Care Coordinator - Toronto, Canada - West Park Healthcare Centre

West Park Healthcare Centre

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

West Park Healthcare Centre helps patients get their lives back by providing inpatient, outpatient and outreach services in specialized rehabilitative and complex care after a life-altering illness or injury such as lung disease, amputation, stroke, and traumatic musculoskeletal injuries.

By 2023, West Park's 27-acre site will be transformed into an integrated campus of care, including a new hospital building and additional community supports such as assisted living for persons with disabilities and seniors.

This transformation enables the Centre to evolve its rehabilitative programs and strengthen links to community-based services to meet the future healthcare needs of our local community and the province.

We currently have a Part-Time opportunity for a Care Coordinator in the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit to join our team _._

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Reporting Relationship : Manager, Neurological Rehabilitation and Acquired Brain Injury Behaviour Services

Hours of work/Shifts :
Mon-Fri (08:30-16:30), 2.5 days/week

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Status: Part-Time

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Employee Group:

_Non
Union

Qualifications:

***- Bachelor's degree in a clinical discipline, Nursing preferred.

Registration with appropriate regulatory college or eligibility for same
Member of relevant professional association/network preferred
Masters preferred
Minimum of 4 years clinical professional background in a healthcare environment ideally in a Stroke Rehab or Acquired Brain Injury inpatient environment
Demonstrated clinical assessment skills including the ability to assess clients from preadmission to post discharge including outpatient services
Demonstrated ability to partner and work effectively with all levels of staff, the interprofessional team, physicians, patients, families and external agencies
Demonstrated ability to deal with complex mental health and behavioral issues
Ability to maintain effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities and people
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to provide patient and familycentred care.
Demonstrated timemanagement, problem solving, interpersonal, coaching, negotiation and facilitation skills
Strong organizational and prioritization skills to work independently in an unstructured, demanding environment
Demonstrated reliable work habits
Ability to work a flexible schedule
Strong Windows based computer skills e.g. Microsoft Office Suite
Evidence of satisfactory attendance and punctuality
Fluency in a language other than English an asset
Experience in a hospital setting
Experience in rehabilitation setting where there are length of stay targets

Accountabilities:

Assess clients for appropriate admission to service and liaise with physicians and team.
Manage waitlist, occupancy rates and patient flow for the service considering alternate levels of care.
Liase with referring agencies and provide ongoing support/education during the preadmission phase using Resource Matching and Referral (RM&R).
Coordinate the care of clients from preadmission to postdischarge, regularly assessing needs such as psychosocial support for the patient and family as well as funding support while meeting length of stay and occupancy rate targets for inpatient Neurological rehab unit and Outpatient stroke patients.
Ensure timely and appropriate clinical documentation in the electronic patient record (EPR).
Develop strong relationships community providers to facilitate partnerships between patients, family, inpatient clinical team and referring agencies.
Refer and coordinate consultant / discipline involvement as needed (e.g. psychology or social work).
Support collection of clinical utilization data in collaboration with Service Manager (e.g. consent for participation in discharge surveys).
Provide resource clinical leadership for the interprofessional inpatient and outpatient stroke teams.
Provide leadership in program evaluation, program development and research as appropriate.
Participate in internal and external committees.
Partner with Service Manager to ensure clinical service goals are addressed such as LOS targets.
Ensure that clinical care issues / concerns are addressed in a timely and effective manner.
Ensure that care is patientfocused with an emphasis on culturally appropriate care.
Perform other duties as assigned such as IPAC related (e.g. during COVID19 pandemic).
Be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors including: compliance with the safety standards and infection control practices of the hospital and applicable legislation, identification and prevention of safety issues and problems, taking corrective action where possible, attendance at safety meetings/training/updates in accordance with the Centre's standards.
Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of West