MDS Coordinator LVN or RN

Opco-Skilled-Management-; United States; Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Opco-Skilled-Management- is seeking a skilled MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. This role coordinates the RAI process from MDS through interdisciplinary care planning.

The incumbent will monitor and track RAI and Medicaid forms in the PointClickCare system, ensure timely MDS submissions, and assist in survey preparation and deficiencies corrections.

Formación

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse / Licensed Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice required.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred. Knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, Medicaid reimbursement, OBRA regulations, and MDS care planning.

Responsabilidades

• Assists in adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Participates in regulatory survey process and correction of deficiencies.
• Reports trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Ensures timely submission of the MDS to the State and follows up on validation errors.
• Manages RAI process tracking and Medicaid tracking forms in PointClickCare.
• Follows up with staff to ensure documentation standards.
• Completes patient assessments, data collection, and staff interviews as needed.
• Determines Accurate Assessment Reference Date reflecting care needs and resources.

Conocimientos

Regulatory compliance

MDS knowledge

Data collection

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Educación

RN license

Herramientas

PointClickCare

Descripción del empleo

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.