MDS Coordinator

OPCO Skilled Management; Socorro (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management seeks an MDS Coordinator to ensure timely completion of the RAI process and care management from admission to discharge in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The ideal candidate is a licensed RN or LVN with experience in Skilled Nursing Facility MDS 3.0, Medicare PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement, and can coordinate interdisciplinary care while maintaining accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• RN or LVN licensed in the state.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Knowledge of MDS, RAI guidelines, and state/federal regulations.
• Experience with MDS 3.0 preferred.
• Understanding of OBRA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Interdisciplinary Team to assess resident needs and schedule MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Ensure decisions about MDS are based on clinical criteria per the RAI User’s Manual.
• Coordinate daily stand-up meetings and set assessment reference dates.
• Comply with federal and state regulations regarding MDS completion and coordination.
• Monitor MDS and care plan documentation; ensure accuracy in medical records.
• Maintain current MDS status per guidelines.
• Maintain data entry of resident information into MDS programs.
• Code the MDS accurately from chart review and interviews.
• Attend interdisciplinary team and QA meetings to update records.
• Assist DON with identification of significant changes and communication of changes.
• Prepare scheduling and notices for care planning conferences.
• Attend weekly Medicare, Medicaid, and Managed Care meetings.
• Submit final MDS data to state and federal agencies.
• Coach staff on RAI, PPS, and clinical systems.

Skills

MDS 3.0

Case-Mix knowledge

Medicare PPS

Medicaid reimbursement

Education

RN/LVN licensed

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits Available for Full-Time employees

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance

Your Job:

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

The MDS Coordinator will be responsible for timely and accurate completion of both the RAI process and care management process from admission to discharge in accordance with company policy and procedures, and Federal, State and Certification guidelines, and all other entities as appropriate- Minimum Data Set, discharge and admission tracking, etc. With direction from the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department.

901 Pennsylvania Ave Fort Worth, TX, 76104

Principal Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to assess the needs of the resident; Provides interdisciplinary schedule for MDS assessments and care plan reviews as required by governing agencies.
• Ensures that the Interdisciplinary team makes decisions for either completing or not completing additional MDS, assessments based on clinical criteria as identified in the most recent version of the RAI User’s Manual.
• Assist with coordination and management of the daily stand up meeting, to include review of resident care and the setting of the assessment reference date(s).
• Complies with federal and state regulations regarding completion and coordination of the RAI process.
• Monitors MDS and care plan documentation for all residents; ensures documentation is present in the medical record to support MDS coding.
• Maintains current MDS status of assigned residents according to state and federal guidelines.
• Maintains the frequent and accurate data entry of resident information into appropriate computerized MDS programs.
• Completes accurate coding of the MDS with information obtained via medical record review as well as observation and interview with facility staff, resident and family members.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meeting, quality assurance and other meeting in order to gather information, communicate changes, and maintain and update records.
• Assists DON or designee with identification of a significant change, physician orders and verbal reports to assure that the MDS and care plan are reflective of those changes.
• Prepares scheduling, notice of resident care planning conferences, and assists DON in communication of outcomes/problems to the responsible staff, resident, and/or responsible party.
• Attends weekly Medicare, Medicaid and Managed Care meetings as required.
• Corrects and ensures completion of final MDS and submits resident assessment data to the appropriate State and Federal government agencies.
• Assigns, assists, and instructs staff in the RAI Process, PPS Medicare, Medicaid (Case Mix as required) and clinical computer system in relation to these processes.
• Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LVN 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.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process.
• Experience with MDS 3.0, preferred.

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