MDS Coordinator (RN Preferred)
Tacoma, Washington
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Long-term CareClinical DocumentationUtilization Review
Posted Jun 26
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- No charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for WA staff roles
WA staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $69/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $63/hr, across 703 postings.
About this role
MDS Coordinator position at a Long-Term Care facility (150 Beds) in Tacoma, Washington. The role involves ensuring timely and accurate completion of MDS assessments, driving reimbursement optimization through PDPM methodologies, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams for index growth, providing training to nursing staff on MDS documentation, participating in care planning, maintaining regulatory compliance, and conducting quality assurance audits of MDS documentation.
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Requirements
- RN (Preferred)
- Current and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred in the State of Washington
- Demonstrated expertise in MDS assessment completion and submission
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in electronic health records (EHR) and MDS software
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- Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- Approximately one month of experience in an MDS role
Place
- City
- Tacoma, Washington
- Median rent
- $1,676/mo
- Local household income
- $85,884/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Tacoma area index 111.1, where 100 is the national average.
Tacoma wraps around Commencement Bay with Mount Rainier dominating the skyline — a working port turned arts hub where the Museum of Glass anchors downtown and Proctor District farmers' markets fill weekends. RNs settle into North End bungalows near Point Defiance Park. Living costs run about 11% above the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Palmtree Recruiters is a healthcare recruiting agency operating in the Tacoma, Washington area. The recruiter appears to focus on clinical and regulatory nursing roles within the long-term care sector. The MDS Coordinator position involves ensuring accurate MDS assessments, driving PDPM-based…
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