MDS Coordinator

Casa Arena Healthcare; Alamogordo (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life & Vision insurance

Job summary

Casa Arena Healthcare is seeking a qualified MDS Coordinator to lead timely completion of the RAI/MDS processes from admission to discharge in compliance with federal, state, and facility guidelines.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, you will coordinate care management activities, ensure accurate coding, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to optimize resident outcomes and reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LVN program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Excellent knowledge of Case-Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Thorough understanding of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Experience with MDS 3.0 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess residents' needs with the Interdisciplinary Team and schedule MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Ensure decisions on completing additional MDS assessments based on clinical criteria.
• Coordinate daily stand-up meetings and review resident care and assessment reference dates.
• Comply with federal and state regulations for the MDS process.
• Monitor MDS and care plan documentation in the medical record.
• Maintain current MDS status per guidelines.
• Maintain data entry into MDS programs.
• Complete accurate MDS coding from record reviews, observations, and interviews.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing experience in SNF

Case-Mix knowledge

Medicare PPS knowledge

Medicaid reimbursement knowledge

OBRA regulations

MDS 3.0 experience

Care planning knowledge

Education

RN or LVN license (State)

Tools

MDS software

RAI User's Manual knowledge

MDS 3.0 coding tools

Job description

The MDS Coordinator will be responsible for timely and accurate completion of both the RAI process and care management process from admission to discharge in accordance with company policy and procedures, and Federal, State and Certification guidelines, and all other entities as appropriate- Minimum Data Set, discharge and admission tracking, etc. With direction from the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

401k, Dental, Health, Life & Vision

Your Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to assess the needs of the resident; Provides interdisciplinary schedule for MDS assessments and care plan reviews as required by governing agencies.
• Ensures that the Interdisciplinary team makes decisions for either completing or not completing additional MDS, assessments based on clinical criteria as identified in the most recent version of the RAI User’s Manual.
• Assist with coordination and management of the daily stand up meeting, to include review of resident care and the setting of the assessment reference date(s).
• Complies with federal and state regulations regarding completion and coordination of the RAI process.
• Monitors MDS and care plan documentation for all residents; ensures documentation is present in the medical record to support MDS coding.
• Maintains current MDS status of assigned residents according to state and federal guidelines.
• Maintains the frequent and accurate data entry of resident information into appropriate computerized MDS programs.
• Completes accurate coding of the MDS with information obtained via medical record review as well as observation and interview with facility staff, resident and family members.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Your Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN / LVN program and licensed in the state of practice, required.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of Case-Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement, as required.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process.
• Experience with MDS 3.0, preferred.

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