1. Chester “Stan” Stanske
719-357-1597
2155 Springcrest Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
stanstanske@yahoo.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stan-stanske/10/49a/666
Qualifications
• Ten plus years of progressive human resource leadership experience
• Service industry experience in military, animal health, medical sales, emergency medicine, and healthcare
• Strategic HR Partner-collaborated with private and public sector senior leadershipto insure alignment of organizational fiscal, marketing, capital,
and talent acquisition initiatives
• Administrative expert-develop and maintain policies and procedures for effectively managing human resources
• Employee champion-be available to and approachable by employees at every level. Provide employees with the resources they need to commit
themselves to meet organizational objectives
• Change agent-constantly examine and seek to improve HR processes
• Facilitated and managed labor agreements and vendor relations
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, detail oriented, software proficient
• Analyzed data and trends to monitor care improvement, direct accurate staffing decisions and operate within budget
• Effectively managed and developed diverse cross functional teams
• Lead and coordinated successful organization accreditations (e.g.., JCAHO, AAHA, and CARF)
• Current course work and research in employee/labor relations, applied business ethics, HR law, compensation/benefits, employment strategies,
strategic planning, survey and research methods
Experience
Practice/HR Manager
Briargate Blvd. Animal Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
3/11- Present
• Manage a team of 14 employees including veterinarians, certified veterinary technicians and receptionists
• Effectively co-manage and administer a 1.2M budget
• Benchmark, research and data collection
• Develop, administer and manage all aspects of organizational human resource policies and documents
• Application of project management in capital initiatives (e.g., digital imaging acquisition)
• Business operations management to include, marketing, business development and partnering with rescue groups
• Acumen of all human resources functions including talent acquisition,coaching, training, employee relations, strategic planning, staffing, forecasting
HR trends and benefits administration
Orthopaedic DME Coordinator (temporary contractor)
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2. Colorado Center of Orthopaedic Excellence
Colorado Springs, CO
10/10 – 2/11
• Consulted with vendors, agencies, surgery centers and hospitals to coordinate care
• Collaborated with all office and medical personnel to meet the needs of the patient.
• Successfully fit complex orthopedic devices for allpatients as prescribed by physician
• Schedule, bill, code, and verify insurance for orthopedic devices and therapy services
M-Staff Supervisor
Staffing Services (HR)
Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, CO
10/07 – 03/10
• Supervised Hospital Staffing Services Department which supports all inpatient and outpatient clinical areas
• Responsible for all managerial responsibilities of 60+ employees consisting of clinical and non-clinical employees
• Achieved 100% increase in direct reports and sustained 90% retention of employees
• Proactive in coaching employees to succeed and meet the needs of the customer
• Collaborated with management in other departments to ensure staff was meeting the needs of the patients in their respective departments
• Tracked departmental/organizational patient and employee satisfaction survey scores, proactive in implementing improvement outcomes
• Established seven year positive working relationships with the University of Colorado and Pikes Peak Community Collages to improve efforts in
recruitment and retention.
Office Supervisor
Rehabilitation Patient Care Unit
Memorial Health System (Central)
Colorado Springs, CO
10/99 – 10/07
• Recruited to assist in the opening of 34 bed acute rehabunit in 1997.
• Achieved ability to lead and support interdisciplinary team of nursing, rehabilitation, social work, physiatry, and neuro psychology.
• Coordinated and managed all office functions to include: employee safety, human resources, training, payroll, workers compensations, FMLA,
accounts receivable, accounts payable, and customer service
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to ensure department compliance and readiness for JCAHO and CARF surveys.
• Examined work flow processes at Adult Outpatient Rehabilitation and researched Lift Team Concepts to improve efficiencies and patient safety.
• Developed and Participated in annual skills lab training for all of inpatient rehabteam
• Implemented a $87,000 cost saving initiative for Memorial Health System by streamlining CPM rental and purchasing processes – received a
Memorial Health System Bright Idea Award
Education
Concordia University, St. Paul, MN – BA in Human Resource Management – May 2012
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs – Undergraduate emphasis in Business, and Environmental/Geography studies
Professional Affiliations
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Society of Human Resource Management, Concordia Chapter
Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA)
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3. American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Community
PIMA Medical Institute - Advisory Board member
Humane Society of the PikesPeak Region Volunteer - TNRProgram, Dog Kennel Assistant
Mission Medical Clinic Volunteer - 2002–2008
Honors
Faculty nominated outstanding HRM student of 2012
Graduated with High Honors
*Professional references available upon request
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