Stephanie Schulz

Background

About Stephanie Schulz

I am an experienced and passionate healthcare leader with 10+ years of experience empowering professionals in ambulatory operations and academic medicine. My core strengths are in financial analysis, process improvement and team engagement. My colleagues know me to be proactive and creative, with a passion for data-driven problem solving and a leader who loves to support and engage my teams. I’m good-natured and professional with the ability to see the bigger picture. I have a proven track record of building positive and productive relationships and I consistently bring my goal-driven and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle challenges head-on. As a leader of clinic and administrative operations, I successfully led my teams through growth and process improvements, created efficiencies that led to increased productivity, employee engagement and provider satisfaction. In my 10 years of experience, here are some accomplishments I am proud of: • Overhauled Endoscopy unit by leading major improvement initiatives, proposals approved by C-Suite for additional staff and unit improvements, doubling procedure volume from previous fiscal year • Expanded GI services on NW campus as project lead for new Digestive Health Clinic: space design, staffing, purchasing, IT infrastructure groups • Guided my teams with empathy and strength through the 2020 hospital integration of UWMC Montlake and Northwest campuses • Nominated for UW Medicine Leadership Development Institute Financial Excellence Award for procedure and critical care revenue recovery efforts • Scored second of all UW Medicine leaders (of ~500) in clinical effectiveness and leadership metrics evaluation after one year of clinic management • Revamped fellowship recruitment and selection process in partnership with Program Director, resulting in matching highest-ranked candidates • Developed and implemented fellowship strategic plan with large and small scale strategic initiatives, together with program director. Invited to present on our strong dyad-partnership and strategies at UW GME and AAIM national conference Interpersonal Skills: • Innovative & Creative Problem Solver • Strong & Empathetic Leader • Relationship Builder • Collaborative & Adaptable • Change Management Experienced • Goal-driven & Entrepreneurial Technical Skills: • Clinical Operations • Financial Analysis & Budgeting • Process Improvement • Strategic Planning • Workflow Optimization • Revenue Cycle