MDS Coordinator RN or LVN

OPCO Skilled Management; Malakoff (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Cedar Lake Wellness & Rehabilitation seeks a skilled MDS Coordinator to assist the Director of Nursing and RN Assessment Coordinator in ensuring documentation meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The role coordinates the RAI process for timely MDS completion and care planning.

The position requires RN or LVN licensure with nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility, and knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement and OBRA regulations. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved RN/LVN program and licensed in the state of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Knowledge of Case-Mix, Medicare PPS, and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Understanding of OBRA regulations and the care planning process.

Responsibilities

• Assists the center in ensuring adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
• Actively participates in regulatory or certification surveys and corrects deficiencies.
• Reports trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Completes the RAI process from MDS through interdisciplinary care planning.
• Monitors RAI process tracking and Medicaid forms through PCC system.
• Follows up with staff to ensure documentation standards.
• Performs patient assessments and data collection as needed.
• Ensures accurate Assessment Reference Date reflects care needs and resources for payment.

Skills

Nursing expertise

Regulatory knowledge

MDS process knowledge

Documentation accuracy

Education

RN or LVN license

Tools

PointClickCare PCC

Job description

Your Job

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Your Job

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

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 (PCC) 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.

Cedar Lake 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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