MDS Coordinator
The ideal candidate for the MDS Coordinator role is a caring and compassionate individual that is dedicated to making a positive impact on their customers, learn and expand professionally in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Shift: Full-time
The MDS /Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator's specific responsibilities include:
- Tracks Medicare Customers to determine continued and appropriate Medicare eligibility and benefit period by determining skilled level of need.
- Performs concurrent MDS review to ensure appropriate RUGs category is achieved through the capture of appropriate clinical information. Identifies opportunities to enhance reimbursement.
- Utilizes the PCC generated format to Communicate to the IDT team, the MDS assessment schedule to ensure timely facilitation of the Care Planning process.
The Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator’s education and experience requirements are:
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing with current RN Licensure in the state in which employment occurs, is required.
- One year of long term care clinical Nursing experience is required.
- Experience with Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, MDS completion, clinical resource utilization and/or case management is highly desirable.