MDS Collector

2 weeks ago


Lakewood, Washington, United States WestLake Care Community Full time
WestLake Care Community is a 70-bed long-term care community that is nestled in the heart of the vibrant Sloan's Lake neighborhood in Lakewood. We are proud to be a 5-star community and recently received the 2019 Silver National Quality Award by the American Health Care Association Our Mission is "Our Home is a Place Where Relationships Matter."

Don't miss your chance to be a part of a locally owned company with a great culture

We are proudly managed by Colavria Hospitality. A local, family-owned company specializing in assisted living, rehabilitation, and long-term care in the greater Denver area.

Your Purpose:

Your primary role is to work collaboratively with your team to improve the quality of life for our residents. You are also responsible for the collection of MDS data and the timeliness and data entry of Minimum Data Sets for all residents as mandated by law.

All community team members will possess:
  • Resident and Customer Focus: Maintains effective relationships with internal and external customers to gain their trust and respect
  • Integrity and Trust: Direct and truthful in a helpful manner; admits mistakes
  • Compassion: Demonstrates empathy for others and genuinely cares about people
  • Dealing with Ambiguity: Effectively copes with change, risk, and uncertainty
  • Peer Relationships: Encourages collaboration while focusing on problem-solving and building consensus within a team
The successful M.D.S. Coordinator will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  • A strong desire and passion to work in an environment with people that are unwell, disabled,
    or living with dementia
  • Composure: Cool under pressure; does not become irritated or defensive when times are tough
  • Priority Setting: Spends time on what's important; eliminates roadblocks and create focus
  • Motivating others: Creates a climate in which people want to do their best
  • Decision Quality: Makes good decisions based on a mixture of analysis, experience, and
    judgement
  • Managing and Measuring Work: Clearly assigns responsibilities for tasks and decisions; sets
    clear objectives
  • Previous experience in Long-Term Care with geriatric/rehabilitation population desirable
  • Management experience preferred
  • Graduate from an accredited college/school of Nursing
  • Current RN license for the State of Colorado
  • No documented history of abuse, neglect, or professional nursing license violations
  • Must be able to demonstrate competence in cardiopulmonary resuscitation upon hire or within
    three months of hire and yearly thereafter
Pay Range: $30-$37/hr.