MDS Nurse

Prestige Healthcare Management; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Sick Time Off

Referral Program

401K

Job summary

Pine Acres Rehabilitation & Care Center in West Des Moines, IA is seeking a Resident Assessment Coordinator / MDS Nurse to coordinate MDS assessments and care planning. You will work with residents, families, and staff to ensure accurate documentation and adherence to standards.

The role requires RN licensure in Iowa with RAC training within six months; CPR certification is required and RAC certification is preferred. On-site position with comprehensive benefits and on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• RN licensure in Iowa or ability to attain.
• RAC training must be completed within 6 months; RAC certification preferred.
• Active and current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates relationships with residents, families, staff, and visitors to promote Pine Acres' mission and values.
• Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and supporting documentation.
• Auditing medical records for documentation for MDS items.
• Provide education to department heads, physicians, and staff as needed.
• Schedule ARDs for payment assessments reflecting residents' clinical characteristics.
• Communicates with the IDT to identify residents needing Significant Change in Status assessments.
• Implements nursing practice standards and facility policies.
• Conducts resident care conferences with facility staff providing direct care.
• Maintains resident information and internal affairs in confidence.
• Assists with admission, discharge, or care of residents.
• Performs Staff Nurse duties when required.
• Accepts on-call for emergencies not resolved by Charge Nurses/Managers.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Nursing documentation

On-call readiness

Care coordination

Education

Graduate of an approved school of nursing

RN licensure in Iowa

RAC training within 6 months of hire

CPR certification

RAC Certification preferred

Tools

EMR systems

MDS workflows

Job description

Join the Pine Acres Team!!

Resident Assesment Coordinator / MDS Nurse Summary:

Conducts and coordinates the completion of required Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and is responsible for the implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident’s comprehensive plan of care.

Resident Assessment Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities:

The MDS Coordinator is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities which are considered essential functions of the position.

• Cultivates relationships with residents, families, staff, and visitors, fosters a vibrant work environment/culture and promotes Pine Acres Rehabilitation & Care Center’s mission, vision, values and goals.

• Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.

• Auditing medical records for the presence of supporting documentation for all items coded on the MDS.

• Provide education to department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.

• Schedules the Assessment Reference Dates (ARDs) for payment assessments in a manner that accurately captures each resident’s clinical characteristics for payment classification purposes.

• Communicates with the IDT to identify residents in need of a Significant Change in Status assessment,

• Implements established performance standard of nursing practice and facility policies and procedures.

• Conducts resident care conference with facility personnel providing direct care.

• Maintain resident information and internal affairs in strict confidence.

• Assists with admission, discharge, or care of residents as needed.

• Performs duties of Staff Nurse whenever and wherever required.

• Accepts on-call for emergencies that the Charge Nurses and/or Nurse Managers cannot resolve.

Resident Assessment Coordinator / MDS Nurse Benefits:

• Daily Pay!

• Medical Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Dental insurance

• Disability insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Flexible spending account

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Sick time off

• Referral program

• Vision insurance

• 401K

Resident Assessment Coordinator / MDS Nurse Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.

• Registered nurse or ability and willingness to attain preferred.

• Must have current licensure in the State of Iowa or the ability to attain licensure.

• Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) training must be completed within six months of hire. RAC Certification is preferred.

• Active and current CPR certification

Work Experience

• Minimum of 2-years supervisory experience in a hospital or post-acute care facility, including geriatric and/or psychiatric nursing.

• Training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing care.

• Minimum of 2-years MDS and care plan experience is preferred by not required.

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