Skilled Nursing MDS Coordinator
Covina, California
You'll own MDS assessment completion, care planning and assessment scheduling for residents.
- Eligibility
- MDS CoordinationLong-term CareClinical Documentation
Posted Jul 23
- Unit and setting
- Long Term Care
- License
- RN licenseRN or LVN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN or LVN license
- License
- current CA LVN or RN license Current CA LVN or RN license Check your license
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Experience
- 3 years clinical long-term care nursing At least 3 years of clinical experience in long-term care nursing with 1 year in a management/administrative or supervisory role preferred
- Experience
- MDS, RAI and PPS experience in a skilled nursing facility Experience in Minimum Data Set/Resident Assessment Instrument/Prospective Payment System in a Skilled Nursing Facility
- Also asks
- prior RNAC experience Prior RNAC experience required
- Also asks
- Medicare rules and documentation experience Experience with and knowledge of Medicare rules, regulations and documentation requirements
- Also asks
- Medicare and medical reimbursement knowledge Knowledge of Medicare and Medical reimbursement principles and methods of implementation.
- Also asks
- knowledge of State and Federal long-term care laws Knowledge of State and Federal laws and regulations governing Long Term Care
- Also asks
- clinical assessment experience Experience with clinical assessment
- Also asks
- computer and typing proficiency Computer and typing proficiency
- Also asks
- regular, consistent and reliable attendance Ability to maintain regular, consistent and reliable attendance
Preferred
- Certification
- Resident Assessment Instrument certification Resident Assessment Instrument certification preferred; must be certified within six months of the date of hire
- Experience
- 1 year management or supervisory experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most California staff postingsCalifornia staff postings that state pay run $71k/yr to $199k/yr, the middle half $94k/yr to $152k/yr, across 3,850 postings.
Benefits
- Benefitsteamwork-focused work environmentA work environment focused on teamwork and support for excellent care
- Benefitshealth, wage replacement and family benefitsExcellent health, wage replacement, and other benefits for you and your family's well-being
- Benefits401K contribution even if you don't join, plus extra company contribution if you doA generous contribution to a 401K plan whether or not you participate, and an additional contribution from the company when you participate in the plan
- Benefitstuition reimbursement, $1,500 a yearInvestment in your growth through tuition reimbursement - $1,500 per year
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunities for advancement
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- run PPS meetings with therapy and unit coordinators Leads PPS meeting with therapy and unit coordinators to ensure goals are accomplished,
- Day to day
- work with the business office on billing requirements Meets routinely and as indicated with the business office regarding billing requirements.
- Day to day
- serve as back-up to complete other IDT members' MDS sections Serves as back up when needed to complete these sections for other IDT members.
- Day to day
- set assessment dates for significant change of condition MDS Set dates for assessments and follows guidelines for completion of significant change of condition MDS.
- Day to day
- develop and update care plans and CNA worksheets from MDS triggers Develops and updates resident plans of care and CNA worksheet based on MDS triggered areas
- Day to day
- review all incidents, accidents and the 24-hour report daily Reviews all resident incidents and accidents and the 24-hour report daily
- Day to day
- run care plan conferences Conducts care plan conferences.
- Day to day
- create and distribute the monthly care plan calendar Generates and distributes monthly care plan calendar for the following month.
The workplace
The concrete work tied to this employer is MDS Coordinator territory: completing MDS assessments, setting ARDs, working RUG levels, building care plans, and running admission assessment processes. What we do not have yet is the rest of the day-to-day picture—no…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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The Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinator is responsible for the MDS assessment process completion, care planning process, and scheduling of MDS assessments. The MDS Coordinator assures maximum reimbursement by determining payment coverage of each resident from admission to discharge and by strategically setting Assessment Reference Dates (ARD's) for the MDS in collaboration with therapy services within the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) requirements. This position is responsible for determining Resource Utilization Group (RUG) levels and assisting with admission assessment processes.
This position requires on-going education related to rules and regulations regarding MDS process and reimbursement.
What's around it?
Covina, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,931/mo
- Household income
- $98,671/yr, all local households, not nurse pay