MDS Coordinator

Outfield Healthcare Partners; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Outfield Healthcare Partners in Texas is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator. You will ensure documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines and coordinate the RAI process from MDS to the care plan.

The role requires RN or LVN licensure, at least two years in a Skilled Nursing Facility, and solid knowledge of OBRA, Medicare PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement.

Qualifications

• RN or LVN license in the state of practice.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Strong knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, Medicaid and OBRA.
• Experience with the MDS/RAI process and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Participates in regulatory surveys and corrects deficiencies.
• Reports trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Assures completion of the RAI process from the MDS to the care plan.
• Monitors RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid forms in PointClickCare.
• Follows up with staff to ensure documentation standards.
• Completes patient assessments, data collection, and interviews staff as needed.
• Determines Assessment Reference Date reflecting patient needs and resources for payment.
• Submits MDSs to the State timely and maintains validation records.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

MDS coordination

Audit reporting

Care planning

Education

RN or LVN license

Tools

PointClickCare

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.

Job Type: Full-Time.

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.