LPN RAI Coordinator

CHSGa•Macon, GA

About The Position

The LPN RAI Coordinator supports the Director in coordinating patient assessments and care plans at Archway Transitional Care. The role facilitates communication among nursing center departments, patients, families, consultants, and interdisciplinary team members to support comprehensive, timely, and accurate care planning. It helps ensure that care reflects patients’ wishes and that assessments and care plans meet applicable regulations and MDS guidelines. The coordinator may assist with patient and family interviews, patient assessments, staff education, management reports, and special assignments. The role also promotes the System’s image through servant leadership, open communication, and collaboration. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 a computer, especially Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills.
Effective, professional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate professionally and warmly with associates, patients, family members, and visitors, and to respond helpfully to concerns and questions.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups.
Ability to perform basic 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, Excel, and Word.

Responsibilities

Facilitate communication between nursing center departments and patients or family members to support assessment and care planning.
Establish open lines of communication with consultants and interdisciplinary team members.
Interview patients, families, and staff to collect information; assist the Director with patient or family interviews and evaluation of patient conditions and medical data.
Use nursing resource material to inform care plans, including topics such as bowel and bladder retraining, restraint assessment and use, falls, and skin assessments.
Maintain and coordinate assessment and care plan meeting schedules with center staff, families, therapists, and others to support appropriate participation.
Help ensure care is provided in accordance with patient wishes.
Assist the Director in coordinating preliminary and comprehensive care plans that identify needs, interventions, and measurable goals.
Help ensure assessments and care plans are completed within regulatory timeframes and are accurate, including signatures and dates.
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 and patient care plans.
Assist with patient physical assessments for the MDS process as requested.
Assist with nursing service education on patient assessment and attend meetings across shifts for patient care planning, coordination, and implementation when requested.
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 efforts.
Perform other duties as necessary to support the success of the System.