MDS Coordinator

MDS Coordinator – Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Worcester, MA

Base pay: $40.00/hr – $48.00/hr

Join our dynamic care team at Parsons Hill Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. The MDS Coordinator will oversee the MDS process, ensuring accurate resident assessments and compliance with CMS regulations.

• Coordinate the MDS process.
• Oversee ADL training for facility staff.
• Issue and deliver denial notices timely and appropriately.
• Complete and transmit all CMS approved item sets (MDS).
• Maintain knowledge of and follow current CMS regulatory guidelines as described in the RAI Manual.
• Comply with facility privacy policies and procedures and protect residents’ health information.
• Maintain Medicare meeting minutes per Medicare program agreement.
• Issue and deliver Medicare denial letters per CMS regulations.
• Assure appropriate management of residents’ Medicare/Insurance benefits.
• Maintain sufficient documentation to support billed services.
• Perform other duties assigned by manager.

• Minimum:
  Nursing Degree from an accredited school of nursing, college or university. RN preferred.
• Current, unencumbered license to practice as an RN/LPN in Massachusetts.

• Reading, writing, speaking and understanding of the English language.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Ability to coordinate MDS systems, resident assessment, and care plans for each resident timely.
• Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines related to long term care.
• Leadership and supervisory ability and willingness to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel.
• Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, and enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Effective communication regarding emergency situations.
• Accurate and comprehensive assessment skills to ensure standards of nursing practice.

• Competitive and Weekly Pay
• Holiday Pay for Hourly and Salaried Employees
• Overtime Pay for Hourly Employees
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Exclusive Employer Discount Program
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Vacation and Personal Time
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Athena Health Care Systems and its managed centers follow federal and state mandatory guidelines regarding staff vaccinations; our vaccination policy requires all newly hired staff, regardless of position or work location, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they receive an approved exemption from Athena, except where prohibited by state law.