Beth Pearce Email & Phone Number

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• Team lead for the ID Badge Overlay Distribution as part of the MaineHealth rebranding. This entailed the recruitment of admin staff to assist in the process, creation of a work plan, scheduling distribution dates, notifying department directors/managers, and problem solving missing or incorrect overlays for 208 departments of approximately 7,000 staff members. • Direct support to the VP of Perioperative Services calendar to include formatting her calendar, collaborating with other departments in scheduling priority meetings and development of filing system. • Administrative support to Medical Director of Perioperative Services and Operative Services by scheduling meetings with key stakeholders regarding OR productivity and collection and collation of productivity reports of various departments with OR time.• Support nursing directors and managers with a variety of administrative duties such as creation of documents, spreadsheets, and preparation of USB drives for incoming staff education.• Assist in RN and Certified Surgical Technician schedules in Kronos.• Review, organization and assignments of female lockers for OR staff.

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and external staff. • Research and support to dental practices during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding infection control practices and aid in locating materials required to meet these needs. This included State and Federal CDC guidance and from the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP). • Periodic reporting to PCA leadership on the status of the oral health program in contribution to the PCA’s strategic planning and to grant funder on grant progress, goals, and outcomes. • Weekly submissions in the PCA compendium on oral health education and developments. • Chairing of monthly dental leadership/peer meetings to disseminate pertinent state policy changes, provide resources and aid in problem solving and process improvement for participants. • Participation in state and national oral health stakeholder groups focused on advocacy, access, policy, payment reform and changes in care delivery.• State and federal policy interpretation for dental practices within Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). • Participation in the MaineCare Dental Subcommittee contributing to the creation of the new comprehensive adult dental benefit due to be in effect July 1, 2022.

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• Managed a total of twenty-six clinical and clerical staff in two dental centers to include Patient Service Representatives (PSR), hygienists and dental assistants. Supervision of staff included team leadership, work assignments, schedule templating, training, feedback and evaluations, and disciplinary action, as necessary. • Program oversight of grant funded community programs working with immigrants, refugees, seasonal workers, and pregnant mothers. • Management of dental services under sedation for adults with special needs. This included intake, triage, and collection of medical records and insurance information to ensure procedure safety and maximum reimbursement of services. This was in collaboration with the Scarborough Surgical Center. • Administrative Management of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program. In conjunction with Tufts School of Dentistry and Maine Medical Center I managed all administrative aspects of the program starting with candidate interviews, guidance to the residents in obtaining their Maine dental license, DEA, and NPI as well as all needed credentialing, coordination of all specialist rotations and dissemination of pertinent information to all five dental centers. • Dental Externship placement. Working with the 4th year dental students at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine assisted in the placement and partnering with preceptors at the northern dental clinics for their eight week clinical rotations. • Ongoing budget monitoring of each dental center along with evaluation and process improvement of front desk flow and function, dental center processes, forms, and documentation.

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on commendations, findings, and recommendations for improvement. • Technical assistance, consultation, and problem-solving support to support addressing identified issues. • Act as liaison between the service provider and the appropriate DHHS department to ensure necessary training and resources. • Program analysis and research for recommended revisions and program improvement effectiveness and efficiency.• Quality assurance and improvement of various Office of Aging and Disability Services documents to include the department newsletter and program “one page” summaries.• Review, recommendations, and creation of department forms for consistency and standardization.• Data collection and report preparation for various Office of Aging and Disability Service programs.• Collaboration with various State departments and agencies delivering services to MaineCare members for continued improvement. • Contribute to department new employee orientation and department manual, develop presentations and resources. • Process client records for appropriate retention.

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• Interpret EPSDT policy for providers, develop and deliver education including presentations orally and written. • Key contributing member to the School Based Services Work Group working with the policy writer and various other stakeholders from the education field to rewrite the MaineCare policy governing services provided in school-based settings. • Research requests for medically necessary items/services for children in collaboration with internal departments identifying evidence-based treatments to resolve the issue.• Quality assurance and improvement of the EPSDT Program and its components. • Participation in the implementation of the Improving Health Outcomes for Children (IHOC) grant awarded to MaineCare. • Develop tracking methods for children’s well child visits and prominent issues to identify trends and direct program action to ensure management of chronic disease prevention for this population. • Maintain the Children’s Services webpage on the State of Maine MaineCare site.• Collaborate and act as MaineCare liaison with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to include other divisions within DHHS as well as MaineCare contracted agents and advocacy groups.• Chair the quarterly MaineCare Dental Advisory Committee meetings.• Yearly submissions of the CMS 416, the annual EPSDT report, to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).• Yearly submission of the surveillance and evaluation of dental services for children in the state to the Maine Legislature.• Ongoing management of multiple priorities and projects with varying requirements both federal and state.