Job Description

Requisition ID: 343043

Position Number: 20018944

Posting End Date: August 28, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: WRHA Community Health Services

Department / Unit: Home Care - Community Stroke Care Serv.

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MGEU-COMMUNITY

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 10/28/2023 - 04/18/2025

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 7.25

Annual Base Hours: 1885

Salary: $32.489, $33.597, $34.843, $36.099, $37.433, $38.814, $40.320, $41.904, $43.521, $44.812

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Position Overview

As a member of the Community Stroke Care Service, the Case Coordinator will collaborate with inter professional hospital and community staff to plan services and ensure the client receives coordinated, efficient and timely access to client and family centered stroke care services. The Case Coordinator will determine program eligibility and assess the need for care at home, alternative living environment or in a personal care home. The Case Coordinator will initiate the referral and service plan for the delivery of a broad range of professional and other health services based on the case coordinator operational directives and protocols guidelines. The Case Coordinator will continue to be responsible for client assessment, counseling, education, developing/planning, care needs, coordinating and ensuring delivery of recommended community-based client services for the duration of the client\'s participation in Home-Based rehabilitation.

Experience

• Minimum of two years recent and related acute or rehab hospital and/or community based service delivery experience required.
• Previous experience in neurology, stroke care and/or rehabilitation is strongly recommended.
• Experience as a Case Coordinator in Community Health Services is an asset.
• Recent and relevant continuing professional education in relevant/related clinical area preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• BSW, OT, PT, BSc PN, RPN, BN, RN, SLP, RD, or related health/human service degree required.
• Entry to practice academic credentials in relevant accredited Canadian University program or approved equivalent if internationally educated as determined by incumbent\'s respective Manitoba College.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Current registration in good standing with relevant college or licensing body in Manitoba.
• Valid driver\'s license and a vehicle.
• If successful applicant is a Registered Dietitian, must be a graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program accredited by Dietitians of Canada.

Qualifications and Skills

• Understanding of basic rehabilitation practice, principles and philosophy, in particular stroke rehabilitation and strong assessment skills of client function in the context of client home and community preferred.
• Knowledge of the roles of rehabilitation professionals in the care and support of persons with stroke throughout the continuum of care preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with computers.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including conflict resolution.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with other in an interprofessional team.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, remain organized, take initiative and work under pressure with strict timelines in high-volume environments.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities.
• Excellent professional judgment, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
• Knowledge of The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).

Physical Requirements

• May be exposed to infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, toxic materials, noise, allergens, physical and emotional stress.
• Available to occasionally work days, evenings and weekends.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority