Deborah Wagner
Summary
Service-oriented RN with strong clinical abilities and successful career in long term care and fast paced rehabilitation facility. Proactive and compassionate licensed nurse in Wisconsin, with expertise in the admission process, MDS, coding, CPR certified. Excellent communication and time management skills. Handles tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
MDS Coordinator
Samaritan Healthcare
West Bend, WI
02.2020 - Current
- Documented patient interactions in compliance with HIPAA requirements.
- Enforced state and federal regulations as well as company policies and procedures for strict compliance.
- Monitored daily performance and patient outcomes to maintain quality assurance.
- Monitored patient interactions to medications, therapies and changes in plans of care.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Headed clinical oversight to devise and establish policies, procedures and best practices in alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Coordinated completion of resident assessments in accordance with current federal and state regulations.
- Managed comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessments for patient admissions and annual reviews.
Director of Admissions
The Pavilion At Glacier Valley
Slinger, WI
02.2014 - 12.2019
- Responsible for managing and directing the admissions process in a healthcare facility; managing referrals from hospitals, doctors' offices, other nursing homes, other related businesses, and home
- Work closely with director of nursing and business office to determine if referrals are clinically and financially appropriate for facility
- Meet census goals by working with the facility's interdisciplinary team and coordinate customer flow in both long term care and short term rehabilitation
- Generate daily census report and biweekly reports while maintaining and enhancing occupancy percentage at or above budget with a payer mix that meets or exceeds the budget expectations
- Develops and implements long-range and short-term marketing plans
- Verify financial information; HMO, PPO, Indemnity, Ability, Medicare, Medicaid and others
- Responsible for adding admission profile in census including code status into the EMR
- Communicate with referral source, resident, insurance representative and corporate office related to the status of referral progress and discharge plan
- Provide excellent customer service acting as a liaison between the facility and social worker or discharge planner to ensure a smooth transition from beginning of referral, through complete admission, including admission paperwork
- Work closely with the Regional Director of Sales and Marketing in the development and execution of the sales and marketing plan
Registered Nurse
The Pavilion At Glacier Valley
Slinger, WI
04.2013 - 02.2014
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care to deliver comprehensive services.
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
- Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and via intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Moraine Park Technical College
Beaver Dam, WI 04.2013
High School Diploma -
Hartford Union High School
Hartford, WI 06.1989
Skills
- Current knowledge and understanding of payment systems
- Proficient in personal computing skills
- Experience as a department director
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Analyze referrals from both clinical and financial aspect
- Detailed oriented
- Organized, efficient, and willing to learn
- Experience drafting policies and admissions criteria
- Direct and Indirect Patient Care
- Self Motivated
- Regulatory requirements
- First Aid/CPR
- ICD 10 Coding experience
Timeline
MDS Coordinator
Samaritan Healthcare
02.2020 - Current
Director of Admissions
The Pavilion At Glacier Valley
02.2014 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse
The Pavilion At Glacier Valley
04.2013 - 02.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Moraine Park Technical College
High School Diploma -
Hartford Union High School
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