LPN RAI Coordinator - PT

CHSGa•Newnan, GA

2d•$32 - $36

About The Position

Avalon Health & Rehab is hiring a part-time LPN RAI Coordinator. The role supports the assessment and care-planning process by coordinating communication among nursing center departments, patients, families, consultants, and interdisciplinary team members. The coordinator assists the Director with patient and family interviews, assessment and care-plan development, patient evaluations, staff education, and monitoring the accuracy and timeliness of MDS documentation. The position also helps ensure care plans reflect patients’ wishes and comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. No supervisory responsibilities are assigned. The role requires an active Georgia LPN license and either a nursing degree from an accredited college or university or graduation from an approved LPN program. The coordinator must be proficient with computers, particularly Microsoft Office applications, and have strong organizational, prioritization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Physical demands include regularly sitting, talking, or hearing; frequently walking, handling or feeling objects, and reaching; and occasionally standing. Close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus are required. Starting pay is $32.40 to $35.57 per hour. Evening, night, and weekend shift differentials and management add-on pay are available. Pay is weekly.

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 prioritization skills.
Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate warmly and professionally with associates, patients, family members, and visitors; respond helpfully to concerns and answer questions appropriately.
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 add, subtract, multiply, and divide 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.
Ability to use Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Physical ability to regularly sit, talk, or hear; frequently walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach; and occasionally stand. Close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus are also required.

Responsibilities

Facilitate communication between nursing center departments and patients and family members to support effective assessment and care planning.
Establish open lines of communication with consultants and interdisciplinary team members.
Interview patients, families, and staff to collect information and assist the Director with assessment interviews.
Assist the Director in evaluating patients’ conditions and medical data to identify special needs or the need to amend admission assessments.
Use nursing resource materials to inform care plans.
Maintain and coordinate assessment and care-plan meeting schedules with nursing center staff, families, therapists, and others.
Help ensure care is provided in accordance with patients’ wishes.
Assist the Director in coordinating preliminary and comprehensive care plans that identify problems or needs, interventions, and measurable goals.
Help ensure assessments and care plans are completed within regulatory timeframes and that assessments are signed and dated.
Assist with education for associates on patient care plans and review plans before care is administered.
Coordinate reviews of assessments and care plans for accuracy, including timeliness, signatures, and dates.
Monitor the MDS process for accuracy according to MDS guidelines and accepted standards.
Assist the Director in educating interdisciplinary team members and other staff on the MDS process.
Assist with patient physical assessments to support accurate MDS processing when requested.
Assist with nursing-service education about patient assessment when requested.
Assist with meetings across shifts to plan, coordinate, and implement patient care 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 special assignments when required.
Meet time limitations for assistance to 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.