Sherry Smith

Collaborated with healthcare leaders and physicians to support and offer resources in performance of duties to maintain high-quality and efficient patient care.

• Developed and modified patient care plans and assisted interdisciplinary team in identifying client needs and goals to determine priorities of care.
• Educated patients and caregivers on healthcare protocols and processes.
• Managed support services and fostered communication among social workers, therapists, hospital staff, and patients.
• Arranged safe patient discharges using outside sources.

• Complied with federal and state regulations for completion and coordination of RAI process.
• Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
• Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
• Led weekly utilization review to go over recent clinical activities.
• Looked at every patient as an individual to make sure they had skilled coverage.
• Completed minimum data set assessments with strong collaboration across business, provider and clinical disciplines.
• Set schedules for staff to start and complete MDS assessments and care plan meetings.
• Trained staff in correct techniques for completing and signing MDS assessments.

• Complied with federal and state regulations for completion and coordination of RAI process.
• Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
• Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
• Led weekly utilization review to go over recent clinical activities.
• Looked at every patient as an individual to make sure they had skilled coverage.
• Participated in quality assurance reviews to verify accuracy and reliability of data.