Resume – Dominick Flarey

DOMINICK L. FLAREY, PH.D., MBA, RN-BC, NEA-BC, ANP-BC, FACHE

President & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, INC.

RESUME

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Business Management. California Coast University, Santa Ana, California. 1992.
Dissertation: “The Social Climate Scale: A Tool for Analyzing Work Environments in a Health Care Setting.”

Master of Business Administration in Health Care Administration. City University, Bellevue, Washington. 1989.

Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration. City University, Bellevue, Washington, 1988.

Ph.D. Nursing Administration, School of Administration and Management. Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, California. 1986.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, Ohio. 1984.

Nurse Practitioner. Emergency/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. Allegheny General Hospital and continuing education completion, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 1982.

Diploma in Nursing. Trumbull Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Warren, Ohio. 1979.
Bachelors Degree in Metaphysics, University of Metaphysics, Studio City, CA. 2000.

Practice Specialty in Grief, Bereavement, Death & Dying

Dr. Flarey is an Advanced Practice Nurse, a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and a Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Dr. Flarey is the founder and the President/Executive Director of the American Academy of Grief Counseling. Dr. Flarey has over 25 years’ experience teaching and practicing in the specialties of death, dying and grief support work. He was a pioneer in the days of the first publications of Dr. Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross’s works, and developed education programs based on her research findings for health care professionals working in emergency and critical care areas. He has developed numerous courses and curriculums in death, dying, and grief/bereavement at the college level and continues today to develop and teach continuing education courses to health care professionals through the American Academy of Grief Counseling. He is a consultant for Grief Counselors both nationally and internationally. As a Board-Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, he works with clients to help them deal more effectively with death anxiety and with troubling grief reactions. He developed, when he was a health care Executive, a full in-patient Hospice Care Program for an Acute Care organization to better meet the needs of the dying and their families. He is also Certified in Pastoral Psychology by the International Association of Metaphysical Ministry specializing in Death, Dying, Grief and Bereavement.

As a Certified Master EFT Practitioner and a Certified Thought Field Therapy Practitioner (Algo) he is now working with clients in the area of Energy Psychology to assist them with working through many types of crippling grief/bereavement issues. He continues to work, through his organization, The American Academy of Grief Counseling, with highly qualified clinicians in the specialty practices of grief counseling to develop new courses and curriculums for health care professionals that will continue to serve the needs of clients well into the future. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the subjective matter of Advanced Directives, Living Wills, and Patients Rights to chose at the end- of- life. Dr. Flarey is also the Past Editor-in-Chief, JONA’s (Journal of Nursing Administration) Issues in Health Care Law, Ethics and Compliance.


CAREER EXPERIENCE AND JOB HISTORY

President & Executive Director, American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc. (present)
Executive Director, The American Academy of Grief Counseling (present)
Executive Director, The American Academy of Case Management (present)
Executive Director, The American College of Legal Nurse Consulting (present)
Executive Director, The American College of Hypnotherapy (present)
Faculty, Cross Country Seminars, Nashville, Tenn., instructed a one-day seminar on Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health.
President, Dominick L. Flarey & Associates, Inc., The Center for Medical-Legal Consulting, Niles, Ohio, 1996- present. Senior Partner. Provide full- service consulting for Medical-Legal cases including; malpractice, negligence, personal injury, expert witness, toxic tort, workers compensation, health care administrative law, risk management. Expert witness research and testimony.
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Owner of small impendent practice specializing in Grief, Bereavement,  Metaphysical Hypnotherapies, Grief, Stress Management, Phobias.
Past Professor of Nursing and Health Care Administration, Canyon College, Idaho.
Certified Metaphysical Practitioner by the International Association of Metaphysical Ministry.
Certified in Pastoral Psychology by the International Association of Metaphysical Ministry specializing in Death, Dying, Grief and Bereavement.
Certified Specialist in Legal Nurse Consulting by the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting.
Past Editor-in-Chief, JONA’s Health Care Law, Ethics & Regulation. Published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Past Healthcare Management Consultant & Service Line Administrator, Higman Healthcare, Inc. St. Petersburg, Florida. Practice leader for care and case management
Vice President and Administrator, and Adult Nurse Practitioner,  Primary Health Care Group, Inc. Niles, Ohio. 1995-1997.
Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, Primary Health Care Group, Inc. Niles, Ohio. 1995-1997.
President, Health Care Seminars. Niles, Ohio. 1996- 1997.
Instructor, (independent contractor), Med Ed, Charlotte, North Carolina. 1996.
Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio. 1994- 1995.
Executive Consultant to the national health care practice of Coopers & Lybrand,LLP, Chicago, Illinois. 1994-1996.
Associate Administrator/Patient Care Services, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio. 1986-1994.
Surgical Nurse Practitioner, St. Joseph’s Health Care System, Warren, Ohio. 1985-1986.
Emergency/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department. Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, Ohio. 1982- 1985.
Instructor, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, Ohio. 1984-1985.
Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, Ohio. 1979-1981.

CERTIFICATIONS

Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Fellowship conferred January, 1997 and present Fellowship status.

Nursing Administration Advanced, by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center. Current certification, Board Certified (NEA-BC).

Adult Nurse Practitioner, by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center, Current certification, Board Certified (ANP-BC)

Certified Health Care Executive and Diplomat, by the American College of Health Care Executives. Current Board Certification and Fellowship.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse by the American Nurses Association Credentialing Center. Current certification, Board Certified (RN-BC)

Certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy as a Clinical Hynotherapist (current).

Certified by the Guild of Energists as a Master EFT Practitioner (current)

Certified in Thought Field Therapy (Dx) by the Roger Callahan Institute (current).

Completed training program in Medical-Legal Consulting, and obtained certification as a Medical-Legal Nurse Consultant by the National Institute of Medical-Legal Consulting, Houston, Texas. Now certified as a Certified Specialist in Legal Nurse Consulting by the American College of Legal Nurse Consulting.

Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner by Wing N Prayer, Dr. Doreen Virtue.

Previous certification as a Certified Emergency Nurse by the Emergency Department Nurses Association.

Previous certification in Advanced Life Support by the American Heart Association.
Received National Managed Care Certification from the National Professional Education Institute, April, 1998.

LICENSURE

Registered Nurse, State of Ohio.

Licensed Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner State of Ohio

Registered Nurse, State of Pennsylvania

Registered Nurse State of Michigan

Licensed Certified Nurse Practitioner State of Michigan

Registered Nurse State of New York

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Past Member, American Organization of Nurse Executives.
Current Member and Fellow, American College of Health Care Executives
Past Member, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Past Member, American College of Nurse Practitioners.
Past Member, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants.
Member, American College of Legal Nurse Consulting
Member, American Academy of Grief Counseling
Member, American College of Hypnotherapy
Member, American Board of Hypnotherapy
Member, American Academy of Case Management
Member, American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Past Editor-in-Chief, JONA’s (Journal of Nursing Administration) Issues in Health Care Law, Ethics and Compliance.
Past Member of the editorial board, Journal of Nursing Administration.
Manuscript Reviewer for the Journal of Nursing Administration (current)
Past Column editor for the Journal of Nursing Administration. “Management Book Reviews.”
Past Member of the editorial board, Seminars for Nurse Managers.
Past Column editor for Seminars for Nurse Managers, “Case Studies in Management.”
Past Member of the editorial board, Case Management: Managing the Process of Patient Care.
Past Member of the editorial board, Outcomes Management in Nursing Practice.
Manuscript Reviewer, The Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
Past President, Northeastern Ohio Nurse Executives Association.
Past President, Tru-Ma-Co Chapter, Emergency Nurses Association.
Past Abstractor for Leadership Perspectives, published by NurseCom.
Who’s Who in Nursing Administration, 1988-1994.
Past faculty mentor/dissertation reader, Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, California.
Past Abstractor for Scan in Administration, JB Lippincott Co.
Past Book reviewer for Aspen Publishers, Inc. Gaithersburg, MD.
Past Book reviewer for JB Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, PA.
Past Member, Northeastern Ohio Health Care Administrators.
Past Chairperson, Analysis of Nursing Shortage, Northeastern Ohio Nurse Executives.
Served as faculty preceptor, graduate program in Nursing Administration, for Akron University, Ohio, and Gannon University, PA.
Guest Editor, Seminars for Nurse Managers. “The Fall and the Rise of Management.” March 1997.

PUBLICATIONS

Flarey DL. Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co; 1995.

Blancett SS, Flarey, DL. Reengineering Nursing and Health Care Delivery: The Handbook for Organizational Transformation. Gaithersburg:Aspen Publishers, Inc;1995. Winner of the 1995 AJN Book of the Year Award in the category of Administration.

Flarey DL, Blancett SS. Handbook of Nursing Case Management: Health Care Delivery in a World of Managed Care. Gaithersburg:Aspen Publishers, Inc; 1996.

Blancett SS, Flarey DL. Case Studies in Nursing Case Management: Health Care Delivery in a World of Managed Care. Gaithersburgh:Aspen Publishers, Inc; 1996.

Flarey D. “Administration and Management of an Eating Disorders Unit”, in, Giannini, J. The Eating Disorders. Springer Varley, 1993.

Blancett SS, Flarey DL. Health Care Outcomes: A Path Based Collaborative Approach.. Gaithersburgh: Aspen Publishers Inc. June 1998.

Flarey DL, Blancett SS. Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Path Based Collaborative Approach. Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers Inc. June 1998.

Blancett SS, Flarey DL. The Process-Centered Health Care Organization: Life After Reengineeing. Gaithersburg: Aspen Publishers Inc. (1999)

Over 60 articles published in peer reviewed, national journals which include:
¨ The Journal of Nursing Administration
¨ Nursing Economics
¨ Nursing Management
¨ Seminars for Nurse Managers
¨ The Health Care Supervisor
¨ Scan in Administration
¨ Nursing Administration Quarterly

Flarey, D. Quality Circles and Labor Relation Issues. Nursing Economics. 1989, 7(5):
266-269.

Flarey, D. A Methodology for Costing Nursing Service. Nursing Administration
Quarterly. 1990, 14(3):41-51.

Flarey, D. Journal Club in Management Practice. Nursing Management. 1990, 21(9):40.
Flarey, D. Physician Bonding: The Role of the Nurse Executive. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1990, 20(12):23-27.

Flarey, D. Redesigning Management Roles: The Executive Challenge. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1991, 21(2):40-45.

Flarey, D. The Social Climate Scale: A Tool for Organizational Change and Development
Journal of Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(4):37-44.

Flarey, D. Nursing Practice in an Osteopathic Community. Nursing Administration
Quarterly. 1991, 15(3):29-36.

Flarey, D. When Giants Learn to Dance, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of
Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(3):11-12.

Flarey, D. Management Compensation: A Rewards Systems Approach. Journal of
Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(7/8):39-46.

Flarey, D. A Journey into the Heroic Environment, in Management Book Reviews.
Journal of Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(9):5-6.

Flarey, D. Journal Club: Encouraging New Authors. Nurse Author & Editor. 1991,
1(4):6-8.

Flarey, D. Ethical Decisions: What we Learned from Cruzan about the Right to Die.
Nursing Administration Quarterly. 1991, 15(4):13-21.

Flarey, D. Organ Donation and Transplantation. The Health Care Supervisor. 1991,
10(1):14-22.

Flarey, D. Advanced Directives: In Search of Self-Determination. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1991, 21(11):

Flarey, D. The Nurse Executive and the Governing Body: Synergy for a New Era. Journal
of Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(12):

Flarey, D. Health Care Managers in Transition, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of
Nursing Administration. 1991, 21(12):

Flarey, D. Quality Circles: The Nurse Executive as Mentor. The Health Care Supervisor.
1991, 10(2):

Flarey, D. The Corporate Negaholic, in Management Book Reviews, Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1992, 22(3):

Flarey, D., Yoder, S., Barabas, M. Collaboration in Labor Relations: A Model for
Success. Journal of Nursing Administration. 1992, 22(9):15-21.

Flarey, D. Transforming Health Care Organizations, in Management Book Reviews.
Journal of Nursing Administration. 1992, 22(9):13-14.

Flarey, D. Legal and Ethical Issues in HIV Testing, Part I. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1992, 22(10):14-20.

Flarey, D. Legal and Ethical Issues in HIV Testing, Part II. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1992, 22(11):27-32.

Flarey, D. Americans with Disabilities Act- Title I Employment. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1992, 22(12):15-16.

Flarey, D. Redesigning Care Delivery, in Video Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1993, 23(1):9-10.

Flarey, D. Journal Club: A Tool for Health Care Management and Development. The
Health Care Supervisor. 1993, 11(3):53-58.

Flarey, D. Managing for the Future, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1993,23(5):11-12.

Flarey D. The Social Climate of Work Environments. Journal of Nursing Administration.
1993, 23(6):9-15.

Flarey, D. Completeness: Quality for the 21st Century, in Management Book Reviews.
Journal of Nursing Administration. 1993, 23(9):11-12.

Flarey, D. Liberation Management: Necessary Disorganization for the Nanosecond
Nineties, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing Administration. 1993,
23(11):9-10.

Flarey, D. The Changing Role of the Nurse Manager: Redesign for the 90s and Beyond.
Seminars for Nurse Managers. 1993, 1(1):41-48.

Flarey, D. Quality Improvement Through Data Analysis: Concepts and Applications.
Journal of Nursing Administration. 1993, 23(12):21-30.

Flarey, D. Reengineering the Corporation, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of
Nursing Administration. 1994, 24(3):7-8.

Flarey, D. Stewardship, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1994, 24(5):9-10.

Flarey, D. Flight of the Buffalo, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1994, 24(10):12-13.

Flarey, D. The Oz Principal, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration, 1994, 24(12):12-13.

Flarey, D. The Tom Peter’s Seminar, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1995,25(1):15-16.

Flarey, D. Reengineering Management, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of
Nursing Administration. 1995, 25(9):12-13.

Flarey, D. Managing in a Time of Great Change, in Management Book Reviews. Journal
of Nursing Administration. 1996, 26(4):15-16.

Flarey, D. Reinventing Leadership, in Management Book Reviews. Journal of Nursing
Administration. 1996.

Others available through Library Searches or request.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Speak nationally on the following management and clinical topics:
– Health Care Law
– Health Care Ethics
– Advanced Directives in Health Care
– Living Wills
– Health Care Powers of Attorney
– Mental Health
– Death and Dying
– Body/Mind Connection
– Biopsychiatry
– Hypnotherapy
– Holistic Health Care
– Health Care Risk and Malpractice
– Medical Legal Consulting
¨ Reengineering
¨ Delivery Systems Redesign
¨ Role Redesign
¨ Work Transformation
¨ Self-Directed Work Teams
¨ Management Restructuring
¨ Organizational Transformation
¨ Care and Case Management

ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

¨ Development of Self-Directed Work Teams
¨ Process Reengineering
¨ Management Restructuring
¨ Union/Labor Relations and Negotiations
¨ Operations Improvement
¨ Total Quality Management
¨ Continuos Quality Improvement
¨ Administration and Leadership of Ancillary & Support Services
¨ Organizational Integration
¨ Negotiations with Managed Care Networks
¨ Development of a PHO
¨ Hospital Risk Manager
¨ Strategic Planning
¨ Marketing
¨ Financial Analysis
¨ Health Care Law
¨ Health Care Accreditation
¨ Utilization Review
¨ Medical Bioethics
¨ Infection Control
¨ Board of Trustee Relations
¨ Medical and Nursing Quality Assurance
¨ Critical Path Development
¨ Development of Community Outreach Programs
¨ Community Education
¨ Hospice Program Development
¨ Costing/Pricing Care Services
¨ Shared Governance Development
¨ Vendor Negotiations
¨ Management Development
¨ Performance and Compensation Design
¨ Disaster Services
¨ Medical Staff Relations/Physician Recruitment
¨ Managed Care Contract Negotiations
¨ Health Insurance Negotiations
¨ Case Management Delivery Systems of Care
¨ Leadership of Daily Operations
¨ Experience as a Consultant with major accounting firm
¨ Experience as a Consultant with privately owned national consulting firm