Sara J Klaas

About Sara J Klaas

Sara has been with Shriners Hospitals for Children for over 35 years in a variety of capacities. She currently serves as the Corporate Program Development Director for Shriners International Headquarters where she is the system-wide expert in rehabilitation, clinical program development and people development. She most recently served as the Director of Business Development, Marketing & Communications at Shriners Hospital for Children - Chicago where she led the business development strategy and the teams in marketing, advertising, public relations, digital strategies, community outreach as well as the physician outreach. During her tenure at the Chicago Hospital, she has served as the Assistant Director of Family Services, the Director of Care Coordination, and as the Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Service (SCI). Sara was the SCI team leader for over twenty years. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social work from Mundelein College of Loyola University and her master’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois Jane Addams College of Social Work. Sara has taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago in both the graduate and undergraduate programs, teaching Human Behavior and the Social Environment as well as Practice I. She is a frequent guest lecturer and is well published in the field of pediatric spinal cord injury and a dynamic public speaker.Licenses, Certifications, & Specialties: Licensed Social Worker - Illinois 15•••••68Certified Case Manager (CCM)Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager (C-ASWCM)PEL - Illinois Type 73 Certification - School Social WorkLicensed Illinois Foster Parent & Educational Surrogate SCUBA certification – PADI & HSALean Six Sigma - Black Belt

Experience

1. Corporate Program Development Director - Shriners International Headquarters

   Shriners Children\'s

   Aug 2021 — Present

   As the subject matter expert in rehabilitation, clinical program development and people development, serves as the corporate lead for the clinical aspects of all inpatient rehabilitation units throughout the system. Determines optimal business and marketing strategies for system-wide growth and compliance in the rehabilitation arena. Develops and implements project plans, guidelines and policies while overseeing project resources. Analyzes data on market, industry, economic, consumer and competitor conditions and trends while researching new ventures and prospective revenue expansion opportunities. Functions as an effective team leader and collaborator with healthcare leadership, medical staff, rehabilitation staff at the location level and with executive leaders, revenue integrity and compliance at the corporate level.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  MSW

• Loyola University Chicago

  BA

Skills

• Wellness
• Public Health
• Mental Health
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Medicaid
• Case Management
• Adolescents
• Community Outreach
• Program Development
• Management
• Teaching
• Strategic Planning
• Non-Profits
• Public Speaking
• Crisis Intervention
• Inpatient Care
• Leadership
• Hospitals
• Working with Adolescents
• Clinical Research
• Psychotherapy
• Medicare
• Pediatrics
• Program Management
• Research
• Fundraising
• Data Entry
• Psychology
• Healthcare
• Rehabilitation
• Cpr Certified
• Inpatient
• Healthcare Management
• Social Services
• Case Managment
• Home Care
• Family Therapy
• Nursing
• Group Therapy
• Treatment