MDS Coordinator RN

The Laurels of Salisbury is recruiting a Care Management Nurse, MDS Nurse. $10,000 Sign-On Bonus! Are you an experienced Registered Nurse who wants to remain clinically involved in patient care without being a bedside nurse? Are you organized, efficient, and able to manage your own work with autonomy? MDS nursing at The Laurels of Salisbury may be just what you're looking for!

Laurel Health Care Company offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry, including health insurance, 401K with matching funds, paid time off and paid holidays. When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities.

• Work the RAI process and conduct assessments and care plan coordination for assigned residents.
• Complete the MDS, CAAs and care plans within regulated time frames.
• Assess residents through physical assessment, interview and chart review.
• Discuss resident care needs with caregivers, including physician, nursing, social services, therapy, dietary, and activity staff.
• Review information from hospital, consults and outside agencies and use such information in the completion of the assessment and care planning.
• Coordinate, identify, and/or initiate significant change MDS.
• Be prepared to conduct PPS meetings, maintaining MDS assessments per Medicare schedule and maintaining PPS board for monitoring of Medicare days and RUGs utilization in the absence of the Care Management Coordinator.
• Remain current with the American Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) requirements.

• Registered Nurse, RN
• AANC certification a plus. RAC-CT
• Knowledge of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process, including the principles of the Prospective Payment Process (PPS) strongly preferred.
• Experience as an MDS Nurse.

Laurel Health Care Company is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care. We operate in Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.