked cost reduction and cost avoidance associated with product portfolio Significant Accomplishments:o Led initiatives that reduced cost of products purchased by $1,177,428 o Led initiatives that avoided cost increases of $1,043,893 o Crafted redesign of UT Southwestern Value Analysis Program. Show less Role and Responsibilitieso Directly supervised and evaluated the quality of patient care provide by approximately 50 department employeeso Accountable for patient safety, quality of nursing care & compliance with various accreditation organizationso Scheduled staffing and revised as necessary to meet established productivity targetso Responsible for chart audits and annual performance appraisals o Maintained Kronos records on a daily basis, monitoring for trends that require intervention i.e., late clock-ins, incremental overtime, missed punches o Responsible for maintaining/improving/implementing plans for patient and employee engagement scoreso Utilized coaching opportunities to teach, mentor, and develop personnel o Conducted daily patient and environmental safety roundso Conducted interviews utilizing STAR candidate behavioral interviewing method o Collaborated with HR to facilitate process of employee hiring and terminationSignificant Accomplishmentso Co-led initiatives that reduced length of stay from 15 to 7.6 dayso Co-led initiatives that improved NDNQI Nurse Manager Ability, Leadership and Support of Nurse from 20th percentile in May of 2012 to the 90th percentile in May of 2015o Nominated and awarded DFW Great 100 Nurses Award Show less Role and Responsibilitieso Facilitated the transfer of patients needing mental health admission from St. Paul University Hospital Emergency Department to an appropriate level of careo Verified insurance benefits and performed utilization reviews o Created schedules and reviewed payroll for on-call intake personnel o Performed coaching/counseling sessions with on-call intake personnel Significant Accomplishmentso Nominated and Awarded Meritorious Service Award for efforts in establishing Intake Coordinator role and increasing census to max capacity Show less

  • Clinic Manager

    Jul 2017 - now

  • Value Analysis Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Assistant Manager--Inpatient Psychiatry

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Inpatient Psychiatric Intake Coordinator

    Mar 2009 - Aug 2013

  • Emergency Department Charge Nurse

    Nov 2007 - Mar 2009