MDS Coordinator

Outfield Healthcare Partners; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Outfield Healthcare Partners is seeking an MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. You will coordinate the RAI process and oversee the timeliness and completeness of MDS, CAAs, and the interdisciplinary care plan.

The role requires RN or LVN licensure in the state, and typically 2+ years of skilled nursing experience with strong knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LVN program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Strong knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Familiarity with OBRA regulations and MDS processes.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in regulatory or certification survey and correction of deficiencies.
• Reports trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Ensures completion of the RAI Process from MDS to the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Initiates and monitors RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms via PointClickCare.
• Follows up with staff to ensure compliance with documentation standards.
• Completes patient assessments, data collection, and staff interviews as needed.
• Facilitates accurate Assessment Reference Date determination reflecting patient care needs.
• Ensures timely submission of MDSs to the State with validation follow-up and maintains records.

Skills

MDS coordination

Regulatory compliance

Medicare/Medicaid knowledge

Communication

Documentation accuracy

Education

RN or LVN license (state-licensed)

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.

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.