Jena Waler

About Jena Waler

Business & Healthcare professional with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Project & Program Management, Internal and External vendor and stakeholder relations, Business Development, Risk and Asset Management and Process Improvement. Strong academic career with a Bachelor of Arts focused in Public Health from University of Washington, and a Masters of Business in Healthcare Management.

Experience

1. Manager, Facilities & Real Estate

   Premera Blue Cross

   Feb 2024 — Present

   Manage the facilities maintenance scope of work for 16 medical clinics throughout Washington State- Partners with the Clinic Operations teams at each site to ensure the facilities meet the standards for clinical practice, and the employee and patient experience, with an emphasis on safety- Work with team members, internal partners, and manage third-party contractors/vendors to ensure operational success- Experience working with landlords on leased properties, experience reading and interpreting leases- Creates and manages lease abstracts and lease responsibility matrices to ensure maintenance requirements are assigned andcharged to the responsible party- Oversee work order intake to ensure maintenance requests are addressed timely and SLA’s are met- Develops and manages annual budgets; tracks and reports on monthly and quarterly budget variances- Supports various administrative duties including contract management, Smartsheet development and administration,documentation, process development, etc.

Education

• Bellevue College

  Associate of Science - AS

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Public Health

• Western Governors University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

  2019 — 2020