Tampa, Florida - MedBest Recruiting, Executive Search Firm exclusive to Senior Living, is pleased to announce that Erica Hutsenpiller has joined their team as an Executive Senior Living Recruiter.

Erica brings over 15 years experience in the Senior Living Industry. She served as a Regional Director of Business Development in Skilled Nursing and as an Executive Director for Assisted Living and dedicated Memory Care Communities. Her role as Regional Director of Business Development in Skilled Nursing consisted of overseeing clinical liaisons, admissions, and developing long-term relationships with area Hospital C- Suite as well as Physicians in each marketplace. This position allowed her to work closely with Operators to have a pulse on each facility internal strengths and weaknesses. According to Julie Rupenski, President & CEO of MedBest, “We feel very fortunate that Erica has joined us as an Executive Recruiter. She brings years of experience as a strong leader in our industry and is well-known and respected. Working with dedicated, hard-working, and experienced people such as Erica can generate remarkable results.”Throughout her career, Erica actively served on multiple committees to help improve processes related to the continuum of care to decrease penalties related to CMS guidelines. In addition, 4 of the 8 Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Health Agencies overseen were preferred providers for the CJR/BPCI and shared data with local hospitals and physicians for monthly and quarterly analysis. She served as an avid resource to area physicians and their staff to continue to educate and improve outcomes.

Contact Erica Hutsenpiller at ehuts@medbest.com / 727-786-0149.