Registered Nurse- CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Richmond, VA

51d • Onsite

About The Position

The CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) directly responsible and accountable to the Chief Nurse for Geriatrics and Extended Care. The CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator is responsible for providing competent, evidence-based care to residents assigned to the CLC and oversight of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/Minimum Data Set (MDS) program. The RAC assigned to the CLC serves by leading the CLC RAI/MDS program, which includes serving as the Facility Administrator of the RAI/MDS program and MDS software. The RAC is accountable for the coordination, supervision, and leadership of the MDS and Quality Programs. Directing the RAI/MDS RN who is responsible for coding for nursing assigned sections and Care Area Assessments (CAAs). Transmitting RAI/MDS Assessments to the Austin Information Technology Center. Communicating Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines changes, educational sessions, MDS coding changes and RAI/MDS program updates to CLC staff and developing and implementing educational plans for CLC staff to ensure ongoing education for the completion of the RAI/MDS process and software. Downloading, validating, and distributing quality management and Resource Utilization Group (RUG) reports and distributing them to the CLC Interdisciplinary Team and leadership. Ensuring the CLC meets regulatory guidelines for scheduling quarterly and comprehensive MDS assessments as outlined in the MDS guidelines. Completing the interrater reliability quarterly report and submitting it to the CLC leadership team Serving as an expert consultant in identifying quality of care deficiencies and assisting with performance improvement projects related to quality management and CLC Compare.

Requirements

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Responsibilities

• Providing competent, evidence-based care to residents assigned to the CLC
• Oversight of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/Minimum Data Set (MDS) program
• Leading the CLC RAI/MDS program
• Serving as the Facility Administrator of the RAI/MDS program and MDS software
• Coordination, supervision, and leadership of the MDS and Quality Programs
• Directing the RAI/MDS RN who is responsible for coding for nursing assigned sections and Care Area Assessments (CAAs)
• Transmitting RAI/MDS Assessments to the Austin Information Technology Center
• Communicating Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines changes, educational sessions, MDS coding changes and RAI/MDS program updates to CLC staff
• Developing and implementing educational plans for CLC staff to ensure ongoing education for the completion of the RAI/MDS process and software
• Downloading, validating, and distributing quality management and Resource Utilization Group (RUG) reports and distributing them to the CLC Interdisciplinary Team and leadership
• Ensuring the CLC meets regulatory guidelines for scheduling quarterly and comprehensive MDS assessments as outlined in the MDS guidelines
• Completing the interrater reliability quarterly report and submitting it to the CLC leadership team
• Serving as an expert consultant in identifying quality of care deficiencies and assisting with performance improvement projects related to quality management and CLC Compare

Benefits

• Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
• 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees