Patient Care Coordinator

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $49.20 - $67.08 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Are you a Patient Care Coordinator wondering what it’s like to work with a dedicated and experienced team of health care providers in Emergency_ _with a supportive leadership team?

We are currently hiring for a **Relief Full Time** Patient Care Coordinator** to join our **Emergency** **team** at **Peace Arch **Ho**spital** located in **White Rock**,** B.C.**

Peace Arch Hospital is a 171 bed hospital located in White Rock, B.C, primarily serving it’s local communities of South Surrey and White Rock. The hospital offers general medicine, surgery, maternity, inpatient, outpatient care and 24/7 Emergency services with over 51,000 visits annually.

With its sandy beaches, red brick promenade, waterfront eateries, dramatic sunsets, and the warmest ocean water on the Canadian west coast, White Rock is known as the jewel of British Columbia. A quiet, growing, seaside community tucked between Surrey and Washington State, White Rock is a scenic community offering a variety of leisure activities from windsurfing to golfing to oceanfront promenade walks.

**Come work with us**

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

- Four weeks of vacation to start
- Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
- Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
- 87% maternity top-up
- 50% subsidy on Translink passes

Detailed Overview:
In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, the Patient Care Coordinator provides clinical supervision, guidance and support to nursing staff, other clinical team members and support staff within the assigned unit(s). The Patient Care Coordinator has responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the assigned unit(s) including daily patient flow. Supports/participates in research, policy, quality improvement and risk management activities. The Patient Care Coordinator performs their duties with a unit or hospital focus and supports program and/or regional activities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Applies established criteria and prioritizes admissions/intake, leads and facilitates actions related to daily patient flow, plans for patient discharge and appropriate patient placement/referral by ensuring the care team follows through on specific care paths and processes and by reviewing the admission/intake and discharge planning of patients and individual care plans to ensure optimal progression to discharge, in collaboration with the other clinical team members.
- Supervises nursing and nursing support staff and coordinates the work of the clinical team overall on a day-to-day basis; observes work and corrects where necessary, monitors the quality of care and the safety of patients, assigns and adjusts work assignments, schedules and coordinates staff, monitors and may authorize staff hours of work, including overtime, vacations, leave requests, ensuring service levels and staffing requirements are met.
- Supports quality patient care and excellence in practice by promoting interprofessional collaboration and team building, supporting staff to plan and carry out patient/family education regarding illness prevention and health maintenance, acting as a mentor and resource to staff, role modeling best clinical practices, assessing clinical skills and by coaching staff and/or liaising with other health professional leaders to help them achieve established clinical performance goals.
- Initiates/leads/supports plan of care conferences and rounds (e.g. iCare) for the purpose of optimal patient care management according to best practice; disseminates clinical information to nursing/nursing support staff and other members of the clinical team.
- Identifies learning requirements of staff and, in conjunction with the Manager, Educator and other members of the clinical team, provides input into the development of learning objectives; provides clinical support and guidance and evaluates the effectiveness of learning opportunities.
- Provides input into the development of a comprehensive orientation program, in collaboration with the Educator and other clinical staff.
- Acts as a point person for patients and families who have concerns or questions regarding their care; follows ups as required. Participates in or leads the investigation of complaints by patients/families; follows up on complaints and implements corrective action as appropriate. Collaborates with Quality Improvement according to established protocols.
- Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by methods such as evaluating effect of changes in practice, generating recommendations