MDS Coordinator at SSM Health
Fond du Lac, WI
About the Job
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WI-St Francis HomeWorker Type:
RegularJob Summary:
Monitors resident Minimum Data Set (MDS) to assume accuracy.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborates with IDT and therapies to determine resident’s potential for improvement and updates care plan.
- Communicates with managed care/insurance providers as required.
- Conducts care plan conferences with IDT members, residents, and families.
- Monitors and communicates changes in the minimum data set process to administration and IDT members.
- Monitors documentation of CNA’s and nursing staff. Conducts training and review of ADL’s and other minimum data set related requirements.
- Obtains prior authorizations for new admissions if required.
- Works in conjunction with Admissions and Medical Records to assure that certification and re-certification regulations are followed.
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
EXPERIENCE
- Two years of geriatric experience with Medicare A coordination experience required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
- Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
- Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
- Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Rare climbing.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
State of Work Location: Missouri
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Or
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
- Or
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
- Or
- Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type:
Department:
1801000068 RN - SNFScheduled Weekly Hours:
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