RUTH A.

ZYCH
Email: rz55f64c@westpost.net
10728 Green Place * Crown Point, Indiana 46307

Objective
Experienced, quality-driven professional seeking a challenging position that aff
ords the opportunity to use experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry
to serve the customer and organization. To continue to advance in professional
growth.
Summary of Experience
Thirty-one years of nursing experience in various capacities (*):
Perioperative Compliance Manager
Oversight of perioperative regulatory compliance initiatives and performance imp
rovement activities in a union, magnet, multi-hospital system.
Capital Projects - Construction
* New Hospital Pavilion
Employer:
* University of Chicago Medical Centers, Chicago, IL (751 licensed beds) 2008 -
Present
Director of Perioperative Services / Surgical Services
Administrative, clinical, developmental, and financial responsibilities inclusiv
e of:
* Pre-operative, Intraoperative, and Post-Anesthesia Care Units
* Endoscopy
* Out-patient Surgery
* Pre-Admission Testing
* Central Sterile Processing
Capital Projects - Construction:
* Satellite Ambulatory Care Facility @ St. Anthony Medical Center
* Satellite Surgicenter @ St. Anthony Medical Center
* Endoscopy Suite @ Mount Sinai Hospital
Employers:
* Lincoln Park Hospital, Chicago, IL (430 licensed beds)
2005 - 2008
* Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, IL (330 licensed beds)
2003 - 2005
* Mount Sinai Hospital*, Chicago, IL (431 licensed beds) 2
000 - 2003
* St. Anthony Medical Center*, Crown Point, IN (245 licensed beds) 1979 - 199
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Project Management / Healthcare Consultant
Performance Improvement, Quality Initiatives:
* Departments of Surgery & Anesthesia
* Perioperative Services / Surgical Services
* Information Systems
Project Management, Reorganization:
* Case Management
* ED Throughput
* Sterile Processing
* HIS/MIS Implementation
* Service Line Development
RUTH A. ZYCH
Email: rz55f64c@westpost.net
10728 Green Place * Crown Point, Indiana 46307

Consultation Services for the Hospital Redesign/Turnaround, Operating Room, Cent

ral Sterile Processing & Distribution, Materials Management, and Information Sys
tems
* Information Systems Needs Analysis w System Implementation
* Departmental Consolidation & Redesign
* Service and Practice Assessment & Redesign
* Procedural & Instructional Documentation
Employers:
* Mount Sinai Hospital*, Chicago, IL 2000 - 2003
* BD Consulting & Services Group, Franklin Lakes, NJ 1999 - 2000
* ISH Consulting, West Orange, NJ 1999 - 1999
* St. Anthony Medical Center*, Crown Point, IN 1979 - 1999
Independent Legal Nurse Consulting:
* Review for Merit
* Depositions
* Case Preparation
Employer:
* Zych & Associates, Crown Point, IN 1997 - 1999

Education
* University of Phoenix, On-Line 2007 - Current
* St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Lafayette, IN 1975 - 1978
* Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 1975 - 1978
* Ball State University, Muncie, IN 1973 - 1974
Professional Organizations
* Association of Operating Room Nurses
Professional Licensure
* Registered Nurse, State of Illinois
* Registered Nurse, State of Indiana