MDS Coordinator RN/LPN

Ayden Healthcare of Oregon MDS Nurse RN/LPN

The MDS/Resident Assessment Coordinator is a dynamic RN/LPN who has developed managerial and clinical skills through experience and education. He/she can coordinate and organize nursing care related to the resident assessment, as well as conform to Medicare/Medicaid and Managed Care guidelines. This position directly reports to the Director of Nursing.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordination and gathering of data to complete the resident assessment instrument in an accurate and timely manner.
• Implements individual plans of care with the IDT approach in accordance with federal, state and local regulations. Updates those care plans with all OBRA assessments, daily orders, and observed/recorded changes in care.
• Evaluate and re-evaluates as necessary resident needs and level of care by the standards and requirements of licensure and regulations and MDS requirements.
• Participates in all managed care pre-certifications and re-certs, as needed
• Attends and participates in all care conferences for individual residents on a quarterly basis and as needed, Quarterly QAPI meetings and other committee meetings as deemed appropriately by the DON and or the Administrator.
• Obtains CASPER reports, assists in analyzing the data and provides data to the IDT
• Assures all assessments are completed in a timely manner by all departments, including interview portions, and provides education as needed on maintaining compliance
• Participates in the development, periodic review, and evaluation of nursing policies and procedures
• Participates in surveys by authorized government agencies and maintains the 671/817
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality of records, conditions and other information relating to residents, other employees and the facility
• Coordinates with therapies regarding resident rehabilitation, scheduling of OBRA/PPS/OMRA assessments, obtaining GG/Functional assessment data, screening monthly per the OBRA calendar, screening based in noted/observed changes from daily clinical meeting.
• MUST be a current licensed Registered Nurse RN/LPN in the state of Ohio.