The
Ross Manor campus provides three professional levels of care and support for
residents including assisted
living , skilled
rehabilitation and complete nursing care services.  Under the ownership of First Atlantic
Healthcare, Ross Manor follows in First Atlantic's long standing reputation for
excellence in Long Term Care. Under the ownership of First Atlantic
Healthcare, Ross Manor follows in First Atlantic's long standing reputation for
excellence in Long Term Care.

MDS Coordinator:

Essential Job Functions:

Our employees are expected to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list of duties is not all-inclusive:

• Assess/Oversee assessment of all residents through the RAI process and
  ensure coding accuracy, capturing needs and level of assistance, in
  accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines
• Review all care plans on a regular basis for accuracy, appropriateness, and case mix validity
• Oversee and/or complete care plans for all residents process according
  to standard of nursing practice, including nursing restorative plans
  
• Establish documentation approaches and instruct nursing and ancillary staff to document properly
• Communicate MDS due date so that interdisciplinary team members complete their portions appropriately and on time.
• Instruct all disciplines in proper procedures, completion of MDS items, and CAAs, Care Mix payment and Quality Indicators.

MDS Coordinator Minimum Qualifications:

• MDS and ICD-10 coding experience preferred & RAC-CT certification preferred
  
• Current, active, Maine RN licensure or current active, Maine Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Strong nursing clinical assessment, care planning, and delivery of care skills, with a long term care population

Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of geriatric health care needs
• Clear and effective communication skills 
• Federal and State regulations pertaining to long term care and the resident assessment process
• Medicare and MaineCare regulations, as well as the application of the State Operations Manual, and Principles of Reimbursement
• MDS manual and updates; Quality Indicator System
• Strong computer literacy. Experience with and ability to document within electronic medical records.
• Work and communicate tactfully with residents, staff; administration, families, physicians, ancillary services, allied health care professionals, surveyors, regulators, other business contacts, the public and the community
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)