MDS Coordinator LVN/RN

PACS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The MDS Coordinator LVN/RN administers resident assessments and oversees the assessment process, schedules assessments, and ensures they are completed accurately and on time. The role coordinates care plans in accordance with regulatory requirements and supports Medicare and Medicaid scheduling, coverage determinations, and reimbursement documentation. It also provides administrative and supervisory support for nursing services in a long-term care facility, while helping maintain resident care, documentation, medication administration, staff development, safety, and infection-control standards. The position works with residents, families, physicians, nursing staff, other departments, and government agencies to coordinate care and maintain regulatory compliance. Duties include reviewing and updating resident care plans and MDS assessments, supervising assigned nursing personnel, maintaining medical records, administering medications and treatments, and participating in quality assurance and staff training. The role may require work beyond normal hours and call-back during emergencies.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduation from an approved LPN/LVN program.
Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN/LVN in the state.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; read technical procedures and policy and procedure manuals; and communicate information about residents’ conditions.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to nursing care facilities.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and to deal tactfully with staff, residents, families, visitors, government agencies, and the public.
Leadership and supervisory ability, teamwork, and ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs and procedures for quality care.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents and incorporate new methods into nursing practices.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately.
Ability to push, pull, move, and/or lift at least 25 pounds to a height of at least 5 feet and carry or move that weight at least 50 feet.
Must meet facility general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination; must not pose a direct threat to others’ health or safety.
Must maintain required continuing education and licensing and remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people; may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and experience with PCC.

Responsibilities

Administer resident assessments, oversee and schedule the assessment process, and ensure assessments are accurate and timely.
Coordinate resident care plans according to regulatory requirements; review care plans and support revisions based on residents’ needs.
Schedule Medicare and Medicaid assessments; initiate Medicare coverage for newly qualified residents, issue denial letters when applicable, and help identify documentation needed for Medicaid reimbursement.
Direct and supervise assigned nursing personnel and nursing assistants; plan shift services, develop work assignments, make rounds, address problems, and report staffing needs.
Maintain and interpret nursing policies, procedures, manuals, job descriptions, and standards; recommend revisions and ensure staff compliance.
Prepare administrative reports, medical forms, evaluations, studies, charting, census reports, charge slips, and other required records.
Complete and maintain resident records for admissions, transfers, discharges, accidents, incidents, physician orders, diet changes, treatments, and nursing care; ensure entries are signed and dated.
Prepare and administer physician-ordered medications and treatments; verify resident identity, monitor medication supplies and narcotic records, and report discrepancies.
Coordinate resident care with physicians and other departments; communicate changes in residents’ conditions and notify physicians and next of kin as appropriate.
Provide or oversee nursing care, treatments, restorative and rehabilitative programs, monitoring, specimen collection, vital-sign recording, and resident safety checks.
Support admissions, orientation, transfers, discharges, transportation arrangements, and post-mortem procedures as needed.
Participate in quality assurance, facility inspections, discharge planning, infection control, safety procedures, and emergency preparedness.
Develop, schedule, and participate in staff orientation, in-service training, and continuing education.
Monitor cleanliness, sanitation, hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, safe equipment operation, and maintenance of supplies and safety data sheets.
Maintain confidentiality of resident health information and facility access credentials; report suspected privacy, information-system, or fraud violations.
Provide data to the Quality Assurance & Assessment Committee as requested.