MDS Coordinator — RAI & Care Plan Specialist

OPCO Skilled Management; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

Forest Parking Nursing Center is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to complement our facility. The role manages the RAI and care management processes from admission to discharge in accordance with policy, Federal and State guidelines, and all applicable requirements.

Under direction of the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, you may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department, ensuring timely MDS completion and accurate coding in the

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.

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.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Skills

MDS coordination

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Data entry

Coding

Care planning

Documentation

Scheduling

Education

RN/LVN license

MDS 3.0 knowledge

Tools

MDS 3.0

Job description

Forest Parking Nursing Center is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to complement our facility. The role manages the RAI and care management processes from admission to discharge in accordance with policy, Federal and State guidelines, and all applicable requirements.

Under direction of the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, you may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department, ensuring timely MDS completion and accurate coding in the