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Melinda Monasterski always knew she would end up working in the healthcare sector. Ever since her first job as a certified nursing assistant in Connecticut at age 16, she has devoted her professional life to providing quality care to every person she serves.
As an operational market president for Genesis Healthcare responsible for 28 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities across Rhode Island and Pennsylvania and ACCELErate Centers for the organization,today Monasterski runs an efficient operation. Specifically, centers in Rhode Island and Connecticut that were losing 11% margin subsequently increased to a positive 10.5% within nine months.
Colleagues have said that her effective leadership inspires them to do their best every day. They cited her compassion, drive, empathy and willingness to listen as major positive attributes. No matter what obstacles are placed in her way, Monasterski always delivers results, they said.
“Throughout her career, Melinda has always shown a quick ability to achieve positive results,” her nominators said. “She creates environments that achieve and sustain positive results by focusing on attracting top talent, the continuous development of her team, a commitment to removing barriers and a focus on team collaboration. This combination positions Melinda to retain staff in a challenging labor environment and sets her apart from other leaders within the industry.”
More about Monasterski:
- Monasterski is a co-president of the Parent Teacher Organization, a Girl Scout leader for two of her daughters, and chair of a local annual Christmas party for children.
- She won the Friends of Education Award for her success in partnering with school districts to create career ladders for high school students as well as exposing them to caregiver roles.
- In 2023, Monasterski was named to a 40 under 40 award list for Connecticut.
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction program is jointly administered by McKnight’s Senior Living, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Home Care. Healthcare Services Group was the Platinum sponsor of this year’s McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum. PointClickCare was the Gold sponsor, and PharMerica was the Silver sponsor. Other sponsors included Curana Health, DirecTV for Business, Easyshifts, Hireology, Reliant Rehabilitation, ShiftKey and Sentrics.
Visit this web page to see lists of honorees from 2024 and previous years.
