RON F. NUSSLI, M.P.H.

,MAC, CDP, LMHC

5112 SLEATER-KINNEY RD. N.E.
OLYMPIA WA 98506
CELL: 206.841.0446
rn104d612@westpost.net
PROFILE
Seasoned leader in supporting multidisciplinary healthcare teams in delivering a
cute behavioral healthcare interventions to individuals with primary substance u
se disorders, co-occurring disorders and those with severe and persistent mental
illness. Experienced in hospital-based administration applying best practices
management strategies to invoke quality care with high customer satisfaction. E
mphasized collaborative care with clear and honest communication style.
SUMMARY OF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
* Operational responsibility for 16 sub-acute psychiatric beds serving residents
with severe and persistent mental illness and other complex co-morbidities.
* Overall responsibility for 5 acute medical detox beds and 8 inpatient rehabili
tation beds.
* Successfully reviewed by Washington State Department of Health in 2005/2007 &
JCAHO in 2006.
* Successfully maintained staffing and operations during period of hospital clos
ure.
* Maintained patient satisfaction scores (90+% highly satisfied with services) t
hroughout period of significant change.
* Increased and maintained average census of 80+% following extended period at 5
0+% census in 100-bed facility.
* Engaged up to a 100 disenfranchised male residents in a therapeutic residentia
l treatment setting without significant negative incident.
* Successfully initiated volunteer medical staff program including physicians an
d pharmacy students serving indigent men in long-term therapeutic care setting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Puyallup Tribal Treatment Center, Tacoma WA 3/2010 - 9/2010
A Division of Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
Program Manager, Outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility
* Responsible for delivery of outpatient counseling services to Native American
clients needing assessment and ongoing support to address the continuum of recov
ery needs.
* Facilitated staff hires and stabilized departmental staffing requirements in k
eeping with Native Preference hiring policy.
* Reduced barriers to treatment with changes to intake paperwork processes for c
lients pursuing services.
* Provided regularly scheduled clinical supervision to counseling staff deliveri
ng client services.
* Participated in fiscal year budgeting process for department.
* Initiated process of establishing collaborative relationships between mental h
ealth and chemical dependency departments.
* Carried adjusted caseload in relation to administrative responsibilities.

Telecare Recovery Center, Roseburg OR 2008 - 2009

Administrator, Sub-Acute Psychiatric Residential Unit
* Responsible for specialty unit with 34 Full/Part-Time & On-Call Employees with
a total annual budget
of $2 M.
* Transitioned facility from start-up status to operations status.
* Developed and maintained partnerships with community healthcare providers in s
erving a complex and challenging population.
* Provided moral support to program staff in responding to multiple internal and
external pressures while maintaining a caring compassionate delivery system to
residents.
* Established census goals within expected time frames for newly started program
.
Group Health Eastside Hospital, Redmond WA 2005 - 2008
Inpatient Hospital Manager, Detox & Residential Unit
* Responsible for specialty unit with 30 Full/Part-Time & On-Call Employees ~ To
tal annual budget of $2 M.
* Insured full compliance with requirements of all hospital regulatory agencies
to maintain highest standard of patient care.
* Met flex-adjusted budget at 95% of budget in 2007 to meet highest performance
score.
* Met inpatient utilization targets in 2007 at 92% or less of target achieving h
ighest performance score.
* Partnered with Emergency Department to facilitate patient?s expeditious admiss
ion to DRU following medical acceptance.
* Actively modeled caring, promotion of continuous improvement and collaboration
with other providers to champion excellent customer care.
* Effectively and successfully collaborated with Nursing Supervisor to engage st
aff in remaining with Group Health through hospital closure April 2008 despite t
he lack of job opportunities for many staff.
* Successfully dealt with complex interpersonal conflicts among staff involving
allegations of contributing to a hostile work environment.
Schick Shadel Hospital, Seattle WA 2004 - 2005
Behavioral Healthcare Specialist, CDP & LMHC, Detox & Inpatient Rehabilitation
* Responsible for delivery of both inpatient and outpatient counseling support t
o patients engaged in hospital care setting.
* Established policies and procedures to support the outpatient service needs of
former hospital patients seeing to engage in long-term disease management activ
ities.
* Re-developed interview questions utilized during conscious sedation procedure
using ASAM criteria.
* Facilitated start-up on research project to determine long-term efficacy of tr
eatment interventions.

Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, Seattle WA 1999 - 2002

Director of Rehabilitation Services, 100 Bed Long-Term Therapeutic Residential C
are Setting
* Responsible for personnel management of 6 FTE and cadre of volunteers includin
g professionals and student interns providing healthcare services and educationa
l activities to resident population within an annual operating budget of $.5 M.
* Developed marketing strategies to community that increased visibility and refe
rral rates to service growing overall program census during tenure.
* Provided stabilization of resident population through creative interventional
strategies that resulted in a growing percentage of program completers during te
nure.
* Communicated growing expressions of hope within programmatic framework for a s
table life in the absence of active addictions and management of other life prob
lems.
* Collaborated extensively with external systems and providers to the benefit of
program beneficiaries seeking to establish a healthy lifestyle.
EDUCATION
M.P.H., Master Public Health, University of Washington - 1998
(Emphasis in Health Education)
B.A., Social Sciences, Seattle University - 1984
(Emphasis in Addictions & Related Disease Etiology)
Group Health Cooperative Core Management Series - 2006
(Managing Self; Managing Others; Managing Teams;
Managing Resources; Managing in Human Systems)
Master Addiction Counselor - Credential under NADAAC (MAC)
Chemical Dependency Professional - Credential in WA (CDP)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Credential in WA (LMHC)