What are the responsibilities and job description for the MDS Coordinator position at Douglas Cove Health and Rehabilitation?
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MDS Coordinator
Required Qualifications
Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a registered / licensed nurse in this state .
Must have 3 years’ experience as a registered / licensed nurse, one of which includes supervisory experience . E xperience with MDS completion preferred.
Resident Assessmen t Coordinator (RAC) training must be completed . RAC Certification is preferred.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Coordination of the facility’s Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations .
Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.
Implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident’s comprehensive plan of care.
Scheduling and leading interdisciplinary care plan team meetings.
Audit ing 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.
Collaborating with health plans, physicians and the interdisciplinary team for assuring insurance approvals and / or that residents meet eligibility and coverage criteria.
Interpreting rules, regulations and coverage guidelines and acting as primary resource for problem solving in regards to the SNF prospective payment system and quality reporting program.
RAI Coordinator Assigned Tasks
Utilize s the current RAI Manual as a resource during the assessment coding process.
Schedule s the Asse ssment Reference Dates (ARDs) for payment assessments in a mann er that accurately captures each resident’s clinical characteristics for payment classification purposes.
Schedule s the ARDs for all OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) assessments daily, monthly , and as needed .
Provide s a schedule of ARDs and assessment types weekly and as needed to the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in order to facilitate the timely completion of MDS sections and CAAs (Care Area Assessments) by each discipline.
Communicate s with members of the IDT as needed for timely completion of assessments . Expected to report any issues with timeliness to the Administrator.
Transmi ts assessments in accordance with current regulations . To facilitate timely receipt of validation reports, will transmit as frequently (daily) as necessary to obtain timely validation of MDS acceptance into the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) System data base.
Confirm s transmission files by review and printing of initial and final validation reports.
Correct s any fatal error s immediately and retransmits the assessment until an accepted validation report is received.
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