What are the responsibilities and job description for the Minimum Data Set Nurse position at Wray Community District Hospital?
Wray, CO, USA
Full time
$ Hourly)
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Position Requirements: Current Colorado Nursing License, Minimum of 5 Years of Healthcare Supervisory experience
Shift: Day Shift
Job Description
The primary purpose of your job position is to conduct and coordinate the development and completion of the MDS in accordance with the requirements of this state and the policies and goals of this facility. As the MDS Coordinator, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.
Essential Duties include but not limited to
- Coordination of the facility's Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Accurate completion of all MDS assessments and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.
- Implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident's comprehensive plan of care.
- Assisting to schedule and lead interdisciplinary care plan team meetings in conjunction with the social service director.
- Auditing medical records for the presence of supporting documentation for all items coded on the MDS. Provide education to department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.
- Collaborating with health plans, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team for assuring insurance approvals and/or that residents meet eligibility and coverage criteria.
- Interpreting rules, regulations and coverage guidelines and acting as primary resource for problem solving regarding the SNF prospective payment system and quality reporting program.
- Utilizes the current RAI Manual as a resource during the assessment coding process.
- Provides a schedule of ARDs and assessment types weekly and as needed to the interdisciplinary team (IDT) to facilitate the timely completion of MDS sections and CAAs (Care Area Assessments) by each discipline.
- Transmits assessments in accordance with current regulations. To facilitate timely receipt of validation reports, will transmit as frequently(daily) as necessary to obtain timely validation of MDS acceptance into the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) System data base.
- Corrects any fatal errors immediately and retransmits the assessment until an accepted validation report is received.
- Performs administrative duties as assigned, including but not limited to QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings.
Wray Community Hospital District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to basis of age, race, sex, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to breastfeeding), color, genetic information, religion, national origin, disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, ancestry, marital status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.