Resident Care Coordinator coordinates, supervises, and evaluates the care of residents in a skilled nursing, assisted living, or similar facility. Schedules and trains care staff, and ensures that clinical services are delivered in accordance with regulations and professional standards. Being a Resident Care Coordinator communicates with families and medical professionals as needed, and ensures care plans for residents are properly documented and updated. Requires a high school diploma. Additionally, Resident Care Coordinator may require Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Resident Care Coordinator supervises a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes. Contributes to the development of processes and procedures. To be a Resident Care Coordinator typically requires 3 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. Thorough knowledge of functional area under supervision. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
As a Resident Care Coordinator you are responsible for assisting the Director of Nursing and the RN Assessment Coordinator with ensuring that documentation in the center meet Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The Resident Care Coordinator also coordinates the RAI process assuring the timeliness, and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
GENERAL DUTIES
Meetings for facility level resident care coordinator:
1. Attend stand up meeting/standdown meeting.
2. Attend weekly utilization review meeting.
3. Attend scheduled family care conferences with IDT.
4. Attend daily IDT clinical at risk meeting to update care plans and Kardex with changes.
Regular assignments for the facility level resident care coordinator:
1. Weekly review of point of care documentation compliance with follow up as needed.
2. Update 802 and 672 with changes.
3. Open quarterly nursing UDA’s required for each week.
4. New admission baseline care plan development in PCC within 48 hours.
5. Completion of individualized comprehensive care plans for new admissions.
6. Complete PCC care plan reviews.
7. Review and update restorative nursing programs. Writes a monthly progress note (template in PCC PN section) for progress with established RNPs for residents on programs.
8. Weekly walking quality rounds with director of rehab and direct care staff.
9. Communication with central resident assessment coordinator potential Hospice referrals, any potential Medicaid CMI captures, or PDPM IPA captures, or need for any significant change of status MDS assessment completion.
10. Verification that all referral packets and hospital paperwork for new admissions and re-admissions are scanned into PCC miscellaneous tab. (Admissions Coordinators will be responsible for uploading the documents.)
11. Complete any requested Resident assessments or interviews required for MDS completion. BIMS, PHQ-9, pain interview, ambulation turning etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
BENEFITS
· 401K
· Annual evaluations
· Dental insurance
· Disability insurance
· Electronic documentation
· Employee appreciation events
· Health insurance
· Life insurance
· Modified Comp
· Paid time off
· Tuition reimbursement
· Vision insurance