MDS Coordinator

Are you an experienced MDS nurse interested in the next step? The MDS Coordinator provides oversight of the RAI process and conducts assessments and care plan coordination for guests. The MDS Coordinator supervises the Care Management Nurse, MDS Nurse.

At Ciena Healthcare, we take care of you too, with an attractive benefit package including:

• Competitive pay

• Life Insurance

• 401K with matching funds

• Health insurance

• AFLAC

• Employee discounts

• Tuition Reimbursement

You will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and strong teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Completes the MDS, CAA’s and care plans within regulated time frames.

• Coordinates scheduling the RAI process with the interdisciplinary team

• Assesses resident through physical assessment, interview and chart review.

• Discusses resident care needs with care givers, including physician, nursing, social services, therapy, dietary, and activity staff.

• Reviews information from hospital, consults and outside agencies and uses such information in the completion of the assessment and care planning.

• Coordinates, identifies, and/or initiates significant change MDS’

• Is prepared to conduct PPS meetings maintaining MDS assessments per Medicare schedule and maintains PPS board for monitoring of Medicare days and RUGs utilization in the absence of the Care Management Coordinator

• Remains current with American Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) requirements.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) 

• AANC certification a plus. RAC-CT

• Knowledge of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process, including the principles the Prospective