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Collaboration with physicians, nursing staff, medical record coders, CDI specialists and other patient caregivers to improve quality and patient safety outcomes across the health system related to hospital, outpatient and provider medical records, coding compliance and quality regulatory compliance. Utilization of decision making, problem solving and analytical skills that contribute to team effectiveness while maintaining certification in ICD-10 and healthcare quality.

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Collaborates with the Piedmont Clinic physicians and other healthcare team members to continuously drive improvement in clinical measurement outcomes in the clinically integrated network; coordinate initiatives that promote the quality standards of Piedmont Healthcare; Managing PQRS/ CMS, regulatory and other specific improvement targets to ensure successful compliance; Serve as an educational resource to physicians, office managers and clinical staff.

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Duties include concurrent chart reviews to clarify conditions, diagnoses and procedures when conflicting or inadequate documentation is present. Track and trend documentation opportunities for improvement: create learning material for distribution. Create and publish monthly articles in the MSAU for providers. Collaborated with other departments to review records for clinical standards with recommendations for improvement. Created educational slides and power points for specific diagnosis categories. Designed, organized and distributed the PCR ICD-10 Clinical Documentation Pocket Guide. Designed and collaborated with clinical informatics to develop the new query process in Meditech. Created and presented annual orientation presentation for the family medicine residency program. Continued education of resident staff during all three years, as well as onboarding education for new contracted attending physicians.

Jacksonville, North Carolina Area

Data collection, concurrent chart audits, chart abstraction and reporting to both CMS and Joint Commission. Maintain dashboards and data to support VBP. Tracking / Trending Core Measures (SCIP / PNA / HF / Stroke/ VTE / Perinatal Measures). Reporting data to various department meetings including intense analysis of all outliers with active initiatives for improvement. Co-lead Nursing Council, participate in Clinical Practice Council in development of new / revised protocols and order sets, participate in the Physician Advisory Committee in the development of CPOE and PDOC. Teach Annual Mandatory Stroke Class to med/surg internship, ED boot class and IMCU/Telemetry nurses.

Jacksonville, North Carolina Area

Education, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of advanced telemetry patients. Charge nurse coverage as needed. Meditech core team build of the electronic nursing documentation.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Bed control, daily rounds, staffing daily shifts and tracking / investigating / trending / staffing / complaints

Honolulu, Hawaii

Bed control, facility transfers, daily rounds, staffing daily shifts and tracking / investigating / trending critical staffing complaints

Honolulu, Hawaii

Progressive Care Units at Honolulu hospitals. Included education, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of Angiocath and post CABG patients.

Palm Springs, California

Included pre and post angiocath patients, pre and post CABG patients and care of patients on anti-arrhythmic drips

Joshua Tree, California

Coordinated staffing according to competency and budget for a centralized staff; Generated multiple reports including statistics, grasp and inpatient acuity; Collated and reviewed accucheck summary reports; rounds and reports to all areas; Patient liaison after hours; Bed control, triage assist and general coverage as needed.

Joshua Tree, California

Reviewed, categorized and forwarded incident reports to respective departments; Initiated and collated new legal cases; Implemented tracking document for secured medical records; Maintained quarterly legal claim status reports; Prepared synopsis reports on legal claims for administrative review.

Joshua Tree, California

Provided primary care to inpatients. Team model nursing utilized. Peri- and post-op teaching employed as well as appropriate patient and family teaching; Weekly patient QA meetings.

Woodbridge, Virginia

Provided primary nursing care to inpatients. Peri- and post- op care. Provide support to patient and family including education of disease processes or surgery.

Bachelor Of Science, Nursing

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Biology