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About the Role
At Brookdale Westlake Hills, the MDS Coordinator plays a critical role in helping residents receive the right care. This role offers opportunities to impact resident outcomes and partner with a dedicated clinical team.
Responsibilities
- Conduct and coordinate resident assessments, ensuring compliance with State, Federal, and Company guidelines.
- Oversee the generation and timely electronic transmission of Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Medicare patients.
- Coordinate the development of written care plans, identifying resident needs, care goals, and responsible professional services.
- Ensure MDS generation and transmission are complete and timely, maintaining updated policies and procedures.
- Develop and implement a quality assurance program for resident assessments and care plans, monitoring QI and QM reports for corrective action.
- Assist with the care plan portion of resident discharge plans.
- Participate in community surveys conducted by government agencies.
- Provide leadership and participate in committees, including Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team, Policy Advisory, and Quality Assessment and Assurance.
- Develop and participate in in-service training classes related to assessment skills and MDS functions.
- Assist with training activities concerning resident assessment/care plan skills.
Requirements
- Must possess a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care community, or other related health care facility.
- Minimum of six (6) months training experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices.
- Knowledgeable of general, rehabilitative, and restorative nursing and medical practices, procedures, regulations, and guidelines governing long-term care.
- Uses limited independent judgment to make decisions based on precedents and established guidelines.
- Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents.
- Knows when to refer issues to supervisor and when to handle them personally.
- Has a working knowledge of a skill or discipline that requires basic analytic ability.
- Has an overall understanding of the work environment and process.
- Has working knowledge of the organization.
- Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors.
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections.
- Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents.
- Exposure to latex.
- Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
- Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment.
Skills
- Assessment skills
- MDS functions
- Care plan development
- Quality assurance
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Training and development
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Working knowledge of healthcare regulations
Location
- Brookdale Westlake Hills
Work Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
Experience Level
- Supervisor experience (2 years)
- Training experience (6 months)
Education Level
- Nursing Degree
- Current State LPN/LVN license
Salary/Compensations
- Base pay in range will be determined by applicant’s skills and experience.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Associate assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
- Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
- Paid Time Off (Full Time Only)
- Paid holidays (Full Time Only)
- Company provided life insurance (Full Time Only)
- Adoption benefit (Full Time Only)
- Disability (short and long term) (Full Time Only)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Full Time Only)
- Health Savings Account (Full Time Only)
- Optional life and dependent life insurance (Full Time Only)
- Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan (Full Time Only)
- Tuition reimbursement (Full Time Only)
About the Company
- Brookdale is recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
- Brookdale is recognized by A Place for Mom as 'Best of Senior Living' & Recipient of 2023 Bronze Award from the American Healthcare Association.
- Brookdale offers opportunities to grow careers through professional development and ongoing health and wellness programs.
- Brookdale is a nationwide company with 589 communities as of November 30, 2025.
- Brookdale offers extensive corporate support, including a robust training program.
- Brookdale provides gracious hospitality and neighborliness for residents and families.
- Brookdale offers a home-like feel and all-around comfort for residents and visiting family members.
- Brookdale provides entertaining events and gatherings for residents.
- Brookdale is an industry leader in clinical care.
Equal Opportunity
- Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
- Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.
- Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.