MDS Coordinator

Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center North Easton, MA 02356, US

We are hiring a full-time MDS Coordinator to join our dynamic care team at Southeast Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center in North Easton!

Can be LPN or RN. Weekly pay ranges from $40 to $48 an hour, depending on license and experience. Southeast is a 171-bed skilled nursing facility.

As the MDS Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in planning, organizing, and directing the MDS process, ensuring that our residents receive high-quality care and services.

Experience & Education:

Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited school of nursing, college or university.
Must possess a current, unencumbered license to practice as an RN or LPN in Massachusetts.
Must have at least one year of nursing experience.
MDS experience and/or skilled nursing experience preferred.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Coordination of MDS process
Oversees ADL training for 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.

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. Our facility follows 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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