Celesta C.

About Celesta C.

Healthcare System Administrative Leader with years of experience in not-for-profit/for profit acute care hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, private physician practice, credentials verification organization, health plans and multiple state licensing boards\' rules/regulations and statues. As an experienced healthcare system administrative leader, I take action to establish and encourage others to achieve a daily best practice approach, seek and use input from diverse sources, and strive to understand diversity as a positive. I generate decisions that will prioritize the best course of action for a favorable departmental/team outcome. I create and oversee department strategies to achieve financial targets and staffing needs by applying analytical and critical thinking and processes. I establish and sustain trusting relationships with my direct reports, through positive and open communications, opportunities for training/education, and timely guidance and feedback.

Experience

1. Director Medical Staff Services

   UT Health East Texas

   Jun 2025 — Present · Tyler, TX, US

   Provides leadership and operational oversight to the Medical Staff Services Office for the UT Health East Texas North Campus and the clinical faculty of the UT Tyler School of Medicine. Working collaboratively with the President, University Practice Plan, Dean School of Medicine, CEO of UT Health North Campus, and medical staff leaders to plan organize, direct and coordinate the credentialing and privileging of the medical and advanced practice professional staff including managed care delegated credentialing functions, and compliance with regulatory and accrediting agencies.

Education

• UNM Anderson School of Management

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management

  2009 — 2011

• UNM Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Organization Behavior/Human Resource Management

  2012 — 2013