MDS & Compliance Coordinator

OPCO Skilled Management; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management's facility is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to assist the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. You will coordinate the RAI process, MDS, CAAs, and the interdisciplinary care plan to ensure timely, accurate submissions.

The role requires nursing licensure (RN or LVN) and prior SNF experience; you will monitor audits, track validation, and support staff to

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Case-Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement, as required.
• Thorough understanding of OBRA regulations and the MDS process.

Responsibilities

• Assists the center in assuring adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Actively participates in the regulatory or certification survey process and the correction of deficiencies
• Reports trends from completed audits to the Quality Assurance Committee
• Assures the completion of the RAI Process from the MDS through the interdisciplinary completion of the plan of care.
• Initiates and monitors RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms through the PointClickCare system.
• Follows up with staff when necessary to assure compliance to standards of documentation.
• Completes patient assessments, data collection, and interviews staff as necessary to assure good standard of practice and as instructed in the current version of MDS User’s Manual.
• Facilitates accurate determination of the Assessment Reference Date that accurately reflects the patient’s care needs and captures all resources utilized to ensure appropriate payment by Medicare/Medicaid and insurance programs.
• Ensures timely submission of the MDSs to the State with proper follow-up on validation errors. Maintains validation records from the submission process in a systematic and orderly fashion.

Job description

OPCO Skilled Management's facility is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to assist the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. You will coordinate the RAI process, MDS, CAAs, and the interdisciplinary care plan to ensure timely, accurate submissions.

The role requires nursing licensure (RN or LVN) and prior SNF experience; you will monitor audits, track validation, and support staff to