MDS Coordinator
Employer not yet confirmed · Lubbock, Texas, United States
Position Title: MDS Coordinator
Salary: $70-$80k
Schedule: Monday-Friday (Days)
Who we are:
When you work at Carillon Senior Living, you’ll notice that it’s more than a place to retire, it’s a thriving community of seniors who are passionate about West Texas values, the Lubbock community and all things Texas Tech. It’s a uniquely uplifting community where active older adults enjoy vibrant living, rewarding opportunities, exceptional hospitality, and great friendships. We just celebrated 50 years of serving Lubbock and West Texas as a trusted senior living community. You won't find our unique combination of an all-inclusive lifestyle, superior hospitality, and beautiful location anywhere else. We are currently seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator to join our Health Center team. If you’re looking for a different perspective on healthcare and senior living come join us today!
You will enjoy:
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Accident insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- Personal life insurance
- Paid time off starting at 128 hours your first year
- Tuition reimbursement & scholarship opportunities
- Access to a 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with a Carillon match
- Employee Referral Program resulting in $300 for each successful employment referral
- Offering Everyday Pay!
- Your personal and professional growth is important to us, so we provide continual professional training and career advancement opportunities.
- You will enjoy being part of a great team in a fun, engaging work environment!
Who you are:
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Maintains a current license with the Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners.
- Have a current card for the successful completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (CPR – Healthcare Provider).
- Experience with the MDS transmittal process and understanding of regulations impacting the MDS.
- In-depth experience and knowledge working with MDS computer software.
- Expertise in MDS processes and systems.
- Must have effective communication skills, both oral and written.
- Work as team and assist all other department members when needed.
- Be able to work cooperatively with other healthcare professionals and other departments within the system.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists and to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Must communicate with internal and external contacts in a professional manner.
- Have the ability to maintain a professional relationship with physicians, patients, visitors, and staff by demonstrating appropriate interpersonal skills and demeanor.
- Possesses knowledge of and implements infection control and universal precaution practices.
Summary:
The MDS Coordinator is responsible for the overall supervision, coordination, maintenance and timely completion of the MDS, care plans, and medical records for residents.
Essential Job Duties:
- Verifies all MDS for both Medicare and Long-Term residents are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Supervises subordinate MDS coordinators.
- Ensure that all assessments are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Oversee the monthly Triple Check meeting and ensure that it is scheduled according to accounting needs.
- Coordinates, conducts, and completes the MDS, resident care plans and conferences on the computerized system
- Assures accuracy and completeness of entire medical record within HFCA and Medicare standards and guidelines.
- Ensure MDS electronic submission occurs per State of Texas regulations.
- Participates in family/resident care plan conferences.
- Assures effective communication with other shifts and departments as it relates to medical record documentation.
- Notifies physicians and family of changes in residents’ condition.
- Encourages rehabilitative techniques in order to restore resident’s independence.
- Assists DON in developing and implementing medical records policies and procedures.
- Audits resident charts as assigned.
- Coordinates the restorative program.
- Presents / attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
- Performs specific work duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisor.
- Assures timeliness of physicians’ visits.
HOSPITALITY FOCUS
Carillon Senior Living fully embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, we include the following hospitality promises as a guide for our interpersonal interactions with residents, co-workers, and guests:
- We greet residents, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
- We treat everyone with courteous respect.
- We strive to anticipate resident, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
- We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
- We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
- We embrace and value our differences.
- We make residents, employees and guests feel important.
- We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
- We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
- We pay attention to details.