• Job Target: Seeking Consultant Position
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• Industry: Management Resumes

• Salary: 60000 to 75000, Presumed tr...
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Joanne Garrett, RN, MHA 6833 Charette Court Charlotte, NC 28215 704-536-1434 Cell: 704-995-2058 uminski43@bellsouth.net Re: RN Dear HR Director: I am a Registered Nurse with 28 years of varied experience including direct patient care, management and implementation of care plans for the chronically and acutely ill and coordination with the care plan team. I would like to be considered for your position. I can be reached at the numbers above. Thank you. Joanne Garrett, RN, MHA Joanne Garrett, RN, MHA 6833 Charette Court Charlotte, NC 28215 Phone: 704-536-1434 uminski43@bellsouth.net OBJECTIVE To utilize organizational and analytic abilities to provide quality care in coordination with other departments in a manner that issues in state and federal compliance as well as financial gain to the organization as a whole. EMPLOYMENT MDS COORDINATOR (JUNE 2005-JUNE 2006) Hunter Woods Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families MDS COORDINATOR (DECEMBER 2004-JUNE 2005) Britthaven of Charlotte Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families MDS COORDINATOR (APRIL 2004-SEPTEMBER 2004) Beverly Healthcare Renaissance Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families. Unit Manager and MDS Coordinator (February 2002-March 2004) Presbyterian Novant/Liberty Healthcare/Wesley Care Center Charlotte, NC Operational responsibility for the running of the unit. Interface with physicians, residents, and families as well as ancillary services within the facility. Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families. MDS Coordinator (September 2000-February 2002) Centennial Healthcare/Wilora Lake Nursing Center Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families. MDS COORDINATOR/QA NURSE/STAFF DEVELOPMENT NURSE (4/00-9/00) ARC/Carriage Club of Charlotte Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families. Infection control initiatives; staff development initiatives; staff nurse; substitute for DON for several weeks. MDS COORDINATOR (11/99-4/00) Beverly Healthcare Renaissance Charlotte, NC Management and coordination of the state and federally mandated resident assessment process for financial reimbursement. Facilitation of care plan meetings with care plan team and families. Assessment of resident condition for treatment and status change. Writing and updating of care plans as resident condition changes. (Temporary Positions After Relocation from California:) (3/99-11/99) Utilization Management Nurse, Kelly Scientific, Charlotte, NC On-site and telephonic concurrent utilization review Patient Care Coordinator, Total Care of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC Supervision of care and service delivery to clients in residential setting. Nurse Auditor, Medisys QI, Wayne, PA, working in Charlotte Chart research and data collection for insurers participating in HEDIS Project; timely and accurate feedback to main office via data indicator assessment tool. (Employment in California Prior to Relocation:) Quality Management Specialist, Bright Medical Associates, Whittier, CA (1996-1998) Promotion, coordination, and implementation of all quality management initiatives for 300-physician group; maintenance of NCQA and other regulatory agency requirements; rewriting of policy and procedure; QA meetings with medical staff. Utilization Review Coordinator and Discharge Planner, MetLife Healthcare, Orange, CA (1990-1996) Review/approval of acute care hospitalization for medical necessity, including coding of same; health plan administration and advisement; discharge planning; cost accounting liaison to insuredsí corporation, Rockwell International. 1983-1990: Surgical Nurse, Operating Room ï Private Duty Surgical and Post-Anesthesia Care Nurse, Irvine Ambulatory Surgery Center, Plastic Surgery Associates, and other plastic surgeonsí offices, Orange Co., CA ï Charge Nurse, Pre-Op Holding, Fullerton O-P Surgery Center, Fullerton, CA ï Surgical Staff Nurse, OR, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA EDUCATION Master of Arts in Health Administration, Chapman University, Orange, CA Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Disorders, Cal State University, Long Beach, CA Associate of Science in Nursing, Cypress College, Cypress, CA Other colleges attended: USC, UCLA CREDENTIALS Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) 1996 to 2006 Centennial Certification in MDS Coordination RN, Licensed in North Carolina, Active Status RN, Licensed in South Carolina, Inactive Status RN, Licensed in California, Inactive Status

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