MDS Coordinator RN/LVN

MDS Coordinator RN/LVN

Blue Skies Mission - San Antonio, TX 78227

Overview

Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day

Description

Join Our Team at Blue Skies of Texas Senior Living Community!

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of our residents? We're actively looking for dedicated individuals to join our healthcare teams in our Assisted Living, Dementia & Alzheimer Care, Hospice, and Skilled Nursing facilities. We celebrate unique perspectives, backgrounds, and talents, providing an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Join us in providing exceptional care and creating a vibrant community where everyone feels like family.

We are committed to providing our team with the support they need. At Blue Skies of Texas, we offer medical, dental, and vision benefits! Some of our unique benefits we offer are:

• Employer Paid Short-Term Disability for full time employees
• Tuition Reimbursement & Scholarship Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• A generous PTO program
• Retirement plans

We are looking for dedicated professionals like yourself to be a part of our Skilled Nursing team. Apply now and let's soar together at Blue Skies of Texas!

As a Medicare and Resident Assessment Coordinator (MDS), and the Leader of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team, the incumbent will ensure that Minimum Data Sets (MDS), Resident Assessment Protocols (RAC), and Care Plans are completed in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations and in a timely manner and accurately address the holistic and individual needs of the resident. Conduct Care Plan meetings while interacting effectively with residents' family, physicians, therapists and other professionals, internally and externally. As an administrative nurse assumes leadership roles and responsibilities, identifies, develops and implements programing and services to enhance overall quality and ascertain positive outcomes.

What you will do in this role:

• Works closely with the Director of Nursing (DON) and other administrative staff to ensure appropriate placement of residents in relation to current facility skill sets.
• Ensures accuracy and coordinates with nursing staff on the level of care assignments for all residents; first upon admission, then with Care Plans as needed.
• Responsible for accurate completion of all MDSs and Care Plans, ensuring they reflect the residents current status, as scheduled per Texas Regulations for Long-Term Care in accordance with Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, Medicare A, and other payer source reimbursement guidelines.
• Communicates effectively with the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) to discuss skilled residents progress or decline and overall medical status to ensure the best possible and most accurate RUG score can be obtained.
• Tracks MDS schedule for residents and informs all disciplines of the selected Assessment Reference Date and completion date for the assessments.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Required: Must be a Registered, Licensed Nurse in good standing with the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners and have experience with Texas Long-Term Care Assessments and Care Planning.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree or higher. At least six months' experience with PDPM and MDS tools in long-term care.
• Required: High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 6 months experience with Texas Long-Term Care Assessments and Care Planning.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!