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MDS Assistant - LPN

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What they do

A Nursing Assistant provides hospital and nursing home patients with basic care and assists them with daily activities. Helps patients with dressing, washing, and feeding. May perform basic medical care under the direction of a nurse or other medical professional. These roles typically require completion of a regional agency-approved training program in order to obtain a certification before practicing.

$33,587 / year median in Mississippi

+2% projected growth

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Job Description

MDS ASSISTANT JOB DUTIES
(duties include, but are not limited to)
  • Update and complete resident's discharges and re-entries in computer
  • Attend all morning stand-up meetings and gather information on resident's status
  • Attend admission meetings and gather data
  • Attend all staff in-service meetings
  • Gather information from RN. LPN, DCW and Residents for assessments
  • Complete user defined assessments: Pain, Aims, and Bowel and Bladder Assessment
  • Complete an MDS Note with each assessment done
  • Attend weekly care plan meetings and complete a Care Conference note in computer
  • Identify problems/solutions with IDT members
  • Follow monthly MDS schedule and complete assessment in the computer
  • Update and modify the care plans according to the MDS schedule and prn
  • Identify problems and solution with IDT members
  • Update orders from medical records in the care plan section weekly and prn
  • Attend weekly wound/skin/nutrition/fall meetings
  • Dining room duties as scheduled
  • On call as scheduled
  • Work a medication cart as needed
  • Complete information daily on assessments open and take to stand-up meeting
  • Enter CNA Care Plan Task in computer with each resident admitted and keep updated
Pay:
$52,175.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance
Work Location:
In person

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Other Retirement and Savings
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance