DENNEY AUSTIN - Washington Health Care Association



DENNEY AUSTIN6231 Third Avenue NorthwestSeattle, Washington 98107(206) 817-5780daustin444@Professional Experience:Long Term Care Consultant 2017 to presentConsulted with Skilled Nursing Facilities in areas such as regulatory compliance, census development and recruitment. Served as the interim administrator in various buildings and also served as the consulting administrator in buildings without a licensed administrator. Administrator – Everett Transitional Care Services 2008 to 2017 CEO- Bethany of the NorthwestDirect responsibility for two skilled nursing facilities and an assisted living. Administrator of a 31 bed Transitional Care Unit specializing in complex medical and intense rehabilitation services. This business is a partnership between Bethany of the Northwest and Providence Regional Medical Center – Everett.????????? Executive Director / CEO --? Martha and Mary Lutheran Services??? 2001 to 2008Chief Executive Officer for four corporations including Martha and Mary Lutheran Services, Martha and Mary Health Services, Martha and Mary Children’s Services and the Ebenezer Retirement Apartments.? Operational oversight for a 190 bed skilled nursing facility, 24 unit retirement apartments and children’s services now the largest child care connected to senior care in the U.S. with over 900 children. The annual budget for the corporations totaled over $17 million with a staff of 400 employees.Administrator – Martha and Mary Lutheran Services 1999 to 2001Operating responsibility for 190 bed Medicare certified skilled nursing facility. Received two zero deficiency State and Federal surveys.????????? Health Care Consultant???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????? 1996 to 1999Independent consultant in continuum of care and program development.? Working with national long term care companies and integrated delivery networks in areas such as regulatory compliance, joint venture collaboration and model development.? Served in a number of long term care facilities as the interim administrator successfully passing state and federal surveys, reducing overtime, increasing census and recruiting management level positions.??????????? Director of Program Development --? Franciscan ElderCare ??????? ???????? 1994 to 1996Worked closely with the President, Director of Operations, and other members of the ElderCare leadership team to develop and implement programs and services to integrate community-based care with the hospitals in creating a continuum of care.?Represented ElderCare at the National Chronic Care Consortium, and the Clinical Integration Study Group, Kellogg Institute, Northwestern University.? Coordinated site development for PACE and assisted living facilities within the CHI-West region.?Denney Austin????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Page Two????????? Administrator -- The Care Center at Kelsey Creek???? ??????????????????????????? 1992 to 1994Under contract with Walker Management, responsible for the start-up, opening and administration of a 157-bed, Medicare-certified, skilled nursing facility for Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound.? The facility provided subacute/transitional care, hospice, and long-term care services to Group Health enrollees.?The facility received two consecutive zero deficiency State and Federal surveys and has been featured in national and international publications.? ????????? Administrator -- Washington Health Care Center - Aldercrest-Unicare Health Facilities????????????????????????????? 1988 to 1990Overall operating responsibility for a 160-bed, Medicare-certified, skilled nursing facility, which had a staff of 190 employees and an operating budget of over six million dollars.? ????????? Administrator -- Pinehurst Park Terrace - Beverly Enterprises???????????? 1986 to 1988Overall operating responsibility for a 200-bed, Medicare-certified, skilled nursing facility which had a staff of 170 employees and an operating budget of over four million dollars.?????????? Administrator --Renton Terrace Nursing Center - Centennial Villas????? 1983 to 1986Overall operating responsibility for a 162-bed, Medicare-certified, skilled nursing facility which had a staff of 140 employees and an operating budget of three million dollars.?????????? Case Manager -- Long-Term Care Office - Washington State Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS)?? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 1976 to 1983Lead case manager for the nursing home unit of King County, Region IV.? Director of the Western State Hospital Centralized Services Unit/Special Project.? Member of the Policy and Procedures Committee and Workload Standards Advisory Board.?????????? Region IV Financial Trainer – DSHS ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 1973 to 1975????????? Financial Service Technician III - Rainier OfficeRegional Financial Trainer, which included instructing classes in financial/medical eligibility and interviewing techniques.? Eligibility worker for financial maintenance section.? Financial quality-control reviewer.? Verification and overpayment investigator.?Representative Accomplishments:??????Numerous presentations at Leading Age, AHCA and ACHCA conventions (On-site childcare, recruiting and retention strategies, culture in the workplace.)??????Elected President, National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators (NAB).Vice Chair/Board Member –Washington State Board of Nursing Home Administrators, (appointed by Governor Booth Gardner). 1987 to 1995.?????“Professional Achievement Award,” presented by Unicare Health Facilities for Outstanding Achievement in Health Care Facility Management.Denney Austin?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Page ThreeAppointed to the Washington State Board of the Pioneer Network – a national organization which promotes culture change in long term care.??????Co-authored legislation related to the profession of long term care administrators that has become Washington State Law (RCW 18.52).???? Co-authored Do’s and Don’ts of Opening a Transitional Subacute Unit, published in Transitions newsletter for the International Subacute Healthcare Association (March/April 1994.)?????Featured in Contemporary Long-Term Care (April 1993):? Administration - HMO, A New Home for Long Term Care.?????Featured in Long Term Care Update (January 1993):? State of the Art Nursing Care at Kelsey Creek Facility.?????Chair of the Alzheimers Auction of Puget Sound for two consecutive years.Education and Credentials:?????Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington, School of Communications????????Current Washington State Nursing Home Administrator’s License??????Continuing Education:????Clinical Integration, Kellogg Institute, Northwestern University????Variation & Managerial Action; Insights to Managing for Quality - Joiner Associates????Learning International - Professional Selling Skills????Various Seminars in Continuous Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, Management, Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance??References Available Upon Request ................
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