MDS/Nurse

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The MDS / CARE PLAN COORDINATOR assumes the primary responsibilities for the care planning process and MDS completion within this facility and acts as the facilitator at the conference meeting.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Setting up and maintaining an organized system by which Care Plan / MDS review dates are determined and schedules.

2. Notifying each department as to conference date, time, and meeting location as well as a list of specific residents to be reviewed.

3. Maintaining a record of attendance at meetings by all staff members.

4. Calling the meeting to order and acting as “timekeeper” throughout, ensuring that discussion is pertinent and the meeting ends on time.

5. Conducting the meeting efficiently and effectively, allowing each discipline the opportunity for input and questions and ensuring that the input is reflected with the MDS / CARE PLAN

6. Eliciting necessary and appropriate information from staff members to promote the development of problems / need statements, goal and approaches.

7. Responsibility for notifying family to invite them for care plan meeting.

8. Making sure that departments are aware of changes in resident’s conference.

9. Relating information to or from the conference in the occasional absence of staff members.

10. Ensure that all changes to MDS and CARE PLAN are done in a timely manner.

11. Transmitted MDS Assessment within guideline outlined by Medicare and Medicaid.

12. Making the Administrator aware of absence of staff members from conference.

13. Submit copies of each transmittal report to the Administrator / DON.

14. Discuss changes to MDS with each discipline as it relates to their area prior to changing codes.

15. Perform other duties as assigned by the Administrator or DON.

Working Conditions and Qualifications

Be involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies and personnel, etc. Be subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc. Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level in which they are currently functioning. Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department. Sit, stand, stoop, bend, lift and walk intermittently during the workday. Lift at least 25lbs.Transfer and turn residents.

Qualifications

1. A nurse with a current license to practice in the State of Illinois.

2. Long term care experience.

3. Familiarity with the function of each discipline involved in resident care and care planning.

4. Effective communication and leadership skills.

5. Strong sense of organization.

6. Computer proficient.

Just as the coordinator must have the understanding of the interdisciplinary team members roles, all conference participants should realize the coordinator’s responsibilities and role as “facilitator”.