Job description
Overview
Mesun Health Services provides comprehensive, compassionate care for our community over the entire spectrum of medical treatment, from complete, restorative treatment to comfort measures. This ensures personalized care to patients and their families that meet their cultural needs. Our value is to promote a healthcare environment and culture in which associates want to work and community members wish to receive their care. Our new Rehabilitation Center is conveniently located in Lawrenceville, GA.
MDS Coordinator Qualifications
- Nursing: 1 year (Required), 3 years (Preferred) with an unencumbered, active license to practice as a RN in GA.
- MDS: 1 year (Required), 2-3 years (Preferred)
- RAC Certified (Preferred)
MDS Coordinator Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordination of the facility’s Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations.
- Accurate completion of Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, care plans for residents and any supporting assessments or clinical documentation.
- Collaborating with health plans, physicians and the interdisciplinary team for assuring insurance approvals and/or that residents meet eligibility and coverage criteria.
- 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.
- Scheduling and leading interdisciplinary care plan team meetings which includes review of resident care and the setting of the Assessment Reference date (ARD).
- 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.
- Confirms transmission files by review and printing of initial and final validation reports.
- Corrects any fatal errors immediately and retransmits the assessment until an accepted validation report is received.
- Participates in all resource utilization and/or triple check meetings prior to billing of claims associated with payment assessments.
- Monitors and audits clinical record documentation on assigned residents to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Maintains current knowledge MDS assessment process, State and /or Federal regulations.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $38.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- Do you have Certification for Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC)
Experience:
- Utilization review: 1 year (Required)
Language:
License/Certification:
Work Location: In person