MDS Coordinator

Principal Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to assess the needs of the resident;
• Provides interdisciplinary schedule for MDS assessments and care plan reviews as required by governing agencies.
• Affords assistance in coordinating and managing the daily stand up meeting, including review of resident care and the setting of the assessment reference date(s).
• Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations regarding completion and coordination of the RAI process.
• Maintains current MDS status of assigned residents according to state and federal guidelines.
• Maintains frequent and accurate data entry of resident information into appropriate computerized MDS programs.
• Completes accurate coding of the MDS with information obtained via medical record review as well as observation and interview with facility staff, resident and family members.
• Attends interdisciplinary team meetings, quality assurance and other meetings in order to gather information, communicate changes, and maintain and update records.
• Affords assistance in identifying significant changes, physician orders, and verbal reports to ensure that the MDS and care plan are reflective of those changes.
• Schedules, issues notices of resident care planning conferences, and assists DON in communicating outcomes/problems to the responsible staff, resident, and/or responsible party.
• Continually updates knowledge base related to data entry and computer technology.
• Completes electronic submission of required documentation to the state database and other entities per company policy.
• Corrects and ensures completion of final MDS and submits resident assessment data to the appropriate State and Federal government agencies.
• Assigns, assists, and instructs staff in the RAI Process, PPS Medicare, Medicaid (Case Mix as required) and clinical computer system in relation to these processes.
• Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse program 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.
• Thorough understanding of the Quality Indicator process.
• Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process.
• Experience with MDS 3.0, preferred.