Registered Nurse Quality Assurance

Cheryl J. Ehrlich, R.N

**** ******* **.

Sarasota, Florida 34231

941-***-**** (home)

941-***-**** (cell)

OBJECTIVE:

My objective is to secure a career position that will enable me to further

develop and use my professional and personal skills to enhance the lives of

both residents and staff. I believe in leading by example and that a good

leader is one who is strong, consistent and caring. By teaching we empower

and by empowering we build confident and capable teams, thus ensuring

quality and success in our facilities. I have an excellent track record

with risk reduction; survey management, effective team building and

maximizing reimbursement.

MANAGEMENT HISTORY

08/10-present Lavie Healthcare

I am a Regional Quality Specialist and

responsible for assisting

with managing risk and compliance for

multiple facilities. I also provide education and support to the team

at my facilities and my fellow consultants.

11/06-09/10 Sarasota Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center

I functioned as the RN MDS Coordinator

for this 120 bed, hospital

based facility.

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9/04-10/06 Emeritus Assisted Living

I was responsible for managing the risk,

regulatory and Level of

Care revenue process for 9-13 Assisted

Living facilities.

I trained all new Directors of Resident

Care and

provided survey management and

continuous education to all

facility staff.

02/04-9/04 Beneva Lakes Nursing (temporary position)

I functioned as the MDS Coordinator for this facility. I was responsible

for all Medicare Care assessments and care planning. I successfully guided

appropriate services as needed for maximizing both positive resident

outcomes and reimbursement.

07/03-02/04 Senior Health Management

I functioned as a Registered Nurse Consultant. I worked with six

facilities between Ft. Myers and St. Petersburg, providing education and

continuous monitoring for all aspects of compliance.

I made the decision to step into an MDS Coordinator position in one of my

facilities. (will explain during interview)

3/02-7/03 Marriott Senior Living Services

I was one of 3 Corporate Compliance

Specialists for Marriott and

traveled throughout Florida, Texas &

Kansas. I surveyed healthcare facilities for compliance with

Medicare regulations, with focus on the MDS system. I did comprehensive

chart audits and assured that all systems were being used according to

regulatory requirements and Marriott policy and procedure.

I also provided extensive education in all areas regarding

systems associated with the comprehensive assessment

process and the maximization of reimbursement. I

functioned as a consultant for all of my 20 facilities and

provided continuous support between surveys.

.2/98-02/02 Extendicare Corp.

Dayton/Springfield

I was originally hired by this company to open

a new

facility. We opened with a deficiency-free

survey and quickly

filled with a high quality mix. Once the

facility was stable, I

was asked to take over a troubled building who

was in high

agency use and whose census was suffering. I

successfully

eliminated the use of agency and worked with

my department to

rebuild the reputation and census of our

facility. I also handled my

department's staff development tasks and led

the facility through

consistently excellent state surveys. I

trained other Directors of

Nursing to successfully manage hours of labor

and how to work

within a given budget and to work within the

limitations of the

current Medicare system while still maximizing

profit and

delivering needed services to the

residents. I managed the facility in

the absence of the Administrator.

06/92-12/97 Heartland of Springfield (H.C.R. Corp.), Springfield, Ohio

I controlled the day to day operations of the Nursing

Department including budgets, survey compliance, policy

formation, clinical practices and managing the facility in

the absence of the Administrator. I cased managed with

major insurance carriers thus providing appropriate length

of stay and highly successful patient outcomes and quality

census mix. I successfully led the facility through a

Joint Commission initial survey, achieving a 98% compliance

score. I served as Captain of a Quality Assurance team,

traveling to other facilities and leading an

interdisciplinary team through mock surveys. I assisted

members of the team to produce updated and superior Q.A.

guidelines, which I then passed on to other facilities as I

worked with them on survey preparation and outcomes

management. I also wrote the mock process that was used

during these surveys. I was a member of an intra-

corporation committee to develop new systems for the

improvement of recruitment and retention. I frequently

traveled to other facilities to assist with survey

preparation, management, and recovery while maintaining

excellent standards at my own facility.

EDUCATION:

10/03-12/04: Kaplan College-courses

towards Business

Management

degree.

09/86-06/90: Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio

Nursing Degree Awarded June, 1990

REFERENCES: Available upon request.

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