MDS Nurse Skilled Nursing Facility

Longterm Healthcare -

MDS Coordinator (RN) Skilled Nursing Facility

We are seeking an experienced, organized, and detail-oriented MDS Coordinator to join our skilled nursing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an RN with strong clinical knowledge who enjoys assessment, care planning, documentation, and working with an interdisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate is organized, clinically strong, dependable, and able to manage multiple assessments and deadlines while maintaining a resident-centered approach.

Why Join Our Team?

Supportive and collaborative leadership team

Competitive compensation based on experience

Professional and respectful work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Benefits and paid time off for eligible employees

Strong interdisciplinary support

Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on resident care

Position Summary

The MDS Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the facility's MDS/RAI process, ensuring assessments are accurate, complete, and submitted within required timeframes.

The MDS Coordinator works closely with nursing, therapy, dietary, social services, activities, physicians, residents, and families to ensure resident needs are accurately assessed, documented, and reflected in individualized care plans.

This position plays an important role in clinical documentation, quality outcomes, care planning, regulatory compliance, and reimbursement.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the facility's MDS and RAI process

Complete and coordinate MDS assessments within required timeframes

Review resident charts and clinical documentation for accuracy and completeness

Gather information from nursing, therapy, dietary, social services, activities, and other departments

Coordinate interdisciplinary participation in the assessment process

Identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent documentation and follow up appropriately

Develop and coordinate comprehensive, person-centered care plans

Ensure care plans accurately reflect each resident's current condition, needs, goals, and preferences

Participate in care plan meetings and interdisciplinary team meetings

Monitor residents for significant changes in condition

Communicate changes and clinical concerns to appropriate members of the care team

Review documentation to ensure clinical information accurately supports resident care

Work closely with the DON, ADON, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team

Assist with clinical audits and quality assurance activities

Monitor MDS-related documentation for accuracy and consistency

Support QAPI and quality improvement initiatives

Assist with survey preparation and regulatory compliance

Maintain knowledge of current MDS, RAI, and skilled nursing requirements

Assist with identifying opportunities to improve resident outcomes

Maintain accurate and organized MDS records

Communicate professionally with residents and families

Maintain confidentiality of resident information

Complete other clinical and MDS-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Current RN or LPN/LVN license, as required by state regulations

Previous MDS experience preferred

Skilled nursing, long-term care, or post-acute experience preferred

Knowledge of MDS 3.0 and the RAI process

Strong understanding of clinical documentation and care planning

Excellent attention to detail

Strong organizational and time-management skills

Ability to manage multiple deadlines

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable using electronic medical records and computer systems

Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team

Professional, dependable, and resident-focused

Experience That Transfers Well

We encourage candidates with experience as:

MDS Coordinator

MDS Nurse

MDS RN

MDS LPN

MDS/RAI Coordinator

RAI Coordinator

RAI Nurse

Resident Assessment Coordinator

Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator

Care Plan Coordinator

Clinical Documentation Nurse

RN Case Manager

SNF RN or LPN/LVN

MDS experience is preferred, but experienced SNF nurses with strong assessment, documentation, or care-planning experience are encouraged to apply.

What Success Looks Like

The successful MDS Coordinator will ensure that resident assessments are accurate, timely, complete, and supported by appropriate clinical documentation.

You will help ensure that care plans accurately reflect resident needs while working closely with the entire interdisciplinary team to support quality care, positive outcomes, and regulatory compliance.

Apply Today

If you're an experienced MDS professional or SNF nurse looking for an opportunity to grow and make a meaningful difference in resident care, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to join our team!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent