Care Coordinator, Regular Full Time, Palliative - Ottawa, Canada - Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain

Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain

Verified Company

Ottawa, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Full time

Description

Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain is one of 14 Home and Community Care Support Services organizations in Ontario.

We are dedicated to ensuring our more than 64,000 patients annually receive the highest-quality health care and services at home.

Our patient-care coordination teams help develop care plans for people of most ages, focused on maintaining each patient's independence and dignity.

We also provide long-term care home placement services, and facilitate our patients' access to the community-based services they need.

Position Summary:

The Care Coordinator, Palliative Care is responsible for, or supports other Care Coordinators in managing, a caseload of palliative patients who are at different stages of illness trajectories and may require a palliative approach to care.

The Care Coordinator, through home visits and/or phone conversations, measures the patient's and caregiver's care needs and develops, implements, and updates (as required) a care plan that is informed by the patient's and caregiver's wishes and preferences.

He/she assists the patient and caregiver in navigating the health care system and also determines eligibility and refers to other community resources and programs, such as Hospice care and the Regional Palliative Consultation Team.

Primary Responsibilities:

Completes comprehensive patient assessments using a validated palliative assessment tool, including patient's clinical, physical and psychosocial needs, and caregiver needs
Assesses patient's Palliative Performance Scale and eligibility for palliative and other services
Assesses eligibility for hospice care and admission to palliative care units
Develops an individualized care and service plan reflective of the patient's identified priorities and desired outcomes; identifies strategies and resources to be used in attaining clinical outcomes
Discusses plans for endoflife care, goals of care and preferred place of death
Coordinates and facilitates referrals and transfers to hospice and palliative care units
Assists patients and caregivers in finding inhome palliative medical follow up and coverage
Initiates and authorizes the implementation of the care plan through contracted providers, supplies and equipment necessary to achieve the care goals
Maintains open communication with service providers, conducts case conferences and regular home visits to optimize care planning and appropriate services
Partners with the HCCSS/Ottawa Hospital Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Care Coordinator for those clients wanting and requiring assistance with MAiD.

Education and Experience:

Registered Nurse (BScN or diploma) with a current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario
Related professional nursing experience which is normally attained over a period of two years
Palliative care experience that includes advance care planning, goals of care and end of life care planning
Professional experience in health care should include linkage with other community health agencies, needs assessment, care coordination and/or discharge planning
Canadian Nurses Association Certification in Hospice Palliative Care is an asset
LEAP training is an asset
Experience providing MAiD expertise are assets

Knowledge:

Knowledge of medical diagnoses and prognoses, symptom management, endoflife care and cognitive/psychiatric disorders
Knowledge of Champlain region Hospice and palliative care organizations and partners
Knowledge of Hospice palliative care philosophy and approach

Skills and Abilities:

Effective planning, organizing, and evaluation skills to manage multiple patients, provide information reports, and take corrective action as required
Ability to accurately complete required documentation, reports, forms, and recommendations
Verbal and written communication skills to establish and maintain a wide range of partners (doctors, nurses, social workers, etc.) within the healthcare and Hospice community
Ability to manages difficult conversations /situations such as advance care planning, goals of care, endoflife and hospice care, and medical assistance in dying, in a healthy and effective manner
Vulnerable Sector Check completed within the last six months

Affiliation:

OPSEU

Pay Rate:

Wages are in accordance with the collective agreement between Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain and
OPSEU and starting salaries range from $40.409/hr.

- $43.169/hr.

Shift:
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Location: 530 Fred St, Winchester ON

Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain offers flexible work options, this position will have a hybrid model of work with a combination of work locations, including community and clinical settings, patients' homes, on-site, and remote.

Please note that selection will be in accordance with Article 12.02 of the Collective Agreement (Selection).

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