Full-time RN/LPN MDS Coordinator- Boise

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CARE GROUP•Boise, ID

3d•$32 - $44•Onsite

About The Position

Sunterra Springs is seeking a knowledgeable, organized, and detail-oriented RN or LPN MDS Coordinator for its Riverview team. The position coordinates completion of the required Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and is responsible for implementing and continually evaluating each resident’s comprehensive plan of care. The role reports to the Director of Nursing, with accountability to the Administrator, and has no direct reports. The MDS Coordinator oversees the facility’s RAI process in accordance with state and federal requirements, completes and transmits assessments, coordinates interdisciplinary care planning, and supports accurate documentation and regulatory compliance. The coordinator also works with health plans, physicians, facility staff, and the interdisciplinary team on coverage criteria, insurance approvals, payment assessments, and quality reporting. Administrative duties may include QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings. This role requires effective communication, organization, judgment, and the ability to work independently. The position involves moving throughout the workday and may require bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, overhead lifting, assisting with resident evacuation, and working beyond normal hours or on weekends and holidays when necessary. The work environment may involve exposure to infectious materials, hazardous chemicals, odors, dust, smoke, disinfectants, and emotionally difficult interactions.

Requirements

A current, unencumbered, active RN or LPN license is listed as preferred.
Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) training must be completed within six months of hire.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant and exercise judgment.
Ability to deal tactfully with residents, families, visitors, staff, government agencies, and the public, including in difficult situations.
Ability to communicate information about a resident’s condition.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and assist in resident evacuation during emergencies.
Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements required for the position.
Meets facility health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and immunity-status checks for infectious diseases.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Intermediate computer skills, including creating documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and navigating electronic medical record systems.
Ability to work independently and organize, plan, and manage time effectively.
Positive interpersonal relationship skills with people of all ages and cultures.
Current awareness of relevant regulations and standards of care.
Ability to follow facility policies and procedures, including its compliance and ethics program, as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MDS completion is preferred.
RAC Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the facility’s Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Complete MDS assessments and supporting assessments or clinical documentation accurately.
Implement and continually evaluate each resident’s comprehensive plan of care.
Schedule and lead interdisciplinary care plan team meetings.
Audit medical records for supporting documentation for items coded on the MDS.
Provide education to department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.
Collaborate with health plans, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure insurance approvals and resident eligibility and coverage criteria.
Interpret regulations and coverage guidelines and serve as a resource for problem solving related to the SNF prospective payment system and quality reporting program.
Use the current RAI Manual as a resource during assessment coding.
Schedule Assessment Reference Dates (ARDs) for payment assessments to accurately capture residents’ clinical characteristics for payment classification.
Schedule ARDs for OBRA assessments daily, monthly, and as needed.
Provide the interdisciplinary team with weekly and as-needed schedules of ARDs and assessment types to support timely completion of MDS sections and Care Area Assessments (CAAs).
Communicate with interdisciplinary team members to support timely assessment completion and report timeliness issues to the Administrator.
Transmit assessments in accordance with current regulations and as frequently as needed to obtain timely validation in the QIES ASAP system.
Review and print initial and final validation reports, correct fatal errors, and retransmit assessments until accepted validation reports are received.
Address non-fatal errors using the QIES ASAP System MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide and ensure the Business Office designee receives validation reports confirming MDS acceptance.
Facilitate completion and updating of resident care plans with the interdisciplinary team to reflect current needs.
Identify, with the interdisciplinary team, residents who need a Significant Change in Status assessment.
Participate in resource utilization and/or triple-check meetings before billing claims associated with payment assessments.
Assist with resident admission, discharge, or care as needed.
Attend or participate in continuing education related to the RAI process and related programs.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Perform assigned administrative duties, including QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, promote and protect residents’ rights, and comply with facility policies, standards of conduct, and applicable regulations.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report policy violations, confidentiality breaches, suspected abuse or mistreatment, occupational exposures, and work-related injuries or illnesses as required.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control procedures; participate in emergency drills and fulfill assigned emergency-plan responsibilities.
Maintain regular attendance and communicate effectively in writing and verbally.