MDS Nurse (RN Nurse) - Sippican Healthcare Center

MDS Nurse (RN Nurse)

Join our team at Sippican Healthcare Center as an MDS Nurse in a full-time 40-hour position. This role offers a competitive hourly wage of $47.00 - $52.00, and we are looking for experienced candidates only.

Job Description

• Ensure accurate and timely completion of all resident assessment instruments including MDS sheets, facesheets, trigger sheets, RAP summaries, and care plans.
• Teach and in-service new and present employees in the process and laws governing resident assessment.
• Update staff on new and/or revised laws and interpretations of laws governing resident assessment.
• Upon a resident's admission, log the patient in on the appropriate calendar and assist in initiating the assessment process.
• Assure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) is appropriately completed and signed by each discipline before the end of each patient's assessment schedule.
• The coordinator will:
  • Sign that the MDS is complete.
  • Complete nursing sections of the MDS or assist as needed.
  • During the 14-day assessment following admission, circle/highlight appropriate triggers and pull corresponding RAPs for completion.
  • Complete nursing RAPs or assist as needed.
• On or before day fourteen (14), conduct an informal team meeting to discuss care planning for that resident.
• Oversee care planning from day fourteen (14) through completion on day 21, assisting nursing on an as-needed basis.
• Sign the back of each trigger sheet once each trigger has been appropriately addressed, with a statement made on each regarding the location of information and date addressed.
• Sign quarterly assessments when completed and provide appropriate follow-through on care plans overseen.
• Assure that residents with outstanding care plan needs upon admission have those needs addressed when appropriate rather than holding these until completion of MDS.
• Assume the same responsibilities with all Minimum Data Sets started secondary to patient change in status and all annual Minimum Data Sets.
• Report on continuing quality assurance and improvement activities to the CQI committee as needed.
• Electronically transmit per MDS assessment schedule, but at least monthly.
• Track submission/discharge/re-entry's/status changes using logs.
• Complete reports as required.
• Track consistency between documentation.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with current Massachusetts License.
• Two (2) years previous experience in long-term care and with MDS experience.
• Knowledge of DPH, OBRA, JCAHO, Medicare Regulations, and MDS process.
• Experience working within an interdisciplinary team approach to care.
• Computer skills and experience with electronic medical charts required.
• Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.