Medical Equipment Planner @ From March 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) Operating Room Manager @ From April 2012 to February 2013 (11 months) Business Director Perioperative Services @ Responsible for business and financial operations for both in-patient and out-patient operating rooms. Development of a staffing plan to optimize OR utilization and patient throughput, while limiting the necessity for staff call time, overtime coverage and increased expense. In conjunction with the Clinical Director, developed staff education plan to address competency levels, establish baselines and set goals to improve staff proficiency and coverage for multiple specialties. Manage day to day operations for scheduling, charge capture, post operative journaling, quality and process improvement. Monitor personnel and processes in central services and sterile supply, while maintaining close relations with supply chain staff and resource management to address ever changing supply costs and needs for the OR. Responsible for tracking ongoing cost to the OR budget and researching opportunities for cost savings by better negotiation of existing or new contracts. Business development, recruiting new service lines and increasing efficiency of current service lines, negotiating new capital equipment purchases for the Robotics and ENT programs, anesthesia EP Lab coverage and the Endo/GI Lab. From July 2011 to February 2012 (8 months) Interim Business Director Perioperative Services @ Responsible for business and financial operations for both in-patient and out-patient operating rooms. Worked in collaboration with external consultants to develop a staffing grid to optimize OR utilization and patient throughput, while limiting the necessity for staff call time, overtime coverage and expense. Co-Chairman of Strategic Cost Reduction Task Force Team #3, working toward cost reduction goal of approximately four million dollars for surgical services. Our team met and surpassed this goal. In conjunction with the interim Clinical Director, coordinated the development of the staff education plan to address competency levels, establish baselines and set goals to improve staff proficiency and coverage for multiple specialties. Manage day to day operations for scheduling, charge capture, post operative journaling, quality and process improvement. Monitor personnel and processes in central services and sterile supply, while maintaining close relations with supply chain staff and resource management to address ever changing supply costs and needs for the OR. Responsible for tracking ongoing cost to the OR budget and researching opportunities for cost savings by better negotiation of existing or new contracts. Monitor and maintain safe and efficient work environment with the goal of developing a department that prides itself on staff retention. From November 2010 to July 2011 (9 months) Clinical Manager McDonnell Surgery Center and Pre-admission Testing @ Management of eight operating rooms, Pre-op, PACU, Sterile Supply and Central Processing for hospital based outpatient surgery center. Responsible for business operations development of new services, equipment procurement, recruitment and training of staff. Achieved the conversion and upgrade of all video equipment to High Definition capability, while standardizing laparoscopic and arthroscopic video systems, increasing our camera capacity and adding the ability to supply multi-specialties in the department with video equipment. Optimization of our Sterile Supply area, this was a major accomplishment for our department, giving us better control of inventory par levels, enabling us to work towards reducing our overall cost. We were able to reduce the supply inventory by nearly 10% ($346,525) while improving clinical efficiency. Participation in the Surgical Service HSM project, replacing the antiquated Orbit scheduling system. Personally developed and implemented the “Day of Surgery Timeline” posters, displayed in the registration, Pre-Op and waiting room. Instrumental in ATA reorganization to support their dramatic increase in number of patients visited prior to surgery (94% of surgical patients assessed prior to surgery) a number well over 20,000 patients. Implementation of the Family Trak Board, enabling family members to privately track the patient through the surgical experience from the waiting room. From July 2007 to November 2010 (3 years 5 months) OR Charge Nurse/Staff Surgical Nurse @ Charge duties including overseeing the operation of 8 OR and 2 Minor surgery rooms and scheduling of staff. Liaison responsibilities between Pre-op, OR, PACU, Main OR, Doctors, Anesthesia and the Front Desk. Coordination role of equipment, staff and supplies Responsible for development of new services, procuring equipment and recruitment and training of staff. Monitor and evaluate staff competency levels, maintain safe and efficient work environment. Duties as peri-operative nurse, in the circulator role, supervision of allied health personnel. From January 2001 to July 2007 (6 years 7 months) Nurse Consultant, Medical Sales Rep. @ Responsible for territory sales and marketing budgets. Responsible for education and sales of laparoscopic cameras and instrumentation. Responsible for promotion and sales for range of radiology, gastroenterology and cardiology products. Market study, promotion, sales and training for Australian made CO2 laser. Market study, promotion, sales and training for radiofrequency ablation device for treatment of soft tissue lesions From April 1997 to July 2000 (3 years 4 months) Gold Coast, Queensland, AustraliaClinical Educator / Staff Surgical Nurse @ Responsible for developing and administering continual education programs and in-service for new surgical techniques and equipment. Developed training protocols for new surgical employees Operating room nurse duties specializing in orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, ENT and plastic surgery procedures including assisting the endoscopy unit and radiology screening. Responsible for acquisition and implementation of equipment for laparoscopic procedures including training of staff. From 1993 to January 1997 (4 years) Montgomery, Alabama AreaStaff Surgical Nurse / Medical/Surgical Floor Nurse @ Operating room nurse specializing in orthopedics, general and plastic surgery. Medical/Surgical floor nurse. From 1991 to 1993 (2 years) Opelika, Alabama

AD, Nursing @ Southern Union State Community College From 1989 to 1991 Education @ Auburn University From 1986 to 1988 BS, Education @ Troy State University From 1972 to 1978 Randall Heitzman is skilled in: Healthcare Management, Healthcare, Surgery, Orthopedic, Clinical Research, Cardiology, Medical/Surgical, Hospitals, Operating Room, Training