Description

The Wisconsin Veterans Home in Union Grove (WVHUG) is seeking a Nurse Clinician 3 (Minimum Data Set Coordinator), to manage and oversee the MDS process for members. The Home is a 24/7/365 skilled nursing, long-term care facility that specializes in providing comfort, support, and professional healthcare services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses. The facility is in Racine County, a short drive from Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and other key locations in southeastern Wisconsin. Come lead our dedicated Nursing Services team!

Under the general supervision of a DON, this Nurse Clinician 3 manages the Minimum Data Set (MDS) process for an assigned caseload of members. The incumbent is an MDS subject matter expert, acts as a resource for staff, trains staff, and conducts in-services on the process for all healthcare team members. The MDS Coordinator oversees the development and distribution of reports; monitors the process for quality; oversees and assists with data retrieval for surveying agencies; assists with monitoring of staff; and ensures compliance with state, federal and VA requirements, and WDVA and Wisconsin Veterans Homes’ policies and procedures. Based on operational need, the position may need to perform direct member care.

Requirements

The required credential is:

• a Wisconsin Registered Nurse license with unrestricted eligibility to work in a federally funded licensed nursing home

In addition to the license, required qualifications that will be reviewed in the first step of the process are experience:

• Performing Minimum Data Set (MDS) functions in a long-term care facility
• Following the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)

In addition to the qualifications reviewed in the first step of the process, qualifications that will be reviewed in next steps are experience and/or education:

• Creating and maintaining plans of care *
• Critical thinking *
• Communicating in a professional setting *
• Working in a team environment *
• Restorative nursing care
• Working with the special needs of veterans
• Training staff on MDS process and procedure

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Resident Assessment Coordinator Certification is strongly preferred.