Job Description

Villa is seeking a Regional MDS Consultant to join our team! The Regional MDS Consultant is responsible for overseeing the MDS process across multiple healthcare facilities within a designated region. This position ensures that MDS assessments and care planning are conducted according to regulatory standards and best practices. The MDS Consultant Nurse provides guidance, training, and support to facility-based MDS nurses and staff, helping them maintain accurate and timely documentation, ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, and improve patient care outcomes. The role involves evaluating MDS data, auditing assessment quality, and working closely with facility leadership to implement improvements in care processes and documentation practices.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Offer support and guidance to facility-based MDS Coordinators, nursing staff, and leadership teams to improve the accuracy and quality of MDS documentation and care plans.

• Work closely with the regional leadership, clinical teams, and other healthcare professionals to promote high-quality care and regulatory compliance across all facilities.

• Implement standards of RAI process through the formulation of policies and procedures

• Review MDS data for trends, errors, and discrepancies, preparing reports for facility leadership and regional management. Assist with Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) initiatives

• Provide ongoing education and training for facility staff on MDS processes, documentation standards, and regulatory requirements.

• Works through local/state/federal agencies, company, and external resources to facilitate clinical competency.

• Conduct periodic audits of MDS assessments and documentation to ensure compliance with all regulations and identify areas for improvement.

• Spreads performance improvement initiatives

• Assist with survey management, as assigned.

• All other duties, as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES: 

• Ability to organize and prioritize work.

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.

• Ability to communicate professionally, both in writing and in-person.

• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the region.

• Must be able to make independent decisions and to take directive action when the circumstances warrant.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.

• Specific training in gerontological nursing preferred.

• Experience as a MDS Nurse gained in a Skilled Nursing Facility required.

• Possess a current license to practice in the State as a Registered Nurse.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Walking, reaching, bending, lifting, extended sitting, grasping, find hand coordination, pushing and pulling, ability to distinguish smells and temperatures, all with or without the aid of mechanical devices is required.

• Limited potential for exposure to environmental hazards. Understanding and adherence to company safety standards and protocols required.

• Traveling to multiple facilities in Illinois when needed.

This description has been prepared to assist Omnia Healthcare Group in evaluating various classes of responsibilities, skills, and working conditions. Facilities are independent Limited Liability Companies and are free to amend or promulgate other guidelines. This job description indicates the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under supervision. Nothing contained herein is intended or shall be construed to create or constitute a contract of employment or establish employment at will between any employee or group of employees and the facility. The facility retains and reserves any and all rights to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

Omnia Healthcare Group's facilities are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate based on any protected right such as race, color, nationality, gender age, disability or any protected applicable right under the National Labor Relations Act.

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