MDS Director: Quality & Compliance Leader (RN)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center; Paramus, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in New Jersey is seeking an MDS Director to oversee MDS processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive quality outcomes. The role requires leadership across nursing management and collaboration with staff to optimize Medicare reimbursement and care planning.

Responsibilities include monitoring quality measures, ensuring timely MDS assessments, staff education, and policy development.

Qualifications

• Five years or more as an MDS Coordinator.
• Meets regulatory requirements for MDS Prospective Payment System.
• Deep understanding of PDPM reimbursement model and CMS guidelines.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
• Prior management or supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor Facility Quality Measures and analyze clinical data metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Ensure all MDS assessments are completed accurately, timely, and in full compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Opens MDS assessments, fills in resident's name, assessment reference date, and reason for the assessment.
• Reviews all validation reports from the State Department of Health and corrects errors as necessary.
• Transmits MDS data to State DOH after making certain assessments are edited and locked.
• Provides billing department with information regarding resource utilization groups for Medicare patients.
• Educates staff regarding MDS, Quality Indicators and Prospective Payment System. Assures regulatory compliance with MDS assessments.
• Assures MDS Encoders are following policy and procedure and entering data timely and accurately.
• Writes or revises policies and procedures for department.
• Provides in-service training regarding the MDS to Nurse Managers, RNs, LPNs, and other clinical staff (social service, recreation therapy, and dietitians).
• Report monthly progress to DON and supervise and oversee MDS process in doing care plan compliance
• Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness.
• All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Assesses gaps in policies and procedures and create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct.
• Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Leadership / supervisory

MDS knowledge

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

MDS and PPS training

RN license NJ

RAC-CT preferred

Job description

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in New Jersey is seeking an MDS Director to oversee MDS processes, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive quality outcomes. The role requires leadership across nursing management and collaboration with staff to optimize Medicare reimbursement and care planning.

Responsibilities include monitoring quality measures, ensuring timely MDS assessments, staff education, and policy development.