Care Coordinator

Are you an experienced registered nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, social worker (MSW), or registered dietitian looking for a different kind of practice environment? You’re looking in the right place.

As a valued member of our Home and Community Care team, you will facilitate the journey through Ontario’s health care system by assessing referred patients, determining their health care needs and eligibility, and ensuring they receive the services and care they need, where and when they need them.

Whether you are working in our office, in a local hospital or in the community, you will have the opportunity to impact lives in your community, enjoy a balanced lifestyle, and be part of a great team that makes care happen.

 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

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
  
  
  • College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
  
  
  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
  
  
  • College of Dietitians 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 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

What would give you an advantage?

• Experience working with diverse patient groups, e.g., multicultural, homeless, palliative, acquired brain injury (ABI), mental health, geriatrics, pediatrics


• Ability to speak French or another second language

Who we are:

Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair is one of 14 Home and Community Care Support Services organizations in Ontario with a focused mandate to deliver local health care services such as home and community care and long-term care home placement.  Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St Clair is dedicated to ensuring the ongoing delivery of local services while Ontario makes changes to improve the health care system to give patients better connected care with health care providers working as one coordinated team in Ontario Health Teams.

What do I need to know?

Hours of work:  7.5-hour shift (tour) between the hours of 8:00 and 20:00.  Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair is accessible seven days per week, including weekends, and statutory holidays.

 Availability Requirements:

All new Part-time B hires are required to be available for 6 week’s full-time (37.5 hours per week) orientation (fully paid)

In order to maintain your employment status as a Part-Time B Care Coordinator, you must provide the following availability:

Part-time B (PT B) is an employee who does not have any guaranteed hours of work but is one who is available:

• Minimum five (5) shifts in a two week period, with availability on those days from 0800-2000 hours, not to exceed thirty-seven and one-half (37.5) hours per week. At least one day of availability per week must be a Monday or a Friday


• One (1) weekend out of three (3)


• Available for five (5) paid holidays in each fiscal year including one of Christmas and New Year’s day. Christmas and New Year’s Day availability will be rotated on a yearly basis and applicable to operational hours.


• Available forty-four (44) calendar weeks per year


• No more than 3 weeks’ off during summer period (July and August)


• No more than fifty percent (50%) of PT B employees in any site may make themselves unavailable in any one month. If there is a conflict in the non-availability indicated by employees, the conflict will be resolved on the basis of seniority

Availability for Part Time B must be submitted in writing as per the process established by the parties, by the due dates on the following table:

After the schedule has been posted, the PTB employee will have no obligations to availability except as scheduled.

Anticipated Start Date:  Recruitment for this position is ongoing

Location: Sarnia site

Position: Part-Time B Care Coordinator - Community

This position will be expected to be onsite in the office on a regular basis and/or as determined by the Employer.  The successful applicant must be willing and able to attend onsite as required.

How do I apply?

Please visit www.HealthCareAtHome.ca to submit your cover letter and updated resume. 

By submitting an application, applicants are consenting to the sharing of their personal information with individuals from Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair who are participating in the selection process.

Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals with a disability requiring accommodation during the application and/or the interview process should advise the recruitment contact so arrangements can be made.

As a condition of employment and in compliance with the Home and Community Care Support Services mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.   All staff are required to provide proof of vaccination with the following exceptions, in which case there would be a requirement to undergo regular COVID-19 rapid antigen screening tests: 

• If there is a valid medical reason for not being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, documentation must be provided by a Medical Doctor or Nurse Practitioner and include the effective time-period for the medical reason


• If there is valid human rights grounds (e.g. religious beliefs), evidence must be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and deemed satisfactory to Home and Community Care Support Services

We thank all applicants for their interest, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.