RN MDS Full-time
Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center

MDS Director

Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Easton, MA 02356, US
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Job Title: MDS Director

Job Location: North Easton

Company Name: Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center

Shift: 8a-4p

Pay: $48 to $52 an hour, salaried role with weekly pay

Job Summary:

Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center is seeking a full-time RN MDS Director to join our dynamic care team. As the MDS Director, you will plan, organize, and direct the MDS process, overseeing resident care plans through clinical assessment, review of residents' medical history, personal interviews, and completion of MDS reports.

Experience & Education:

  • Must possess a minimum of a nursing program.

  • Must possess a current and unencumbered RN license in Massachusetts.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate the MDS process

  • Oversees ADL training for the facility and staff

  • Issues and delivers denial notices timely and appropriately

  • Complete and transmit all CMS approved item sets (MDS)

  • Must be knowledgeable of and follow current CMS regulatory guidelines as described in RAI Manual

  • Complies with facility privacy policies and procedures and protects residents' individual health information

  • Maintains Medicare meeting minutes per Medicare program agreement

  • Issues and delivers Medicare denial letters per CMS regulations

  • Assures appropriate management of residents' Medicare/Insurance benefits

  • Maintains adequate systems to ensure appropriate documents are sufficient to support billed services

  • Other duties assigned by manager

Specific Requirements:

  • Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language

  • Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such an action

  • Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel and the general public

  • Must be able to coordinate MDS systems, resident assessment, and care plans for each resident timely

  • Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care

  • Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel

  • 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 communicate effectively to appropriate personnel regarding emergency situations

  • Must possess accurate and comprehensive assessment skills to ensure standards of nursing practice

Benefits:

  • Competitive and Weekly Pay

  • Holiday Pay for Hourly and Salaried Employees

  • Overtime Pay for Hourly Employees

  • Career Advancement Opportunities

  • Exclusive Employer Discount Program

Available for Eligible Team Members:

  • Employer Paid Life Insurance

  • 401(k) with Employer Match

  • Vacation and Personal Time

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals are encouraged to apply. Athena Health Care Systems and its managed facilities/agencies follow federal and state guidelines regarding staff vaccinations. Our policy requires all staff to be up to date with COVID and flu vaccinations, or acknowledge a declination of the vaccination(s).

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