Wayne Wallace

About Wayne Wallace

I got into healthcare because I love to help people. It is a true privilege to take care of patients. I feel like I have lots of different healthcare experiences in a wide variety of settings. Originally, I studied Psychology and got my Bachelor\'s degree. I got interested in working in a hospital setting. So, I became a Respiratory Therapist in 1985 after being trained at the UCLA Hospital/Santa Monica College program. I worked with all kinds of patients from HIV patients at the beginning of that pandemic to transporting smallest neonates. In the 90\'s, I went to Alaska and worked at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center. During the time, we worked with the community and built a new hospital, implemented an EMR, and worked towards an initial JCAHO accreditation. During this time, I worked on a Master\'s Degree in Business Administration so I could communicate better with non-clinical managers. Came back to California and worked in research including becoming a co-author on paper published in Chest. Presently, I work for Kaiser Permanente as an operational manager. I have worked in the hospital, and many medical subspecialties. I currently manage a stand alone primary care medical office building for KP (I love KP). But, I am retiring now. I am not really looking for work. I don\'t want to consult, teach, make presentations, wear a suit, manage people/departments, or travel. Would only be interested in doing some truly interesting projects using AI or other technologies to greatly reduce healthcare costs. Healthcare is changing. Would want to be a midwife to something truly awesome. If not, I will just enjoy my retirement in peace.

Experience

1. Ambulatory Care Manager Ii

   Kaiser Permanente

   Aug 2000 — Present

   I managed Cardiology and Respiratory Care. Previously, I have managed diverse departments, for example: Endocrinology, Hospitalists, Pulmonary, Laboratory, and Radiology. I truly believe a skilled manager can adapt to a wide variety of discliplines.

Education

• California State University, Northridge

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1982 — 1985

• Indiana We

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Management
• Medicine
• Patient Safety
• Hospitals
• Human Resources
• Critical Care
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Cardiology
• Clinical Research
• Ehr
• Radiology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Healthcare
• Hipaa
• Nursing
• Acute Care
• Endocrinology
• Research
• Emr
• Inpatient
• Healthcare Management