MDS Coordinator

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with IDT and therapies to determine resident's potential for improvement and updates care plan.
• Communicates with managed care/insurance providers as required.
• Conducts care plan conferences with IDT members, residents, and families.
• Monitors and communicates changes in the minimum data set process to administration and IDT members.
• Monitors documentation of CNA's and nursing staff. Conducts training and review of ADL's and other minimum data set related requirements.
• Obtains prior authorizations for new admissions if required.
• Works in conjunction with Admissions and Medical Records to assure that certification and re-certification regulations are followed.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• Two years of geriatric experience with Medicare A coordination experience required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•     Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 

State of Work Location: Missouri 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) 
•     And 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State 
•         Or 
•         Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

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• Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 
• Flexible Payment Options:  our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.