MDS Nurse

Ohio Living; United States; Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ohio Living in Ohio is seeking a Registered Nurse with MDS experience to join our interdisciplinary team. This role focuses on accurate assessments, care planning, and ensuring compliant documentation.

You will oversee the MDS submission, coordinate with staff, and participate in care conferences, audits, and quality improvement activities. We value integrity, collaboration, and compassionate patient care across our life plan communities.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
• Current unencumbered RN license for the state of Ohio.
• Experience with MDS in a long-term care setting preferred.

Responsabilités

• Validate and monitor MDS submission (EHDS) and RAI processes.
• Develop and communicate resident assessments and care plans to staff.
• Oversee data entry and electronic MDS submissions.
• Manage Medicare and managed care logs and timing of MDS schedules.
• Participate in care conferences and assist with insurance appeals as needed.
• Ensure timely documentation and stay updated on relevant regulations.

Connaissances

Nursing skills

Documentation accuracy

Team collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Formation

Nursing degree

Outils

EMR systems

Windows/Microsoft Office

Description du poste

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives.

Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The MDS Nurse - RN provides necessary and accurate documentation for resident and patient assessments and care plans in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations while serving as a team member or team leader of the interdisciplinary team.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Operations Management - 60%

• Oversees the RAI process and submission process by validating and monitoring reports (EHDS).
• Plans, develops, organizes, and communicates assessment and care plan information to staff members in order to optimize resident and patient care.
• Oversees and completes the computer data entry and electronic submission process for MDS transmission (EHDS).
• Oversees Medicare and managed care logs, directing decision-making regarding insurance coverage, cut dates, and MDS schedules.
• Oversees skilled resident and patient statuses to maximize reimbursement.
• Oversees Medicaid resident statuses to maximize case mix scores.
• Participates in care conferences.
• Remains available during surveys and audits of the facility and/or the facility’s documentation.
• Assists with insurance appeals by reviewing documentation coded on MDS and verifying for consistency.
• Attends all-employee and departmental meetings and in-service training as scheduled or as directed.

Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management - 20%

• Ensures accurate and timely MDS, CAA, and Plan of Care documentation from the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides final review of MDS and Plan of Care documentation of all disciplines offering education and advice as necessary and provides authorization.
• Maintains and communicates schedule of MDS and Plan of Care due dates.
• Keeps up to date on changes in documentation regulations, RUG categories, and legislation affecting MDS reimbursement issues.
• Attends committee meetings as requested.

Administration and Reporting - 20%

• Maximizes reimbursement through team education, planning, accurate and timely MDS assessments.
• Assists with reviewing and addressing issues with quality measures, survey findings, quality assurance findings, and other findings and/or survey results as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education Nursing degree from an accredited college, university or vocational school required.
• Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) required.

Experience

• Two years experience with MDS preferred.
• Two years experience as a nurse in a long-term care facility required.
• Experience as a nurse in a long-term care facility required.
• Experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices required.
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care with special emphasis placed on documentation.
• Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) systems required.

Other Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

• Sitting - Up to 8 hours/day
• Standing - Up to 8 hour/day
• Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
• Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling residents/patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
• Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts - Workday
• Subject to residents/patients with various disease processes - Workday
• Occasional May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

Across our 11 life plan communities, we offer a range of options from independent living apartments and villas to specialized memory care and everything in between. Whether it's a helping hand or skilled nursing care, we're here to provide support at every stage of life's journey. But our commitment doesn't stop at our doorstep. Between Ohio Living Home Health & Hospice and Ohio Living Palliative Medicine, we extend our care to over 10 million Ohioans in the 43 counties we serve. We also offer provider-owned physician and nurse practitioner services, a Medicare Advantage plan, and pharmacy services - because health and wellness go hand in hand.

The Ohio Living Foundation raises millions of dollars each year to support the people and programs of Ohio Living. From charity care to special programs and beyond, they’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of those we serve and ensuring that no one is left behind.

At Ohio Living, our mission is that heart of all we do. For over 100 years, it has been our promise to care, to support, and to enrich the lives of our residents and communities.