MDS Coordinator RN/LPN

Casa Maria Healthcare; Roswell (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

PTO

401K

Job summary

Casa Maria Healthcare is seeking an MDS Coordinator to ensure timely completion of the RAI and care management processes from admission to discharge, in line with policy, guidelines and federal, state, and certification requirements.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, you will coordinate information systems operations and educate the clinical team, while maintaining accurate MDS data and ensuring compliance across state and federal requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LVN program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process and MDS 3.0 experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Interdisciplinary Team to assess resident needs and schedule MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Ensure decisions on whether to complete additional MDS assessments meet clinical criteria per RAI Manual.
• Coordinate daily stand up meetings to review resident care and set assessment reference dates.
• Comply with federal and state regulations for RAI completion and coordination.
• Monitor MDS and care plan documentation in the medical record to support coding.
• Maintain current MDS status and accurate data entry into computerized MDS systems.
• Complete accurate coding of the MDS from medical records, observations, and interviews.

Skills

Nursing experience

MDS knowledge

Case-Mix knowledge

OBRA regulations knowledge

Care planning knowledge

Education

RN/LVN licensure

Tools

MDS software

Job description

Your Job Type
The MDS Coordinator will be responsible for timely and accurate completion of both the RAI process and care management process from admission to discharge in accordance with company policy and procedures, and Federal, State and Certification guidelines, and all other entities as appropriate- Minimum Data Set, discharge and admission tracking, etc. With direction from the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department.

• 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.

Job Type: Full-Time

Benefits Offered

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401K

Your Job Type
The MDS Coordinator will be responsible for timely and accurate completion of both the RAI process and care management process from admission to discharge in accordance with company policy and procedures, and Federal, State and Certification guidelines, and all other entities as appropriate- Minimum Data Set, discharge and admission tracking, etc. With direction from the Director of Nursing and VP of Clinical Reimbursement, may coordinate information systems operations and education for the clinical department.

Principal 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.

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.

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