02/13/12 – The Inside View - Dante Wheat shares insights from a nearly ten-year career as an Interim Director of Surgical Services.
WP: What questions are you asked when you're interviewed for these interim positions?
DW: The first one they ask is if I am any good at what I do. They'll look at my track record to see what kind of results I've had. On my last assignment, the average surgical case volume before I got there was about 10 to 12 a day; when I left it was up to between 25 and 30. They also want to know if I have the skill set that creates excitement and engagement with the surgeons. Can I improve the relationship with the hospital and can I build relationships and engage the staff?
01/14/12 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Perioperative Services at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 14, 2012 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Michelle Chester at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital as the Director of Perioperative Services. The position will be based in Bronx, New York. Ms. Chester was previously the Director of Surgical Services at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
01/04/12 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Perioperative Services at Ukiah Valley Medical Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 4, 2012 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Kathy Mahaffey at Ukiah Valley Medical Center as the Director of Perioperative Services. The position will be based in Ukiah, California. Ms. Mahaffey's most recent work experience was at Aurora Grafton Medical Center in Grafton, WI, where she was involved in the start up of a new facility's surgical services department. The search was conducted by Jim Carver, Executive Recruiter at Whitman Partners and assisted by Shaun Moore, Partner and Executive Recruiter.
01/02/12 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Verdugo Hills Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 2, 2012 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Marian McCann at Verdugo Hills Hospital as the Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Glendale, California. Ms. McCann was previously the Service Line Director of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at Healthpartners Medical Group and Regions Hospital in Hawaii. The search was conducted by Kent Van Vleet, Associate at Whitman Partners and assisted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner.
12/14/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Nursing at Miami Lakes Surgery Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 14, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Sharon Dodson at Miami Lakes Surgery Center as the Director of Nursing. The position will be based in Miami, Florida. Ms. Dodson was previously the Director of Surgical Services at Peterson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas. Jim Carver, Executive Recruiter at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
12/07/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Perioperative Services at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 7, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Sue Silcox at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center as the Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Twin Falls, Idaho. Ms. Silcox was previously the Director of Perioperative Services at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. The search was conducted by Kelly Graves, Partner and Executive Recruiter at Whitman Partners, and assisted by Jim Carver, Executive Recruiter.
12/06/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at St. Rose Dominican Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 6, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Chris Hallowell at St. Rose Dominican Hospital as the Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Hallowell was previously the Director of Surgical Service Line at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Kelly Graves, Partner and Executive Recruiter at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
12/04/11 – Whitman Partners Places Interim-Director of Surgical Services at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 4, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Patricia Mews at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital as Interim-Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Salinas, California. Prior to taking this position, Ms. Mews was a Surgical Management Consultant. The search was conducted by Kelly Graves, Partner and Executive Recruiter at Whitman Partners and assisted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner.
11/22/11 – Whitman Partners Places Interim-Director of Surgical Services at Pocono Medical Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 22, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Ben Walker at Pocono Medical Center as Interim-Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Walker previously served as the Transitional Leader, Administrative Director for Patient Care Services and Surgical Services for Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, Michigan. The search was conducted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners and assisted by Shaun Moore, Partner and Executive Recruiter.
11/10/11 – Whitman Partners Places Administrative Director of Surgical Services at Washington Hospital Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 10, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Brenda Bublitz at Washington Hospital Center as the Director of Surgical Services. The position is based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Bublitz was previously the Senior Director of Surgical Services at Methodist Hospital and Park Nicollet Ambulatory Surgery Center. The search was conducted by Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader at Whitman Partners, and assisted by Kelly Graves, Partner and Executive Recruiter.
11/01/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 1, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Vicki Bailey at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital as the Director of Surgical Services. The position is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Bailey was previously the Manager of Surgical Services at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The search was conducted by Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader at Whitman Partners and assisted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner.
10/24/11 – Whitman Partners Places Interim-Administrator at Eastside Surgery Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 24, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Bill MacKnight as Interim-Administrator at Eastside Surgery Center. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. MacKnight was previously the Practice and Surgery Center Administrator for Eye Consultants of Texas in Grapevine, Texas. Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
07/01/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
PORTLAND, Ore. – July 1, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Rhonda Walker at Oakwood Southshore Medical Center as Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Trenton, Michigan. Ms. Walker was previously the Interim-Director of Surgical Services at Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac, Michigan. The search was conducted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners, and assisted by Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader.
06/01/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at White Plains Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – June 1, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Jane Kuhn at White Plains Hospital as Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in White Plains, New York. Ms. Kuhn was previously the Interim-Director of Perioperative Services at St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
05/25/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – May 25, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Janice Rodgers at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Hospital as the Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Panorama City, California. Ms. Rodgers was previously the Surgery Services Manager at Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. The search was conducted by Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners, and assisted by Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader.
01/30/11 – Whitman Partners Places Interim-Director of Surgical Services at Nazareth Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 30, 2012 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Phyllis Beidler at Nazareth Hospital as Interim-Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Beidler was previously the Director of Nursing for Perioperative Services at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greg Masson, Partner and Healthcare Team Leader at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
01/15/11 – Whitman Partners Places Director of Surgical Services at Kennewick General Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. – January 15, 2011 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it placed Ed Pettengill at Kennewick General Hospital as Director of Surgical Services. The position will be based in Kennewick, Washington. Mr. Pettengill was previously the Manager of Surgical Services at St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center in Ketchum, Idaho. Josiah Whitman, Managing Partner at Whitman Partners, conducted the search.
10/07/09 – Whitman Partners, Inc. Announces a Narrowed Search and Recruitment Focus: Directors of Perioperative Services
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 7th, 2009 –Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that it has narrowed their search and recruitment focus to exclusively Directors of Perioperative ("Surgical") Services. This narrowed focus and extreme specialization at the Director level in the Perioperative category carries with it a quicker turnaround for clients and more opportunities for candidates. Due to the concentrated focus, Whitman Partners will be actively working on 100+ Directorship vacancies at any given time and has 2700 Director candidates organized by education, experience and accomplishments.
10/09/07 – Whitman Partners, Inc. Announces the Expansion of their Healthcare Practice with the Hiring of Kelly Graves
PORTLAND, Ore. – October 9th, 2007 –Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that with the hiring of Kelly Graves, it will increase its services within the healthcare community with its specialized, high-level recruiting practices.
06/18/07 – Whitman Partners, Inc. Announces the Expansion of their Banking Practice with the Hiring of Brian Holmes
PORTLAND, Ore. – June 11, 2007 –Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that with the hiring of Brian Holmes, it will increase its services within the banking community with its specialized, high-level recruiting practices.
06/11/07 – Whitman Partners, Inc. Hires Greg Masson And Expands Into The Health Care Field
PORTLAND, Ore. – June 11, 2007 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today that with the hiring of Greg Masson, it will expand serve the health care community with its specialized, high-level recruiting practices.
09/18/06 – Whitman Partners, Inc. Begins Delivering Creative Recruitment Solutions to Denver Metro Financial Institutions Today
PORTLAND, Ore. – September 18, 2006 – Whitman Partners, Inc. announced today it will serve the Denver Metro financial services community with its specialized, high-level recruiting practices.
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