
SCOPE/LTC+ Navigator
- Toronto, ON
- Temporaire
- Temps-plein
Duration: up to January 3, 2027Hours of Work:Days/Afternoons (subject to change); weekend work may be required.
Location: Humber River Health, Wilson Site
Labour Group: Non Union
Reporting Relationship: Manager, Integrated Transitions in CareRESPONSIBLITIES
- Play a leadership role in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the SCOPE and LTC+ program
- Participate in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the SCOPE/LTC+ program
- Participates in internal and external committees/working groups
- Enhance work-flow and communication pathways between hospital, primary care and community care by identifying barriers to care and work towards creating new care pathways to promote and optimize seamless care for the client.
- Advocate for, and contribute to, the establishment of organizational structures and resources to support the growth of SCOPE and LTC+ in keeping with the direction and priorities of the organization
- Advocate to identify gaps in services, needed for individualized program consideration and system level changes required to meet changing needs of the patient population
- Develop and foster links with external partners to facilitate continuity of patient care; including community outreach
- Respond to all calls and emails made to SCOPE/LTC+ Navigation Hub by the PCPs, LTC physicians and Nurse Practitioners and their administrative assistants
- Assist Primary Care Providers in the community and LTC with system navigation, referrals to specialists, and resources in the community, and other appropriate community, clinical and specialized supports to address patient health concerns.
- Ensure seamless navigation of existing services; triage and forward referrals to appropriate SCOPE/LTC+ contact (i.e. Internist, Home and Community Care Coordinator, Imaging, Outpatient Clinics)
- Collaborate with the health care team to improve patient care as they transition through the health care system
- Collect relevant patient information required for assessment and database entry (Patient Name, DOB, HC#)
- Understand and clarify PCP primary concerns and request for support
- Work collaboratively and in relationship with the inter-professional team while role modelling relationship centered care
- Use concepts from complexity thinking and relational inquiry when in relationship with others.
- Collect Data for research evaluation for each referral – Database Entry forms to be completed with each referral and submitted to the evaluation team on a weekly basis
- Review available/relevant information from Meditech (EMR) to determine assessment and care planning
- If client is an existing or former clinic patient, will re-connect with staff to communicate PCP concerns and request for assessment
- This includes the clarification of referral criteria and identification of the resource that will best suit the health care need
- Improve communication and collaboration between consultants and primary care services by assisting PCP staff in the compilation of referral packages and follow-up of referrals
- Provide PCP or PCP staff with clinic/referral information
- Navigate hospital clinics and resources that will assist PCP with managing client medical, functional, cognitive, psychosocial conditions
- Direct requests for Internal medicine consultations or medical work-ups to SCOPE/LTC+’s Internist-On-Call
- Coordinate care delivery and the development of individualized care plans with the persons internal and external stakeholders including liaising with outside agencies to facilitate seamless care for persons across sectors – primary, acute and community care
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Masters in Nursing or a related discipline
- Current registration and membership in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Minimum of 3 years of experience within acute care and/or primary/community care
- Written and verbal communications with ability to explain and provide necessary information to patients, family members, physician and/or any stakeholders
- Experience working within an interprofessional team environment as well as independently
- Experience working with older patients with complex needs
- Demonstrated computer skills using MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
- Database management skills preferred with strong written and oral interpersonal skills
- Understand and appreciate primary care challenges
- Respectful, responsive communication system, able to communicate with front-line staff, primary care providers and specialist offices
- Evidence of program design and resources development skills, including knowledge of evaluation methodologies
- Highly Organized with the ability to multitask
- Strong work ethic - committed to task completion and follow through
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to a changing environment assuming responsibility for own learning
- Excellent team player
- Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.