Alternate Level of Care Community Nurse; ALC

Overview

Riverside Health Care’s greatest strength is our skilled team of employees with the common goal of delivering exceptional quality health care services across the Rainy River District. We support a safe and healthy work environment where each person is valued, respected and where personal and professional growth is encouraged. We are always seeking dedicated individuals who share our values of integrity, being accountable, caring, and progressive.

Community-Based Services

Community Support Services

Full-time

$44.19/hr to $57.68/hr

POSITION(Title):

Full Time Alternate Level of Care Community Nurse

DEPARTMENT/SERVICE AREA:

Community Support Services

SITE:

REPORTSTO (Title):

Director, Community Services

KEY FUNCTION:

The Alternate Level of Care(ALC) Community Nurse will ensure that hospital goals and objectives are met while creating an environment that supports the mission, vision, and values of the hospital, health centres, long-term care, and community programming; as well as ensures the creation of an environment for innovation and excellence in resident and client/patient-focused care.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• University degree in Health or Social Sciences field; or College Diploma with five (5) years’ work experience in the health and /or social work field
• Clinical experience is an asset
• Experience in rural nursing, working with indigenous people is an asset
• Knowledge of community programming, long term care, convalescent care and other health and services agencies – locally and regionally
• Work experience in primary care is an asset
• Knowledge of Informed Decision Making, Patient Capacity, Patient Rights and Consent for Treatment
• Possess effective oral and written communication and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Demonstrated initiative and experience working independently and with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others both internal and external to the organization
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and problem solving
• Knowledge of, and in compliance with relevant legislation in health and safety and employment, (OH&S Act and its Regulations, WSIB, Human Rights)
• Physically capable of performing essential duties of the job

BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• As an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team, basic responsibilities will include
• Work to create/broaden partnerships with allied health and social wellness partners throughout the region to transition ALC patients more effectively from hospital to community programming, home, and long-term care (LTC).
• Proactively engage with local and regional allied health and social wellness partners to develop pathways that will avoid ALC designations by addressing patient/client needs and barriers pre-emptively.
• Examine causes of delayed transitions for ALC patients and, as part of an interdisciplinary team, design approaches to counter the delays.
• Collaborate with health partners to collect, analyse, and critically evaluate data as it relates to ALC patient trends for the Rainy River District.
• Facilitate transitions of care
• Be physically present for warm hand-offs to ease the transition for the ALC patient moving from hospital to home care (nursing/PSS).
• Be physically present for ALC patient discharges from hospital to home for those with little to no caregiver support. Complete regular, on-site check-ins for assessment of instrumental activities of daily living for this patient population.
• Be on hand for emergency department (ED) transitions of potential or diagnosed ALC patients.
• Complete in-home medication assessments for recently transitioned potential and/or ALC patients.
• Health system navigation for ALC patients/caregivers being considered for discharge as well as for clients identified in community as potential ALC patients.
• In collaboration with leadership, bring cases forward that would best utilize ALC flexible funding for ALC patient avoidance initiatives and improve ALC to discharge transitions.
• In collaboration with leadership and Riverside…