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Description
MDS Coordinator
Saba Healthcare - Oak Lawn, IL
Job Title: MDS Coordinator
Position: Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
Job Type: Full-time
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Location
Address:
City: Oak Lawn
State: IL
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Job Responsibilities
- Support the facility's philosophy of care and strive to achieve its goals and objectives.
- Coordinate the completion of the MDS upon initial admission, readmission, quarterly, annually, the occurrence of a significant change, and as needed for PPS/Insurance Reimbursement.
- Provide a calendar monthly and as needed of scheduled MDS assessments and Care Plan Conferences.
- Assure the timely completion of each section of the MDS by proper department, signing of the form by staff on EMR, and its resident appropriateness.
- Confer with each department regarding any problems that occur in its sections of the MDS and arrange for re-education when necessary.
- Review diagnosis coding and sequencing with physician quarterly. Update/clarify ICD-9 coding as appropriate.
- Conduct weekly MDS Pre-planning and Medicare meetings to ensure timely and accurate completion.
- Monitor and assist staff in all departments regarding EMR charting, documentation, and achieving Care Plan goals in accordance with the resident’s MDS.
- Communicate resident care plan and progress to staff, resident, and family.
- Conduct in-service training of nursing staff every three months as needed on care plans and documentation.
- Audit sample EMR charting monthly to ascertain proper nursing charting and documentation of care given and directly confer with those employees who are not properly documenting.
- Record, report and follow up discrepancies in documentation which are not consistent and/or do not meet program standards.
- Work closely with the Director of Nursing and other department heads to ensure consistency in care.
- Coordinate resident Care Plan with physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapy department to ensure proper care and treatment when clinically appropriate.
- Follow up on nutritional assessments by dietary consultants with reporting to the nursing staff and appropriate documentation.
- Maintain the confidentiality of resident information and honor his/her personal and property rights.
- Follow established fire, disaster, safety, infection control, and evacuation policies and procedures.
Required Skills
Core Skills
- Working knowledge of nursing services, nursing administration, rehabilitation, general nursing, geriatric nursing, the MDS, and its computer application (EMR)
- Good managerial, organizational, planning, computer, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to initiate, complete and update care plans
- Ability to conduct in-service training of nursing staff on care plans, documentation, and EMR application
- Ability to monitor resident EMR records for consistency and content
- Ability to identify problems and communicate those problems to the Director of Nursing and staff
Preferred Skills
- AANAC certification
Requirements
Experience:
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- State of Illinois license as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse
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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified
Benefits
- Not specified
Supplemental Pay
- Not specified
Special Notes
- Willing to train the right candidate!
Facility Details
Name: Saba Healthcare
Description: Not Specified
Specialties:
- Not specified
Mission: Not Specified
Job Info
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Sourcing
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No of Jobs:
1
Apply Before:
09/16/2025
Posted:
06/16/2025
