Patient Care Coordinator

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Position Summary

Hillcrest Reactivation Centre is a 75 bed community based reactivation center, part of the short term transitional care sites within the TCLHIN. Operating under the Home and Community Care Act, Hillcrest offers a short period of reactivation to patients who are ALC or at risk of ALC from the 16 TCLHIN acute /rehabilitation hospitals, supporting their return home within the target LOS.

Duties

As an integral member of the inter-professional team, the Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) acts as a clinical resource for the inter-professional teams. The PCC has clinical and leadership expertise in the care for medically /socially complex clients. The principal responsibilities include playing a leadership role in providing direction, ongoing development for nursing/ PSW staff and other inter-professional team members in the clinical areas, performing financial/administrative responsibilities to ensure efficient and effective operations; contributing to staff development by promoting and ensuring a supportive/collaborative learning environment based on the principles of adult learning and practice standards for staff and students; performing human resources responsibilities in collaboration with the program manager; liaising with members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure high standards of quality and optimal management of client care outcomes (including data collection/reporting) and ongoing continuous improvement practices to strengthen clinical processes. The PCC will be reporting to the Hillcrest Program Manager.

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

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