Maren Hawkins
Plymouth
Summary
Experienced with care plan development, patient assessments, and team coordination. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to ensure quality care delivery. Knowledge of healthcare regulations, patient advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MDS/Care Plan Coordinator
Citrus Heights Post Acute
10.2024 - Current
- Care plan development, regulatory compliance, data management, disciplinary collaboration, communication between families, team members reimbursement, optimization quality, assurance, training, and education.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive, holistic care plans for optimal patient outcomes.
- Maintained compliance with regulatory standards by adhering to guidelines when creating and updating patient records.
- Increased patient satisfaction rates by addressing concerns promptly and adjusting care plans as needed based on feedback received from patients or family members.
- Collaborate with hospice to holistically observe the hospice resident in their transition to end of life care.
MDS Coordinator
Alderson’s Convalescent Hospital
01.2022 - 05.2025
- PDPM Meetings, Schedule and manage PDPM MDS Assessments.
- QRP/QM/QWIP Management
- Complete timely and accurate PDPM assessments.
- Assess and evaluate the quality of care being given to long-term care residents
- Perform the initial interview and assess new residents
- Develop a care plan that has long-term and short-term goals for improvement
- Conduct meetings with multidisciplinary treatment teams, caretakers, and families
- Reach out to specialists within the community to get help in achieving care plan goals
Interim MDS Coordinator
Asbury Park Rehabilitation
06.2022 - 07.2023
- PDPM Meetings
- Schedule and Coordinate Care Conferences
- Complete timely and accurate PPS assessments and OBRA assessments.
- Complete Care Plans
- Schedule PPS and PBRA Assessments
- Audit care plans/daily nursing notes/skilled documentation reflects the residents.
Interim MDS Coordinator In Multiple Plum Buildings
Rock Creek Care Center/Plum Healthcare
08.2018 - 06.2022
- Streamlining/Revamping department to functionality
- Dropped ZZZZZ’s from 1210 to zero in 2 weeks
- Educating in-house staff on improved PPS practices
- Coordinating updated IDT efforts
- Oversight of Plum Supported Facilities including (Marysville, The Pines at Placerville, Westview, Yuba City Post-Acute, Napa Valley Care Center, Whitney Oaks)
MDS Coordinator
Pines at Placerville
05.2012 - 05.2022
- Set schedules for staff to start and complete MDS assessments and care plan meetings.
- Ensured timely completion of all MDS assessments, maintaining full compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on CMS guidelines and changes to ensure accuracy in reporting and reimbursement processes.
- Collaborated closely with therapy departments to accurately capture rehabilitation needs within MDS documentation, supporting appropriate resource allocation for residents'' needs.
- Verified prompt and accurate completion of MDS activities for billing.
- Assessed electronic medical record for required documentation to support MDS coding.
- Provided ongoing education for nursing staff regarding MDS best practices, contributing to a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.
Education
Kaplan College
Sacramento, CANo Degree - General Education
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA01-2022
Skills
- MDS
- Employee Orientation
- Tube Feeding
- Quality Assurance
- Utilization review
- Cerner
- Medical Scheduling
- Critical Care Experience
- EHR systems
- Home Care
- Discharge planning
- Nursing home experience
- Program Management
- Medical-surgical
- Quality Measure Management
- Patient care
- ICD coding
- Hospice Care
- Supervising Experience
- Infection Control Training
- ICD-10
- Care plans
- PDPM
- Clinical documentation improvement
- Medication Administration
- Change Management
- Medical terminology
- Management
- Managed Care
- Social Work
- Leadership
- QRP/QWIP
- Geriatrics
- Medical Records
- Case Management
- Clinical Excellence
- Anatomy knowledge
- Nursing
- Negotiation
- Dementia Care
- Vital Signs
- HIPAA
- Clinical assessment
- Care coordination
- Community engagement
- Ethical practice
- Marketing and outreach
- HIPAA compliance
- Community resources
- Care planning
- Training and education
- Quality improvement
- Referral management
- Client assessment
- Continuity of care
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
Certification
- CPR Certification
- RAC-CT
- LVN
- First Aid Certification
Timeline
MDS/Care Plan Coordinator
Citrus Heights Post Acute
10.2024 - Current
Interim MDS Coordinator
Asbury Park Rehabilitation
06.2022 - 07.2023
MDS Coordinator
Alderson’s Convalescent Hospital
01.2022 - 05.2025
Interim MDS Coordinator In Multiple Plum Buildings
Rock Creek Care Center/Plum Healthcare
08.2018 - 06.2022
MDS Coordinator
Pines at Placerville
05.2012 - 05.2022
Kaplan College
No Degree - General Education
Liberty University
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