MDS Coordinator

OPCO Skilled Management; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management seeks an MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process to assure timely, complete MDS, CAAs, and the Interdisciplinary Care Plan, tracking forms in PointClickCare and reporting trends to the Quality Assurance Committee.

A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed in the state is required, with at least 2 years in

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LPN program and licensed in the state.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, Medicaid reimbursement, OBRA regulations, and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Assist in assuring adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Participate in the regulatory or certification survey process and correct deficiencies.
• Report trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Assure completion of the RAI Process from the MDS through the interdisciplinary care plan.
• Initiate and monitor RAI process tracking and Medicaid tracking forms in PointClickCare.
• Follow up with staff to ensure documentation standards are met.
• Complete patient assessments and data collection; interview staff as needed.
• Facilitate accurate Assessment Reference Date determination reflecting care needs.
• Ensure timely submission of MDSs to the State with validation follow-up.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

MDS process knowledge

Interdisciplinary care planning

Audit reporting

Healthcare data collection

Education

RN or LPN license

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

Objective

The MDS Coordinator assists the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator with ensuring that documentation in the center meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The MDS Coordinator coordinates the RAI process assuring the timeliness, and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.

Principal 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.

Qualifications

Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse / License Vocational Nurse 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. Through understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set. Knowledge of the care planning process.