MDS Coordinator

The Laurels of Kent; Lowell (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with matching funds

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Laurels of Kent in Michigan seeks an experienced MDS Coordinator to oversee the RAI process, conduct assessments, and coordinate care plans for guests. This role supervises the Care Management Nurse and MDS Nurse, ensuring regulatory compliance and timely documentation.

You will collaborate with nursing, therapy, social services, and medical staff to optimize residents' care and PPS scheduling. The ideal candidate has RN or LPN licensure and proven MDS experience.

Qualifications

• RN or LPN licensure required.
• Knowledge of the RAI process; PPS principles preferred.
• Experience as an MDS Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Completes the MDS, CAA’s and care plans within regulated time frames.
• Coordinates scheduling the RAI process with the interdisciplinary team.
• Assess resident through physical assessment, interview and chart review.
• Discusses resident care needs with caregivers, including physician, nursing, social services, therapy, dietary, and activity staff.
• Reviews information from hospital, consults and outside agencies and uses such information in the completion of the assessment and care planning.
• Coordinates, identifies, and/or initiates significant change MDS’
• Is prepared to conduct PPS meetings maintaining MDS assessments per Medicare schedule and maintains PPS board for monitoring of Medicare days and RUGs utilization in the absence of the Care Management Coordinator
• Remains current with American Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) requirements.

Skills

RAI process knowledge

MDS Nurse experience

Education

RN or LPN licensure

Job description

Are you an experienced MDS nurse interested in the next step? The MDS Coordinator provides oversight of the RAI process and conducts assessments and care plan coordination for guests. The MDS Coordinator supervises the Care Management Nurse, MDS Nurse.

The Laurels of Kent offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry, including health insurance, 401K with matching funds, paid time off and paid holidays. When you work with The Laurels of Kent, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration. Why just work when you can help shape a legacy?

Responsibilities

• Completes the MDS, CAA’s and care plans within regulated time frames.
• Coordinates scheduling the RAI process with the interdisciplinary team
• Assess resident through physical assessment, interview and chart review.
• Discusses resident care needs with care givers, including physician, nursing, social services, therapy, dietary, and activity staff.
• Reviews information from hospital, consults and outside agencies and uses such information in the completion of the assessment and care planning.
• Coordinates, identifies, and/or initiates significant change MDS’
• Is prepared to conduct PPS meetings maintaining MDS assessments per Medicare schedule and maintains PPS board for monitoring of Medicare days and RUGs utilization in the absence of the Care Management Coordinator
• Remains current with American Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) requirements.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensure
• Knowledge of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process, including the principles the Prospective Payment Process (PPS) strongly preferred.
• Experience as an MDS Nurse

About Laurel Health Care Company

Laurel Health Care Company is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.

At The Laurels, caring is more than providing excellent medical and guest services. It's also being a companion, and treating each guest with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. It's what we call "The Laurel Way of Caring", and it comes from within each one of us.

The Laurels was named a Great Place to Work for 2020 based on approximately 3,500 employee surveys that evaluated more than 60 elements of employee experience on the job, including employee pride in community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and feeling their work has special meaning.