MDS Coordinator / Case Mix Nurse

About the role

Dexter Health Care is a 53-bed full-service Long-Term Care and Skilled Nursing Facility. We offer specialized professional levels of care and support for residents including Short-Stay Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing Care, and Long Term Care services. The facility follows evidence-based clinical best practices designed to promote health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and coordinate the development and completion of the resident assessment in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations and the facility’s policies and goals.
• Assess/Oversee assessment of all residents through the RAI process and ensure coding accuracy, capturing needs and level of assistance, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines.
• Review all care plans on a regular basis for accuracy, appropriateness, and case mix validity.
• Oversee and/or complete care plans for all residents process according to standard of nursing practice, including nursing restorative plans.
• Communicate MDS due date so that interdisciplinary team members complete their portions appropriately and on time.
• Instruct all disciplines in proper procedures, completion of MDS items, and CAAs, Care Mix payment and Quality Indicators.

Requirements

• MDS and ICD-10 coding experience preferred & RAC-CT certification preferred.
• Current, active, Maine RN licensure or current active, Maine Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license.
• Strong nursing clinical assessment, care planning, and delivery of care skills, with a long-term care population.

Skills

• Working knowledge of geriatric health care needs.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Federal and State regulations pertaining to long-term care and the resident assessment process.
• Medicare and MaineCare regulations, as well as the application of the State Operations Manual, and Principles of Reimbursement.
• MDS manual and updates; Quality Indicator System.
• Strong computer literacy.
• Experience with and ability to document within electronic medical records.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).

Benefits

• Flexible schedules.
• Education and growth opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness and education support.
• Full-time employees have access to full benefits: medical, dental, vision, and disability.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Flexible Savings Account: including medical, dependent, and limited Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) Retirement savings program with employer contribution.

Pay

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Schedule

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