MDS Coordinator RN - (In Person)

About the role

The Department of Veterans Services is seeking a MDS Coordinator (RN In Person) to join our team at Puller Veterans Center. This role is a 12-month probationary period for current state employees.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate completion and submission of all sections and disciplines of the MDS.
• Ensure regulatory compliance set by CMS and RAI Manual by staying up to date on latest regulations, conducting audits, and implementing corrective measures needed to ensure maximum reimbursement through CMS.
• Implement and update all other required assessments on a quarterly, annual, and as needed basis while ensuring accurate resident assessments are obtained.
• Initiate the need for significant changes and corrections. Educate staff if discrepancies are noted in the ADL coding or documentation/assessment requirements.
• Ensures resident’s care plans are initiated, up-to-date, resident-centered, and that correct interventions are being developed, implemented, and evaluated for effectiveness by monitoring and evaluating resident progress and making necessary adjustments to the care plans as needed.
• Conducting comprehensive assessments and evaluations, documenting the findings, and ensuring regulation compliance by collecting and analyzing data about each resident via resident’s current health condition, medical history, and overall well-being.
• Complete signing of all necessary documents and coordinate MDS related IDT meetings in timely manner.
• Cookordinate, lead, and document weekly care plan meetings incorporating disciplines of Nursing, Rehab, Dietary, Activities, Social Services, and Restorative Nursing.
• Attend scheduled MDS/IDT/Care Plan meetings.
• Ensures daily and weekly documentation requirements on skilled/med part B/LTC residents are obtained and correct.
• Serves as a resource person to all disciplines regarding RAI process, care planning, and resident assessments.
• Initiate MDS related staff in-services as needed.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned that are within the Nursing department’s mission and as situations warrant in meeting the overall needs of the facility.
• May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
• May work the floor/cart as needed should critical staffing needs arise.
• Serves in the Nurse on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred.
• Licensed in the State of Virginia.
• Two years' experience working in a long-term care setting or SNF.
• One-year experience working as head/charge nurse or supervisor in a long-term care setting or SNF.
• Six months experience completing resident assessment and MDS Form.
• CPR certification required upon hire or willing to obtain.