Jason Hassard

Experience

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  US Army

  Jun 1984 - Apr 1987

  Medical Specialist / Emergency Medical Technician
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  Utah Army National Guard

  Apr 1987 - May 1995

  Military Intelligence Specialist
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  UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITALS

  Jul 1998 - May 2011

  Fostered a workforce team composed of physicians, LPN's, medical assistants, and secretaries. Lead this team to meet the University Hospital's academic as well as clinical objectives.• Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, and coordinating financial reporting• Direct, supervise, and evaluate productivity of medical, nursing, and clerical personnel• Collaborate with Administrative Team to create and implement strategic plans to meet hospital and academic objectives• Direct recruitment, hiring, and training of personnel, maintaining a high percentage of employee retention• Monitor quality metrics involving physician and nursing team; direct corrective action as needed Show less Lead a Hospital Team to prepare hospital departments and entities for The Joint Commission Survey. Passed Joint Commission and maintained a state of readiness thereafter. Also appointed as the Hospital's Nurse Retention Chairman. In addition, provided education and training to new employees.• Create staff tools to assist in learning and retaining critical safety information• Collaborate with Department Leaders and committee members to create nurse retention strategies • Design and administer training programs for new employees• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula and methods of instruction to tailor to program and employees• Provide education and training to Hospital Departments to ensure a continued state of compliance to State, OSHA, and Joint Commission regulations Show less

  • Hospital Clinic Manager

    Jun 2006 - May 2011

  • Cardiac / Telemetry Unit Nurse Manager (Interim)

    Dec 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Staff Development Educator

    Mar 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Clinical Nurse Coordinator

    Oct 2001 - Mar 2004

  • Leadworker & Staff Nurse

    Jul 1998 - Oct 2001
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  St. Mark's Hospital

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2016

  Lead Nurse Case Manager

  Customize training to new Nurse Case Managers' needs. Provide timely and effective feedback for excelled learning. Strong collaborative skill-set to navigate with healthcare team to see patient placed in most appropriate post-hospital setting.• Orient, train and supervise new hospital nurse case managers• Evaluate new employee's progress and collaborate with Department Leaders to tailor training• Coordinate with healthcare team to advance patient's plan of care• Plan, implement, and evaluate the patient's discharge from hospital• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare team members to determine appropriate patient placement Show less

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  HCA Mountain Division

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2017

  Manager, Utilization Review

  Accountable for the operations that ensure the efficiency, standardization, and development of processes for a newly organized Nurse Case Management, Utilization Review Department.• Collaborate with Administrative Team to develop and establish department goals in line with the Division's strategic objectives• Create a 100% accountable team to meet established goals• Track department performance against objectives• Encourage team development and morale• Hire and evaluate registered nurses' performance against defined categories• Coach and discipline staff members as needed through formal and structured mentoring Show less

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  Timpanogos Regional Hospital

  Nov 2017 - now

  Lead Case Manager