Nurse Navigator - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners

Description

Job Description

Position: Nurse Navigator - Vascular and Body Access

Dept: Outpatient Renal Program

Posting ID:

Role Level: NN 11C ($ $58.21)

Status: Temporary Full Time (up to 12 months)

Site: Credit Valley Hospital - All sites, including satellite dialysis unit on Watline Ave and Speakman Drive. Must have own transporation

Hours of Work/Shifts: Days, some weekend, evening, or on-call shifts may be required

Posted: April 29, 2024

Internal Deadline: May 6, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

In collaboration with the Renal Program Inter-professional team at Trillium Health Partners, the Ontario Renal Network and other community partners, the Renal Nurse Navigator is responsible for timely education on all aspects of treatment options enabling patients and families to make informed choices regarding dialysis modalities. The Renal Nurse Navigator is also responsible for facilitating and coordinating seamless transitions of patients moving throughout the Regional Chronic Kidney Disease Program

Job Responsibilities:

Highly motivated individual capable of working independently as well as with the inter-professional team to coordinate a plan of care for all patients commencing dialysis

Functions as leader for the team and the primary contact and resource for new renal patients in the Renal Program

Functions as the vascular access leader for the renal team which includes sharing ORN indicators, metrics and best practices using a variety of communication methods and adult learning principles

Works in collaboration with the renal team at the Kidney Care Clinic to ensure that all patients have the most appropriate body access as well as to promote independent dialysis within this patient population

Support and collaborate with the ORN on the implementation of key initiatives related to Body access and independent dialysis initiatives

Advocates for patient choice by providing patients and families with information on treatment modalities and assisting patients and families in achieving an optimal level of self-care

Provides Vascular/Body Access Nurse Navigator patient support in Renal Clinics across all sites

Advocates for the individual needs of patients by incorporating critical analysis involving observation, evaluation and discussion with patient and families

Demonstrates the ability to customize teaching approaches based on individual learning needs

Facilitates communication between patients/families and members of the health care team

Attends and participates in rounds as required (for example: inpatient nephrology unit and Kidney Care Clinic)

Provides education to renal nurses regarding access creation, maintenance, cannulation expertise using evidence based techniques and best practice

Provides hands-on training and support for nursing staff in clinical areas

Participates in hospital committees, administrative and Nephrology clinical planning activities related to independent dialysis

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in nursing or equivalent required

Member in good standing with College of Nurses

Must possess strong critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and conflict resolution skills

Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication, organizational skills along with ability to be an effective team player.

Minimum of two years acute care medical/surgical experience

Member in good standing with the Colleges of Nurses of Ontario

Minimum of 3 years dialysis experience in hemodialysis and nephrology is required

C Neph (C) certification preferred

Current CPR certification

Comprehensive understanding of all dialysis modalities is preferred

Membership in organizations relevant to role

Problem solving and decision making skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (individual and within teams)

Excellent leadership and organizational skills

Demonstrates patient and family-centred care values and contributes to patient experience

Experience in the use of adult learning theories and principles of program planning

Required to travel across all three sites, including rotations to the Renal Care Centre at Watline Avenue in Mississauga

Evidence of on-going professional development

Computer skills including typing, sending and receiving email and data collection working with Microsoft applications such as MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access)

Satisfactory performance and attendance required