Senatobia Healthcare & Rehab currently has an opening for an RN MDS Coordinator. This is an on-site position. This is not a work from home opportunity.
About Us
Senatobia Healthcare & Rehab was founded in 1978. The facility offers short term skilled rehabilitation services including physical, speech and occupational therapy, as well as long term care. This is accomplished in a comfortable, homelike environment where our residents, families and staff are able to experience a family-style atmosphere.
Senatobia Healthcare & Rehab is currently recruiting for a Registered Nurse MDS Coordinator at our skilled nursing facility in Senatobia, Mississippi.
Senatobia Healthcare & Rehab has a positive work environment where the facility residents come first. If you want to be part of an exciting and fast paced culture where with high standards for delivery of care, then this is the place for you. Come and join us!
Summary
Responsible for the effective implementation of the overall RAI/MDS process, including timely and accurate completion and transmission of MDS's. Ensures appropriate documentation to support skilled coverage.
Required Qualifications
- Must possess a current, unencumbered, active Mississippi license to practice as a registered nurse in this state.
- Must have 3 years’ experience as an MDS Nurse.
- RAC Certification is preferred.
- Must pass a criminal background check.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordination of the facility’s Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.
- Implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident’s comprehensive plan of care.
- Scheduling and leading interdisciplinary care plan team meetings.
- Auditing medical records for the presence of supporting documentation for all items coded on the MDS. Provide education to department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.
- Collaborating with health plans, physicians and the interdisciplinary team for assuring insurance approvals and/or that residents meet eligibility and coverage criteria.
- Interpreting rules, regulations and coverage guidelines and acting as primary resource for problem solving in regards to the SNF PDPM payment system and quality reporting program.
RAI Coordinator Assigned Tasks
- Utilizes the current RAI Manual as a resource during the assessment coding process.
- Schedules the Assessment Reference Dates (ARDs) for payment assessments in a manner that accurately captures each resident’s clinical characteristics for payment classification purposes.
- Schedules the ARDs for all OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) assessments daily, monthly, and as needed.
- Provides a schedule of ARDs and assessment types weekly and as needed to the interdisciplinary team (IDT) in order to facilitate the timely completion of MDS sections and CAAs (Care Area Assessments) by each discipline.
- Communicates with members of the IDT as needed for timely completion of assessments. Expected to report any issues with timeliness to the Administrator.
- Transmits assessments in accordance with current regulations. To facilitate timely receipt of validation reports, will transmit as frequently(daily) as necessary to obtain timely validation of MDS acceptance into the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) System data base.
- Confirms transmission files by review and printing of initial and final validation reports.
- Corrects any fatal errors immediately and retransmits the assessment until an accepted validation report is received.
- Facilitates the completion and updating of resident care plans with the IDT to reflect each resident’s current needs.
- Communicates with the IDT to identify residents in need of a Significant Change in Status assessment, based on criteria in the current RAI manual.
- Participates in all resource utilization and/or triple check meetings prior to billing of claims associated with payment assessments.
- Assists with admission, discharge, or care of residents as needed.
- Attends or participates in continuing education related to the RAI process and related programs. Completes all assigned training and skills competency, as determined by the facility assessment and facility training plans.
- Performs administrative duties as assigned, including but not limited to QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings.
Additional Tasks
- Treats all residents with dignity and respect. Promotes and protects all residents’ rights.
- Establishes a culture of compliance by adhering to all facility policies and procedures. Complies with standards of business conduct, and state/federal regulations and guidelines.
- Follows appropriate safety and hygiene measures at all times to protect residents and themselves.
- Maintains confidentiality of protected health information, including verbal, written, and electronic communications.
- Reports noncompliance with policies, procedures, regulations, or breaches in confidentiality to appropriate personnel. Reports any retaliation or discrimination to HR or compliance officer.
- Reports any allegations of abuse, neglect, misappropriation of property, exploitation, or mistreatment of residents to supervisor and/or administrator. Protects residents from abuse and cooperates with all investigations.
Salary is dependent on experience. PTO time and Comprehensive Health Insurance available for fulltime team members.
This is a process-oriented organization. You must be able to implement and monitor multiple daily best practices to ensure overall compliance.
This is not your average SNF. We have a high standard for professionalism and care delivery. Our opportunities are rare and highly sought after. If you don't meet the qualifications or if you aren't going to come to the interview, please do not apply.
Senatobia Healthcare and Rehab is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Application Question(s):
- Without using Chat GPT or similar, tell me what you do to ensure QRP compliance. What reports do you pull for validation?
- How long does a Medicare Admission assessment take to complete?
- Have you worked as an MDS Coordinator in a skilled nursing facility?
License/Certification:
- RN License in Mississippi (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Senatobia, MS 38668 (Required)
Work Location: In person
