MDS Coordinator LPN or RN

Overview

Allure of Moline is seeking a MDS Coordinator (RN/LPN) to join there Team.

If you’re a motivated nurse leader ready to combine your clinical expertise with your heart for resident care, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today and help us provide comfort, dignity, and purpose for every resident we serve.

• The MDS Coordinator is responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all Medicare/Medicaid case-mix documents to assure appropriate reimbursement for care and services provided within the Facility.
• Conducts continual Minimum Data Set (MDS) reviews to assure achievement of optimal allowable Resource Utilization Group (RUG) category.
• Oversees the overall process and tracking of MDS/PPS documentation and submission.
• Integrates nursing, dietary, social recreation, restorative, rehabilitation and physician services to ensure appropriate assessment and reimbursement.
• Develops, implements, monitors and supervises the restorative nursing program; acts as liaison between formalized therapy and nursing.
• Promotes a restorative nursing philosophy among facility departments.
• Assesses and determines the health status and level of care of all new admissions.
• Ensures the accurate and timely completion of all MDS Assessments including PPS Medicare, quarterly, annual, and significant change.
• Communicates level of care for new residents to all disciplines.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary participation in completing the MDS for each new admission according to regulatory time frames; ensures documentation meets federal, state and medical standards.
• Maintains an accurate schedule of all MDS assessments with proper reference dates throughout the resident’s stay.
• Responsible for data entry and electronic submission of MDS assessments; verifies electronic submissions and performs corrections as needed.
• Schedules and conducts resident care conferences in compliance with regulations and ensures completion of all MDS reviews prior to conferences.
• Assists disciplines in formulating and revising care plans; identifies and prioritizes problems with appropriate nursing interventions.
• Evaluates resident care plans for comprehensiveness and individuality; reassesses and revises goals as needed.
• Coordinates level of care changes within the facility and notifies all departments as changes occur.
• Generates forms for level of acuity changes and transmits them to the appropriate agency as required by state law.
• Participates in development, organization and implementation of nursing care philosophy, objectives, policies, procedures and standards in line with facility goals.
• Confers with the Director of Nursing/Assistant Director of Nursing regarding the quality of nursing care and opportunities for improvement.
• Makes daily rounds to evaluate patient care, monitor nursing practices, and assist Human Resources with nursing and educational needs.
• Maintains awareness of legal aspects of nursing practice and government regulations; demonstrates this in teaching, supervision, and evaluation of patient care.
• Performs rehabilitation assessments for new admissions and ongoing assessments on a quarterly basis as needed.
• Oversees restoration-related evaluations and plans of care; collaborates with therapy and nursing staff to ensure recommendations are carried through.
• Works closely with the therapy department to ensure recommendations are implemented after discharge from therapy.
• Reviews weekly documentation for residents receiving restorative services and ensures proper ADL documentation.
• Oversees incontinent management programs and attends care planning conferences to provide restorative nursing input.
• Coordinates with Human Resources and Director of Nursing to orient new staff to restorative nursing roles and practices.
• Coordinates with Director of Nursing and Therapy to provide ongoing education/evaluation of direct care staff in restorative nursing.
• Participates in physical restraint reduction and fall management programs.
• Sets up documentation flow sheets for daily restorative nursing documentation and oversees restorative nursing staff.
• Serves as a liaison with all therapists (physical, occupational, speech) and participates in care planning and CMI meetings.
• May serve in the role of Medicare Services Coordinator (MDS Coordinator) as needed.
• Puts patients first and ensures high-quality service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere that respects individual needs and rights.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered state license.
• 3 - 5 years of equivalent clinical experience.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Long Term Care experience preferred.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.

• Required to sit, stand, bend and walk regularly; lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Visual and auditory ability sufficient for written and verbal communication.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.