MDS Coordinator
Company: The Palms of Sebring
Location: Sebring
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Title MDS Coordinator Location Sebring, FL Department
Nursing FLSA Status Exempt Shifts hiring Full-time
The Palms of Sebring is hiring a MDS Coordinator to join the
team
Purpose of Your Job Position
The primary purpose of your job position is to conduct and
coordinate the development and completion of the resident
assessment in accordance with the requirements of this state and
the policies and goals of this facility.
Delegation of Authority
As Resident Assessment/Care Plan Coordinator, you are delegated the
administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability
necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.
Job Functions
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of
this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these
are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission
of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the
position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential
function of the position.
Administrative Functions
* Conduct and coordinate the development and completion of the
resident assessment MDS in accordance with current rules,
regulations, and guidelines that govern the resident assessment,
including the implementation of RAPs and Triggers.
* Maintain and periodically update written policies and procedures
that govern the development, use, and implementation of the
resident assessment MDS and care plan.
* Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms,
reports, evaluations, studies, etc., as necessary.
* Develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing quality assurance
program for the resident assessment/care plans.
* Assist the resident and Discharge Planning Coordinator in
completing the care plan portion of the resident's discharge
plan.
* Participate in facility surveys inspections made by authorized
government agencies.
* Monitor the facility's QI and QM reports to ensure that
appropriate corrective action can be implemented when potential
problems areas occur.
* Ensure that all assessments are completed and transmitted in a
timely manner. Report problem areas to the administrator.
* Ensure that a current copy of the MDS Instructor's Manual is
available to persons completing portions of the MDS.
* Agree not to disclose assigned user ID code and password for
accessing resident/facility information and promptly report
suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the
Administrator.
* Agree not to disclose resident's protected health information and
promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to
the Administrator.
* Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access
facility's information system.
Committee Functions
* Act as Chairperson of the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team.
* Work with the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team in developing a
comprehensive resident assessment and care plan for each
resident.
* Serve on, participate in, and attend various other committees of
the facility e.g., Policy Advisory, Quality Assessment and
Assurance as required, and as appointed by the Administrator.
* Provide written and/or oral reports of the resident
assessment/care plan functions as requested or directed by
committees.
* Participate in functions involving discharge plans as may be
necessary.
* Evaluate and implement recommendations from established
committees as they may pertain to the assessment and/or care plan
functions of the facility.
Personnel Functions
* Maintain an effective, friendly working relationship with health
professionals, physicians, consultants, and governmental agencies
that may be involved in the resident assessment/care plan functions
of the facility.
* Meet with and solicit advice from department supervisors
concerning the resident assessment/care plan functions of the
facility.
* Report known or suspected incidents of fraud to the
Administrator.
* Ensure that departmental computer workstations left unattended
are properly logged off or the password protected automatic
screen-saver activates within established facility policy
guidelines.
Nursing Care Functions
* Conduct or coordinate the interviewing of each resident for the
resident's assessment.
* Evaluate each resident's condition and pertinent medical data to
determine any need for special assessment activities or a need to
amend the admission assessment.
* Develop and implement procedures with the Director of Nursing
Services to inform all assessment team members of the arrival of
newly admitted residents.
* Assist facility directors and supervisors in scheduling the
resident assessment/care plan meetings.
* Contact and assist in scheduling participation by outside members
of the care plan team, including the resident's representative
and/or other interested family members.
* Ensure that care provided is in accordance with the resident's
wishes.
Staff Development
* Develop and participate in the planning, conducting, and
scheduling of timely in-service training classes that include
assessment skills or techniques needed to complete the assessment
functions of the facility.
* Assist the In-service Director/Educator in developing any
training activities needed concerning resident assessment/care plan
skills including, but not limited to initial or refresher courses
relative to techniques for interviewing residents, rehabilitation
principles, commonly used psychotropic drugs, care plan functions,
etc.
* Attend and participate in annual facility in-service training
programs as scheduled e.g., OSHA, TB, HIPAA, Abuse Prevention,
Safety, Infection Control, etc.
* Attend and participate in advance directive in-service training
programs for the staff and community.
* Attend and participate in continuing education programs designed
to help you keep abreast of changes in your profession, as well as
to maintain your license on a current status.
* Conduct training programs for appropriate staff on the completion
and use of the MDS.
Care Plan and Assessment Function
* Develop preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing
needs of each resident, utilizing the forms required by current
rules or regulations and facility policies.
* Ensure that appropriate health professionals are involved in the
assessment.
* Ensure that all members of the assessment team are aware of the
importance of completeness and accuracy in their assessment
functions and that they are aware of the penalties, including civil
money penalties, for false certification.
* Coordinate the development of a written plan of care preliminary
and comprehensive for each resident that identifies the
problems/needs of the resident, indicates the care to be given,
goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is
responsible for each element of care.
* Ensure that the care plan includes measurable objectives and
timetables to meet the resident's medical, nursing, and mental and
psychosocial needs as identified in the resident's assessment.
* Ensure that an initial resident assessment is completed within
fourteen days of the resident's admission.
* Ensure that a comprehensive care plan is completed within
twenty-one days of the resident's admission.
* Assist the nursing staff in encouraging the resident and his/her
family to participate in the development and review of the
resident's plan of care.
* Develop the schedule of activities required for the resident
assessment and plan of care.
* Assist the Director of Nursing Services and relevant
directors/supervisors of other departments in ensuring that all
personnel involved in providing care to the resident are aware of
the resident's care plan and that nursing personnel refer to the
resident's care plan prior to administering daily care to the
resident.
* Ensure that quarterly and annual resident assessments and care
plan reviews are made on a timely basis.
* Ensure that a complete resident assessment is conducted within
fourteen days of a significant change in the resident's
condition.
* Coordinate the review and revision of the resident's care plan by
the interdisciplinary team after each quarterly review or other
assessment, assuring that the care plan is evaluated and revised
each time an assessment is done or when there is a change in the
resident's status.
* Assist the Director of Nursing Services and other relevant
directors and supervisors in maintaining good rapport and morale
between and within departments to ensure that a team effort is
achieved in developing and implementing a comprehensive assessment
and plan of care.
* Inform all assessment team members of the requirements for
accuracy and completion of the resident assessment MDS.
* Ensure that each portion of the assessment is signed and dated by
the person completing that portion of the MDS.
* Sign and date the assessment instrument to certify its
completion.
* Ensure that medical and nursing care is administered in
accordance with the resident's wishes, including the implementation
of advance directives
Budget and Planning Functions
Report suspected or known incidence of fraud relative to false
billings, cost reports, kickbacks, etc.
Resident Rights
* Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information
including protected health information. Report known or suspected
incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.
* Ensure that all residents are treated fairly, and with kindness,
dignity, and respect.
* Ensure that resident interviews are conducted in private.
* Ensure that all members of the assessment team and the
interdisciplinary care planning/medical and nursing team are
knowledgeable of the residents' responsibilities and rights
including the right to refuse treatment.
* Ensure that nursing staff personnel honor the resident's refusal
of treatment request. Ensure that such requests are in accordance
with the facility's policies governing advance directives.
* Ensure that the facility's policies and procedures governing
advance directives are reviewed with the resident and/or
representative.
* Report and investigate all allegations of resident abuse and/or
misappropriation of resident property.
* Review any complaints or grievances made by residents regarding
the resident assessment or care plan.
* Ensure that a written record is made of any resident's complaints
or grievances with a full accounting of any actions taken and the
current status of the complaint.
Working Conditions
* Works in office areas as well as throughout the nursing service
area i.e., drug rooms, nurses' stations, resident rooms, etc..
* Moves intermittently during working hours.
* Is subject to frequent interruptions.
* Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government
agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and
circumstances.
* Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family
members, personnel, and visitors.
* Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other
department directors.
* Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays
when necessary.
* Is subject to call back during emergency conditions e.g., severe
weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc..
* Is involved in community/civic health matters/projects as
appropriate.
* Attends and participates in continuing educational programs.
* Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors,
etc., throughout the workday, as well as to reactions from dust,
disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
* Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions,
etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
* May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous
chemicals.
* Maintains a liaison with the residents, their families, support
departments, etc., to adequately plan for the residents' needs.
Education
Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited
college or university.
Experience
Must have, as a minimum, two years of experience as a supervisor in
a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care
facility.
Must have, as a minimum, six months training experience in
rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
Specific Requirements
* Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice
as a Registered Nurse in this state.
* Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English
language.
* Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to prove care
appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
* Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example
of team work and team concept.
* Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when
circumstances warrant such action.
* Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel,
residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel,
and the general public.
* Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and
procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that
pertain to nursing care facilities.
* Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the
willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other
personnel.
* Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement,
and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and
procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality
care.
* Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm,
as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
* Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be
willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
* Must be able to relate information concerning a resident's
condition.
* Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other
individuals in the workplace.
Physical and Sensory Requirements
* With or Without the Aid of Mechanical Devices
* Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
* Must be able to speak and write the English language in an
understandable manner.
* Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the
position.
* Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable
these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements
of this position can be fully met.
* Must function independently, and have flexibility, personal
integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents,
personnel, and support agencies.
* Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the
policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical
examination.
* Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled,
elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the
facility.
* Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of pounds
to a minimum height of feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or
carry such weight a minimum distance of 0 feet.
* May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during
emergency situations.
* Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 25
pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull,
move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
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