Care Coordinator

**Job Description**:
We are currently recruiting a Care Coordinator

**Date Closed**: Until Filled

**Start Date**:ASAP

**Reports to**:Manager, Home & Community Care

**Category**:Temporary Full-Time

**Team**:Palliative Care Team

**Primary assigned location**:Mississauga Office, 2655 North Sheridan Way

**POSITION OUTLINE**

The Home and Community Care Support Services Mississauga Halton has an exciting opportunity for a Care Coordinator (CC) to join the Palliative Team during a time of strategic focus on palliative care within the Home and Community Care Support Services Mississauga Halton region and across the province. Transformation of Palliative Care is a strategic initiative for Home and Community Care Support Services Mississauga Halton, and we are seeking passionate, collaborative and creative professionals to join our team. We are seeking an excellent communicator, critical thinker, lifelong learner and problem solver.

The Palliative CC competencies include: clinical expertise in palliative care, patient and family-centred, ethical decision-making, collaboration with a variety of different stakeholders, and demonstrated leadership with inter-professional teams, including providers within the circle of care for individual patients and caregivers, and among the community with partners and colleagues. Experience in medication management and/or medication reconciliation and familiarity with medical diagnoses and disease trajectories are critical skillsets that will be a focus of recruitment.

**Responsible for**:

- Providing care coordination to patients with palliative needs, supporting patients with palliative needs to remain at home and in community through stable, transitional phases, and end of life.
- Development of individualized, collaborative care plans and care conferencing
- Facilitating communication and collaboration between the inter-professional care team for each patient
- Home visits and telephone communication with patients and caregivers; liaison with primary care providers and members of a patients circle of care.
- Assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing and reviewing patient needs and services
- Providing information to patients and referrals to alternate community resources
- Responding to inquiries and request for care in accordance with the patient’s needs; identifies risk factors and urgency for care

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- A registered health or social work professional including: registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, or social worker.
- A member in good standing with their applicable regulatory body below:

- College of Nurses of Ontario
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
- College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers
- A University degree preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Minimum two years recent experience in community health or a related field (acute, hospice, home and community care settings). If allied health professional, relevant clinical medical experience required.
- Palliative experience preferred.
- Knowledge of community resources and demonstrated ability to collaborate and establish/strengthen care teams
- Knowledge and experience in Care Coordination, including clinical strength in assessment, care planning, system navigation, health outcomes monitoring, direct support (i.e., self-management principles), collaboration with key system partners
- Demonstrated skill and experience in providing care in a manner that is culturally responsive and effective with individuals from various backgrounds and diversity.
- Computer literacy and keyboarding skills required
- Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable motor vehicle
- Insurance that includes driving for business purposes and minimum liability of $1,000,000.
- Ability to communicate in French or other languages an asset.

**Home and Community Care Support Services values the health and safety of its employees and is committed to the prevention of COVID-19 exposure and transmission of infection to employees, patients, caregivers, volunteers, visitors and residents. As a requirement of Home and Community Care Support Services Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all employees must be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19.