Jennifer Hunt

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EDUCATION

Public Health Officer School, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM)

Officer Training School, United States Air Force

Master of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Concentration: Health Services Administration

Bachelor of Science in Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 
Concentration: Health Care Administration, Minor: Marketing

Silver LEAN Certification, University of Iowa
Bronze LEAN Certification, University of Iowa
Green LEAN Certification, University of Iowa

HiTECH Workforce Training Program, Walters State Community College, Morristown, TN
Concentration: Implementation Managers

COURSES TAUGHT

HSMP 2100 Health Systems

HSMP 3200 Health Services Administration

HSMP 3220 Health Services Planning

HSMP 3600 Quality & Utilization Assurance

HSMP 4120 Current Issues in Health Management & Policy II

HSMP 5050 Health Care Accounting and Finance

EXPERIENCE

• Captain, Public Health Officer: 134^th Medical Group, 134^th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard (2020-current)
• 1^st Lieutenant, Public Health Officer: 134^th Medical Group, 134^th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard (2018-2020)
• Core Team Member II, Value Optimization Systems, Johnson City Medical Center
• Senior Procurement Specialist, Corporate Purchasing, Mountain States Health Alliance
• Project Manager, Emergency Preparedness Learning Module, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University
• Research Assistant, Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Department of Homeland Security/East Tennessee State University Foundation

PUBLICATIONS

Chesley, C.G., Barber, J.H., Flora, B.H., & Hunt, J. (2020), Organizational Culture and Congruence at Tennessee Institutions of Higher Education Before the Implementation of the FOCUS Act. Tennessee Educational Leadership Journal.

Hunt, JR, Ouellette KJ, Reece MC. (2018) Using Lean to Enhance Heart Failure Patient Identification Processes and Increase Core Measure Scores.  Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 1. doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000330.
Article also selected for Continuing Education credit by the Journal of Nursing Care Quality and Featured Video Abstract

Fletcher, Andrew MD; Luzzi, Olivia MPH; and Hunt, Jennifer R. MPH, CMRP, RHA/ACLFA (2017) “Resources Management: Efficient Utilization of Blood Transfusion: Lessons from the Blood Bank,” Tennessee Medicine E-Journal: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 9.  Available at: http://ejournal.tnmed.org/home/vol3/iss2/9

SIGNIFICANT PRESENTATIONS

Colin Chesley, Jennifer Barber, Bethany Flora, Jennifer Hunt.  Organizational Culture, Congruence, and Effectiveness at Tennessee Institutions of Higher Education Before the Implementation of the FOCUS Act.  Poster session presented at: Joint Meeting of Academic Business World International Conference & International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education.  2018 May 24-25; Nashville, TN.

Kimberly Jessee, Ron Auvil, Jennifer Hunt.  Utilizing Lean Methods to Improve the Charge Capture Process at a Regional Medical Center.  Poster session presented at: Merging Academics and Practice through the Clinical Experience.  3^rd Annual Southeastern Interprofessional Education Conference. 2017 April 20-21; Pigeon Forge, TN.

Jennifer Hunt, Kelli Jo Ouellette, Ginny Kidwell.  Utilizing Lean & A3 Methodologies to Enhance the Congestive Heart Failure Patient Process Identification & Increase CHF Core Measure Scores at a Regional Medical Center. Poster session presented at: Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health.  The community of Practice for Public Health Improvement, National Network of Public Health Institutes. 2016 April 7-8; Indianapolis, IN. 

Jennifer Hunt, Kelli Jo Ouellette.  Bringing Failure to the Top: Utilizing Lean & A3 Thinking Methodologies to Enhance the Congestive Heart Failure Patient Process Identification & Increase CHF Core Measure Scores at a Regional Medical Center. Poster session presented at: Health By Design: Inspiring New Perspectives. Tennessee Public Health Association. 2015 September 9-10; Franklin, TN. 

Hunt J, Ouellette KJ.  Bringing Failure to the Top: Utilizing Lean & A3 Thinking Methodologies to Enhance the Congestive Heart Failure Patient Process Identification & Increase CHF Core Measure Scores at a Regional Medical Center. Poster session presented at: Improving Outcomes for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions. 1^st Annual Southeastern Interprofessional Education Conference. 2015 June 11; Pigeon Forge, TN. 

Lecturer-Breakfast with the Experts "Lean Concepts and their Applications in Health Care"

LICENSURE

Certified Psychometrist (ANAM), United States Army

Home for the Aged/Assisted Care Living Facility Administrator, Department of Health, State of Tennessee.  License #2756 

Certified Materials and Resource Professional (CMRP), American Hospital Association/Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management. Certification #: 2201

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, 1^st Quarter, 2020, 134^th Air Refueling Wing
• Military Decorations: Army Achievement Medal, Outstanding Unit Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Training Ribbon, Global War on Terror Ribbon
• Tennessee Public Health Association Academician of the Year, 2019
• Center for Teaching Excellence Featured Teacher, February 2019
• Recognition in Teaching Award, 2017
• The Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia Class of 2018 40 Under 40, October 2018
• East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, Recognition in Teaching Award, August 2017
• Mountain States Health Alliance Quality Awards, Level V Project Quality Impact Award Recipient, "Bringing Failure to the Top," February 2015
• Mountain States Health Alliance Quality Awards, Level IV Project Quality Implementation, Recipient "Home Medication Reconciliation at JCMC," February 2015
• Mountain States Health Alliance Quality Awards, Level IV Project Quality Implementation Recipient, "Pharmacy Gains from Getting LEAN", April 2014

GRANTS RECEIVED

Carefusion, "The Missing Link: Using Medication Reconciliation Technicians to Improve Home Medication Reconciliation Accuracy for Patients Admitted to the Hospital from the Emergency Department". J. Rushing (PI), J.R. Hunt, C. Allen, M. Crawford, B. Salyer, C. Brickey (Co-PI) and $50,000. 2014.

Medtronic Foundation, HeartRescue Grant. Emergency Preparedness Learning Module, CPR/AED program (re-submit). J.M. Stoots (PI) and J.R. Hunt (Co-PI). 2009.

Medtronic Foundation, HeartRescue Grant. Emergency Preparedness Learning Module, CPR/AED program.J.M. Stoots (PI) and J.R. Lunsford (Co-PI) and $15,000. 2008.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Spending time with her family and friends, CrossFit, traveling, hiking, gardening, running, and reading a good book.