MDS Coordinator
Position Announcement
McLean County Nursing Home
Full Time MDS Coordinator
Salary Commensurate on Experience
Position Summary
The MDS Coordinator is responsible for assuring the timely completion of accurate resident assessments and interdisciplinary care plans that meet Federal and State guidelines. This includes identifying resident acuity and needs, helping to determine specific care needs and communicating needs and expectations to families and responsible parties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates assessments and interdisciplinary care plan according to regulatory requirements in timely fashion
- Identify resident acuity and needs, help determine specific care needs
- Effectively communicate needs and expectations to families and responsible parties
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of the MDS/CAAs/Triggers sheet for residents
- Initiates care plans and supporting activities that will result in best possible outcome for assigned residents
- Monitor and ensure completion of 7-day look-back documentation by nursing staff within prescribes MDS timeframe
- Must ensure important resources are made available to patients and that patient care is delivered effectively and to a satisfactory standard
- Responsible for managing Medicare and Medicaid assessments
- Must be willing to assist other nursing staff in daily shift duties
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing or Nursing Home Administrator
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Working knowledge of nursing services, rehabilitation, therapy, and resident care
- Possess skills to continuously comprehend and communicate with residents and co-workers regarding written plans of care, and to respond to emergency alarms
- Ability to remember multiple messages, information, and task assignments given to self and others
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with others and work as a team
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate strong leadership, communication, education and collaboration and counseling skills
- Ability to communicate proficiently through technology
- Ability to identify and implement appropriate patient communication strategies and overcome accessibility barriers, as required
- Ability to demonstrate continual learning skills, effects changes in approach to care based on established, evidence-based practice
- Ability to determine appropriate course of action in more complex situations
- Ability to work independently, exercise creativity, be attentive to detail and maintain a positive attitude
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous responsibilities and to prioritize scheduling of work
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all medical, financial, and legal information
- Ability to complete work assignments accurately and in a timely manner
Required Qualifications
- Must be a licensed nurse in the state of Illinois, preferably a RN.
- Prior MDS/Care Plan experience required.
- Prior experience in a long-term care facility is required
- RAC-CT designation preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Occasionally transfers up to 75 pounds with assist while lifting and positioning and transferring residents
- Pushes/pulls medication carts requiring force of 10-30 pounds
- Pushes/pulls residents weighing 75-300 pounds in wheelchairs
- Reposition residents weighing 75-300 pounds in bed for treatments and nursing procedures as needed
- Stands and walks up to 75% of shift to provide resident assessments
- Stoops, bends, and squats as required to reach lower drawers on medication carts, adjust resident’s items, etc.
- Able to wear gloves and other PPE
- Identifies residents, call lights, and unusual occurrences on unit at a distance of 50 feet
Benefits Package
McLean County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Medical Member Rewards Program
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flex Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Spending Account (DSA)
- Supplemental Insurance: Life, Critical Illness and Accident
- County provided Life Insurance
- Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF Pension)
- Paid time off: vacation days, personal days, sick days, holidays
- Identity Protection
- Charitable Giving
- Discounted Four Seasons Health Club Membership
- Employee Assistance Program
About McLean County Nursing Home
McLean County Nursing Home has a long tradition of providing for the welfare and care of its citizens dating back to 1878. In 1974 the citizens of the County decided to continue the tradition of providing care to the elderly when they passed a referendum to build the current Nursing Home, at its current location.
While the citizens of McLean County can be very proud of the building they have provided, our most important asset is the professional, dedicated, and caring staff who work in our facility.
Our philosophy is to provide quality care in an atmosphere that allows both residents and their families to feel comfortable and welcomed during the resident’s stay. McLean County Nursing Home has a history of having a solid reputation in the community for providing consistent, quality care for those who live here. We intend to uphold that reputation by continuing to maintain and improve our standards of excellence.
McLean County is the largest county by land area in the state of Illinois with a population of over 172,000. McLean County Government is a fast-moving and dynamic workplace established to locally administer Illinois State laws and serve the community in a variety of ways throughout our multitude of departments. With a $97 million operating budget, over 800 employees, and an Aa1 Bond Rating, McLean County Government is positioned to maintain and expand its reputation for excellence in local government.
To learn more about all the services McLean County Government provides the community, please visit https://mcleancountyil.gov/. For more information on McLean County Nursing home, please visit https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/91/Nursing-Home.
How to Apply
Click “Apply Now” at the top of this post. Please include resume and cover letter at time of application.
*If applying through a third party job board, please fill out an application via McLean County Government’s Job Board located at https://il-mcleancounty.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx
Confidentiality of your application is maintained upon request.
McLean County Government is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.