MDS Coordinator

Position Summary

Ensures overall nursing care is carried out as directed and required by completing timely and accurate MDS assessments per federal and state requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Observes nursing care and visits residents to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed and treatments and mediations are administered in accordance with physician’s instructions

Directs, prepares, and maintains the necessary resident records, both clinical and state mandated, according to required timeframes

Assess the health records of each resident and ensure that written notations are made promptly of significant changes affecting level of activity, eating habits and physical, mental, and emotional status

Observes and assesses the total resident focusing on all body systems, skin integrity, weight and hydration status and reports changes in resident condition promptly to supervisor

Completes and validates all MDS assessments and writes CAA’s summaries

Participates in planning and adjustment of Medicare assessment scheduling

Completes Care plan and attends Care plan meetings, as scheduled

Completes LTCMI for Medicare / Medicaid pending residents

Completes PASARR as required for residents

Completes / updates the Electronic documentation as required

Maintains and updates Nursing license in compliance with state regulations

Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

College degree or the equivalent in work related experience

2+ years of experience as MDS Coordinator required

Must be graduate of an accredited school of Licensed Vocational Nursing / Registered Nursing

Must have active state LVN / RN license

Must be listed in good standing as confirmed on Nurse Registry

Knowledge of Medicare / Medicaid MDS program and financial reimbursement required

Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions .

Physical Demands – Office

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull / push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and / or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance.  Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment –  Office

This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or  noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.