What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Reimbursement Specialist (MDS Nurse) position at Progressive Quality Care?
About Progressive Quality Care:
Our company is a family-owned business founded by Rose and Hugo Dancziger. We got our start with the 1960's purchase of the Little Flower Nursing Home in Parma, Ohio. They firmly believed in making every resident feel the warmth and caring of home as each became and integral part member of their new family.Rose and Hugo left a legacy for their children and grandchildren to emulate - to bring a sense of family and love into the lives of those in their care, to give each resident the respect and caring reserved for family, and to provide them with a home. We continue to live by their example.We are committed to providing an excellent level of physical, medical, emotional, and spiritual support. We believe in Life Enrichment and embracing the good during these more difficult times in our residents' lives. We are constantly changing and adapting with the ever-growing industry of long-term care, and our state-of-the-art, hotel-like facilities are the pinnacle of what long-term care should look like.At the heart of it all, we still operate like the family-owned company that we are, and value each other as much as we do our residents as we work together to be at the forefront of the industry with our ever-growing portfolio of long-term care communities.
We are currently accepting resumes for experienced MDS nurses to our nursing team. Progressive Quality Care is a company unlike any other in the long-term care industry. We build our nursing homes from the ground up to be state-of-the-art facilities. From our hotel-like environments to our all-private suites, Progressive Quality Care is committed to providing an excellent level of physical, medical, emotional and spiritual support in an environment of comfort and respect. Our facilities provide some of the area’s highest level of rehabilitation, nursing and medical support to individuals needing post-hospital care and services.
The MDS nurse position is open to both LPNs and RNs with at least 2 years of MDS experience in a skilled nursing facility.
Duties:
- Performs all duties within the guidelines of Progressive Quality Care.
- Schedule and/or oversee scheduling of all resident MDS assessments to assure timeliness
- Coordinate and oversee all functions of the MDS assessment process to assure compliance with federal and state guidelines
- Interview residents, residents' representatives and others for information related to the minimum data set assessment
- Review medical records and records related to residents' health status to collect information related to the MDS
- Observe resident's to collect information related to the MDS assessment
- Enter data into the computer program for minimum data set assessments
- Electronically transmit MDS assessments in accordance with federal and state guidelines
- Assesses resident and staff needs regarding the assessment process and provides the Administrator and Director of Nursing with comprehensive recommendations concerning the educational needs of the nursing staff.
- Analyze quality indicator reports for potential concerns and review residents' care plans to be sure that all information is included
- Participate in committee meetings and function on committees as assigned
- Assist in educating staff in appropriate documentation to assure compliance with federal and state guidelines
Come and join our team and become a part of the future of long-term care!
