HomeMy WebLinkAboutAll - VIVIAN McPAYAHOBIAMALUVIVIAN McPAYAH-OBIAMALU, ESQ.
2234 FEATHER ROCK RD.
DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
EMAIL: vivian@vmcpolaw.com
Objective: VMcPO Law Firm’s continued growth and advocacy in the practice of healthcare law,
while seeking to impact and balance age, gender, social, judicial, economic and legal
inequities.
Commence Online Studies of LLM in Healthcare Law, which will ultimately bring
together my interests and expertise in Advocacy; Hospital Administration and Public
Health.
Experience: 01/01/2012 to the Present: Delta Hospice of Inland Valley, Inc. – CEO/COO,
Administrator and General Counsel.
10/1/2017 to the Present: Intensive Home Healthcare, Inc. – President.
Responsible for the overall direction of the hospice Agencies, including the employment
of qualified hospice personnel; coordination of hospice personnel evaluations,
establishing standards of care to comply with federal and state regulations and
guidelines; establishing, implementing and continued evaluation of goals and objectives
for hospice services that meet and promote the standards of quality and contribute to
the total organization and Philosophy.
Essential job functions/responsibilities further include, operational planning and
budgeting; ensuring organizational compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation
requirements; monitoring business operations to ensure financial stability; evaluating
hospice services and personnel using measurable outcomes and objectives; conflict and
complaint management and resolution; establishing and maintaining effective, open
channels of communication including integration or technology as applicable; fostering
a “no blame” culture that encourages reporting of safety and quality of service issues;
ensuring hospice personnel stay current with clinical information and practices; ensuring
adequate and appropriate staffing; staff development including orientation, inservice,
continuing education, competency testing and quality of service issues; ensuring
interdisciplinary care is provided; ensuring supportive services are available to
personnel; ensuring coordination with other departments, services and senior
management, as appropriate; ensuring staff and organization stay current on local and
national hospice issues and trends; ensuring that appropriate service policies and
procedures are developed and implemented to accomplish identified outcomes;
directing staff in the performance of their duties including admission, discharge,
transfer, revocation, and provision of service to patients; ensuring appropriate staff
supervision during all service hours; monitoring service utilization to ensure delivery of
comprehensive care; contracting, ensuring and authorizing requisite outside services as
necessary; monitoring operational progress toward accomplishing operational and
strategic goals; ensuring appropriate data collection and regular, complete reports are
received by Dept. of Health, Medicare and the governing body as necessary; ensuring
adequate space, equipment and supplies are available; ensuring actionable objectives
are derived from evaluation of hospice services and personnel; ensuring the structure
and systems promote interdisciplinary care; ensuring collaboration with agencies and
vendors for effective management of services, as well as ensuring that standards of
legal, ethical business standards and clinical practice are maintained.
Experience Contd: 07/01/2008 to the Present: Obiamalu Law Firm - Attorney/Partner
VMcPO Law Firm – Attorney/Owner
As House and General Counsel for Delta Hospice of CA, Inc., and Delta Inland
Valley Palliative & Hospice Care, involved in legal representation, negotiation,
resolution and review of all legal issues relative to the Hospice Agencies.
Undertakes legal representation and Consulting for Healthcare Providers,
Businesses and individuals in the areas of Healthcare Compliance, Healthcare
Licensing, Accreditation, Professional Discipline, Overpayment Appeals and
Reimbursement; Regulatory Complaints and Plans of Correction, Appeals,
Reimbursement issues, Criminal Defense, Healthcare law, Special Education,
Sexual Harassment and Personal Injury matters.
10/01/2006 – 07/01/2008: Law Offices of Vivian McPayah-Obiamalu –
Attorney/Owner.
Legal representation of individuals in the area of Criminal Defense and Civil
Litigation in the areas of Healthcare Law, Employment Law, Special Education
and ADA related matters.
10/01/1994 – 10/01/2006: Law Offices of McPayah-Obiamalu & Obiamalu,
APC. Partner/Attorney.
Legal representation of individuals in the area of Criminal Defense and Civil
Litigation in the areas of Employment Law, Special Education and ADA related
matters.
Essentials job functions/responsibilities further included, operational planning
and budgeting; monitoring business operations to ensure financial stability; the
employment of qualified personnel; establishing, implementing and continued
evaluation of goals and objectives for legal services that meet and promote the
standards of justice, equality and fairness and contribute to the total
organization and Philosophy.
2000 – 2010: Los Angeles Superior Court – Court Appointed Arbitrator
(Volunteer Panel).
Convene, preside over and render judgments in Arbitration Proceedings under
the auspices of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Program, in court appointed civil matters.
1992 – 1995: Staff Attorney - Alternate Defense Counsel, Inc., Los Angeles CA
Essential Job Functions/responsibilities included legal representation of indigent
Criminal Defendants, in Court Appointed Misdemeanor and Felony cases, from
Arraignment, through Preliminary Hearing, related Law and Motion Practice,
Related Investigation, Court and Jury Trials.
1989 – 1992: Staff Paralegal – Los Angeles County Public Defenders’ Office, Los
Angeles, CA.
Essential Job Function/responsibilities included assisting Staff Attorneys in the
representation of Court appointed indigent Criminal Defendants in Felony
matters. Interviewed defendants in Custody and developed family and
employment background information, in preparation for bail motions upon
arraignment. Extensive and detailed research, investigation and development
of biography, socio cultural, socio economic, geographical, environmental, and
all other factors impacting defendants in capital murder cases, in preparation of
the penalty phase Trial, of defendants facing the death penalty.
Education: 1984 – 1987: De Montfort University (formerly Leicester Polytechnic)
School of Law, Leicester, England.
LL.B/LL.B Hons. Law Program.
1983 – 1984: Connaught College, Bath, Avon, England.
Foundational Course to LL.B Law/General Certificate of
Education, Advanced Levels. – Sociology Major
1977 – 1982: Federal Government Girls College, Onitsha, Nigeria.
General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Levels.
License/Certifications: 04/2007 Certified Hospice Administrator – (CHA)
California Association for Health Services At Home (CAHSAH).
01/1992 Attorney - Supreme Court of the State of New York.
06/1992 Attorney - Supreme Court of the State of California
06/1995 Attorney - United States District Court, Central District of
California.
Pending Certifications: 05/2020 Advanced Certified Hospice Executive - (ACHE) – Pending.
06/2020 Healthcare Compliance - (CHC) – Schedule Pending
06/2020 Compliance & Ethics Professional – (CCEP) – Schedule Pending
Volunteer: 2001 – 2017 Frequent Catechist –St. Denis Church, Diamond Bar CA
Once a week, responsibilities include tutoring kids in Religious
Education, in preparation for their First Holy Communion.
(Time Off mostly during pregnancies).
01/17 to 01/18 – Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Delegation to the
2017 Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA).
Memberships: California Society for Healthcare Attorneys – (CSHA)
Los Angeles County Bar Association – (LACBA)
Los Angeles County Bar Association – Healthcare Section
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice – (CACJ)
Health Care Compliance Assoc. – (HCCA)
The Compliance & Ethics Blog – (SCCE/HCCA)
California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH)