Kimberly Powers
About Kimberly Powers
Kimberly Powers serves as a Hospitalist Site Coordinator at Envision Healthcare, where she has worked since 2019. With a diverse background in healthcare management, she has held various roles, including Surgical Coordinator at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and Manager of Community Transformation at Anthem, Inc.
Work at Envision Healthcare
Kimberly Powers has been serving as the Hospitalist Site Coordinator at Envision Healthcare since 2019. In this role, she manages a daily census of over 30 hospitalists, ensuring appropriate patient care and distribution. Powers has established physician schedules utilizing geographic rounding to enhance patient visit accuracy. She has also generated daily physician huddles to discuss patient care and experience, which improves communication and coordination among the healthcare team.
Previous Experience in Healthcare Management
Prior to her current role, Kimberly Powers held various positions in healthcare management. She worked at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte as a Surgical Coordinator from 2001 to 2008 and later as Site Supervisor (Operations) from 2004 to 2014. Powers also served as the OBGYN Care Center Manager at Sutter Health for one year in 2014-2015 and as a Chronic Conditions Manager at Kaiser Permanente for five months in 2016. Additionally, she was the Manager of Community Transformation at Anthem, Inc. for eight months in 2017-2018.
Education and Expertise
Kimberly Powers holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Grand Canyon University, which she completed from 2015 to 2018. She also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources Management and Services from Golden Gate University between 2010 and 2012. Earlier, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration and Management from Menlo College from 2002 to 2004.
Methodologies and Initiatives
In her various roles, Kimberly Powers has implemented lean six sigma methodology to define clear roles and responsibilities, creating effective workflows and improvement teams. She has collaborated with Providence St. Joseph Hospital to ensure that patient experience goals were met or exceeded, as measured by various surveys. Powers has also utilized AIDET and HCAPS methodologies to coach others in achieving optimal performance in patient care.