Complex Children's Care Coordinator

**Job Description**:
**_CARE AND BE CARED FOR - THIS IS YOUR HOME_**:** Are you an experienced registered nurse (RN, BScN) 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 **Complex Children’s Care Coordinator**, you will coordinate the care for medically fragile and medically complex children in home and school settings by assessing, goal-setting, authorizing, monitoring, reassessing, alternate planning and planning for disengagement to meet the needs of patients.
- you will play a lead role in providing connected, accessible, patient-centered 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.

**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 for the complex children population
- 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 an applicable regulatory body as a Registered Nurse (RN, BScN)
- Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience in community health or a related field
- Possesses a strong clinical background with a patient-centered approach and knowledge of pediatric medical issues
- Knowledge of the health care delivery system and community resources
- Is a natural motivator, leader and advocate
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, assessment and decision-making skills
- Effective time management skills, with the ability to work independently and co-operatively in a busy multidisciplinary environment
- A valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
- Ability to use a computer 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 the complex children population
- Case management experience or recent related community experience
- Competent with RAI assessment tools
- 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 plan

**Who are we?**:
**We are Home and Community Care Support Services, ready to serve every person in Ontario.** We partner with patients and caregivers, family physicians, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centred care.**:
**Why join us?**:
**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._

**How do I apply?**

**Please ensure your cover letter clearly identifies the following**:

- Types of employment you would consider (i.e., part time, full time, or casual [you are scheduled for work based on your provided availability]).