MDS Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Maintain and periodically update written facility policies and procedures that govern the development, use and implementation of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/Minimum Data Set (MDS) and care plan.
• Develop, implement and maintain an ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program for the resident assessment/care plans.
• Ensure that a current copy of the RAI Manual is available to persons completing portions of the MDS.
• Monitor the MDS website and portal for up-to-date changes in the RAI manual monthly; distribute changes in the RAI manual to the IDT as needed.
• Review quality measures reports monthly and make recommendations to the QAPI Committee.
• Complete electronic submission of required documentation to the state database and other entities in accordance with facility policies.
• Conduct and coordinate the completion and submission of MDS within the required timeframe.
• Submit and monitor the nursing home final validation report to verify assessment submission.
• Transmit MDS to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) information system for each resident contained in the MDS in a format that conforms to current formatting standards within the prescribed time frames.