Regional MDS Consultant (RN)

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the Nursing Facility Level of Care (NFLOC) process, including staff training and education initiatives
• Serve as the primary resource to facility MDS Coordinators within Allure HCS 15 facility homes
• Conduct orientation sessions to all employees involved in the MDS process
• Provide ongoing education for employees
• Maintain current working knowledge of MDS and ensure regulatory changes are applied to the program and functional
• Develop training materials and distribute to facility staff as needed
• Update the MDS User Manual as necessary
• Travel to facilities to evaluate facility production and train facility staff
• Responsible for CMS TPE and ADR audits
• Create weekly updates of current MDS issues being addressed, fix-it procedural guides, and other information and issues to the facilities
• Review facility processing and advise Administrator of abnormal trends
• Prepare and submit reports on facility operations, as required
• Attend and/or conduct meetings, as required, to carry out responsibilities
• Ensure adequate preparation for, and participate in, regulatory compliance surveys

Qualifications

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active nurse license to practice as an RN
• Experience in Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation facilities
• Extensive working knowledge in the MDS completion process in the long-term care environment
• Two to three years of experience as a MDS Coordinator
• RAC-CT or RNAC preferred
• Leadership and supervisory experience preferred