What are the responsibilities and job description for the MDS Coordinator position at Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehab Center?
As a MDS Coordinator you are responsible for assisting the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator with ensuring that documentation in the center meet Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The MDS Coordinator also coordinates the RAI process assuring the timeliness, and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Assists the center in assuring adherence to Federal and State regulations and certification.
- Actively participates in the regulatory or certification survey process and the correction of deficiencies
- Reports trends from completed audits to the Quality Assurance Committee
- Assures the completion of the RAI Process from the MDS through the interdisciplinary completion of the plan of care.
- Initiates and monitors RAI process tracking, discharge/reentry and Medicaid tracking forms through the PointClickCare system.
- Follows up with staff when necessary to assure compliance to standards of documentation.
- Completes patient assessments, data collection, and interviews staff as necessary to assure good standard of practice and as instructed in the current version of MDS User’s Manual.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse program or LPN profram and licensed in the state of practice required.
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
- Excellent knowledge of Case- Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid reimbursement, as required.
- Through understanding of the Quality Indicator process. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set. Knowledge of the care planning process
BENEFITS
- 401K
- Annual evaluations
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Electronic documentation
- Employee appreciation events
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Modified Comp
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
