Remote MDS Coordinator (RN/LPN) — Impactful Care Leader

Vertical Health Services; Chesterfield (MO); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA contribution $100/month

Daily Pay option

401K

Life insurance 1x annual salary

Paid Time Off & Flexibility

Generous Paid Time Off

Personal Day Benefit

Regional support from dedicated team

Job summary

Vertical Health Services is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator (RN/LPN) to join our team in a remote capacity. You will oversee MDS/PPS assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to maintain high-quality resident care.

Responsibilities include validating Medicare eligibility, ensuring complete continuing stay documentation, and monitoring timelines from MDS through the plan of care, while reporting audit trends to QA.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating MDS/PPS assessments and care planning.
• Knowledge of RAI/Medicare regulatory requirements.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to schedule and review assessments.
• Proven track record in clinical reimbursement and documentation accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Works with Interdisciplinary Team to assess residents and schedules MDS assessments and care plan reviews.
• Assist with daily stand-up meeting coordination and setting assessment reference dates.
• Monitors MDS and care plan documentation for all residents and ensures medical records support coding.
• Assist DON with significant changes, physician orders, and verbal reports to reflect changes in MDS and care plans.
• Ensure timely completion of the RAI process from MDS through the care plan.
• Report trends from audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.

Skills

MDS coordination

Medicare/RAI knowledge

Documentation/recordkeeping

BLS/CPR certification

Education

Nursing degree (RN/LPN)

Job description

Vertical Health Services is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator (RN/LPN) to join our team in a remote capacity. You will oversee MDS/PPS assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to maintain high-quality resident care.

Responsibilities include validating Medicare eligibility, ensuring complete continuing stay documentation, and monitoring timelines from MDS through the plan of care, while reporting audit trends to QA.