RN/LPN MDS COORDINATOR

Little Village Nursing; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Village Nursing in Chicago, IL seeks an MDS Coordinator to lead resident MDS assessments in compliance with state and federal regulations. You will collaborate with the Care Plan Coordinator and IDT to ensure timely and accurate scoring and documentation.

The ideal candidate is a licensed RN or LPN in Illinois, fluent in English, with strong leadership and knowledge of long-term care regulations. This full-time role requires coordinating care plans, triggers, and monthly documentation

Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN or LPN license.
• English language proficiency (read, write, speak).
• Ability to coordinate interdisciplinary care conferences and Medicare meetings.
• Ability to perform thorough assessments of all residents.
• Ability to complete documentation for MDS per regulations.
• Confidentiality must be maintained.
• Ability to interact tactfully with staff, residents, families and agencies.
• Knowledge of nursing and medical practices in long-term care.
• Leadership and supervisory ability required.
• Must be physically capable of hearing, seeing and speaking.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Care Plan Coordinator to complete MDS in compliance with State and Federal requirements.
• Calculate triggers and develop resident assessment protocols for care plans.
• Ensure MDS are completed timely and accurately reflect resident functioning.
• Identify lowest functioning level allowable to maximize reimbursement within laws.
• Ensure CNAs, nurses and IDT complete required clinical documentation for MDS scoring in a timely manner.

Skills

Interdisciplinary coordination

MDS knowledge

Documentation skills

Leadership

Education

Illinois RN/LPN license

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Position Title : MDS Coordinator

Reports To: Director of Nursing

PURPOSE:

Responsible for assessing and /or coordinating assessment of all residents through completion of the MDS in accordance with State and Federal regulations and facility policies. Responsible for triggers and protocols associated with MDS for each resident. Responsible to accurately determine resident level of functioning and procuring evidentiary clinical record documentation to suppost MDS scoring. To assure that direct care personnel (i.e. C.N.A.'s & floor nurses) accurately identify/ document resident level of functioning within required time frames.

QUALIFICATIONS & ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Current and unrestricted active R.N./L.P.N. Illinois State License
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the English language
• Ability to coordinate a team effort in interdisciplinary care conference and Medicare meetings.
• Ability to perform thorough and accurate assessments of all residents.
• Ability to correctly complete the necessary documentation via the computer for the MDS in accordance with State and Federal regulations and facility policies.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Must possess ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors,government agencies / personnel and the general public
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws regulations and guidelines that pertain to long term care
• must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must be physically capable of effectively hearing, seeing and speaking.

The duties of this position include , but are not limited to:

• Coordinate in conjunction with the Care Plan Coordinator the completion of each residents's MDS in compliance with all State and Federal requirements.
• Calculate triggers and develop resident assessment protocols for initiation of care plan.
• Ensure that MDS's are completed in a timely manner and accurately identify each resident's level of functioning in accordance with RAI manual guidelines.
• Ensure that each MDS accurately identifies the lowest level of functioning allowable to maximize reimbursement opportunities as allowable by Federal and State law.
• Ensure that C.N.A.'s , nurses and IDT disciplines have accurately completed required clinical record documentation in order to correctly complete MDS scoring. Ensure that this record completion is performed in a timely manner.