LPN RAI Coordinator

CHSGa•Newnan, GA

About The Position

The LPN RAI Coordinator supports the Director in coordinating patient assessments and care plans at Avalon Health & Rehab. The role facilitates communication among nursing center departments, patients, families, consultants, and interdisciplinary team members to support effective, comprehensive care planning. It helps ensure assessments and care plans are accurate, completed on time, and consistent with patient wishes and applicable regulations. The coordinator supports the MDS process, helps educate staff about assessments and care plans, and may assist with patient interviews, physical assessments, nursing education, management reports, and special assignments. The position is part-time and offers a starting pay of $32.40 to $35.57 per hour, with shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends and management add-on pay.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduation from an approved LPN program.
Active LPN license to practice in the State of Georgia.
Proficiency using computers, especially Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills.
Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate well with associates, patients, family members, and visitors while maintaining a warm, friendly, approachable, helpful, and caring demeanor.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

Facilitate communication between nursing center departments and patients or family members to support the assessment and care plan process.
Establish open lines of communication with consultants and interdisciplinary team members.
Interview patients, families, and staff to collect information and assist the Director with patient or family assessment interviews.
Assist the Director in evaluating patient conditions and medical data to identify special needs or determine whether an admission assessment needs amendment.
Coordinate assessment and care plan meeting schedules with nursing center staff, families, therapists, and other participants.
Help ensure care is provided in accordance with patients’ wishes.
Assist the Director with developing preliminary and comprehensive care plans that identify problems and needs, interventions, and measurable goals.
Help ensure patient assessments and care plans are completed within regulatory timeframes.
Assist with educating associates about patient care plans and ensure plans are reviewed before care is administered.
Coordinate reviews of assessments and care plans for accuracy, including timeliness, signatures, and dates, and help ensure assessments are signed and dated.
Monitor the MDS process for accuracy in accordance with MDS guidelines and accepted standards.
Assist the Director in educating the interdisciplinary team and other staff about the MDS process.
Assist with patient physical assessments for MDS accuracy when requested.
Assist with nursing service education programs related to patient assessment and, as requested, meet with all shifts to plan, coordinate, and implement patient care.
Assist with compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations related to scheduling, performing, and implementing patient care plans.
Assist with management reports and participate in special assignments as required.
Meet time limitations for assisting the Director with scheduling and planning patient care.
Promote the System’s image and reputation through servant leadership and direct, open communication.
Contribute to committees, workgroups, project management, and other collaborative System efforts.
Perform other duties as necessary to support the success of the System.