MDS and Restorative Nurse RN or LPN

We are seeking a skilled and experienced MDS and Restorative Nurse RN or LPN to join our team at South Elgin Living and Rehab LLC in South Elgin, Illinois. As a dual role, you will be responsible for spearheading the care planning process, completing MDS assessments, and facilitating Restorative Therapies for our residents. If you are a compassionate and organized professional with a strong sense of leadership and effective communication skills, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.

• Set up and maintain an organized system for Care Plan/MDS review dates and schedules
• Notify each department of conference dates, times, and meeting locations, as well as a list of specific residents to be reviewed
• Maintain a record of attendance at meetings by all staff members
• Conduct the meeting efficiently and effectively, allowing each discipline the opportunity for input and questions
• Ensure that the input is reflected in the MDS/Restorative plan
• Elicit necessary and appropriate information from staff members to promote the development of problems/need statements, goals, and approaches
• Notify family to invite them for care plan meetings
• Make sure departments are aware of changes in resident's conference
• Relate information to or from the conference in the occasional absence of staff members
• Ensure that all changes to MDS and Restorative Plans are done in a timely manner
• Transmit MDS Assessments within guidelines outlined by Medicare and Medicaid
• Discuss changes to MDS with each discipline as it relates to their area prior to changing codes
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Administrator or DON
• Perform or oversee functional evaluations on admission, quarterly, and/or as clinically indicated
• Consult with nurses in making recommendations for restorative plan of care
• Work with nurses in developing restorative plan of care
• Oversee that all restorative nursing measures are reflected on the care plan as an approach to the focus or need for which they are being completed
• Work closely with the therapy department
• Review weekly documentation completed for residents receiving restorative services
• Ensure that all proper ADL documentation has been completed for patients
• Oversees incontinent management programs
• Attend care planning conferences and makes recommendations
• Reports progress of restorative nursing measures
• Attends Interdisciplinary/QAPI meetings as indicated to provide feedback and identify any residents for evaluation of restorative service needs
• Coordinates with Human Resources and Director of Nursing to orient new staff relative to roles, responsibilities, principles, and practices of restorative nursing
• Coordinates with Director of Nursing and Therapy to provide ongoing education/evaluation of direct care staff relative to roles, responsibilities, principles, and practices of restorative nursing
• Actively participates in physical restraint reduction and fall management programs
• Sets up documentation flow sheets for daily documentation of restorative nursing measures for each resident on the program in coordination with medical records
• Performs or supervises the performance of restorative nursing staff
• Serves as a liaison with all therapists: physical, occupational, and speech
• Participates in patient care planning and CMI meetings

• Must be proficient in MDS
• Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the State of Illinois
• Long-term care experience
• Familiarity with the function of each discipline involved in resident care and care planning
• Effective communication and leadership skills
• Strong sense of organization
• Computer proficient

Note:

This is a full-time position with benefits and salary commensurate with experience.