RAI/MDS COORDINATOR

Southbridge Healthcare LP•Ottawa, ON

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Southbridge Care Homes provides exceptional acquisition, management, and redevelopment services for long-term care homes and retirement communities across Ontario. Our mission is to maintain a best-in-class portfolio that consistently delivers excellence in care and services while ensuring economic sustainability. The MDS/RAI Coordinator supports residents by managing assessments, ensuring accurate documentation, and helping the care team provide the best possible environment and care.

Requirements

3-5 years' experience in Long Term Care
Registered as a RPN under CNO
Knowledge in nursing rehabilitation and working OT and PT
Strong analytical and assessment skills
Ability to lead training and education with Adult learners
Knowledge of: InterRAI suite of tools, MDS/RUG III patient classification systems.
Effective communication skills
A negative vulnerable sector check completed within 6 months of start date.
Completion of a 2 Step TB Skin test within the last 12 months of start date.

Nice To Haves

experience with MDS an asset

Responsibilities

Coordinating the completion of MDS assessment on all residents within established timelines
Understanding how the MDS assessment integrates with existing clinical tools and provides leadership in streamlining these processes
Understanding and providing critical analysis of data at different levels of aggregation (Resident, Home Health Zone, etc.)
Articulating for staff the strengths of MDS as a clinical assessment tool
Articulating the financial implications of coding inconsistencies
Acting as key contact and liaison with: Health Zone/AH&W/CIHI/PCC, etc.
Developing facility specific material within the PCC program as required
Responding to Health Zone on all submission errors
Facilitating response and correction of submission errors with facility staff
Coaching to key facility personnel to build capacity for understanding RUG patient classification levels
Developing and introducing processes, and systems to improve accuracy of RAI content
Facilitate audits of RAI assessments for content accuracy
Participates in strategic planning for program development/improvement
Responsible for Clinical and Admin Setup role to support MDS within PCC software program
Interprets reports generated by Health Zone/AH&W or CIHI and provides critical analysis for Home
Understands the development of RAP’s, quality indicators, and RUG case mix products