MDS Coordinator

Thorny Nursing Center; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thorny Nursing Center in Fort Worth, TX is seeking an MDS Coordinator to assist the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. You will coordinate the RAI process, CAAs, and the interdisciplinary care plan to support accurate payment and high-quality resident care.

The role requires graduation from an approved RN or LVN program and active license in Texas, with a minimum of two years' nursing experience in a

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MDS, RAI process, OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Understanding of Federal Medicare PPS, Medicaid reimbursement, and care planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator with ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines.
• Coordinate the RAI process ensuring timeliness and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and interdisciplinary care plan.
• Participate in regulatory or certification surveys and correct deficiencies.
• Report trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Manage RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms in PointClickCare.

Skills

MDS knowledge

Education

RN or LVN license

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

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.