Other Job Duties

[mdsdebbie]

Good Morning My Fellow MDS Peeps, LOL

Seems every week my MDS position gets added on to, and I was wondering what other duties you all have been asked to do? What work groups, positions, details, have you been asked to do, and did it come with another title and more money?

We just hired another MDS person. We are 120 beds, I do all the PPS and she does all the OBRA residents, and will be in charge of the Casemix stuff, she also will be starting up the Restorative program. So they added to me, one day of supervision per week, meaning I take the supervisor keys from 7-3:30, even though my hours are 8-4;30, and now I am also the Managed Care person, dealing with insurance company's, faxing paperwork, and calling families with cut off dates. And no additional money.

I am feeling pretty low right now, and wondering if things are better ont he other side, and if I should stay or go!

Please talk to me you guys...:typing I know I am not alone!

Debbie

[sls0703]

We are a 59 bed facility and do about on average 8-10 medicare per month. I am the sole RNAC and with that I also am the QA Coordinator(I head the fall meetings and Quality Assurance/Improvement Committiee) and Infection Control Nurse. Oh and yes...I take my turn working the floor as needed, but thankfully it isn't that much. There is a seperate Restorative Nurse so I at least dont have that headache. I do complete my sections on the MDS and write the raps. I over see careplanning and write those as needed. Social Services handles inviting families and giving the 48 hour cut letters. I am responsible for getting the RUG/HIPPS codes to billing and work on the CMI. In my spare time, I teach CPR and the computerized pharmacy system that we use for med pass. I do inservices as needed. We dont utilize care tracker yet.

Yes my positions keep me busy but at least I can never say I am bored. As far as pay goes, I get paid the going rate in the area. For me being at this facility for going on 9 years though, it is the atmosphere in which I work. We are like a family and I wouldn't change that, so I am willing to put up with a little more(although it does have its days).