MDS Care Plan Coordinator

MDS / Care Plan Coordinator

Job Summary:

The MDS / Care Plan Coordinator is responsible for assuring the timely completion of accurate resident assessments and interdisciplinary care plans that meet Federal and State guidelines. This includes identifying resident acuity and needs, helping to determine specific care needs, and communicating needs and expectations to families and responsible parties.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for integrating nursing, dietary, social recreation, restorative, rehabilitation, and physician services to ensure appropriate assessment and reimbursement.

• Responsible for completion of all Medicare/Medicaid case-mix documents to assure appropriate reimbursement for care and services provided within the Facility.

• Conducts continual Minimum Data Set (MDS) reviews to assure achievement of optimal allowable Resource Utilization Group (RUG) category.

• Oversees the overall process and tracking of MDS/Prospective