Home and Community Care Support Services Looking for CARE COORDINATOR – PALLIATIVE at Waterloo, ON Full Time

CARE COORDINATOR – PALLIATIVE

REPORTS TO: Patient Services Manager

LOCATION: Home and Community Care Support Services Waterloo Wellington

OFFICE BASE: Waterloo

STATUS: Permanent, Part-Time (Job Share)

SCHEDULE: 7 hours/day, prescheduled Monday-Friday

UNION: ONA

ASSIGNMENT: 0.5 FTE

POSTING #: 23-O-050

POSTING DATE: February 24, 2023

CLOSING DATE: March 3, 2023, 4:30 pm

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Patient Services Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for:

• Conducting eligibility and service needs assessments for clients referred to Home and Community Care Support Services for in home or placement services;
• Developing, initiating and coordinating individualized care plans for eligible clients, and providing ongoing resource management and discharge planning as appropriate;
• Conducting alternate planning for non-eligible clients, and providing program interpretation/education to hospital and community agency staff, long term care facilities, physicians, clients and families;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge and application of case management principles and practices acquired through membership in good standing, with the appropriate college, as a Registered Nurse.
• Proven skills in the areas of case management, assessment, communication, interviewing, problem solving, interpersonal and leadership within a team based setting is required as well as the ability to work with community partners in the palliative field.
• Recent specialty palliative experience and educational courses related to palliative care are required.
• Leap certification is preferred.
• The ability to work independently in a highly organized manner is required.
• This position also requires proficiency in the use of a personal computer in a windows networked environment, using Word and database software.
• The ability to travel throughout Waterloo Region and Wellington County is required.
• Fluency in French language preferred.

This position may be required to provide relief at other Home and Community Care Support Services locations or teams as needed and may be part of the on call rotation as per the provisions of the ONA collective agreement.

Home and Community Care Support Services has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy across the province that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants being considered for employment will be required to provide proof of vaccination documentation confidentially to Human Resources upon hire. Any medical or human rights exemption requests will be reviewed and validated prior to an offer of employment.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Home and Community Care Support Services Waterloo Wellington is committed to the principles of employment equity.

• 
  Employees of HCCSS WW, please apply using: [email protected]

• All other applicants, please forward your Resume and Cover Letter to: [email protected]

*** PLEASE NOTE*** Cover letters and resumes need to be submitted as a single file, acceptable files are: doc, docx, and pdf. Please include your first name, last name and job title in the file name when applying, example JohnSmith_Recruiter.