Job Information: Health Center MDS Coordinator Job

Hourly Range: $48.00 - $60.00

JOB SUMMARY: The MDS Coordinator is responsible for coordination and management of the MDS/RAI/CAA/Care planning process under the direct supervision of the Director of Nursing (DON). Coordinates and communicates with interdisciplinary team members. Maintains schedules for MDS completion. Maximizes Medicare utilization through ongoing management of PDPM process and MDS transmissions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following: other duties may be assigned.

Communicates and consistently exhibits behaviors as described in the Core Performance Standards. Strives to provide high quality service and professional interactions with residents, volunteers, and staff. Possesses a genuine concern for and interest in older adults.

Assist with ensuring 24-hour provision of nursing services within Federal, State, and facility requirements.

Assessment Coordinator for the MDS/RAI/CAA/Care planning process as directed by the DON. Coordinates efforts of the interdisciplinary team in the MDS/RAI process. Maintains MDS calendar. Participates and coordinates with care plan conferences as needed.

Assesses and assists residents on admission, quarterly assessment, and ongoing basis to assure accuracy of the MDS and resident care plan. Assures that all nursing and interdisciplinary assessments are complete and are not in conflict. Monitors residents with special needs to ensure a comprehensive plan of care.

Closely monitors MDS assessments for timely completion, accuracy, and transmission.

Communicates clearly with residents, families, and all team members to provide the highest quality of care.

Represents nursing services on various committees as assigned by the DON, i.e., Infection Prevention & Control, Pain Management, Quality Assessment & Performance Improvement (QAPI), Behavior Management, Skin/Wound Protocol, and/or Weight Monitoring. Participates in performance improvement functions by collecting and verifying data, as needed.

Incumbent is a skilled user of the Electronic Health Record systems used by the organization. Participates in identifying system requirements as needed to optimize use for efficiency.

Meets dress code standards.

Completes annual education requirements. Maintains current nursing licensure and CPR certification.

Reviews Quality Measures Reports from CMS monthly and distributes to the interdisciplinary team for review and proactive action to address any negative trends.

Collaborate with the Director of Staff Development (DSD) to assist with the RNA (Restorative Nursing Assistant) Program as needed, assuring appropriate residents that require ADL maintenance are part of the program and care plans are in place that reflect the current program.

Exhibits proficiency in PDPM assessment requirements. Optimizing reimbursement through thorough clinical documentation review upon admission and ongoing during stay.

Provide education to nursing staff on vocabulary use and definitions related to the RAI process as needed.

Monitor Bowel and Bladder Assessments and individualized care planning related to resident desires and current function.

Responsible for diagnosis coding on admission and with changes.

Use equipment and materials in a safe and acceptable manner, follow established safety procedures, use appropriate safeguards, and observe common sense rules of safety in all on-the-job activities including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

Conduct self in a manner, which reflects credit on Carmel Valley Manor and encourages others to do the same.

Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel.

Ensure that patient's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self-determination, individuality, privacy, property, and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are well established, and always maintained.

Maintain Confidentiality of all pertinent patient care information to assure patient rights are protected.

Review complaints and grievances and make necessary oral/written reports to the clinic manager.

Required participation in regular training for emergency preparedness and evacuation plans.

Use personal protective equipment (PPE) following established procedures, when and where, dictated by Carmel Valley Manor's standards for the prevention of illness and injury. PPE includes, but is not limited to gloves, masks, eye protection, head, foot, and hearing protection equipment.

Emergency response may include duties during an urgent-real-time situation, or duties during an extended event over a prolonged time frame. Duties could include working within your routine work area and performing your regular duties, or anywhere on the Carmel Valley Manor campus performing duties/tasks that are essential to keeping the campus operating. Emergency response duties will always be performed under the direction of a supervisor. Your position, as is every staff position at Carmel Valley Manor, is subject to recall during an extended event, and you may be required to work beyond your regular scheduled hours, for which you will be compensated for.


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