Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description: MDS Nurse RN/LVN
Childress, TX

At Childress Healthcare Center , our commitment is to provide love, attention and optimal care one resident at a time. We realize consistently fulfilling this commitment depends on the success of caring professionals like you, who build their careers with us. Together, we are setting the standard in the delivery of rehabilitation, quality post-acute services and long-term care.

Career Advantages We Offer:

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible schedule
• Long term growth and advancement opportunities
• And more….

Job Summary:

The MDS Nurse manages the process of assessment, planning, facilitation, coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for services and options to meet the individual resident need promote quality, cost-effective outcomes while adhering to Federal and State guidelines, and in accordance with company’s policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manages the RAI Process from resident admission to discharge in order to maintain clinical compliance and receive appropriate funding from Medicare, Medicaid and Managed Care pay sources
• Completes MDS and all pertinent forms required in a timely, accurate, documentation-supported and case mix optimized manner
• Develops, with input from the interdisciplinary team members, individualized care plans reflective of the resident status
• Coordinates resident assessments and services by other clinical departments
• In conjunction with the Business Office Manager, provides timely information for all managed care clinical authorization and justifications
• Manages the daily PPS/OBRA case management meetings and weekly level of care meetings
• Other duties as assigned

• Current Texas RN or LPN with at least 2 years experience completing and submitting MDS, Resident care plans in a nursing home environment.
• Strong working knowledge of PDPM and Skilled Nursing
• Demonstrated ability to perform concurrent MDS reviews, assuring appropriate RUG category achievement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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