MDS Coordinator- Registered Nurse

Plaza West Healthcare & Rehab; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Annual evaluations

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Electronic documentation

Employee appreciation events

Health insurance

Life insurance

Modified Comp

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Plaza West Healthcare & Rehab in Topeka, KS seeks an experienced MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process, ensuring timeliness and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan, and tracks forms via PointClickCare.

The ideal candidate holds an RN license and has knowledge of Medicare PPS, OBRA, and the care planning

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered 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.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process, OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set, and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator to ensure documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines.
• Coordinate the RAI process ensuring timeliness and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Initiate and monitor RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms through PointClickCare.
• Follow up with staff to ensure compliance to documentation standards and complete audits.
• Complete patient assessments, data collection, and staff interviews as needed per MDS User's Manual.

Skills

Case-Mix knowledge

Medicare PPS process

Medicaid reimbursement

Quality Indicator process

OBRA regulations & MDS

Care planning process

Education

RN license

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

As a MDS Coordinator you are responsible for assisting the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator with ensuring that documentation in the center meet Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The MDS Coordinator also coordinates the RAI process assuring the timeliness, and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Assists the center in ensuring 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.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered 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

Benefits

• 401K
• Annual evaluations
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Electronic documentation
• Employee appreciation events
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Modified Comp
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance