MDS Duties

Well she is probably doing her maximum at this moment given she is new to MDS since March (unless I am hearing you wronga). She is probably still learning the residents and the ins and outs.

I peeked at your profile. I am in Minnesota too. You may be right down the street from me.... If you want to PM for any further discussion or insight feel free.

The federal government time study estimates that an initial MDS/RAP and care plan should take 1 1/2 hours. That would also be true for annuals if done correctly, because technically they should be done exactly like a new admission. That said, I did what you describe as her job for a 64 bed facility, and can only say that she is doing a full load with infection control, MDS and ADON. She will get faster with the MDS process, but if she likes that the best of all her jobs she will spend the majority of her time doing MDS's. I left a combo job (MDS/ADON/Staff Dev/Restorative?Inf Control) to take an MDS position in a larger facility because I had to do one floor shift almost every weekend, at night. Without that burden, the job was still too much, BUT..I was self taught on the MDS process then. You might want to invest in a training seminar for her on MDS, so she will feel more confident.
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