Transitional Care Coordinator - Brampton, Canada - William Osler Health System

William Osler Health System

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Brampton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Company Description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career.

Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive.

As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities.

We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities.

Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment.

Join our team today

Job Description:

The Transitional Care Coordinator practices in accordance with standards of professional practice and the Osler corporate mission, vision and values that support a model of inter-professional collaboration as a vehicle to facilitate practice culture and support a patient-focused model of care.

The Transitional Care Coordinator supports the delivery of a superior care experience to all patients and their families by practicing as an equal member of a core team of skilled professionals working to full scope of practice to ensure that each patient has a comprehensive patient assessment, care plan and timely and effective discharge plan.

Accountabilities:
In collaboration with the inter-professional team, the Transitional Care Coordinator coordinates decision-making for patient transfer and discharge beginning at the point of admission and throughout the hospitalization:

Screens all admissions for early identification of high-risk discharges (within 24 hours of admission) and documents accordingly
Conducts a risk assessment using standardized tools and communicates results of the risk assessment to the interprofessional team
Meets with the patient and family to determine preadmission physical and mental functioning as it relates to activities of daily living
Identifies pertinent demographic and health related information, care giver support, community resources, and any previous discharge planning assessments that may impact on the discharge plan
Within 24 hours of a diagnosis being communicated, collaborates with the patient, family and interprofessional team to develop and implement an effective discharge plan that identifies barriers and solutions
Initiates, arranges and facilitates case conferences for management of patient care issues such as determining families understanding of discharge clinical care needs, identifying concerns regarding services and coordination and identifying short and longterm goals in planning discharge
Ensures early collaboration with the Home and Community Care Support Services case managers on all patients likely to require post discharge support
Works in collaboration with the Home and Community Care Support Services case manager and external agencies to develop and implement the individualized plan of care to facilitate discharge and provide guidance to patients and their families pertaining to relevant community agencies to support their needs
Collaborates daily (more frequently as required) with the interprofessional team, including the most responsible physician, to uphold and revise as necessary a timely discharge plan
Documents and communicates discharge plans to the patient, family and the interprofessional team
Documents assessments and other relevant information in Meditech and at bullet rounds
Follows the patient's discharge progress through to discharge destination
Attends bullet rounds and initiates and/or participates in identifying the expected date of discharge and mobilizing the team to work towards a common goal
Maintains accurate records and statistical information and identifies ALC and actual length of stay information against expected length of stay
Monitors for extended length of stay beyond the estimated date of discharge and facilitates discussion at bullet rounds to minimize or remove risks and barriers to timely discharge
Collaborates with other discharge coordinators in developing strategies for extended length of stay at difficult to discharge rounds and communicates strategies to patient care managers
Attends daily bed management meeting and provides updates related to th