MDS Coordinator - RN - RNAC

Dvcr; Batesville (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversicare Batesville, MS is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to lead RAI processes and work with an interdisciplinary team to ensure compliant MDS assessments.

Qualified candidates hold an active Mississippi RN license and have MDS 3.0 knowledge, with Long Term Care experience preferred. The role requires accurate coding, timely documentation, and coordination of care plans with patients, residents, and families.

Qualifications

• Must hold current registered nursing license in the state of employment.
• Two years of MDS experience preferred.
• Experience in Long Term Care preferred.
• Proficient in Data Entry and Word processing; knowledge of MDS 3.0.
• Knowledge of nursing practices and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the RAI Process.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to assess patient/resident needs.
• Participate in Care Coordination meetings.
• Ensure accurate and timely MDS assessments per regulations.
• Code MDS assessments from records and interviews.
• Maintain MDS assessment schedules and due dates.
• Coordinate Care Plan conferences with team, patient, and families.
• Submit required documentation to state databases per guidelines.
• Ensure Medicare/Medicaid regulatory guidelines are met.

Skills

MDS coordination

RN license

Data entry & word processing

MDS 3.0 knowledge

Care coordination

Tools

Data entry software

Word processing software

Job description

Overview

Smile, You’ve Found Us!

Are you passionate about caregiving? Would you like to work with the best team in the world? If so, Diversicare invites you to apply.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence, which we extend to all those we are privileged to serve.

If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents,

Full Time Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Excellent 401k plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• Long and Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Referral Bonuses
• DiversICARE - employee hardship fund
• Pay advancement program - OnShift Wallet

Diversicare provides post-acute care services to patients and residents at 47 skilled nursing and long-term care centers in five states, primarily in the Southeast, Midwest and Southwest United States. Together, with our team of dedicated healthcare professionals, we leverage our diverse strengths to provide each patient and resident with healthcare serves that best meet their needs.

It is Diversicare’s Mission to “Improve every life we touch by providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.”

We are guided to excellence by five Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Teamwork and Stewardship, as well as 12 Service Standards.

We build on trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation and strong communication skills to shape the culture in our workplace. Diversicare team members play a critical role in fostering an environment of Service Excellence. Our Service Standards are in place to offer support. They lead us to what matters most to our company: “creating a warm, caring, safe and professional environment for our customers and each other.”

Our culture of impassioned service delivery is the “Diversicare Difference”.

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Responsibilities

• Coordinate the RAI Process.
• Work in Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to assess the needs of the patient/resident
• Significantly involved in Care Coordination meetings
• Ensures accurate and timely MDS assessments according to state and federal regulations.
• Ensures and completes accurate coding of the MDS assessment with information obtained via medical record review, observation and interview with center staff, patients, residents and family members.
• Maintains the tracking system of MDS assessment schedules (time frames and due dates).
• Coordinates Care Plan conferences with the interdisciplinary team, patient, residents and families.
• Obtain, review and maintain all State and Federal reports, making appropriate corrections timely.
• Monitors Quality Measures and ensures that MDSs are accurate to support and reflect the Quality Measures.
• Provides education related to the RAI Process
• Coordinates and completes electronic submission of required documentation to the State data base and other entities per company guidelines and State and Federal regulations.
• Ensures Medicare and Medicaid regulatory guidelines are completed accurately and timely (i.e.: certifications, denial letters, skilled documentation, coverage criteria, etc…)

Qualifications

• Two years of MDS experience preferred, but not required
• Must hold current registered nursing license in the state of employment.
• Experience inLong Term Care preferred.
• Computer skills such as Data Entry and Word processing required. Working knowledgeof the MDS 3.0 (current version of minimum data set).
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as wellas laws, regulations and guidelines that pertain to skilled nursing facilities.
• Mustpossess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures that are necessary for providing quality care.

Diversicare is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Diversicare does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, age, or disability, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

(EOE)