MDS Coordinator: Care Plans & Compliance Leader

Atlas Rehab and Healthcare at Maywood; Maywood (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Rehab and Healthcare at Maywood seeks an experienced MDS/RAI coordinator to ensure compliant completion of resident assessments and accurate documentation. You will oversee the facility's RAI process, coordinate care planning with the interdisciplinary team, and lead care plan meetings.

The role includes auditing medical records for MDS items, educating department heads and staff, and ensuring residents meet insurance criteria and coverage guidelines under SNF PPS reporting programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of the facility's Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal
• Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.
• Implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident's comprehensive plan of care.
• Scheduling and leading interdisciplinary care plan team meetings.
• Auditing medical records for the presence of supporting documentation for all items coded on the MDS. Provide
• education to department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.
• Collaborating with health plans, physicians and the interdisciplinary team for assuring insurance approvals and/or that
• residents meet eligibility and coverage criteria.
• Interpreting rules, regulations and coverage guidelines and acting as primary resource for problem solving in regards
• to the SNF prospective payment system and quality reporting program

Job description

Atlas Rehab and Healthcare at Maywood seeks an experienced MDS/RAI coordinator to ensure compliant completion of resident assessments and accurate documentation. You will oversee the facility's RAI process, coordinate care planning with the interdisciplinary team, and lead care plan meetings.

The role includes auditing medical records for MDS items, educating department heads and staff, and ensuring residents meet insurance criteria and coverage guidelines under SNF PPS reporting programs.