RAI MDS COORDINATOR

Thornbury, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 10, 2026
1 position

$28–$30 / hour

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Employment type: Full-time, Temporary
Experience level: 3+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English

Job summary

The RAI MDS Coordinator manages resident assessments, ensures accurate documentation, and provides leadership in streamlining clinical processes. They also analyze data, facilitate audits, and coach staff to improve the accuracy of RAI content and patient classification.

Job details

Home: Errinrung LTC Location: Thornbury, ON Salary: $28-$30 per hour depending on experience Position: RAI MDS Coordinator Status: Temporary Full-Time, Vacancy, 9am-5pm Maternity leave coverage until April 2027. Join our Team! 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. Reports to: Director of Care The RAI Clinical Coordinator supports residents by managing assessments, ensuring accurate documentation, and helping the care team provide the best possible environment and care. 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 Current BLS Additional Requirements include 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. 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 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. At Southbridge, we care about your privacy and strive to protect Applicant Data throughout the recruitment process. To that end, information that we gather from applicants via job postings, is used solely for the purposes of recruiting and hiring.

What you’ll do

Requirements

The candidate must be a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with 3-5 years of experience in long-term care and proficiency in MDS/RUG systems. Strong analytical skills, the ability to lead training for adult learners, and current BLS certification are required.