MDS (RN/LPN) Coordinator

Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness; Raytown (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Paid Time Off & Flexibility

Pet Insurance

Daily Pay Option through Tapcheck

Employee Discounts

Life Insurance

TextCare access to healthcare

Job summary

Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to manage RAI and Medicare processes for our residents. You will verify eligibility for Medicare services, ensure complete continuing stay documentation, and oversee timely MDS/PPS assessments in line with regulations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to maintain high-quality care, accurate coding, and compliant documentation, with full-time hours and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing program and licensed in the state you are applying

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Interdisciplinary Team to assess residents' needs and schedule MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Coordinate daily stand-up meetings and set assessment reference dates.
• Monitor MDS and care plan documentation to support MDS coding in the medical record.
• Identify significant changes, physician orders, and verbal reports to update MDS and care plans.
• Ensure timely completion of the RAI process from MDS to the care plan.
• Report trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Maintain confidentiality of necessary information.

Skills

MDS coordination

Clinical reimbursement

Education

Nursing degree/diploma

Licensed in-state (RN or LPN)

Tools

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

MDS (RN/LPN) Coordinator

Join Our Dynamic Team! Are you an experienced MDS Coordinator looking for an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact? We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our team and take charge as an MDS Coordinator. Your expertise will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest quality of care for our residents.

Position Overview:

As an MDS Coordinator, you will be at the heart of managing the integrity of our facility's RAI and Medicare processes. Your responsibilities will include verifying the eligibility of residents for Medicare services, ensuring all required documentation for continuing stay is complete, and overseeing the timely and accurate completion of MDS/PPS assessments in accordance with regulations. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that skilled nursing care is consistently provided to our residents.

Job Type: Full-time

Employee Benefits Package

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• $100–$150 Monthly Company HSA Contributionto help offset employee-only medical insurance costs
• Daily Pay Option through Tapcheck
• BenefitHub Employee Discounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance– 1x annual salary, up to $100,000
• Paid Time Off & Flexibility
• Personal Day Benefit
• Pet Insurance
• One-to-One Health TextCare– 24/7 access to healthcare providers by text for primary care and urgent care needs. The service and TextCare visits are completely free to employees.
• Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Works in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to assess the needs of the residents; provides an interdisciplinary schedule for MDS assessments and care plan reviews as required by governing agencies.
• Assist with coordination and management of the daily stand-up meeting, including review of resident care and the setting of the assessment reference date(s).
• Monitors MDS and care plan documentation for all residents; ensure documentation is present in the medical record to support MDS coding.
• Assist DON or designee with the identification of a significant change, physician orders, and verbal reports to ensure that the MDS and care plan reflect those changes.
• Assures the completion and timeliness of the RAI Process from the MDS through the completion of the plan of care.
• Reports trends from completed audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved Nursing program and are licensed in the state you are applying
• 18 months of recent experience as MDS Coordinator
• Experience with clinical reimbursement
• Current BLS/CPR certification
• Reliable transportation

We look forward to hearing from you and exploring the potential for you to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

We provide 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.