MDS (RN/LPN) Coordinator

Lee's Summit Place•Lee's Summit, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As an MDS Coordinator, you will be at the heart of managing the integrity of our facility's RAI and Medicare processes. Your responsibilities will include verifying the eligibility of residents for Medicare services, ensuring all required documentation for continuing stay is complete, and overseeing the timely and accurate completion of MDS/PPS assessments in accordance with regulations. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that skilled nursing care is consistently provided to our residents.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Nursing program and are licensed in the state you are applying
18 months of recent experience as MDS Coordinator
Experience with clinical reimbursement
Current BLS/CPR certification
Reliable transportation

Responsibilities

Works in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team to assess the needs of the residents; provides an interdisciplinary schedule for MDS assessments and care plan reviews as required by governing agencies.
Assist with coordination and management of the daily stand-up meeting, including review of resident care and the setting of the assessment reference date(s).
Monitors MDS and care plan documentation for all residents; ensure documentation is present in the medical record to support MDS coding.
Assist DON or designee with the identification of a significant change, physician orders, and verbal reports to ensure that the MDS and care plan reflect those changes.
Assures the completion and timeliness of the RAI Process from the MDS through the completion of the plan of care.
Reports trends from completed audits to the Quality Assurance Committee.
Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.
Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.