Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator (RNAC)

About the role

Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is seeking a dynamic, full time RNAC. Birchwood is a 121-bed skilled nursing facility with private and semi-private rooms located in Nanticoke, PA, specializing in short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care. The facility focuses on quality care in a supportive and friendly environment, with key initiatives to improve quality of life, medical care, and outcomes for everyone.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in the state of PA
• 2 years RNAC experience in a long-term care setting

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy of all sections of Multiple Data Set (MDS) coding to maximize company reimbursement consistent with the levels of treatment delivered and required for appropriate patient / resident care (CMI)
• Ensure accuracy of clinical paperwork (assessment and accompanying documentation) to maximize company reimbursement consistent with the levels of treatment delivered and required for appropriate patient / resident care
• Serve as a primary trainer to the nursing department to ensure documentation is accurate, timely, and thorough (requires high levels of in-person interfacing with both residents and employees)
• Serve as a key member of the nursing leadership team to clinically manage the unit in order to maximize patient-centered outcomes, including engagement in leadership standups and influence within interdisciplinary teams
• Case management with managed care (maximize therapy and nursing services provided to residents in order to maximize patient-centered outcomes)
• Manage clinical and financial record keeping and dissemination of these records to appropriate payers
• Take joint ownership of care conferences with social workers
• Perform other duties as required