MDS Coordinator (86434)

MDS Coordinator

Cedar Ridge Village - West Des Moines, IA 50266

Overview

Position Type Full Time Category Health Care

Description

Cedar Ridge Village is an innovative, beautiful, 5 star, boutique style senior living community. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our residents through purpose, passion & joy in life! Our Community offers several levels of living including: independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab, and long-term care.

In addition to our commitment to provide quality care to our residents, we are also committed to providing a great work environment for our Team Members.

Schedule: This position is part of a strong nurse management team, utilizing a very high ratio of nurse managers to residents to oversee a small skilled nursing unit within a continuing care retirement community. The role is primarily weekdays, with a predictable on-call rotation, and flexibility to balance hours during the week.

Benefits: We value and are grateful for our Team Members. Below is a snapshot of our benefits to foster health and happiness for our team:

• Health, Dental, & Vision Care Plans with company cost share (full-time only)
• Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes counseling sessions for Team Members and their Family.
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO
• Holiday Premium Pay
• Volunteer Time Off
• Competitive Wages & Shift Differentials
• Referral Bonus
• Service Award Bonus
• Career Path Development
• Tuition Assistance & Certification Course Payment
• Fun & engaging team environment

If you're in search of a family based organization with a culture of care and you have a passion for seniors - keep reading!

Role:

We are seeking a dedicated MDS Coordinator - RN (Registered Nurse) to join our team! The MDS Coordinator is responsible for completion of the MDS 3.0. The MDS Coordinator possesses strong assessment skills. Has the ability to communicate effectively and advocate for resident centered/directed care to team members, families, physicians, allied health professionals, and the community.

We are seeking someone who has MDS experience or is willing to attend MDS training and become RAC-certified, paid for by the company.

Responsibilities:

• Timely completion of MDS 3.0 and submittals to CMS.
• Oversees the Care Plan initiation and Care Plan updating process.
• Assists in all phases of the delivery of nursing care for residents in the nursing facility.
• Initiate preventive and restorative nursing procedures for each resident so as to achieve the highest possible degree of function, self-care, and independence based on resident choice, where practicable.
• Assists with assessing current residents to ensure proper level of care is provided and documented.
• Understands, practices and communicates resident directed/centered care on a daily basis as it relates to the nursing department.
• Assist with providing orientation/training for staff.
• Assists and helps develop nursing department continuing education, in-services training and program development.
• Proficient with computers and have the ability to learn health information technology as it relates to nursing.
• Helps support and manage all nursing/ clinical aspects of state or federal government survey processes and regulations.
• Participates in on-call rotation with other nurse leadership team members.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• The MDS Coordinator must be a RN from an accredited college, be currently licensed in state of which applying without encumbrance, be responsible for maintaining professional licensure and CEU requirements. If the selected candidate is an LPN, continued employment is contingent upon enrollment and active progress in an accredited Registered Nursing (RN) program. The employee agrees to begin the RN program within six (6) months of the employment start date and to complete the program within its standard duration. Proof of enrollment and documentation confirming the program's expected completion timeframe must be provided upon request.
• It is preferred that the MDS person has 1- 2 years supervisory experience in a geriatric setting.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Has MDS experience or is willing to attend MDS training and become RAC-certified, paid for by the company.

Our Community is a part of a family of Retirement Communities which include:

• Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Maggie's Place of Colonial Village, Overland Park, KS
• Westchester Village, Lenexa KS
• Linden Woods Village, Gladstone, MO
• Raintree Village, Lee's Summit, MO
• Prairie Vista Village, Altoona, IA
• Terrace Glen Village, Marion, IA
• Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines, IA
• Northridge Village, Ames, IA
• Kennybrook Village, Grimes, IA

We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability of any other characteristic protected by law. Our family of retirement communities are proud to be a tobacco-free campus, including but not limited to electronic cigarettes. We follow CMS and CDC protocols and guidelines.