MDS Specialist Pine Ridge

Pine Ridge is a 111-bed Skilled Nursing Facility that is Medicare and Medicaid Certified with 33 private rooms and 39 semi-private rooms. The facility sits on Hansen Care Park's beautiful, wooded property with private and semi-private rooms, spacious shower and restroom facilities, beauty salon and barber shop services, walking paths, state of the art rehabilitation areas for those who need physical, occupational or speech therapy and cozy places to relax throughout the facility. We provide care for individuals who may require a variety of medical services including Short-term Rehabilitation, Long-term Care 24 Hour Skilled Nursing, Hospice and Respite Care, Restorative Care and Certified Wound Care.

About Corewell Health South - Lakeland Hospitals

The health system comprises threehospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a regional cancer center, rehabilitation centers, two long-term care residences, home care and hospice services, and 34 affiliate physician practice locations. We provide both inpatient and outpatientmedical servicesthroughout Southwest Michigan.

Scope of work

The RN, under the ANA scope of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge. The RN provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures and recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes. The RN partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care and develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.

Responsible for accurate completion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and Care Area Assessments (CAAs) collaborating with Staff Nurses, Nurse Aides, and the interdisciplinary team on the assessment process and development of resident MDS/Care Plans. Position will monitor Medicare and Medicaid requirements.

Essential Functions

• Reviews nursing chart on resident information and performs evaluations as needed to complete MDS according to state regulatory and Medicare A requirements. Establishes weekly MDS schedules and Care Conference calendars making adjustments as needed.
• Ensures timely completion of RAI by the interdisciplinary team, collaborates with Interdisciplinary team on RAI and care planning process, and identifying significant changes in resident status.
• Participates in weekly team conference and daily clinical management meetings. Monitors Medicare A coverage. Monitors the completion of Medicare certifications/re-certifications. Informs Social Worker of last day of Medicare A coverage.
• Performs audits and quality review duties as assigned by Manager. Monitors accuracy of MDS items completed by other departments. Provides necessary information to billing.
• Maintains up-to-date on changing reforms with MDS and PPS systems. Provides PPS information as needed for Access Management.

How we will care for you, while you care for our patients

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Qualifications

• Associates in Nursing upon hire required
• Bachelors in Nursing within 5 yearsrequired
• Graduates from a non-accredited school of nursing must have at least one year of acute care experience or at least two years of experience in a licensed health care role and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
• MI Registered Nurse (RN) upon hire required
• AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 daysrequired

• CRT-Nurse Assessment Coordinator, Registered (RNAC) - AANAC American Association of Nursing Assessment Coordinators 1 Year required

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