DEMBITZER * 1248 East 8th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 * Voice: 917-748-1423 * E-mail: ddbb0f78@westpost.net
LONG TERM CARE CENTER ADMINISTRATOR
Licensed LTC Administrator with a 20+ year track record of starting, funding and leading profitable healthcare service provider organizations with emphasis on L ong Term Care Center administration. Hands-On consensus builder and decision mak er with defined sense of purpose and urgency when tackling challenges brought ab out by regulatory reporting, compliance and red-tape, cost containment, dwindli ng census and revenues, outdated facilities and equipment, new service and progr am development, professional/ancillary, administrative and support services staf fing and retention, Medicare/Medicaid, underserved patient populations and uni on issues. Key Qualifications include * Corporate Vision & Strategic/Operational Planning * Regulatory Compliance & Pr ovider Relations * Patient Safety, Patient Care & Customer Satisfaction * Cost Control & Growing Census Levels * Community, Public & Private Partnership Building * Provider Services & New Pro gram Development * Facility Staffing/Retention & Motivation **Negotiating/Bidding Provider, and U nion Contracts **Facility/Physical Plant Maintenance & Management * Addressing & Eliminating P oor Deficiency Reports Selected Accomplishments include: * Built and established 370 + bed LTC into one of the premier facilities in the industry; funding and instituting numerous measures and specialty programs to fo ster quality care and service excellence. * Increased eroding revenue and expanded dwindling census in a 220+ bed LTC by a ccommodating Alzheimer patients. Researched market, determining methodologies t o reverse trend. Recommended reconfiguration of floor to handle memory loss pati ents. Developed personal care standards and marketed concept. Reversed census lo ss, increasing revenues 35%. * Formulated/instituted Action Plans resulting in reducing previous administrati on's disastrous deficiency reports by 80% over two years, and maintained excelle nt deficiency reports during tenure as LTC administrator. MBA **Business Administration, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY Bachelor of Arts ***conomics, CUNY-City College of New York Licensed Nursing Home Administrator * States of New York and New Jersey WOODTEX NOVELTY LLC , Brooklyn, NY 2005 - Present. Investor/CEO Invested venture capital, along with others, and was asked to assume position of CEO/COO of a large plant operation that produces 10,000+ stock/custom resin and wood products for the contracting, design and furniture industries. THERAP-I.COM, New York, NY (Start-up e-commerce therapeutic services company) 2000 - 2005 Founder/CEO/COO Identified underserved niche in the therapeutic service provider market and capi talized on it by founding an internet based provider-referral agency for psychol ogical, rehabilitation, speech, occupational and physical therapists; replacing costly in office sessions with affordable online modalities. * Secured $1.5M in equity financing and negotiated divestiture of the e-commerce business for a profit of $3M. SCHARF MANOR, Corona, NY 1996 - 2000 LTC Administrator Directed all day-to day operations of 220-bed LTC facility and established profi t generating Article 28 P/T medical clinic on premises. Initiated and administer ed $2M modernization and renovation program of physical plant, thus allowing the facility to remain competitive in an overly saturated market with limited new r evenue streams. * Successfully reconfigured institution to accommodate Alzheimer patients to inc rease revenue and maintain census. * Formed partnerships with key members of the local community and with the publi c and private sectors resulting in increased revenue of $200,000 annually. DAVID V. DEMBITZER: P age 2 AMERICAN HEALTH-AID CARE, INC. Brooklyn, NY 1995 - 1996 Co-Founder/ Vice President/Administrator Established home care health agency specializing in developmentally disabled pop ulation to fulfill local need. Filed all necessary papers for licensing applicat ion, wrote policy and procedure manuals for opening of agency and approval of al l State agencies, and effectively lobbied local politicians to ensure issuance o f required license in record time. * Developed sound business plan and marketing programs generating $1.2M revenue first year. * Negotiated sale of the agency to a national healthcare provider for profit of 50 return on roi MILCO INTERNATIONAL. INC. Brooklyn, NY 1982 - 1994. Vice President, International Marketing Traveling extensively throughout Europe, Asia, the Far East and South America, d eveloped personal contacts and negotiated numerous business transactions with ne w international accounts. Initiated competitive bidding and overseas sourcing, a nd automated entire operation, resulting in substantially improved profit margin s and a cost savings of $2M * Tripled sales and profit margins by establishing international division. * Pioneered entry into export markets producing over $5 million additional annua lly. PARKSHORE MANOR CARE CENTER, Brooklyn, NY 1974 - 1982 LTC Administrator (Total start-up operation) Built and established 370 + bed LTC into one of the premier facilities in the in dustry; funding and instituting numerous measures and specialty programs to fost er quality care and service excellence. Generated significant revenues streams f rom private patients, enhanced 3rd party reimbursement business and promoted the facility to other agencies as well as within the catchment area community. * Involved in every aspect of initial planning, construction, licensing, program development and facility staffing, ensuring the development of a model LTC faci lity that achieved profitability prior to projection date. MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER, Brooklyn, NY 1971- 1974 Personnel Manager/Assistant Administrator Responsible for all non -physician staffing needs at a 700+ bed, 2,000+ employee teaching hospital and medical center in a culturally diverse and contentious ur ban community setting. To bolster and enhance morale, performance and community relations, established specialized hiring practices, an innovative employment h ot line, and numerous ground-breaking HR outreach measures. * Created an innovative, organization first, comprehensive personnel policies & procedures manual which improved productivity, and enhanced labor relations in c ontract negotiations and the resolution of labor disputes. * Recipient of the prestigious Maimonides Medical Center Service Award. AFFILIATIONS AND AWARDS American College of Nursing Home Administrators American Academy of Medical Administrators American Academy of Public Health Administration American Academy of Hospital Personnel Administrators American Management Association Medicaid Advisory Council, Medical Assistance Program, New York, NY Honors Community Service Award, Agudath Israel of America Citizen of Honor Award, Beth-El, Israel Maimonides Medical Center Service Award