MDS Coordinator

Outfield Healthcare Partners; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Outfield Healthcare Partners in San Antonio, TX seeks an MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator. The role ensures documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines and coordinates the RAI process for timely MDS, CAAs, and interdisciplinary care plans.

The position requires RN or LVN licensure with at least 2 years of SNF nursing experience, strong knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, and experience with MDS processes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN or LVN program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility.
• Excellent knowledge of Case-Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Thorough understanding of OBRA regulations and MDS processes.

Responsibilities

• Assists in adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Actively participates in regulatory surveys and corrects deficiencies.
• Reports trends from audits to Quality Assurance Committee.
• Ensures completion of the MDS through the interdisciplinary care plan.
• Initiates and tracks RAI process and Medicaid tracking forms in PointClickCare.

Skills

RN licensed

MDS knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Audit tracking

Education

RN/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.

Principal Responsibilities

Assists the center in assuring adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.

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.