MDS Coordinator

Manchester-Center-For-Rehabilitation-and-Healing-1; Manchester (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing seeks an experienced MDS Coordinator to lead MDS, CAAs and Care Plans for residents in a Skilled Nursing setting.

The role requires an active RN license, strong regulatory knowledge, and ability to work independently with a focus on high-quality resident care and outcomes. Collaboration with IDT and performance of RUG scoring are essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed Nurse with current, active license in state of practice.
• Minimum two years of clinical experience in a health care setting.
• Minimum one 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 completion of the MDS, CAAs and Care Plans in line with regulations.
• Acts as in-house Case Manager, communicating with residents, families and care teams.
• Communicates with Administrator and Director of Nursing to identify regulatory risk and resource needs.
• Collaborates with therapy staff to select the correct assessment reason and ARD; captures the RUG score.
• Understands MDS requirements for Medicare, Managed Care and Medicaid.
• Ensures timely electronic submission of all MDS to the state database and reviews validation reports.
• Leads Care Management with resident, IDT and family to resolve discharge barriers.
• Educates IDT and new staff on RAI processes and MDS procedures.
• Analyzes QI/QM data with DON to identify trends monthly.
• Responsible for timely Utilization Review and Triple Check processes.
• Serves on committees as required by supervision and Administrator.

Skills

Clinical experience

MDS coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Liaison & communication

Education

Licensed Nurse (RN) with active license

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.

MDS Coordinator 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

MDS Coordinator 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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