WHO ARE WE?

Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a wonderful place to work! South Port Square is a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda and is one of Florida’s best kept secrets! You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at South Port Square. For over 30 years, South Port Square has been addressing the growing needs of the retiring and senior communities. Today, South Port Square is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at South Port Square. #clinical

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The MDS Nurse is an RN who is responsible for the overall supervision, coordination, maintenance and timely completion of the MDS, care plans and medical records for residents.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of an RN MDS Coordinator:

Coordinates, conducts, and completes the MDS, resident care plans and conferences on the computerized system.
Assures accuracy and completeness of entire medical record.
Assures and monitors that MDSs are completed within HCFA and Medicare guidelines.
Ensures MDS electronic submission occurs in accordance with State regulations.
Participates in family/resident care plan conferences.
Assures effective communication with other shifts and departments as it relates to medical record documentation.
Serves as a staff nurse when staffing levels necessitate in order to meet the needs of the residents
Responds to emergency calls as necessary.
Assures timeliness of physician’s visits.
Notifies physicians and family of changes in resident’s condition.
Encourages rehabilitative techniques in order to restore residents’ independence.
Assists DON in developing and implementing medical records policies and procedures.
Attends in-service training and education sessions, as assigned.
Performs specific work duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. RN with a current license in Florida.
In- depth experience and knowledge working with MDS computer software.
Experience with the MDS transmittal process and understanding of regulations impacting the MDS.
Supervisory experience preferred
Can generate a warm, friendly, and caring manner on first impression.
Can communicate effectively with residents, families, staff, and visitors.
Maintain the highest level of confidentiality.

What We Offer:

Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay ! South Port Square now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it's earned.
Benefits for full and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status.

Full-Time

Salary: From $30.00 per hour

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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