mdsdebbie

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1. Work schedules, nights, weekends, holidays?

   mdsdebbie replied to nyteshade's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I work M-F 8-4:30, no weekends or Holidays. I am salary, so I am expected to stay as all department heads are until after the state leaves each day, and we have had our department head meeting about...

2. Nine Or More Meds?

   mdsdebbie replied to mdsdebbie's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   Thank you so much Lisa. You are so right, some where along the line the true meaning of care planning was lost, now it's all CYA. I am just as annoyed when the DON wants to CP something totally off...

3. Nine Or More Meds?

   mdsdebbie replied to mdsdebbie's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I so totaly hear that, but it comes up on our QI's, so the DON wants us to have CP in all charts . Extra work, but what makes "DON" happy makes everyone "Happy".....LOL Have a great weekend

4. Nine Or More Meds?

   mdsdebbie posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   Hello all my wonderful MDS friends, Could someone share with me, their Care Plan for a resident on 9 or more meds? Our's is almost not there, lol, a bit embaressing. LOL Thank you for helping me...

5. What is your work setting?

   mdsdebbie replied to catnip3's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I too will be having a change. :bugeyes:I have been alone, in this small office, with a huge window that I can open for a breath of fresh air. I so enjoy not having to turn the light on, and the...

6. Job Interview

   mdsdebbie replied to rukiddingme's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   I am so jealouse, good luck girl....hope you get it? I am the lowest paid RN here, salary, and on call weekends every 5th. I am also the managed care nurse for insurance and contract people, plus...

7. Salary and responsibility of MDS coordinator/ Medicare case manager

   mdsdebbie replied to limarie's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   Hello ladies, I too am from Upstate NY, make 28 bucks an hour, and am the lowest paid RN in the building. I take on call every 5th week, pulled to do supervision if they are short, becasue of...

8. Responsible for being on call ?

   mdsdebbie replied to Rascal1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   What is a Baylor weekend, Bedpan? LOL I'll say a pray for you this weekend to. I love that shadow idea. I figured it out, I have to attend 3 days full of meetings every week. Leaving me 2 days to...

9. Responsible for being on call ?

   mdsdebbie replied to Rascal1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

   We have a consultant group, that comes in for 2 days every month, and picks apart all the MDS's that I completed, finding where we could of made more money if I changed the ARD, sometimes they spend...

10. Responsible for being on call ?

    mdsdebbie replied to Rascal1's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I too have to be part of the rotation, but after reading above, am very lucky it is about once every 6 weeks. I am also asked to be supervisor if they are short, usually for the next shift. I also...

11. Where do you keep your care plans?

    mdsdebbie replied to BEDPAN76's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We keep ours in the MDS section of the chart. I like it that way, to have everything all together is very convient, and everyone knows right where to look. freezing in NY

12. LCT case load

    mdsdebbie replied to treatwounds's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Hi I am the Medicare nurse and run from 14-30 PPS residents. They just hired a second MDS nurse for the LTC, they give her 20 hours, then an additional 20 hours to do Restorative nursing. We are a...

13. Other Job Duties

    mdsdebbie posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    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,...

14. RCC Letters

    mdsdebbie replied to mdsdebbie's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I am so sorry to hear about you being fired. Wish we were closer, I need another MDS person. Sounds like you are better off than in a place where your not appreciated. There loss. hugs

15. RCC Letters

    mdsdebbie posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Hello everyone:typing Would someone please share with me their confrence letters inviting the family's? The one we are using is awful, and I would really like to breath new life into our RCC. Thank...