Empowering Healthcare Excellence Together
At Lead with Jess, we partner with skilled nursing and behavioral health facilities in Houston to identify risks, ensure compliance, and build sustainable systems. Our hands-on support helps you overcome challenges and achieve long-term operational success. Let's strengthen your organization to deliver exceptional patient care consistently.
Our Services
Leadership Development
Empower your leadership team with training and coaching to foster accountability, improve decision-making, and drive sustainable success.
Crisis Intervention & Turnaround Strategies
Receive expert guidance and hands-on support to stabilize your organization during crises and implement effective turnaround plans.
Regulatory Compliance Support
We help skilled nursing and behavioral health facilities navigate complex regulatory requirements to ensure full compliance and avoid costly penalties.
Empowering healthcare excellence through compliance and leadership.
Partner with us for sustainable success!
Meet The CEO
Jessica Dickson
Healthcare Operation Executive
Executive operator specializing in high-stakes regulatory and operational turnarounds for skilled nursing and behavioral health settings. I get facilities out of trouble—and stay out of trouble quickly. No fluff, no theory, someone who has DONE it.
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (TX & IN) with a proven track record of leading regulatory recovery, operational turnaround, and sustainable organizational growth.
Proven Results
Led a facility out of Federal Focus Status through full regulatory remediation.
Increased census by 70% through operational excellence and strategic provider partnerships.
Directed operations across an 8-facility regional portfolio.
How I Help Organizations
Fractional Executive Leadership – Interim Executive Director/Administrator, executive coaching, and leadership stabilization.
Regulatory & Survey Readiness – Mock surveys, compliance audits, IJ prevention, and CMS readiness.
Turnaround & Recovery – Federal Focus remediation, Plans of Correction (POCs), QAPI, and operational transformation.
Operational & Financial Performance – Census growth, KPI management, P&L oversight, workforce stabilization, and performance improvement.
Leadership Development – Executive coaching, leadership training, change management, and high-performing team development.
Behavioral Health & Trauma-Informed Care – Compliance training and culture transformation aligned with CMS requirements.
Credentials
MSM, Healthcare Management | Licensed Nursing Home Administrator and Preceptor (TX & IN) | AAPACN NHA-CT | Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt | Trauma-Informed Care Specialist & Trainer | CHC Candidate (2026)