Nurse Assessment Coordinator vs MDS Coordinator –Is there a difference?

Event Phone: (954) MDS-3-ADL

What You’ll Learn

When did the title of MDS Coordinator change to Nurse Assessment Coordinator (NAC)? Is there a difference? The change may have evolved with the duties that are correlated with the NAC’s job role. In addition to coordinating the MDS assessments and scheduling, the NAC should be educated in care planning, Medicare guidelines, reimbursement of Medicaid and Medicare, case mix, PDPM, triple check criteria, Quality Measures, Five Star Quality Rating System, SNF QRP and SNF VBP. The RAI system lays the foundation for assessment and planning that reflects care in the skilled nursing setting.

Attendees of this seminar will learn how to:

1. Discuss the differences between the roles of the Nurse Assessment Coordinator (NAC) and the MDS Coordinator
2. Review areas the NAC should be knowledgeable in relation to the RAI system
3. Identify the role of the NAC in QAPI/QAA

Our Presenter – Jessica Stucin, RN, BSN, LNHA

Jessica has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years with a focus on long-term care after starting out in a critical care setting. In addition, Jessica has extensive experience as an MDS Coordinator and recently obtained her Nursing Home Administrator License.

Jessica has held various nursing positions such as clinical staff nurse, charge nurse, assistant director of nursing and Director of Nursing. In 2020, she completed her Bachelor’s in Nursing, and completed the Core of Knowledge in Ohio. Jessica’s expertise is in MDS, care planning, survey process, quality measures, risk management, utilization review, clinical reimbursement and case mix.

Who Is This For?

• MDS / Nurse Assessment Coordinators
• Directors of Nursing
• Administrators
• Members of the interdisciplinary team

Workshop Details

• Schedule: 10:00 to 11:30 pm eastern time
• Access instructions and course materials are emailed