Darlene Bader

• Process intakes
• Process outgoing
• Obtain H&P, physicals.
• Respond to emergencies
• Complete Segregation rounds.
• Complete Sick call rounds.

• MDS nurse, Clinical Reimbursement Specialist, Director of Nursing for long/short term care facility.
• Clinical Reimbursement Specialist - responsible for 8 homes in East Tennessee.
• Special projects MDS nurse - traveled to TN, GA,, AL homes to help in MDS department.

• Administered medications and treatments, monitored inmates for reactions and side effects.
• Oversaw inmate admission and discharge process, coordinating related paperwork.
• Available for inmate emergencies.
• Obtain H&P on incoming inmates.

****this was only a weekend part-time position. ****

• MDS assessments
• Assist with billing and rehab with selecting appropriate ARD and highest RUG level possible for reimbursement.

• 3.0 MDS assessments and careplans
• Manage Medicare and commercial insurance.

• 3.0 MDS assessments and careplans
• 188 bed facility
• Average Part A = 30 Residents.

• 3.0 MDS assessments, CAA's and careplans for 84 bed facility.

• Staffing, Interviewing, Training, Inservices, attend daily meetings
• Report wgts and skin conditions.

• Staff Development/ Interim Director of Nursing/ Medicare Nurse Manager.

• Staff Development Nurse
• Responsible for pre-employment drugscreen, background checks, required in-services
• Weekend Supervisor.

• Assist physician with patients
• Triage patient phone calls, Perform pulmonary function studies, file medical records.

• Assist physicians with patients in an Internal Medicine Clinic
• Obtain vital signs, history, ekg's, collect labs
• Input hospital charges using ICD-9 coding
• Knowledge of Medicare reimbursement and coding.

• Assist physician with Endoscopy and Colonoscopy procedures and give IV conscious sedation.

• Out-patient Surgery Department and Recovery Room, prn.

• Weekend Supervisor of 88 bed long-term care facility.