MDS Coordinator & RN – Care Compliance & QI Leader

Plaza West Healthcare & Rehab Center; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Electronic documentation

Employee appreciation events

Life insurance

Modified Comp

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Plaza West Healthcare & Rehab Center in Topeka, KS is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator, ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines.

The role oversees the RAI process, coordinates CAAs and the interdisciplinary care plan, and monitors tracking forms in PointClickCare to ensure timely, complete documentation by the care team.

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.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of OBRA regulations and the Minimum Data Set. Knowledge of care planning process.

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.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

MDS coordination

Care planning

Medicare/Medicaid knowledge

Education

RN license

RN program graduate

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

Plaza West Healthcare & Rehab Center in Topeka, KS is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator, ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines.

The role oversees the RAI process, coordinates CAAs and the interdisciplinary care plan, and monitors tracking forms in PointClickCare to ensure timely, complete documentation by the care team.