MDS Coordinator RN - Senior Care Center - St. Marys

Company: Southeast Georgia Health System
Location: Saint Marys
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Interested in working for the Golden Isles' healthcare provider and employer of choice?
Throughout the many locations that make up the Southeast Georgia Health System network, there is a common thread that pulls everything together: A team of committed professionals like you. These individuals appreciate the value of every person who walks through our doors, and are the key to our culture of Service Excellence.
As a MDS Coordinator, you will be responsible for the coordination of the complete Resident Assessment Instrument process as well as reviewing and monitoring this process. You will develop and maintain positive relationships with our patients, guests, other team members, and medical staff by striving for excellence in service and quality. For our team members, this is more than a career - it's a calling.
*Sign-on bonus for full-time only.
The MDS Coordinator:

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• Coordinates the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process, reviews pre-admission screening information to determine the potential Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) level and the skilled care needs as needed
  
• Reviews monthly billing for current minimum data set (MDS) for proper billing with billing office staff, and updates the billing codes on an ongoing basis.
  
• Ensures that the MDS is started in a timely fashion by all staff assigned to the tasks and enters care plans and CNA smart charting data into electronic heath record.
  
• Reviews completed MDS to determine if the required data has been entered by specific disciplines. - Attends care plan meetings.
  
• Reviews data to calculate the specific category that identified the patient by converting MDS information to RUGs III using the program for such, assists with Recover Audit Contractor (RAC) audits, and adjusts assessment reference date (ARD) to capture ongoing care and during Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program "SNAP" dates.
  
• Identifies timelines for care area assessment (CAA) completion, reviews information to ensure that all CAAs are completed by specific disciplines, and all other duties as assigned.
  
• Demonstrates accountability for and contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion.
  

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