Job Title Float Care Coordinator, Bilingual, Temporary Full Time, Central Ottawa General: Label[...]

Job Title: Float Care Coordinator, Bilingual, Temporary Full Time, Central Ottawa (Labelle or Bells Corners)

Community Care Access Centre – Ottawa, Ontario

Are you an experienced registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker (RSW), dietitian, 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 Bilingual Float Care 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 9,000 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.
• 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.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Length of Temp Assignment: January 10, 2025

FTE: 1.0

Starting Salary: $43.18/hr to $44.64

Reports To: Manager, Patient Services

Affiliation: OPSEU

Office Location: Labelle or Bells Corners

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 Dietitians of Ontario
• 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 cooperatively 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?

• Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits.
• Membership in a world-class defined benefit pension plan.
• Wages are in accordance with the collective agreement between Home and Community Care Support Services Champlain and OPSEU and starting salaries range from $43.18/hr to $44.64/hr.

Who we are:

We are Ontario Health at Home, 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:

Ontario Health at Home is committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism. We are committed to attracting, engaging and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.