MDS Coordinator

OPCO Skilled Management; Denton (TX); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OPCO Skilled Management seeks an MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator. This role ensures documentation aligns with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines and coordinates the RAI process for timely MDS, CAAs, and the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.

The position requires RN or LVN licensure in the state and at least 2 years of nursing experience in a skilled nursing setting, with strong knowledge of Medicare PPS, Medicaid reimbursement, OBRA, and

Formación

• Knowledge of Case-Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Understanding OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set (MDS) processes.
• Familiarity with care planning processes and quality indicators.

Responsabilidades

• Assists the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator to ensure documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines.
• Coordinates the RAI process to assure timeliness and completeness of MDS, CAAs, and the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Monitors MDS submissions, validates data, and maintains tracking records; supports QA activities and survey readiness.

Conocimientos

MDS knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Care planning process

Educación

RN/LVN license

Licensed in state of practice

Descripción del empleo

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.