ON SITE - RNAC Needed for Long Term Care Facility! - Experience is a must!

Transitions Healthcare Shook Home•Chambersburg, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Transitions Healthcare Shook Home is seeking an on-site Nurse Assessment Coordinator (MDS Coordinator - RNAC) for a long-term care facility. The role conducts and coordinates the development and completion of resident assessments in accordance with federal and state regulations and company policies. It also provides case management and coordinates assessment, care planning, and billing-related processes with the interdisciplinary team. The coordinator oversees the Resident Assessment Instrument, including the MDS, Care Area Assessments (CAAs), and care plans. The position reviews and verifies assessment documentation for completeness, accuracy, signatures, and timely transmission, and follows up on rejected records so they are accepted in the Federal Repository before month-end billing. It also provides ongoing education about the RAI process, participates in care plan and billing meetings, helps cover a rotating nursing on-call schedule, and performs other assigned duties.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the position is open to RNs only.
Knowledge of MDS 3.0.
CPR and AED certification.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in institutional resident care preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct and coordinate development and completion of resident assessments in accordance with federal and state regulations and company policy and procedure.
Provide case management.
Lead or participate in daily PPS meetings, weekly Medicare meetings, and month-end meetings to help ensure federal billing requirements are met.
Oversee and participate in completion of the Resident Assessment Instrument, including the MDS, CAAs, and care plans, in accordance with current regulations.
Assist the interdisciplinary team with completing the Resident Assessment Instrument.
Notify interdisciplinary team members of MDS assessment schedules and changes to those schedules for all payer sources.
Collect MDS information using medical records, bedside assessments, and interviews with staff, residents, and/or family members.
Develop and monitor a system to verify interdisciplinary team members have completed, dated, and signed assessments as required.
Verify that all MDS sections are complete and accurate, and attest to the accuracy of the sections.
Review MDS documents before closing and transmission to confirm all sections are complete, dated, and signed as required.
Ensure required MDS documents are readily available in accordance with federal and state guidelines and organizational policy.
Validate the ARD and reason for assessment with Therapy Services before transmission.
Ensure MDS assessments are transmitted within required timeframes.
Review final validation notes, address fatal records that were rejected, and ensure rejected MDS records are accepted in the Federal Repository before end-of-month billing.
Complete Care Area Assessments (CAAs) timely after MDS completion.
Develop an interdisciplinary plan of care using MDS assessment and CAA information.
Review the plan of care at least quarterly and with each comprehensive assessment, updating it to reflect changes during the quarter.
Lead or participate in interdisciplinary care plan meetings.
Provide ongoing education on the RAI process to interdisciplinary team members, caregivers, and business office staff, including education on changes as appropriate.
Help cover the nursing on-call schedule on a rotating basis.
Perform other special projects and duties as assigned.