MDS Coordinator RN or LVN

Fiesta Park Wellness and Rehabilitation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiesta Park Wellness and Rehabilitation is seeking a skilled MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator by ensuring documentation adheres to Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process through MDS, CAAs, and the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.

The ideal candidate holds RN or LVN licensure and has experience in Skilled Nursing Facilities, with knowledge of Case Mix, OBRA, and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Case Mix and Federal Medicare PPS processes.
• Understanding OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set (MDS).
• Familiarity with care planning process and Medicaid reimbursement.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator to ensure documentation meets Federal and State guidelines.
• Coordinate the RAI process ensuring timeliness and completeness of MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Support regulatory or certification surveys and address deficiencies.
• Report trends from audits to Quality Assurance Committee.
• Monitor RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms.
• Follow up with staff to ensure documentation standards are met.
• Complete patient assessments, data collection, and staff interviews as needed.
• Ensure accurate Assessment Reference Date reflecting patient care needs.

Skills

Case Mix knowledge

OBRA regulations

Quality Indicator process

MDS process understanding

Education

RN or LVN license

Tools

PointClickCare system

Job description

Your Job Summary

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.

Job Type

Full-Time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fiesta Park Wellness & Rehabilitation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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