Kristin Efird

• Certified ICD-10 coding of every patient
• Comprehensive audit of Medicare required documentation for Start of Care and Discharge
• Collaborate with staff for corrections
• Education of staff for changes in EMR and/or in regulatory documentation.
• Collaborate with Administrator for outcomes, trends, issues.

• Direct care of labor/delivery patient
• Direct care of up to 4 couplets
• Collaboration of care with team including MD
• ACLS and NRP certifications

• Supervision and oversight of 40+ employees in various positions
• Startup agency in 2015/2016, has grown to census over 100, Joint Commission certified
• Certified ICD-10 Coder, primary coder for agency, primary and back up QA/Oasis Review since start up
• Responsibilities include: Payroll, Medicare and Insurance Billing, Utilization oversight, HR, Outcome monitoring and reporting, Referral process, education, collaboration with care team including MD, general day to day patient needs, patient visits when needed, plus much more.

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• Provide direct patient care in hospital setting on at Family Birth Center
• EMR charting
• Responsible for up to 4 couplets
• Previously responsible for up to 5 patients on Medical/Surgical floor prior to transfer.

• Receive and process referrals from hospitals and doctor offices
• Marketing to hospitals and doctors' offices
• Meet with patients and family to discuss rehabilitation
• Train new employees
• Direct communication with Medical Director regarding patients
• In depth paper assessment of patient history and condition.

• Receive and process referrals from hospitals, rehab, doctor offices
• Assign staff members to patients
• Assist staff with patient needs, MD orders, etc
• Receive and review all MD orders
• Review/QA staff notes for completeness and compliance to POC
• Currently serve as new computer system trainer for all staff, assist with completion of required documentation for home health agency
• Assist with direct patient care in home visits when needed
• Assist when needed for Oasis audits including medical coding.

• Started in 2005 with direct patient care in home setting for first year
• In 2006, started QA auditing SOC and discharge charts, ICD-9 coding all SOC
• I continued to be responsible for patient admission audits, orienting/training new clinicians to our company, assist with training on the computer device, and assist with staffing needs
• During my time for at least 2 years, I was also responsible for supervising a team of approximately 5-6 clinicians
• In addition, I also provided direct patient care in home visits
• ICD-9 coding for SOC, ROC, and recertification for all patient charts.

• Provide patient care in hospital setting
• Responsible for 5 couplets
• Serve as charge nurse when scheduled including but not limited to assigning deliveries to post partum beds, making next shift nursing schedule, assessing staffing needs, assisting staff with patient care and concerns.

• Provide patient care in hospital setting
• Surgical patients included, but not limited to GI, Orthopedic, GU
• Responsible for 5 to 7 patients.