MDS Coordinator
2 weeks ago
The MDS Coordinator is a skilled healthcare professional responsible for ensuring accurate and up-to-date care plans for all residents. This role requires strong communication and organizational skills to coordinate the completion of comprehensive resident assessments and reports to the Administrator.
Key Responsibilities- Coordinate the completion of MDS assessments upon initial admission, readmission, quarterly, annually, and as needed for PPS/Insurance Reimbursement
- Provide monthly and as-needed schedules of MDS assessments and Care Plan Conferences
- Ensure timely completion of each section of the MDS by proper department, signing of the form by staff on EMR, and its resident appropriateness
- Confer with each department regarding any problems that occur in its sections of the MDS and arrange for re-education when necessary
- Review diagnosis coding and sequencing with physician quarterly and update/clarify ICD-9 coding as appropriate
- Conduct weekly MDS Pre-planning and Medicare meetings to ensure timely and accurate completion
- Monitor and assist staff in all departments regarding EMR charting, documentation, and achieving Care Plan goals in accordance with the resident's MDS
- Communicate resident care plan and progress to staff, resident, and family
- Audit sample EMR charting monthly to ascertain proper nursing charting and documentation of care given and directly confer with those employees who are not properly documenting
- Record, report, and follow up discrepancies in documentation which are not consistent and/or do not meet program standards
- Work closely with the Director of Nursing and other department heads to ensure consistency in care
- Coordinate resident Care Plan with physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapy department to ensure proper care and treatment when clinically appropriate
- Follow up on nutritional assessments by the dietary consultants with reporting to the nursing staff and appropriate documentation
- Maintain the confidentiality of resident information and honor his/her personal and property rights
- Follow established fire, disaster, safety, infection control, and evacuation policies and procedures
- Current State of Illinois license as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English in an understandable manner
- AANAC certification preferred
- Must be physically and mentally capable of performing routine job duties
- Must have working knowledge of nursing services, nursing administration, rehabilitation, general nursing, geriatric nursing, the MDS, and its computer application (EMR)
- Must have good managerial, organizational, planning, computer, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to initiate, complete, and update care plans
- Ability to conduct in-service training of nursing staff on care plans, documentation, and EMR application
- Ability to monitor resident EMR records for consistency and content
- Ability to identify problems and to communicate those problems to the Director of Nursing and staff concerned
- Be personable with residents, families, and staff in a professional and cooperative manner
- Must have compassion, tolerance, and understanding for the elderly
- Knowledge of JCAHO, OBRA, IDPH, and HFS standards and methods of documentation in accordance with those standards
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