Jennifer Sacks
Jersey College of Nursing
Branchville,NJ
1
Certification
30
years of professional experience
Highly motivated to engage in quality, patient centered care Reliable and self-motivated with exceptional management, verbal, communication skills, and a positive attitude. Highly trainable, fast learner, and adapts to changes and pressures in the workforce. Multi-tasking and detail-oriented with strong research, organizational, and analytical skills. Ambitious and hardworking, committed to excellence, and a proven leader 25 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry
Work History
Instructor
4 Months- Instructs LPN-RN program for Geriatrics, Health Assessment and Medical Surgical II in the clinical setting and Didactic.
- Creates Case studies, Math exams, clinical scenarios and course exams.
- Creates scenarios using V-Sims in the lab setting.
- Nursing Process, Nursing Diagnosis, SBAR, and Teaching plans are all tools that are used to educate the nursing student in the clinical setting.
Director of Nursing
11 Months- Oversee clinical operations of a 154-bed Skilled Nursing Facility
- Managing quality measures and star rating
- Overseeing and managing acute discharges to community hospitals
- Collaborating with Medical Director on initiating new clinical programs to meet the needs of the community
- ACO with Atlantic Health System- Newton Medical Center
- Managing all nursing personnel and oversee the quality of care
- Oversee staffing requirements
- All aspects of patient care including documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV infusions, and care planning.
- Education of all nursing staff and nursing skills competencies.
Clinical Nursing Instructor
3 Years 5 Months- Instructed LPN-RN accelerated program for Geriatrics, Health Assessment and Medical Surgical II in the clinical setting.
- Created Case Studies, Math exams and clinical scenarios.
- Created scenarios using V-Sims in the lab setting.
- Nursing Process, Nursing Diagnosis, SBAR, Teaching plans are all tools that are used to educate the nursing student in the clinical setting.
- Part-Time
Director of Nursing
4 Years 4 Months- Oversee clinical operations of a 50-bed Skilled Nursing Facility
- Managing quality measures and star rating
- Overseeing and managing acute discharges to community hospitals
- Collaborating with Medical Director on initiating new clinical programs to meet the needs of the community
- Responsible for the transition from paper to electronic medical records
- Managing all nursing personnel and oversee the quality of care
- Oversee staffing requirements
- All aspects of patient care including documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV infusions, and care planning.
- Deficiency Free survey 2019 and 2020
Director Of Nursing
4 Years 5 Months- Oversee clinical operations of 121 bed Skilled Nursing Facility
- Managing quality measures and star rating
- Overseeing and managing acute discharges to community hospitals
- Collaborating with Medical Director on initiating new clinical programs to meet the needs of the community
- Responsible for the transition from paper to electronic medical records
- Managing all nursing personnel and oversee the quality of care
- Oversee staffing requirements
- All aspects of patient care including documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV infusions, and care planning.
- Deficiency Free survey 2019 and 2020
Director Of Nursing
9 Months- Oversee clinical operations of 120 bed Skilled Nursing Facility
- Managing quality measures and star rating
- Dramatically reducing acute discharges to community hospitals on a monthly basis
- Maintain monthly budgets, reducing cost expenses, staying within budget or below
- Working with staffing coordinator daily to stay within PPD or below
- Dramatically reducing overtime within the center
- Collaborating with Medical Director on initiating new clinical programs to meet the needs of the community
- Responsible for the transition from paper to electronic MAR/TAR
- Daily audits on resident’s plan of care
- Continuous support of nursing staff to provide optimal individual patient outcomes
- Responsible for the hiring process paperwork and appointment of new hires
- Responsible for calculating and approving payroll for nursing staff
Assistant Director of Nursing/Facility Educator
3 Years- Managing all nursing personnel and oversee quality of care
- Provide in service education to all healthcare workers in facility
- Mandatory yearly state required in services
- Maintained employee health files
- Oversee staffing requirements
- In charge of Intensive Medical Management Unit due to strong clinical skills and exceptional customer service skills
- All aspects of patient care including documentation, medication administration, wound care, IV infusions and care planning
- Evening nurse supervisor from June 2013 to August 2014: responsible for all resident admissions, supervise all evening healthcare staff and assist with all aspects of patient care
- Monitor Infection Control rate and identify any trends.
9 Years
- Administers daily physician billing along with high dollar cash receivables through contract analysis vs. payor reimbursement
- Communicates with insurance companies and government agencies in order to resolve billing disputes
- Understanding and implementation of ICD9, and CPT codes
- Processes Medicare claims with knowledge of CMS regulations and billing procedures
- Utilizes ICD 9, CPT codes to resolve billing discrepancies
- Resolving correspondence from both insurance companies and patients
- Account documentation, including revisions to demographics, insurance information, and comment on account activity
- Cash application and Allowances
- Interpretation of insurance company explanation of benefits, managed care contracts
- Qualifies accounts for collections
- Submission of electronic and hardcopy claims
- Corrects all coding issues and re-codes accounts when needed
- Follow up on accounts every thirty days
- Re-negotiate fees with insurance companies
- Sets up refunds to Insurance companies and patients
- Verification of Insurance payments
- Knowledge of surgery scheduling
- Consistently works receivables to achieve cash goals and decrease accounts receivable days
- Processes and records all accounts receivable transactions while providing customer service
- Backup Manager
5 Years
- Administered daily hospital billing along with high dollar cash receivables.
- Communicated on a daily basis with insurance companies for provider reimbursement
- Inpatient and outpatient disputed write offs for Riverview Medical Center
- Worked with Insurance Representatives to expedite payment timely
- Knowledge of understanding all Medicare rules and regulations
- Implemented excel spreadsheets to monitor trends with insurance companies
- Knowledge of all ICD-9, CPT and diagnosis codes
- Worked high and low dollar refunds
- Worked all Medicare rejections in MEDA
- Electronically uploaded claims to insurance companies as well as Medicare claims
- Trained all new employees for the Riverview campus
- Worked closely with several collection agencies
- Consistently worked receivables to achieve AR days
- Communicated with patients to resolve billing discrepancies
- Qualified Medicare accounts for bad debt greater than 120 days
- Worked all insurance correspondence timely
- Worked with Managed Care contracts on a daily basis
- Worked with the Managed Care dept to expedite billing disputes
Education
High School Diploma
Master of Science - DNP Program
Masters - Nursing Education
Graduated
Baccalaureate of Science - Nursing
Graduated
Associate in Applied Science - Nursing
CPR Certified, New Jersey Home Health Aid
Skills
IV Certified
CPR Healthcare Provider Certified
ACLS Certified
NICHE/Geriatric Certification
Dementia Certified
LVAD Training
MyUnity
OAS Gold
Soarian
Point Click Care
MAC Medication Administration System
Microsoft Word
Excel
Medisoft and Kodak Dental.
CDC Infection Preventionist
Canvas
Examsoft
HESI
Certification
- Registered Nurse in New Jersey May 2012
- Dementia Certification CDP 217980 July 2027
- Approved Instructor for the New Jersey Nurse Aide in LTC Facilities Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) Sept 2025
Timeline
Instructor
Eastwick College
04.2026 - CurrentRead More
Director of Nursing
Complete Care at Barnhill
09.2025 - CurrentRead More
Clinical Nursing Instructor
Jersey College of Nursing
03.2023 - CurrentRead More
Director of Nursing
Spring Point Senior Living- Stonebridge
05.2021 - 09.2025Read More
Director Of Nursing
Imperial Healthcare Center
12.2016 - 05.2021Read More
Director Of Nursing
Care One King James
02.2016 - 11.2016Read More
Assistant Director of Nursing/Facility Educator
Care One King James
01.2013 - 01.2016Read More
Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hazlet, NJ
01.2004 - 01.2013Read More
Meridian Health
01.1997 - 01.2002Read More
Brookdale Community College
Associate in Applied Science from Nursing
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Chamberlain College of Nursing
Baccalaureate of Science from Nursing
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Grand Canyon University
Masters from Nursing Education
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Raritan High School
High School Diploma
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Grand Canyon University
Master of Science from DNP Program
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