MDS Coordinator

OPCO Skilled Management; Benson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid-Time Off

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator in Benson, AZ to oversee the RAI/MDS process from admission to discharge in accordance with federal, state, and facility policies.

You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, ensure timely MDS coding, care planning, and compliance with OBRA regulations while maintaining accurate documentation and state submissions. LVN licensure required, with SNF experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum 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 Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process and MDS 3.0 experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Team to plan MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Determine whether to initiate or avoid additional MDS assessments based on clinical criteria.
• Coordinate daily stand-up meetings and set assessment reference dates.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations regarding the MDS process.
• Monitor MDS and care plan documentation in the medical record to support coding.
• Maintain current MDS status per state and federal guidelines.
• Enter resident data into MDS software accurately.
• Code the MDS using data from records, observations and interviews.
• Attend interdisciplinary meetings to share updates and maintain records.
• Assist DON with identifying significant changes and communicating orders.
• Prepare scheduling and notices for care planning conferences.
• Keep up-to-date knowledge of data entry and computer technology.
• Submit required documentation to state databases per policy.
• Submit MDS to State with validation follow-up and maintain records.
• Participate in regulatory surveys and address deficiencies.
• Report audit trends to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Ensure timely RAI processing from MDS to care plan.
• Manage RAI tracking and Medicaid forms via Point Click Care system.

Skills

MDS 3.0 familiarity

Medicare PPS knowledge

Medicaid reimbursement knowledge

OBRA regulations knowledge

Care planning process

MDS coding

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license

Job description

Benefits Available for Full-Time Employees

Job Type: Full-Time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid-Time Off

Your Job

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Your Job Summary

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.

Principal 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.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meeting, quality assurance and other meeting in order to gather information, communicate changes, and maintain and update records.
• Assists DON or designee with identification of a significant change, physician orders and verbal reports to assure that the MDS and care plan are reflective of those changes.
• Prepares scheduling, notice of resident care planning conferences, and assists DON in communication of outcomes/problems to the responsible staff, resident, and/or responsible party.
• Continually updating knowledge base related to data entry and computer technology.
• Completes electronic submission of required documentation to the state database and other entities per company policy.
• 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.
• 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 and timeliness of the RAI Process from the MDS through the completion of the plan of care.
• Initiates and monitors RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms through the Point Click Care system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational 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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