Rita Croom Mba, Shrm-Cp, Lnha, Cpxp

Rita Croom has over 30 years of experience in various leadership roles in the healthcare industry. Rita currently holds the position of Vice President of Human Resources at LifeLinc Anesthesia since October 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Healthcare Executive and Licensed Nursing Home Administrator at Harber Laman LLC from January 2022 to November 2022. From 2018 to 2020, Rita served as the Dean of the College of Health Professions and AVP for Academic Partnerships at University of Mobile. Rita also has experience working as a Senior Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at Capella Healthcare and RCCH Healthcare Partners from 2015 to 2017. Earlier in their career, Rita held various roles at Union University, HCA Healthcare, Remember When, Alpine Access, and Travelers, focusing on business development, marketing, human resources, and training. Rita holds an MBA degree and certifications in SHRM-CP, LNHA, and CPXP.

Rita Croom, MBA, SHRM-CP, LNHA, CPXP has a diverse education history spanning multiple institutions and areas of study. Beginning in 2017 and continuing until 2022, Rita pursued a Doctor of Science in Health-Services Administration (DSc) through the Executive Doctoral Program in Health/Health Care Administration/Management at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Additionally, Rita obtained a Certificate in LEAN Healthcare from the Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University, although the specific dates of completion are unavailable. Rita also completed a Certificate program in the Society for Human Resource Management Program at Christian Brothers University, although the period of attendance is unknown.

Rita earned a BS in Organizational Leadership from Union University, after which they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Management/Organizational Development from the same institution. Furthermore, they obtained a Certificate in Healthcare Administration at Union University. Unfortunately, the specific years of completion for these degrees and certificate are not provided.

Lastly, Rita acquired a Certificate of Excellence in Leadership from the Owen Graduate School of Management's Executive Development Institute at Vanderbilt University, without any further details regarding the time of completion.

Aside from their academic achievements, Rita also holds several certifications. Rita is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) in the State of Tennessee, which they obtained in July 2022. Rita is also a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP), earning this credential from the Patient Experience Institute in April 2017. In May 2020, they obtained another certification as a Certified Patient Experience Professional (CPXP) from the same institution. Prior to that, in July 2015, Rita attained the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) designation from SHRM, and in June 2015, they obtained another certification as SHRM-CP from the same institution.