MDS Coordinator

About This Role

As an MDS Coordinator, you will coordinate resident assessments, ensure regulatory compliance, and oversee care planning for residents within a healthcare setting. This role is crucial for accurate assessments and optimal care planning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Resident Assessments: Oversee admission, annual, quarterly, Medicare, and change-of-condition assessments, ensuring timely communication with nursing and other departments.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Follow all Federal and State guidelines for comprehensive assessments (MDS).
• Monitor Documentation: Review MDS and care plan files for accuracy, thoroughness, and organization.
• Utilize MDS Software: Maintain expertise in software systems to ensure correct data entry and reporting.
• Lead Interdisciplinary Meetings: Attend and coordinate Medicaid, ITTM, and care plan meetings for smooth team communication.
• Update Care Plans: Adjust and revise care plans as needed based on current assessments and resident status.
• Provide Quality Reporting: Generate and distribute Quality Indicators Reports to leadership to support care improvement.
• Submit MDS Data: Ensure timely and accurate transmission of MDS assessments per reporting standards.
• Stay Current: Attend professional development sessions to keep up with industry standards and best practices.
• Oversee Ancillary Data: Collect and report ancillary services to corporate billing for accurate processing.

Requirements

• Current Nursing License in good standing
• Experience in geriatric nursing and a commitment to resident-centered care
• Excellent assessment, documentation, and communication skills
• Understanding of nursing home regulations and compliance requirements

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits