MDS Coordinator

Overview

Supervise and coordinate timely completion of MDS, care plans, and medical records.

Key Responsibilities

• mds audits
• chart audits
• electronic submission
• care plans
• staff supervision
• training

Tasks

-Audits resident charts as assigned. -Participates in family/resident care plan conferences. -Verifies all MDS for both Medicare and Long Term residents are accurate and completed in a timely manner. -Assures timeliness of physicians’ visits. -Assists DON in developing and implementing medical records policies and procedures. -Assures accuracy and completeness of entire medical record within HFCA and Medicare standards and guidelines. -Ensures MDS electronic submission occurs per State of Texas regulations. -Ensures that all assessments are accurate and completed in a timely manner. -Coordinates, conducts, and completes the MDS, resident care plans and conferences on the computerized system -Assures effective communication with other shifts and departments as it relates to medical record documentation. -Oversees the monthly Triple Check meeting and ensure that it is scheduled according to accounting needs. -Supervises subordinate MDS coordinators. -Presents / attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned. -Coordinates the restorative program. -Encourages rehabilitative techniques in order to restore resident’s independence. -Work as team and assist all other department members when needed.

Requirements

• mds
• cpr
• texas license
• infection control
• accredited nursing
• communication

What You Bring

-Be able to work cooperatively with other healthcare professionals and other departments within the system. -Possesses knowledge of and implements infection control and universal precaution practices. -In-depth experience and knowledge working with MDS computer software. -Maintains a current license with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners. -Expertise in MDS processes and systems. -Notifies physician and family of changes in resident’s condition. -Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form. -Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. -Must have effective communication skills, both oral and written. -Experience with the MDS transmittal process and understanding of regulations impacting the MDS. -Have a current card for the successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (CPR – Healthcare Provider). -Have the ability to maintain a professional relationship with physicians, patients, visitors, and staff by demonstrating appropriate interpersonal skills and demeanor. -Must communicate with internal and external contacts in a professional manner.

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About Lcs

-As an innovative developer and operator, it handles master planning, new builds, expansions, renovations, and ancillary services. -Typical projects range from continuing care retirement communities to stand-alone assisted-living and memory-care campuses. -Specialisms span residential senior housing, healthcare operations, memory care, assisted living, community development. -Earned national recognition for workplace culture and customer satisfaction, including Gallup and J.D. Power honors. -Unusually, LCS integrates a chef-of-the-year contest across its communities, highlighting its hospitality flair. -Grounded in data, it uses proprietary analytics platforms to drive decisions across its senior-living portfolio.

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