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WENDY ERICKSON, BSN, RN, RAC-CT, CCA

WENDY ERICKSON, BSN, RN, RAC-CT, CCA

Ringgold,Georgia

Summary

Seasoned Nurse Consultant with 32 years of experience providing clinical, operational, and financial consulting to SNFs nationwide. Proven results in assisting clients with achieving accurate payment and regulatory compliance with effective auditing, analysis, training, implementation, and evaluation. Assisted dozens of facilities in obtaining their Medicare certification. Instrumental in bringing immediate jeopardy facilities into substantial compliance. Experienced in product development, content creation, website content, and editing. Wrote several manuals and articles for various long-term care magazines, publications for clients, website content, as well as trainings and engagements. Team player with effective results. Certified as a Resident Assessment Coordinator for MDS 3.0 by AANAC and is a Certified Coding Associate.







Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent Nurse Consultant

Independently Employed
03.2024 - Current

Senior Regulatory Consultant/Nurse Consultant/Health Care Consultant

Polaris Group
03.1998 - 02.2022
  • Provided clinical, operational, and financial consulting to SNFs nation-wide specializing in MDS, CAA, care plans, Medicare, PDPM/PPS, regulatory compliance, QA, PEPPER reports, and quality indicators
  • 25-year employee with numerous customer service awards/employee of the year
  • National Trainer for ICD-10 with certifications in coding and MDS
  • Instrumental in transition to PDPM in 2019 and PPS in 1998
  • Virtual trainings for clients/trained new company employees


Quality Improvement Coordinator

Royal Care, Inc.
05.1997 - 04.1998
  • Multi-state Corporate Nurse overseeing SNFs in areas of policies and procedures, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, Medicare documentation and MDS/Care Plans
  • Instrumental in developing policies and procedures, training, and implementation for PPS rollout resulting in successful transition

MDS/Care Plan Coordinator

Genesis Elder Care, Fairway Oaks
04.1995 - 05.1997
  • Instrumental in bringing facility from conditional rating to superior rating after inheriting deficiencies in resident assessment and care plans.

Assistant Director of Nursing

American Health Centers, Court Manor
02.1994 - 12.1994
  • Responsible for MDS, RAPS, Care Plans, Pre-Admission Evaluations (PAE) for Medicaid qualifications, QA, chart audits, monthly physician recerts, MARS, CNA assignment sheets.

Staff RN/PRN Staff RN

Erlanger Medical Center
05.1992 - 02.1994
  • Experienced in several clinical areas of nursing practice including Medical/Surgical, Orthopedic, Respiratory, Step-down Trauma, Remote Telemetry, and Pre/Post-Op Surgical Vascular patients.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Union University
Jackson, TN
05.1996

Associate of Science in Nursing -

Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
05.1992

Skills

  • Nursing Consultation
  • Quality Improvement
  • Healthcare Consulting
  • Documentation
  • Written Communication
  • ICD-10
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Nursing care plans
  • Professional demeanor
  • Editing
  • Writing/Content creation
  • MDS
  • PDPM
  • Analytical
  • Attention to detail
  • Medicare
  • Website content
  • interdisciplinary collaboration

Timeline

Independent Nurse Consultant

Independently Employed
03.2024 - Current

Senior Regulatory Consultant/Nurse Consultant/Health Care Consultant

Polaris Group
03.1998 - 02.2022

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Royal Care, Inc.
05.1997 - 04.1998

MDS/Care Plan Coordinator

Genesis Elder Care, Fairway Oaks
04.1995 - 05.1997

Assistant Director of Nursing

American Health Centers, Court Manor
02.1994 - 12.1994

Staff RN/PRN Staff RN

Erlanger Medical Center
05.1992 - 02.1994

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

Union University

Associate of Science in Nursing -

Southern Adventist University

Personal Information

Title: BSN, RN, RAC-CT, CCA

References

Available upon request
WENDY ERICKSON, BSN, RN, RAC-CT, CCA