Patient Care Coordinator

1 month ago

Halifax Nova Scotia BB, Nova Scotia, Canada North End Community Health Centre Full time

Job Purpose:

The Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) is a nursing position in a community setting with advanced duties for patient care and supporting clinical services. The PCC nurse works as an integral member of a collaborative health team providing services and activities that promote wellness, maintain health, and prevent disease. This is accomplished through nursing assessments, health promotion and health education counseling, and collaborating with other team members. The PCC position has other assigned duties in addition to the regular duties of a nurse at the Centre.

Position Responsibilities:

The following duties reflect the broad scope of responsibilities but are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Specific – Patient Care Coordinator Duties

  • Responsible for overseeing the collection of specimens.
  • Responsible for vaccine inventory and medication supply.
  • Point of contact for equipment needed for clinical services.
  • Helps develop policy and procedures and care directives.
  • Collaborates with Primary Care Manager for follow-up of patient care concerns.
  • Contact person for clinical student placements and preceptors.
  • Lead for clinical practice meetings.
  • First point of contact for any lab issues.
  • Payroll for clinic Nurses, Staff & Allied Health professionals.
  • Participates in data collection and program evaluation as needed.
  • Coordination of consult and specialty clinics (internal medicine; gynecology etc).
  • Joins organization committees as nominated or appropriate.

Assessments & Interventions:

  • Works collaboratively with all health team members of clients, and other care providers.
  • Provides health promotion and prevention for patients and families over the lifespan.
  • Provides contraception counseling and safe sex information.
  • Provides prenatal care and education.
  • Provides testing, education and interventions for prevention of STBBIs.
  • Provides appropriate health education and health promotion with nursing interventions for individuals and groups with chronic diseases.
  • Provides advocacy, counseling, support and referral for a variety of health and social concerns.
  • Provides support and advocacy for patients with complex needs.
  • Provides appropriate nursing interventions for urgent and non-urgent care for patients of all ages including newborns to elderly population.

Nursing Procedures Include:

  • Routine nursing physical assessments of well and unwell clients.
  • Routine well-baby/child assessments and administration of childhood immunizations.
  • Wound Care.
  • Testing and treatment of STBBIs.
  • Dressings and treatment of minor trauma.
  • Treatment advice for minor urgent care.
  • Cryotherapy for skin/warts.
  • Venipuncture and collection and forwarding of other specimens.
  • Ear syringing, administration of injections including long term psychotropic drugs etc.
  • Performs pap tests once trained.
  • Performs Footcare (if certified).
  • Administer over the counter medications.
  • Administer treatment plans under the established care directives.
  • Administers Immunizations across the life span.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing; registered with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia.
  • 3 years of community health experience, or equivalent setting.
  • Experience working with the homeless community.
  • CPR certification, Nonviolent crisis intervention, and/or willingness to be trained upon hiring.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $38.10-$44.69 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

  • Casual dress.
  • Dental care.
  • Disability insurance.
  • Extended health care.

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift.
  • Day shift.
  • Monday to Friday.

Application question(s):

  • Do you have experience working with Med Access EMR?

Experience:

  • Community Health: 2 years (preferred).

Work Location: In person.

Application deadline: 2024-08-22
Expected start date: 2024-09-02.

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