MDS/Care Plan Coordinator

Ridgecrest Village•Davenport, IA

About The Position

Founded in 1966 Ridgecrest is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) committed to providing exceptional, faith-based care in a serene and supportive environment. We are looking for an experienced caring professional to join our team. Ridgecrest is dedicated to creating a happy and healthy living experience with the highest quality of service for our community. General Responsibilities: Performs physical and psychological nursing assessments on residents when necessary. Reports all unusual circumstances that may involve the safety and well-being of the residents and staff directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing. Demonstrates leadership ability and management skills through fair decision-making, dependability, and reasonable expectations. Acts as house supervisor at prescribed intervals. Coordinates daily operations on the unit to ensure quality clinical care and patient satisfaction. Maintains quality care by reviewing the daily census, staffing, and pending admissions/discharges, and adjusts assignments accordingly. Consults with the nursing staff concerning the implementation of resident’s plans of care. Reviews doctor’s orders and receives all new orders to coordinate appropriate changes or services. Attends and/or leads meetings with nursing staff, nursing administration, and/or physicians. Evaluates subordinate professional and sub-professional nursing personnel. Identifies and resolves obstacles associated with unit processes and procedures. Coordinates room changes with nursing staff and admissions. Collaborates in patient review with MDS nurse. Discusses patient needs with other departments, such as Restorative Therapy and Life Enrichment, and coordinates multiple services needed for resident care. Identifies and refers residents needs to contract therapies such as OT, PT and speech therapy. Provides professional nursing care by determining the kind and amount of nursing care required. Oversees the admissions and discharge processes to ensure smooth transition for all residents. Makes walking rounds between shifts and whatever necessary to supervise and monitor performance in terms of resident care, staff regulations and efficiency of service. Contacts families of residents regarding issues that may arise such as medical or behavioral problems. Informs physicians of any important medical changes and conditions. Disciplines or effectively recommends such action for assigned staff. Functions as nursing representative on the unit during any licensing or accreditation survey. Keeps current with job related professional developments, regulations and/or operational procedures (IDPH, Medicare, CMS, etc.) impacting unit operations. Participates in facility-wide quality improvement initiatives and projects. Plans and coordinates resident’s plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary team. Discusses resident’s condition with physicians, nursing staff and family members. Participates in care plan conferences and other interdisciplinary meetings as needed. Reviews resident charts for contradictions in information and researches any contradictions to determine what is valid. Identifies self as primary contact to families and clients. Maintains professional status with physicians. Responds to all emergency situations within the facility. Serves as a role model for nursing employees. Cooperates with all inspections of nursing care by an outside agency. Demonstrates consistent ability to identify problems and report in an objective manner to take appropriate corrective action. Observes all facility safety policies and procedures and assumes leadership role. Directs restorative unit programs. Responsive to nursing staff during on-call rotation. This may include working in a direct care capacity (Nurse or CNA) as the need arises to ensure resident and staffing needs are being met Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Completion of a nursing program at an accredited school of nursing.
Current license with the State of Iowa as a Registered Nurse (preferred) or LPN.
At least two years of experience in long-term care.
Knowledge and the ability to follow all applicable policies and procedures, current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care.

Nice To Haves

Certification in MDS preferred.
Experience with Microsoft programs and Point Click Care preferred.

Responsibilities

Performs physical and psychological nursing assessments on residents when necessary.
Reports all unusual circumstances that may involve the safety and well-being of the residents and staff directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing or Director of Nursing.
Demonstrates leadership ability and management skills through fair decision-making, dependability, and reasonable expectations.
Acts as house supervisor at prescribed intervals.
Coordinates daily operations on the unit to ensure quality clinical care and patient satisfaction.
Maintains quality care by reviewing the daily census, staffing, and pending admissions/discharges, and adjusts assignments accordingly.
Consults with the nursing staff concerning the implementation of resident’s plans of care.
Reviews doctor’s orders and receives all new orders to coordinate appropriate changes or services.
Attends and/or leads meetings with nursing staff, nursing administration, and/or physicians.
Evaluates subordinate professional and sub-professional nursing personnel.
Identifies and resolves obstacles associated with unit processes and procedures.
Coordinates room changes with nursing staff and admissions.
Collaborates in patient review with MDS nurse.
Discusses patient needs with other departments, such as Restorative Therapy and Life Enrichment, and coordinates multiple services needed for resident care.
Identifies and refers residents needs to contract therapies such as OT, PT and speech therapy.
Provides professional nursing care by determining the kind and amount of nursing care required.
Oversees the admissions and discharge processes to ensure smooth transition for all residents.
Makes walking rounds between shifts and whatever necessary to supervise and monitor performance in terms of resident care, staff regulations and efficiency of service.
Contacts families of residents regarding issues that may arise such as medical or behavioral problems.
Informs physicians of any important medical changes and conditions.
Disciplines or effectively recommends such action for assigned staff.
Functions as nursing representative on the unit during any licensing or accreditation survey.
Keeps current with job related professional developments, regulations and/or operational procedures (IDPH, Medicare, CMS, etc.) impacting unit operations.
Participates in facility-wide quality improvement initiatives and projects.
Plans and coordinates resident’s plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Discusses resident’s condition with physicians, nursing staff and family members.
Participates in care plan conferences and other interdisciplinary meetings as needed.
Reviews resident charts for contradictions in information and researches any contradictions to determine what is valid.
Identifies self as primary contact to families and clients.
Maintains professional status with physicians.
Responds to all emergency situations within the facility.
Serves as a role model for nursing employees.
Cooperates with all inspections of nursing care by an outside agency.
Demonstrates consistent ability to identify problems and report in an objective manner to take appropriate corrective action.
Observes all facility safety policies and procedures and assumes leadership role.
Directs restorative unit programs.
Responsive to nursing staff during on-call rotation.
This may include working in a direct care capacity (Nurse or CNA) as the need arises to ensure resident and staffing needs are being met
Performs other duties as assigned.