MDS Coordinator RN or LVN

OPCO Skilled Management; Corrales (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an MDS Coordinator to support the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation complies with Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process, ensuring timely MDS, CAAs, and care plans, and participates in surveys to address deficiencies.

The position requires RN or LVN licensure and nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility, with strong knowledge of OBRA, Medicare/Medicaid, and the care

Qualifications

• RN or LVN license in the state of practice is required.
• Minimum 2 years of skilled nursing facility nursing experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of case-mix, PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Understanding of OBRA regulations and the MDS process.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets guidelines.
• Coordinates the RAI process for timeliness and completeness of MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Participates in regulatory surveys and corrects deficiencies.
• Reports audit trends to Quality Assurance Committee.
• Manages MDS submission tracking and state validation follow-up.
• Ensures accurate Assessment Reference Date and appropriate payment capture.

Skills

RN/LVN license

Nursing experience

OBRA regulations

Care planning

MDS knowledge

Medicare/Medicaid knowledge

Education

RN or LVN license

Job description

Objective

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.