MDS Nurse (RN Nurse) Sippican Healthcare Center Full Time 40 Hour Position (Experience Only Apply) $47.00 - $52.00 an hour
Essential Functions: - Ensures accurate and timely completion of all resident assessment instruments including MDS sheets, facesheets, trigger sheets, RAP summaries and care plans - Teach and in-service new and present employees in the process and laws governing resident assessment - Update staff on new and/or revised laws and interpretations of laws governing resident assessment - Upon a resident’s admission, log patient in on appropriate calendar and assist in initiating the assessment process - Assure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) is appropriately completed and signed by each discipline before the end of each patient’s assessment schedule - The coordinator will: o Sign that the MDS is complete o Complete nursing sections of the MDS or assist as needed o During the 14-day assessment following admission, circle/highlight appropriate triggers and pull corresponding RAP’s for completion o Complete nursing RAP’s or assist as needed - On or before day fourteen (14), conduct an informal team meeting to discuss care planning for that resident - Oversee care planning from day fourteen (14) through completion on day 21, assisting nursing on a as-needed basis - Sign the back of each trigger sheet once each trigger has been appropriately addressed, a statement made on each regarding to location of information and date has been addressed - Sign quarterly assessments when completed and provide appropriate follow through on care plan overseen - Assure that resident with outstanding care plan needs upon admission have those needs addressed when appropriate rather than holding these until completion of MDS - Assume the same responsibilities with all Minimum Data Sets started secondary to patient change in status and all annual Minimum Data Sets - Report on continuing quality assurance and improvement activities to CQI committee as needed - Electronically transmits per MDS assessment schedule, but at least monthly - Tracks submission/discharge/re-entry’s/status changes using logs - Completes reports, as required - Tracks consistency between documentation Prerequisites: - Registered Nurse with current Massachusetts License - Two (2) years previous experience in long term care and with MDS Experience - Knowledge of DPH, OBRA, JCAHO, Medicare Regulations and MDS process - Experience working within an interdisciplinary team approach to care - Computer skills and experience with electronic medical charts required - Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan
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