MDS Coordinator - RN or LPN
Company: Broad River Rehabilitation
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description MDS Coordinator - Open to RN and
LPN Candidates Part Time Position-Flexible Schedule! Come join our
team in the greater Raleigh, NC area! A minimum of one year of MDS
experience. NO MED CART RESPONSIBILITIES! NO WEEKENDS! NEVER PULLED
TO THE FLOOR! Contact: Linda DeCesare - Recruitment Manager
ldecesare@broadriverrehab.com Broad River Rehab is looking for a
Full time MDS Coordinator ( RN) to work at our facility in Raleigh,
NC . This position is a day shift, Monday- Friday, position! This
is a unique opportunity for an MDS Nurse to ALWAYS get to be an MDS
Nurse - would you like to be able to focus on the RAI Process,
knowing that you will never have to be on call for weekends, you
will never have to fill empty shifts or do med cart rounds? This is
an onsite position. The ideal candidate will have experience in the
skilled nursing setting, prior MDS experience with a vast working
knowledge of case mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and
Medicaid reimbursement and PDPM. The MDS Coordinator, RN, assists
the Director of Nursing with ensuring that documentation in the
facility meets Federal, State, and Certification guidelines. The
MDS Coordinator, RN coordinates the RAI process assuring the
timeliness, and completeness of the MDS, CAAs, and
Interdisciplinary Care Plan. • Assures the completion of the RAI
Process from the MDS through the interdisciplinary completion of
the plan of care. • Initiates and monitors RAI process tracking,
discharge/reentry, and Medicaid tracking forms through EMR system.
• Follows up with staff when necessary to assure compliance to
standards of documentation. • Completes patient assessments, data
collection, and interviews staff as necessary to assure good
standard of practice and as instructed in the current version of
RAI Manual and company policies. • Facilitates accurate
determination of the Assessment Reference Date that accurately
reflects the patient’s care needs and captures all resources
utilized to ensure appropriate payment by Medicare/Medicaid and
insurance programs. • Provides interdisciplinary schedule for all
MDS assessments and care plans as required by OBRA and PPS. •
Assures that appropriate signatures are obtained as required. •
Ensures that the Interdisciplinary team makes decisions for either
completing or not completing additional MDS assessments based on
clinical criteria as identified in the most recent version of the
RAI User’s Manual. (Significant Change and Significant Correction)
• Assist Director of Health Services or designee with
identification of a significant change, physician orders and verbal
reports to assure that the MDS and care plan are reflective of
those changes. • Coordinates scheduling, notice of patient care
planning conferences, and assures communication of
outcomes/problems to the responsible staff, patient, and/or
responsible party. • Assists with ensures all MDS information and
care delivered as outlined in the Care Plan is supported by
documentation. • Assist the Executive Director/Director of Health
Services with the monitoring to ensure that a care plan is
initiated on every patient upon admission to the center. •
Participates in the daily stand-up meeting and communicates needs
for changes in PPS timelines and Assessment Reference Dates, and
deficiencies in completion of MDS, CAAs, and Care Plans. • Relays
and/or acts upon information from the Case-Mix Specialist audits. •
Acts as resource person for computer issues that relate to the MDS
process. Contacts the help desk when indicated. • Responsible for
ensuring appropriate Medicare coverage through regular
communications with consultants. • Attends daily and weekly
Medicare or Utilization Review meetings as required. • Corrects and
ensures completion of final MDS and submits patient assessment data
to the appropriate State and Federal government agencies. •
Assigns, assists, and instructs all staff in the RAI Process, PPS
Medicare, Medicaid (Case Mix as required) and clinical computer
system in relation to these processes. • Ensures timely submission
of the MDSs to the State with proper follow-up on validation
errors. Maintains validation records from the submission process in
a systematic and orderly fashion. Education Graduate of an approved
Registered Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice
required. Experience • Ideal candidate will have RN or LPN nursing
experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility. Excellent knowledge of
Case- Mix, the Federal Medicare PPS process, and Medicaid
reimbursement, as required. Complete understanding and experience
with PDPM. Thorough understanding of Quality Indicators and Quality
Measures. Knowledge of the OBRA regulations and Minimum Data Set
(MDS). Knowledge of the care planning process. Minimum of one year
of MDS experience. MDS Coordinator / RN and LPN Candidates Welcome
- Part Time - Raleigh, NC MDS Coordinator/ RN and LPN Candidates
Welcome - Part Time - Raleigh, NC Contact: Linda DeCesare
ldecesare@broadriverrehab.com recruitment@broadriverrehab.com
Benefits Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Short and Long
Term Disability Life Insurance Generous PTO Package 401(k)
Certification Reimbursement Unlimited CEUs Online
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