Orthopaedic Care Navigator, Surgical In-patients

2 months ago


Toronto, Canada Humber River Hospital Full time

Position Profile:
**Build your career at the hospital that’s building for the future**

Humber River Hospital is committed to revolutionizing patient care for our diverse community. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join our great team: people who share our passion to deliver excellent, patient-focused, expert care. The Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University.

Under the direction of the Director, Surgical Programs, the Orthopaedic Care Navigator is responsible for coordinating and assisting patients in navigating orthopaedic care within the hospital, their family doctor, and community healthcare centres and for facilitating positive patient experience across their entire continuum of care from pre-op to their post-acute phase. This role embraces the concept of seamless care for patients undergoing hip or knee joint replacement and other orthopaedic surgical procedures.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a
** Orthopaedic Care Navigator,**
**for SURGICAL In-Patients & Clinics.**

**Reporting Relationship**: Program Director, Surgery

**Hours of work**:37.5 hours per week (some irregularity in hours may be required)

**Employee Group**:Non-union
**Location**: Humber River Hospital - Wilson

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES **(included but not limited to):

- ** Program Design and Development**:

- Act as a member of a specialized interdisciplinary orthopaedic care program in the Surgical In-patient and Clinics portfolio to support assessment, follow-up, and treatment referral processes aligned with clinical best practice guidelines and evidence-based research
- Remain abreast of new developments in orthopaedic care related evidence-based programs to disseminate and/or utilize developments and new knowledge into clinical practice; integrate research into practice to ensure best practice standards are maintained
- Participate in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of standards specific to orthopaedic care assessment and health follow up
- Conduct frequent environmental scans to identify gaps in clinical delivery for opportunities for improvement and promote ongoing quality assurance; and plan, implement, evaluate, and report on outcomes to all stakeholders, including mapping present and future trends, to create and sustain a seamless and continuous process for patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery
- Influence clinical practice and patient outcomes while collaborating with the broader health care team and community partners regarding complex and challenging patient care situations
- Participate in the collection and evaluation of health care data required that maybe required by any stakeholders, including the MOHLTC
- Develop and foster links with external partners to facilitate continuity of patient care
- ** Patient Care Guidance**
- Supports the patient through the available treatment options to develop health care plans, and along the entire episode of care: prevention, diagnosis, preparation/plan, treatment, recovery/rehabilitation and monitoring/management to ensure that every patient receives care that is coordinated and navigated along the patient care path and/or entire process (preoperatively, postoperatively, recovery and rehabilitation)
- Liaise with patient primary care teams (e.g. physicians, orthopaedic specialists, radiologists, surgeons, primary health practitioners, and community agencies) to facilitate the delivery of patient care services
- Provide supportive care resources to patients and families to address psychosocial, practical, and informational needs across their entire continuum of care from pre-op to their post-acute phase
- Develop and deliver to patients/families and staff orthopaedic health educational sessions assessment, intervention and coordination within the care pathway

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Graduate degree in in Nursing
- 3 years of recent related experience in acute care and/or orthopaedic nursing including but not limited to those specifically outlined in the Responsibilities.
- Knowledge/Understanding:

- Orthopaedic care pathways, evidence based programs, and clinical practice standards
- Education principles
- Evidence of program design, resources development, evaluation methodologies
- Quality improvement processes, data analysis, program development
- College of Nurses of Ontario standards of practice
- Canadian Orthopaedic Nurses Association (CONA) standards
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Occupational Health & Safety Act (OH&A), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) preferred
- Freedom of Information and Personal Privacy Act (FIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) preferred
- Demonstrated skills/abilities:

- Expert clinical skills in the assessment planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting the delivery and coordination of



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