Rai/mds Coordinator

Position: Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Coordinator, Part-Time, Casual

Home: Marochel Manor

Location: Ottawa, ON

• Are you looking for a rewarding career?
• Do you like to have fun?
• Are you creative, passionate, and caring?

If yes, this is the role you've been looking for!

Southbridge Care Homes are currently looking to add one caring, passionate, and enthusiastic RAI Coordinator (Full-time) to our amazing home family, who can serve our lovely residents, to keep them safe, healthy, and happy.

On a daily basis, reporting to the Director of Care this position will assist with meeting RAI-MDS timelines and teaching staff about the requirements for data collection and reporting guidelines that support the Home's funding.

This role will include duties such as:

• 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

The qualified candidate will have:

• 3-5 years experience in Long Term Care, experience with MDS an asset
• 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

Interested applicants should apply through this posting. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.

Southbridge Care Homes welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.