Care Coordinator

**Job Description**:

- Are you an experienced registered nurse (BScN), physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker, or speech language pathologist seeking a rewarding career that cares for others, in a professional practice that cares for you? You’re looking in the right place.As a
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**re Coordinator**, you will assess and determine patient care needs and eligibility, provide access and referrals to community services, and engage with patients, caregivers and other health care practitioners.- Whether you work in our office, in the community, or a health care facility - you will play a lead role in providing connected, accessible, patient-centred care - and be supported by our collaborative team that includes over 8,000 regulated health care and other professionals.- As a valued team member, your mission will be to help our patients be healthier at home, while you benefit from our supports for professional growth, personal wellness and work-life balance.- We are currently recruiting for a permanent full-time Care Coordinator for our Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital (THP-CVH) team. This position will work predominantly at the Reactivation Care Centre, Church Street site in Toronto but may sometimes be assigned to the THP-CVH site. Hours of work will be Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30 or Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm with a requirement to work one Saturday shift and one Sunday shift every 6 weeks. There is an opportunity to work remotely for part of the week when assigned to the Reactivation Care Centre. _
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- to attend a full-time (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm) 5 to 6-week orientation session at our Mississauga office._

What will you do?
- In collaboration with patients and their families, assess care needs, determine eligibility for services, and develop individual care and service plans
- Link patients with service providers
- Coordinate and monitor care plan delivery
- Establish a helping relationship with patients and their families
- Balance patient needs and choices with available resources, ensuring patients’ values and preferences are respected

What must you have?
- Membership, in good standing, with the applicable regulatory body:

- College of Nurses of Ontario
- College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
- College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
- 2+ years of recent experience in community health or a related field
- Knowledge of the health care delivery system and community resources
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, assessment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Effective time management, prioritization and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and co-operatively in a busy multidisciplinary environment
- Established ability to accurately complete required documentation, reports and forms
- A valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Proficient in a Windows environment
- We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to start date.

What would give you the edge?
- Experience working with diverse patient groups, e.g., multicultural, homeless, palliative, acquired brain injury (ABI), mental health, geriatrics, pediatrics
- Case management experience or recent related community experience
- Ability to speak French or another second language

What do we offer?

**We know wellness is supported with work-life balance.** In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuous learning, growth and innovation, we offer:
- Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits
- Valuable development opportunities Membership in a world class defined benefit pension planWho we are

**We are Home and Community Care Support Services, ready to serve every person in Ontario.** We partner with patients and caregivers, primary care providers, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centred care.

**If you’re interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery**, and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn, partner and connect, care and be cared for, this is your home.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Commitment- We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted_._