RN MDS Nurse

Syracuse, New York

A Healthcare Facility in the Syracuse, NY area is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator / MDS Assessor to join our clinical team.

Posted Sep 19 · “Must Have MDS 3.0 Experience” from the posting

License: RN license Active New York State RN License required
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: RN license Active New York State RN License required Check your license
Experience: MDS 3.0 experience Must Have MDS 3.0 Experience
Also asks: organizational and time management skills Strong organizational and time management skills
Also asks: computer and documentation skills Solid computer and documentation skills
Also asks: communication and interpersonal abilities Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
Also asks: ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Preferred

Experience: clinical care coordination or assessment role experience Previous experience in a clinical care coordination or assessment role preferred

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Syracuse staff RN paySyracuse staff RN postings that state pay run $73k/yr to $88k/yr, the middle half $75k/yr to $83k/yr, across 33 postings.

The role and schedule

Day to day: complete assessments, MDS documentation, and care plans Complete accurate assessments, MDS documentation, and care plans in accordance with regulations and facility standards
Day to day: initiate and update individualized care plans Initiate and update individualized care plans as assigned
Day to day: create and distribute monthly care plan schedules Create and distribute monthly care plan schedules in a timely manner
Day to day: maintain and update clinical assessments and documentation Maintain and update clinical assessments and documentation as required
Day to day: monitor and audit clinical records for accuracy, compliance, and timeliness Monitor and audit clinical records to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness
Day to day: communicate documentation concerns and compliance issues to nursing leadership Communicate documentation concerns and compliance issues to nursing leadership
Day to day: maintain confidentiality of patient and organizational information Maintain strict confidentiality of patient and organizational information

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A Healthcare Facility in the Syracuse, NY area is seeking an experienced MDS Coordinator / MDS Assessor to join our clinical team.

Must Have MDS 3.0 Experience

Qualifications

Active New York State RN License required

Previous experience in a clinical care coordination or assessment role preferred

Strong organizational and time management skills

Solid computer and documentation skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

Complete accurate assessments, MDS documentation, and care plans in accordance with regulations and facility standards

Initiate and update individualized care plans as assigned

Create and distribute monthly care plan schedules in a timely manner

Maintain and update clinical assessments and documentation as required

Monitor and audit clinical records to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timeliness

Communicate documentation concerns and compliance issues to nursing leadership

Maintain strict confidentiality of patient and organizational information

We offer a supportive clinical environment, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to work with a dedicated healthcare team focused on quality patient care.

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What's around it?

In Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,039/mo
Household income: $47,819/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Syracuse, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses. Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

Nurses and young professionals often choose University Hill for apartments next to the hospitals and Syracuse University, or Downtown for converted warehouse lofts around Armory Square. Locals name Meadowbrook, Westcott, Strathmore, and Sedgwick as the safest close-in neighborhoods, with Tipp Hill and Eastwood also considered solid; Westcott is eclectic and student-noisy with parks and a rose garden, while Eastwood has a village main street and sturdy WWII-era houses.

Brighton offers lower-priced historic houses with deep front porches, Washington Square is Little Italy on a walkable grid, Bradford Hills has large-lot homes above Nottingham High School, and Strathmore sits beside Onondaga Park with Ward Wellington Ward houses. Family suburbs repeatedly recommended are Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, and Cicero.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: quora.com Source 5: cnynicheteam.com

Getting aroundCentro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes. Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

Centro buses converge downtown and run heavily to Syracuse University, so Downtown and University Hill can work without a car; everywhere else a car does most of the work. Interstates 81 and 690 cross just north of downtown and put the whole metro within about 15 minutes.

Average commute times are cited at about 15.26 minutes in one city profile and 21 minutes in a local housing report. University Hill is the hospital cluster; the North and South Sides are flatter grids that are easier to walk and park than the climb home on the Hill.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: cnynicheteam.com

OutdoorsGreen Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports. The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

Green Lakes State Park is the signature nearby park; locals also name Jamesville Beach Park, Otisco Lake Park, Stafford Forest, Webster Pond, and Onondaga Park beside Strathmore. The Onondaga Creekwalk leads toward Onondaga Lake, which offers watersports.

The region has 35-plus state and county parks and more than 170 parks and natural areas, with the Finger Lakes a short drive, Adirondack Park about two hours northeast, and the Catskills less than two hours southeast. Year-round activities include skiing, hiking, ice skating, swimming, apple picking, rafting, biking, camping, and horseback riding.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: visitsyracuse.com Source 3: iloveny.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: syracuse.edu

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Living in Syracuse

Syracuse sits where the Erie Canal once cut through downtown, a compact hill-ringed city an easy drive from the Finger Lakes and Onondaga Lake. What is genuinely distinct is hospital-adjacent living on University Hill, 15-to-21-minute metro commutes on I-81 and I-690, and housing costs far below New York and national norms—loft rentals in Armory Square warehouses, apartments near the hospitals, and early-1900s houses and owner-occupied doubles in Eastwood, Brighton, and Washington Square. Nurses who want walkable nights land Downtown; those who want a village main street look at Eastwood; families repeatedly choose Baldwinsville, Fayetteville-Manlius, Jamesville-DeWitt, Liverpool, or Cicero for schools. Weekends run from Green Lakes State Park, Onondaga Park, and the Creekwalk to Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Salt City Market, Little Italy in Washington Square, Syracuse Mets games, and festivals including the Great New York State Fair, Taste of Syracuse, and Winterfest. The tradeoffs are not subtle: about 114 inches of snow a year, a car almost everywhere except Downtown and the Hill, uneven neighborhood safety, and generally low city public-school rankings. A garage and a short commute matter here more than in a milder city.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: syracuse.edu Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: cnynicheteam.com Source 5: iloveny.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com

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