MDS Coordinator RN or LVN

Principal Responsibilities

• Affirms adherence to Federal and State regulations and certifications.
• Participates actively in the regulatory or certification survey process and addresses identified deficiencies.
• Reports audit trends to the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Ensures the completion of the RAI process from the MDS through the interdisciplinary completion of the plan of care.
• Initiates and monitors the RAI process, tracking, discharge/reentry, and Medicaid tracking forms through the PointClickCare system.
• Follows up with staff to ensure compliance with documentation standards.
• Completes patient assessments, data collection, and interviews staff as necessary to maintain good standard of practice.
• Facilitates accurate determination of the Assessment Reference Date, reflecting the patient's care needs and capturing all relevant resources for appropriate payment.
• Maintains timely submission of MDSs to the State and follows up on validation errors.
• Keeps validation records systematically and in an organized manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nurse / License Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice.
• 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.
• Understanding of the Quality Indicator process.
• Knowledge of OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set.
• Knowledge of the care planning process.