Experience the Positive, Innovative, and Flexible Culture at Pathway Health Services!
At Pathway Health Services, we believe in working hard and having fun. We encourage our employees to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to challenges. Our flexibility allows us to adapt to changing circumstances and provide our clients with the best possible service. Our commitment to positivity, innovation, and flexibility creates a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Pathway Health is looking for an experienced
RAC-CTA registered nurse (RN)who is interested in being an
MDS Consultant.The MDS Consultant position is a flexible, project-based role that performs a wide range of professional consulting to our post-acute and aging services clients.
The MDS Consultant performs a full range of professional consulting assignments in a full-functioning capacity. Considerable independent judgment is required to carry out assignments that have a significant impact on services or programs.
Our consultants are compensated on an hourly basis and may qualify for Pathway's robust benefit package, as well as incentives!
Wage: $50 per hour DOQ and hours may vary from week to week and travel may be required.
MDS Consultant Duties:
- Assist the client with assessing, planning, developing, and implementing systems, processes, and other needs as requested.
- Maintain current working knowledge of applicable state and federal standards, regulations, and industry standards of practice.
- Consults and provides technical or interim management assistance to nursing and health care providers as requested by the client.
- Identify training needs; plan and conduct training/in-services as requested.
- Attend applicable meetings in the facility as requested.
- Participate in the marketing of Pathway services in long-term care and senior housing communities.
- Provide written reports as requested in a timely manner.
- Function within scope of professional practice guidelines and all other disciplinary standards of practice.
- Maintain current licensure and certifications.
- Report to supervisor any potential areas of client vulnerability.
- Maintain client confidentiality and function within HIPAA regulations.
- Function within scope of work as defined on client specific project sheets.
- Provide weekly time sheets and expense reports individualized by client.
- Keep current on voice and email messages and respond promptly (within 24 hours).
- No Direct Patient Care.
- Travel may be required.
Qualifications:
- RN License.
- RAC-CTA certification through AAPACN (American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing) is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of MDS experience.
- Must have 3 years of management skills.
- Strong knowledge of CMS regulations and policies.
- Strategic planning skills are highly desired.
- Must have experience in long-term care.
- Strong customer service skills to coordinate service delivery including attention to clients, sensitivity to issues, and identification and resolution of issues to promote positive outcomes for clients; requires initiative, innovation, and creativity.
- Critical thinking skills with the ability to make good decisions and exercise sound clinical professional judgment.
- Computer literacy to navigate through internal/external computer systems. Access to electronic communications.
Pathway Health
Apr 01, 2025 