MDS Coordinator LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse or RN

Big Springs Nursing and Rehab Center
US - Alabama - Huntsville
October 25, 2024

Overview:

Exciting Opportunity: Join Diversicare as an MDS Coordinator- RNAC or LNAC!

Diversicare is seeking a dedicated MDS Coordinator (RNAC or LNAC) to join our exceptional team and make a difference in the lives of our patients and residents. If you're passionate about ensuring accuracy and compliance in MDS assessments, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Why Choose Diversicare:

Leadership Opportunity: As our MDS Coordinator (RNAC), you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring exceptional patient care by overseeing the accuracy and compliance of MDS assessments.
Upholding Our Values: At Diversicare, we value trust, respect, customer focus, compassion, diplomacy, appreciation, and strong communication skills. As an MDS Coordinator, you'll embody these values and help shape our workplace culture.
Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive benefits package, including competitve salary, medical/dental/vision coverage, an excellent 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, and more.

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Responsibilities:

1. Facilitates the RAI Process under the direction of an R.N. or DNS
2. Work in Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to identify the needs of the patient/resident.
3. Coordinates and conducts the daily Case Management meeting.
4. Ensures timely MDS assessments according to state and federal regulations.
5. Ensures interdisciplinary team completes designated sections of the MDS assessment.
6. Ensures and completes accurate coding of the MDS assessment with information obtained via medical record review, observation and interview with center staff, patients, residents and family members.
7. Ensures documentation is available to support accurate coding of the MDS assessment.
8. Maintains the tracking system of MDS assessment schedules (timeframes and due dates).
9. Facilitates Care Plan conferences with the interdisciplinary team, patient, residents and families.
10. Obtain, review and maintain all State and Federal reports, making appropriate corrections
timely.
11. Monitors Quality Measures and ensures that MDSs are accurate to support and reflect the
Quality Measures.
12. Provides education related to the RAI Process
13. Coordinates and completes electronic submission of required documentation to the State
data base and other entities per company guidelines and State and Federal regulations.
14. Ensures Medicare and Medicaid regulatory guidelines are completed accurately and timely
(i.e.: certifications, denial letters, skilled documentation, coverage criteria, etc)
15. Provides Managed Care case management at the center level.
16. Reviews Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) with Health Information
Management Coordinator (HIMC) to ensure all documents are available and meet the
request.
17. Participates in billing reviews (Triple Check) to ensure claims have supporting MDS
assessments documents.
18. Participates in Quality Assurance and Process Improvement Activities.
19. Continues to update knowledge base related to Medicare, Managed Care, Medicaid, RAI
Process and computer technology updates.
20. May be required to fulfill the job functions of a direct care nurse as determined by the needs of
the patients/residents and center

Qualifications:

1. Must hold current nursing license in the state of employment.
2. Experience in Long Term Care.
3. Computer skills.
4. Knowledge of Medicare, Managed care and RAI Process Required.
5. Participating in the LPN to RN Back to School transition program.

Diversicare is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Diversicare does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity), national origin, age, or disability, sexual orientation, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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