RN MDS Coordinator: Lead Assessments & Care Plans

Colville of Cascadia LLC; Colville (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Colville of Cascadia LLC seeks an MDS Coordinator (RN) to ensure timely, accurate assessments and care plans in a long-term care setting. You will identify resident needs, coordinate interdisciplinary care, and communicate with families and responsible parties to set expectations.

Responsibilities include managing MDS, PPS rules, and RUGs, developing written care plans, and contributing to quality assurance through data review and collaboration with clinical leadership.

Qualifications

• CMS guidelines knowledge for MDS assessments.
• Leadership of nursing staff and coordination with interdisciplinary teams.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• CPR certification required.
• Must maintain licensure and adhere to state/federal rules.

Responsibilities

• Manages MDS assessments based on CMS guidelines.
• Coordinates, records, updates, and monitors all minimum data sets (MDS).
• Participates in clinical meetings.
• Coordinates in patient/family care conferences for skilled residents/patients.
• Collects and reports data on resident encounters and inter-institutional issues; recommends changes.
• Coordinates communication between residents, family members, medical staff, administrative staff, and payor sources.
• Coordinate the timely development and completion of resident assessment (MDS).
• Understands and applies MDS/PPS rules using Utilization Guidelines for every assessment.
• Coordinates the timely development of a written plan of care for each resident, including measurable objectives.
• Understands financial concepts and implications of RUG IV, PPS, and state case mix.
• Ensures all MDS assessments and RUGs are accurate, completed, encoded, edited, printed, and exported per state and federal requirements.
• Assists with staff education for supportive documentation, including late loss ADLs.
• Reviews quality metrics with clinical leadership to monitor trends for QA process improvement.
• Monitors quality reporting program data to validate accuracy and avoid payment penalties.
• Ensures punctuality and regular attendance for assigned shifts.

Skills

CMS guidelines knowledge

Leadership ability

CPR certification

Communication skills

Multitask management

Education

RN program graduate

Job description

Colville of Cascadia LLC seeks an MDS Coordinator (RN) to ensure timely, accurate assessments and care plans in a long-term care setting. You will identify resident needs, coordinate interdisciplinary care, and communicate with families and responsible parties to set expectations.

Responsibilities include managing MDS, PPS rules, and RUGs, developing written care plans, and contributing to quality assurance through data review and collaboration with clinical leadership.