MICHELLE M.
COMEAUX, MSW, LCSW, ACSW (832) 236-9946
5430 Crown Colony Houston, TX 77069
[email protected]SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* 26 years post-graduate mental health experience
* 21 years management experience in inpatient/outpatient mental health programs
* Experienced in mental health program start-up, development, licensure and accr
editation
* Experienced provider of contract mental health services to medical-surgical ho
spitals
* Track record of successful regulatory and clinical compliance
* Experienced clinical supervisor and direct clinical provider
* Experienced in development and supervision of strategic marketing and communit
y relations plans
* Experienced with Medicare, Medicaid and managed care reimbursement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Diamond Healthcare Corp., Pasadena, Texas
July 2010 - October 2010
Program Director
* Responsible for overall administration and clinical supervision of 22-bed gero
psychiatric inpatient unit in suburban Houston, Texas through contract with clie
nt medical-surgical hospital.
* Duties included fiscal management, clinical compliance, marketing oversight, p
hysician relations and supervision of 22 employees.
Horizon Mental Health Management, Inc., Texas, Florida, Ohio
October 1999 - June 2010
Program Director/Interim Program Director
* Provided administrative oversight, clinical supervision and fiscal management
for 10-bed adult inpatient psychiatric program for multi-hospital regional healt
hcare system 60 miles northwest of Houston, Texas from October 1999 to April 200
9 through contract with client hospital.
* Supervised staff of 23 and provided administrative oversight of medical direct
or and four relief coverage psychiatrists.
* Responsible for development and implementation of community relations program.
* Provided leadership through four successful JCAHO surveys in 10 years.
* Hospital client renewed contract three times in 10 years.
* Program was named "2004 Chiasson Region Program of the Year"
* Progam Director was named "2004 Chiasson Region Program Director of the Year"
* Provided Interim Program Director services in Florida and Ohio directing adult
and geriatric inpatient/outpatient adult and geriatric programs from April 2009
to June 2010.
Manor Care Health Services, Houston, Texas
August 1998 - September 1999
Director, Arden Courts Alzheimer's Assisted Living
* Responsible for directing start-up and opening of new 56-bed Alzheimer's assis
ted living facility in Houston, Texas.
* Supervised clinical, marketing, clerical, dietary, housekeeping and maintenanc
e staff and managed facility budget.
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National Guest Homes/Marriott, Sugar Land, Texas
February 1998 - August 1998
Administrator, Sugar Land Oaks Guest Home
* Responsible for overall administration and fiscal management of 107-bed assist
ed living community in suburban Houston, Texas area.
* Supervised clinical, marketing, clerical, dietary, housekeeping and maintenanc
e staff.
Horizon Mental Health Management, Inc.
March 1993 - December 1997
Program Director, Interim Program Director
* Managed inpatient and PHP geropsychiatric mental health programs at four clien
t hospitals in Houston.
* Successfully opened six new inpatient geriatric psychiatry programs in Southwe
st Region, assisted with hiring program personnel, meeting with client hospital
executives and department heads to ensure PPS exemption and state licensing sta
ndards were met, assisted with orienting medical directors and other psychiatris
ts to program philosophy and policies, assisted with start-up training and devel
opment of strategic marketing plan.
* Assumed Interim Program Director duties throughout Southwest Region as needed.
Private Practice, Houston, Texas
August 1992 - March 1993
Psychotherapist
* Provided assessment services and individual, group and family psychotherapy se
rvices in outpatient private practice settings and with hospitalized private pat
ients.
HCA Belle Park Hospital, Houston, Texas
August 1984 - August 1992
Program Director, Director Of Social Services, Senior Therapist, Program Therapi
st
* Provided assessment services, treatment planning, discharge planning and indiv
idual, group and family psychotherapy services to adult and chemically dependent
and dual diagnosis patients in freestanding psychiatric hospital.
* Responsible for overseeing provision of social work services to all patients i
n hospital as Director of Social Services.
* Directed 20-bed chemical dependency program providing clinical supervision, bu
dgetary management, clinical compliance oversight, referral development activity
and direct clinical service.
* Promoted three times to positions of increasing responsibility within organiza
tion.
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EDUCATION
Master of Social Work, University of Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut, 19
84
Bachelor of Science, Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1977
TRAINING
Certified Trainer of SECURE (similar to Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
)
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas
Certified Social Worker, Academy of Certified Social Workers
AWARDS
Named Horizon Mental Health Regional Program Director of the Year 2004
St. Joseph Regional Health Center Program named Horizon Mental Health Regional P
rogram of the Year 2004
References available upon request
