Carolyn Savant
PO Box ***
Kinder, LA *****
***************@*****.***
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Experienced in data entry and coding for health claims to medicare and medicaid. Assessed resident's prior to admission to facility or to therapy. Particularly effective in coordination, development and implementation of exemplary quality improvement plans. Special expertise in procedure development and implementation. LPN for over 17 years, licensed in Louisiana.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kinder Rehab and Retirement
7/2009- 08/2011
Medicare Nurse
Responsible for charting, auditing and submitting to Medicare for reimbursements
Responsible for training nurses in charting for reimbursement.
Responsible for all therapy resident's, worked as therapy liason.
Compassionate Adult Day Health Care
6/2005 to 7/2006
Program Nurse
Primary Accountabilities
Charting for all patients
Documenting and filing annual recerts with the State of Louisiana.
Hosting and answering all external audits from Dept of Health and Hospital, and
Veterans Affairs.
Assemble and maintain Material Safety Data Sheets.
Aventis Bio-Services
1997 to 2004
Quality Systems Supervisor
Primary Accountabilities
Ensured safe environment for employees and clients.
Ensured quality environment in a regulated industry.
Hosted external audits, performed internal audits, and prepared formal audit
responses. Also performed FDA regulatory recalls.
Ensured compliance with OSHA, as well as our own EH&S guidelines.
Daily operations were monitored for recurring problems as well as potential
problems.
Piloted new programs, made revisions as necessary during implementation.
Home Health Care 2000
1994 to 1997
also worked PRN for home health care from 1997 to 2009
Field nurse, performing in home visits, assessments, filing paperwork as needed, charting as needed.
Private duty for pediatrics, shift work in homes of pediatric patients, assessing, giving meds,
charting as needed.