MDS Coordinator

Halfway to Heaven Nursing Home; Quitman (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Halfway to Heaven Nursing Home is seeking a MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring that documentation complies with federal, state, and certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process, MDS, CAAs, and care plan completion across disciplines to optimize care and reimbursement.

The candidate should be an RN or LVN licensed in the state, with at least 2 years of SNF nursing experience and strong knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS,

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets guidelines.
• Coordinate the RAI process, ensuring timeliness and completeness of MDS, CAAs, and care plans.
• Participate in regulatory surveys and correction of deficiencies.
• Report audit trends to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Monitor MDS process tracking and Medicaid tracking forms; ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

MDS coordination

Regulatory compliance

Documentation accuracy

Audit reporting

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN or LVN license

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.

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.