Care Coordinator - Mississauga, Canada - Home and Community Care Support Services

Home and Community Care Support Services

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Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Description:

Are you an experienced registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, or certified social worker (MSW) looking for a different kind of practice environment? You're looking in the right place.

As a valued member of our Home and Community Care team, you will facilitate the journey through Ontario's health care system by assessing referred patients, determining their health care needs and eligibility, and ensuring they receive the services and care they need, where and when they need them.

Whether you are working in our office, in a local hospital or in the community, you will have the opportunity to impact lives in your community, enjoy a balanced lifestyle, and be part of a great team that makes care happen.

Temporary parttime (1 year contract) 0.6 fulltime equivalent at Trillium Health Partners
Mississauga Hospital; hours of work total 42 hours every 2 weeks and the schedule is every Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and every other Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; this position will work fully onsite at the hospital location
Permanent parttime 0.6 fulltime equivalent on our Access Care Team; hours of work will total 42 hours every 2 weeks and the schedule will include both afternoon shifts (1:00 pm to 9:00 pm), day shifts (10 am to 6 pm) and some weekend shifts; during the 6 month probation period, the role will be working onsite at our Mississauga office, after probation the role is hybrid, rotating between working from the office and working from home

What will you do?

In collaboration with patients and their families, assess care needs, determine eligibility for services, and develop individual care and service plans
Link patients with service providers
Coordinate and monitor care plan delivery
Establish a helping relationship with patients and their families
Balance patient needs and choices with available resources, ensuring patients' values and preferences are respected

What must you have?

Registration as a health or social work professional, including registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, or social worker
Membership, in good standing, with the applicable regulatory body:
College of Nurses of Ontario
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
2+ years of recent experience in community health or a related field
Knowledge of the health care delivery system and community resources
Excellent interpersonal, communication, assessment and decisionmaking skills
Effective time management skills, with the ability to work independently and cooperatively in a busy multidisciplinary environment
A valid driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle
Ability to use a computer in a Windows environment

What would give you the edge?

A university degree preferred (or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered)
Experience working with diverse patient groups, e.g., multicultural, homeless, palliative, acquired brain injury (ABI), mental health, geriatrics, pediatrics
Ability to speak French or another second language

Who we are

Home and Community Care Support Services play a key role in Ontario's health care system.

Working in partnership with patients, families, providers and community organizations, we ensure people have access to the health care they need — at home and in the community.

This is a momentous time for health care in Ontario as we move towards a better connected system that creates more seamless care for patients.

Home and Community Care Support Services Mississuaga Halton is pivotal in this process.

Entrusted with planning, funding, integrating and delivering health care across our region, we are finding better ways to provide high-quality services to the 1.2 million people that call our region home.

Home and Community Care Support Services has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy across the province that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID19. Applicants being considered for employment will be required to provide proof of vaccination documentation confidentially to Human Resources upon hire. Any medical or human rights exemption requests will be reviewed and validated prior to an offer of employment._

. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted._