RN CLC MDS Coordinator

<p>he Marion VA Health Care System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to serve in the role of Minimum Data Set (MDS) with the Community Living Center Nursing Service located in Marion, IL.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Duty Statement - Community Living Center MDS RN The Community Living Center (CLC) Minimum Data Set (MDS) Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for delivering fundamental, knowledge-based nursing care to assigned residents while developing technical skills. The RN ensures that all nursing-related sections of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)/MDS Assessment and Care Area Assessments (CAAs) are coded accurately and completed within CMS and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) timeframes. Key duties include: Assessment & Coding: Responsible for coding only the nursing sections of the RAI/MDS and CAAs, ensuring compliance with CMS and VHA requirements. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Participates in CLC interdisciplinary team care plan meetings, reviews, communicates, and monitors residents' care plans. Education & Training: Works with the CLC Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) to educate staff on RAI/MDS documentation requirements, software use, and program updates. Quality Improvement: Supports quality improvement activities based on CLC quality management data and participates in ongoing survey readiness activities. Documentation & Compliance: Documents and takes corrective action when discrepancies in coding or documentation are identified during interrater reliability reviews. Shared Governance: Participates in unit- and organizational-level shared governance councils, using clinical expertise and evidence-based practice to improve care quality. Leadership & Feedback: Provides formal or informal constructive feedback to peers to promote improvement. This role requires strong attention to detail, adherence to regulatory timelines, and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal resident care and compliance with federal and state standards. This role is collaborative in nature with Admission Screening and assessment to determine suitability for services and admission to the CLC as part of the Admission Screening Team VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm Telework: situational ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): not authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): not authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.