Originally Posted by gerinursetara 
Well, things haven't been going so great @ the new job -- it figures. 1. The person that was doing the MDS Coord. job was gone when I went in for my first day - and no one else is doing the MDS's. 2. There isn't anyone there who can teach me anything about the MDS program - but the company is sending someone (tomorrow) from another facility, that is supposed to give me a day's training. 3. The one chart that I pulled to 'look at' and try to do a 'mock' run of an MDS was a mess - seems someone had dropped it, and just threw things back in it. The weight/vital sheet hasn't been filled in since December. 4. They signed me up for a webinar, and it was "MDS survival tips", which didn't make much sense to me, because I have almost no idea about the whole MDS process.
I had a chat with the Administrator, whom was supportive with my complaints/concerns - and said if this position doesn't work out, they can always make me a floor nurse.
Thanks for letting me vent!! Tara
Just take one day at a time. There are rewards and there are stressors to being an MDS Coordinator. As you become familiar with your role and what you need you develop ways to make your job easier and then.....you will begin to see some of the rewards....One thing is certain...I beleive one of the qualifications to be a successful MDS Coordinator is you have to be detail oriented, be able to plan, and multi-task. Evaluate your work habits and see where you can set up some routines for your self. Let me know if you need any help and I can tell you what I did when I was new.
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