Jane B DeMeis, MS, ODCP

Experience

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  Town of Penfield

  Jan 1987 - Jan 2000

  Communciations Department Chairperson

  Public Relations, Media relations and Director of Communications. Ran Public Access TV station ( 2 channels 24 X 7 ) Taught production workshops, internship program for local colleges, developed web presence, public inforamtional brochures, and liaison for multiple non-profit organizations. Produced weekly programing for local politicians including County Executive.

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  Eastern Monroe Career Center

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Teacher

  Taught Media Communications: video production and vocational skills. Developed curriculum for beginning and advanced course work in conjunction with local community college.

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  Rochester Business Institute

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Adjunct Faculty

  Adjunct for Communications, Speech Communications, English Composition, and more.

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  Continuing Developmental Services, Inc

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2011

  Director of Staff Development and Education

  Responsible for oversight (LMS) and development of all training applications including on-line curricula. Development of new Leadership program, new Supervisory development, Direct care/support empowerment program.Responsible for creation and implementation of over 50 on-line courses for new employee orientation, and on-going mandatory refresher compliance. Corporate Trainer for "Caretracker" documentation process and member of implementation team. Responsible for evaluations, selection and oversight of all agency trainers. Member of Agency Policy committee, facilitator for Training Advisory Board, Communications Team member and Facilitator for IT focus group. Member of Senior Leadership cohort. Show less

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  U R Medicine Home Care

  Oct 2011 - Jan 2018

  Director of Education and Organizational Development, Retired 1-2018

  -Oversight of Agency Education department staff and budget -Developed and facilitator for leadership and manager programs -Oversight of the Home Health Aide training program including meeting regulatory compliance, In-service training, program development, and instructors -Developed Mentor program -Redesigned and implement new employee orientation program -Develop and implement yearly RN competency assessment -Integrate multi-media and new technology into existing training -Instructor: Corporate Compliance and HIPAA, Diversity training, Customer Service training-Project Manager for Lean Agency program: “Project Destiny” (restructure and program improvement project, Agency wide)-Captain of Culture of Continuous Improvement: an ongoing Lean program supporting multiple projectsCertified Lean Practitioner 10/2016-Member of Lean Steering Committee: Leadership and coaching for on-going Lean Projects. -Team Leader for The Joint Commission Accreditation project: -Project management and education for Center of Excellence: a two year project -Chairperson for Customer Satisfaction Committee:-Participate in Quality Assurance Program Improvement: - Chairperson for Patient Family Centered Care Pillar under the direction of the CEO.-Lead member of Incident Review Committee, Adverse and Sentinel Events, and Safety Committee-Member of the Infection Control Joint Commission team and Infection Control CommitteeMember of Quality Assurance Program Improvement committeeFacilitator and Member of Patient Family Center Care Executive committeeChairperson of Clinical Core Champion committeeBoard Director for Clinical Ladder committeeMember of University of Rochester Medical Center HIPAA education committeeMember of Communication and Intranet committeesMember of People Pillar Nominated Manager of the Year Show less

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  HealthUnlocked and AAKP

  Jul 2018 - now

  Kidney Ambassador
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  Perinton Ambulance

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Chairperson, Board of Directors

    Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Board Of Directors ( Community at Large Director)

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
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  Village Of Fairport

  Dec 2018 - now

  Tree Board member
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  National Kidney Foundation

  Mar 2019 - now

  NFKPeer Mentor
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  Perinton Historical Society

  Jul 2019 - now

  Director Of Communications, Executive Board Member
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  Know Diabetes by Heart, American Diabetes and American Heart Associations

  Nov 2020 - now

  National Ambassador
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  Perinton Food Shelf

  Sept 2021 - now

  Director, Board of Directors