MDS Coordinator

Manchester-Center-For-Rehabilitation-and-Healing-1; Manchester (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is seeking an MDS Coordinator to join our skilled nursing team. The role focuses on accurate completion of MDS, CAAs and care plans, in line with federal and state regulations, with independent evaluation and timely communication.

Candidates must hold an active nursing license in the state, have at least two years clinical experience (one in long-term care), and have prior MDS coordination experience; training available for qualified assessors.

Qualifications

• Licensed Nurse with current, active license in state of practice.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience in a health care setting.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a long term care setting.
• Prior experience as an MDS coordination accepted.
• Training program available for candidates with demonstrated assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversees accurate and thorough completion of the MDS, CAAs and Care Plans.
• Acts as an in-house Case Manager with communication to resident, family, other professionals and third party payers
• Proactively communicates regulatory risk and effectiveness of facility systems to Administrator and Director of Nursing
• Collaborates with therapy staff to select the correct ARD reason and capture the RUG score
• Demonstrates understanding of MDS requirements for Medicare, Managed Care and Medicaid
• Ensures timely electronic submission of all MDS to the state database and reviews validation reports
• Facilitates the Care Management Process engaging the resident, IDT and family for discharge planning
• Educates IDT members on the RAI process and trains on updated MDS processes
• Analyzes QI/QM data with the Director of Nursing to identify trends
• Responsible for Utilization Review and Triple Check and participates in committees

Skills

Active nursing license

Clinical experience

Long-term care experience

MDS coordination

Assessment skills training

Job description

MDS Coordinator

Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is looking for talented and motivated MDS Coordinator to join our dynamic team. The position is within a Skilled Nursing facility. Candidate should possess passion for geriatric population, must contain a license in the state of practice, be able to evaluate and treat independently without direct supervision, and posses the desire to perform functional therapeutic activities to assist residents improve in their experience.

Essential Job Functions

• Oversees accurate and thorough completion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), Care Area Assessments (CAAs) and Care Plans, in accordance with current federal and state regulations and guidelines that govern the process
• Acts as an in-house Case Manager demonstrating detailed knowledge of residents health status, critical thinking skills to develop an appropriate care pathway and timely communication of needed information to the resident, family, other health care professionals and third party payers
• Proactively communicates with Administrator and Director of Nursing to identify regulatory risk, effectiveness of Facility/Community Systems that allow capture of resources provided on the MDS, clinical trends that impacts resident care, and any additional information that has an affect on the clinical and operational outcomes of the Facility/Community
• Utilizes critical thinking skills and collaborates with therapy staff to select the correct reason for assessment and Assessment Reference Date (ARD). Captures the RUG score which reflects the care and services provided
• Demonstrates an understanding of MDS requirements related to varied payers including Medicare, Managed Care and Medicaid
• Ensures timely electronic submission of all Minimum Data Sets to the state data base. Reviews state validation reports and ensures that appropriate follow-up action is taken
• Facilitates the Care Management Process engaging the resident, IDT and family in timely identification and resolution of barriers to discharge resulting in optimal resident outcomes and safe transition to the next care setting
• Directly educates or provides company resources to the IDT members to ensure they are knowledgeable of the RAI process. Provides an overview of the MDS Coordinator and Assessor role to new employees that are involved with the RAI process. Teach and train new or updated RAI or company processes to interdisciplinary team (IDT) members as needed
• Analyzes QI/QM data in conjunction with the Director of Nursing Services to identify trends on a monthly basis
• Responsible for timely and accurate completion of Utilization Review and Triple Check
• Serves on, participates in, and attends various other committees of the Facility/Community (e.g., Quality Assessment and Assurance) as required, and as directed by their supervisor and Administrator

Qualifications

• Licensed Nurse with current, active license in state of practice.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical experience in a health care setting
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a long term care setting
• Prior experience as an MDS coordination accepted
• Training program available for candidates with demonstrated assessment skills

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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