Brant Russell

About Brant Russell

HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVEI am a transparent leader who believes in leading from the front, and I am not afraid of rolling up my sleeves in order to get things done! I started in healthcare as a prehospital provider then moved to the the bedside as a caregiver, and now a senior level healthcare executive. Over 20 years of operational, clinical and strategic experience in complex, competitive and diverse settings. Proven track record in leading highly matrixed organizations with experience in strategy development and strategic planning, regional and system relationship building, controlling costs and optimizing financial and operational performances. Success in inspiring individuals to provide the highest quality of patient care, achieve operational excellence, creating operational efficiencies, and establishing strong physician and employee support. Experience and achievement with physician engagement, recruitment, leadership and collaboration for patient-centered care and trusted relationship cultivation. Demonstrated acumen with board development, engagement, fund raising and integration. Solid understanding of faith and secular based organizations.Core competencies include:Profitability Improvement • Hospital Operations • Six Sigma /LEAN • Physician Relationships • Union Negotiations • Population Health Management • Nursing Magnet Status • Strategic Planning • Service Line Leadership • Cost Containment • Patient Safety and High Reliability • Electronic Record Systems • Governance Engagement and Integration • Regulatory Compliance • Contract Management • Board Development • Behavioral Health Care

Experience

1. President, Chief Executive Officer

   OhioGuidestone

   Feb 2022 — Present · Berea, OH, US

   Create strategic and operational direction for OhioGuidestone, the state’s leader in community behavioral health care, with more than 1300 employees serving more than clients across 44 counties. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth, and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance abuse treatment. • Increased top line revenue by 15% within the first 18 months of leadership• Reorganized leadership structure by reducing layers and improving roles• Hired new leader of DEI & B and launched Inclusive Leadership/Unconscious Bias training throughout agency• Eliminated over $2M in administrative positions• Revised Strategic Plan; establishing scorecard, goals and objectives• Received NorthCoast 99 Award• Implemented OhioRise CME• Awarded and implemented two Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCHBC) • Developed and implemented Urgent Care model• Enhanced our advocacy position. Met with legislators at the Federal, State and Local levels• White Paper “The Future of Behavioral Health Care: Addressing Behavioral Health Needs and Solutions at the Federal Level”• Rolled out new OGS website and developed new brand messaging and social media strategy• Focused on operations and finance by rebuilding medical records, interactive complexity, session modeling and concurrent documentation• Execute Private Practice and Commercial Insurance model to provide care to more Ohioans• Negotiated all new contracts with counties. Obtained significantly enhanced rates• Foster Care expanded to Northwest Ohio• Restructured NW Region management. Fully integrated them into the system• Rebranded NW, updated HR policies and benefits, and converted all employees• Restructured Grant, Training & Compliance departments• Opened the Resiliency Center in Medina County and the Richard R. Frank Center in Berea• Grew school based services by over 50 schools (total 327)• Leadership Succession planning completed

Education

• Baldwin Wallace University

  MBA, Healthcare

  2000 — 2002

• Walden University

  MSN, Nursing

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Icu
• Physician Relations
• Healthcare Management
• Hospitals
• Nursing Education
• Nursing
• Healthcare
• Patient Safety
• Bls
• Emr
• Inpatient
• Clinical Research
• Critical Care
• Program Development
• Acute Care
• Acls