Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access
About the role
Job Description Position: Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access Coordinator
Dept: Outpatient Med – Renal
File #: 6750
Status: Full Time
Role level: NN 11C ($43.28-$61.75)
Hours/Shift: 6750
Site: Credit Valley Hospital
Posted: March 11, 2026
Internal Deadline: March 18, 2026
Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities. Position Summary The Vascular Access Team plays a critical role in coordinating and providing dialysis access care for renal inpatients and outpatients, ensuring consistent coverage and support across all program areas. Their key responsibilities include scheduling and coordinating access‑related activities with nephrologists, Surgery, and Interventional Radiology; training new nursing staff in cannulation practices using Sonosite and CRT; and serving as the primary liaison among Surgery, Interventional Radiology, and Nephrology to plan patient care, implement new initiatives, and address both immediate and emerging issues. The team also develops recommendations to enhance the delivery and timeliness of vascular and peritoneal access services, and completes program-level and Ontario Renal Network (ORN) reporting to support resource allocation, planning, and informed decision‑making.
Key Responsibilities Renal Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access Coordinator
- Review and update list of patients who eligible for access and CRT cannulation; and assist in the procedures
- Process and maintain AV access creation received as referrals
- Review vascular surgery procedure and consent with patient; and prepare for vascular surgery clinic (5 clinics per week)
- Update Epic with all the scheduled vascular surgery procedures and reviewed surgical reports
- Troubleshooting and staff support for new and complex access for HHD/HTU; and assess AV access for pre-renal patients in clinics
- Coordinate PD surgical PD catheter insertions at Centers of Practice (COPs)
- Perform PD flush in diagnostic imaging recovery patients
- Email PD updates to PD/MCKC teams, physicians and radiologists
- Email VA clinic updates to nurses, surgeons (+secretaries), and nephrologists
- Update patient information in Epic to reflect access updates (i.e. IR procedures, CVC removals)
- Support and troubleshoot cannulation or access problems across sites
- Coordinate and schedule cannulation training for new nurses (i.e. Sonosite and CRT)
- Complete patient education activities (i.e. VA safety and Save My Veins)
- Develop educational material on vascular access related topics and train staff (i.e. participate in staff orientation)
- Develop patient education material for CKD Patient Education Nights
- Collect, enter and report on access-related data (i.e. transonic transfer modules, chronic registrations, VAEP reports, infection reporting –CRB and peritonitis)
- Maintain CRB reporting tool and collaborate with IPAC to review cases of concern
- Analyze data and follow-up on any critical results
- Coordinate maintenance of renal equipment in collaboration with renal technicians (i.e. sonosite and transonic machines)
- Respond to patient and staff questions and emails; and questionnaires/environmental scans from other VA coordinators
- Attend and/or contribute to meetings (i.e. ORN Body Access/Home Dialysis Coordinator meetings, staff huddle, MCKC clinic review, patient education events etc.)
- Support program activities and project work (i.e. develop new or update VA policies and procedures etc.); and/or ORN initiatives
- Complete program and Ontario Renal Network (ORN) reporting to support allocation of resources, planning and decision-making
- Days & Evenings (8 and 12 hour shifts) as well as travel across all three sites, including rotations to the Renal Care Centre at Watline Road
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (required or in progress).
- Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Minimum of 3 years of recent clinical experience in hemodialysis.
- CNeph(C) certification preferred.
- Experience with ultrasound-guided cannulation preferred.
- Understanding of all dialysis modalities preferred.
- Experience applying adult education principles and demonstrated teaching skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (individual and team-based).
- Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in computer applications including MS Word, Excel, Epic, Microsoft Teams
- Membership in relevant professional organizations.
- Highly motivated and capable of working independently and collaboratively.
- Satisfactory attendance and performance record.
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply. Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant. Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act. Our organization may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithm-assisted systems, to support the initial review of applications. These tools are used only to assist our recruiters and hiring managers; all hiring decisions include meaningful human involvement and final review. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Trillium Health Partners
Trillium Health Partners is a leading hospital with an outstanding record of performance, fiscal responsibility and quality patient care. The hospital encompasses three main sites – Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre – offering the full range of acute care hospital services, as well as a variety of community-based, specialized programs.
Our intention is to achieve the highest quality of care that is easily accessible for our community, at the lowest cost. We are committed to creating an exceptional experience for everyone who walks through our doors.
As our diverse community continues to grow and age, and as more people are living with chronic diseases, we’re taking into account the inevitable changes on the horizon. We know that to continue to deliver exceptional patient care, we must think and act differently, and take a new and innovative approach to the delivery of health care. We envision a new kind of health care for a healthier community – an inter-connected system of care that is organized around the patient, both inside the hospital and beyond its walls. Through partnership, working in a coordinated way across the system, we can meet the needs of our patients and continue to provide outstanding, sustainable quality patient care.
As partners in creating a new kind of health care, we are Better Together.
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Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access
About the role
Job Description Position: Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access Coordinator
Dept: Outpatient Med – Renal
File #: 6750
Status: Full Time
Role level: NN 11C ($43.28-$61.75)
Hours/Shift: 6750
Site: Credit Valley Hospital
Posted: March 11, 2026
Internal Deadline: March 18, 2026
Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities. Position Summary The Vascular Access Team plays a critical role in coordinating and providing dialysis access care for renal inpatients and outpatients, ensuring consistent coverage and support across all program areas. Their key responsibilities include scheduling and coordinating access‑related activities with nephrologists, Surgery, and Interventional Radiology; training new nursing staff in cannulation practices using Sonosite and CRT; and serving as the primary liaison among Surgery, Interventional Radiology, and Nephrology to plan patient care, implement new initiatives, and address both immediate and emerging issues. The team also develops recommendations to enhance the delivery and timeliness of vascular and peritoneal access services, and completes program-level and Ontario Renal Network (ORN) reporting to support resource allocation, planning, and informed decision‑making.
Key Responsibilities Renal Nurse Navigator - Vascular Access Coordinator
- Review and update list of patients who eligible for access and CRT cannulation; and assist in the procedures
- Process and maintain AV access creation received as referrals
- Review vascular surgery procedure and consent with patient; and prepare for vascular surgery clinic (5 clinics per week)
- Update Epic with all the scheduled vascular surgery procedures and reviewed surgical reports
- Troubleshooting and staff support for new and complex access for HHD/HTU; and assess AV access for pre-renal patients in clinics
- Coordinate PD surgical PD catheter insertions at Centers of Practice (COPs)
- Perform PD flush in diagnostic imaging recovery patients
- Email PD updates to PD/MCKC teams, physicians and radiologists
- Email VA clinic updates to nurses, surgeons (+secretaries), and nephrologists
- Update patient information in Epic to reflect access updates (i.e. IR procedures, CVC removals)
- Support and troubleshoot cannulation or access problems across sites
- Coordinate and schedule cannulation training for new nurses (i.e. Sonosite and CRT)
- Complete patient education activities (i.e. VA safety and Save My Veins)
- Develop educational material on vascular access related topics and train staff (i.e. participate in staff orientation)
- Develop patient education material for CKD Patient Education Nights
- Collect, enter and report on access-related data (i.e. transonic transfer modules, chronic registrations, VAEP reports, infection reporting –CRB and peritonitis)
- Maintain CRB reporting tool and collaborate with IPAC to review cases of concern
- Analyze data and follow-up on any critical results
- Coordinate maintenance of renal equipment in collaboration with renal technicians (i.e. sonosite and transonic machines)
- Respond to patient and staff questions and emails; and questionnaires/environmental scans from other VA coordinators
- Attend and/or contribute to meetings (i.e. ORN Body Access/Home Dialysis Coordinator meetings, staff huddle, MCKC clinic review, patient education events etc.)
- Support program activities and project work (i.e. develop new or update VA policies and procedures etc.); and/or ORN initiatives
- Complete program and Ontario Renal Network (ORN) reporting to support allocation of resources, planning and decision-making
- Days & Evenings (8 and 12 hour shifts) as well as travel across all three sites, including rotations to the Renal Care Centre at Watline Road
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (required or in progress).
- Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Minimum of 3 years of recent clinical experience in hemodialysis.
- CNeph(C) certification preferred.
- Experience with ultrasound-guided cannulation preferred.
- Understanding of all dialysis modalities preferred.
- Experience applying adult education principles and demonstrated teaching skills.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (individual and team-based).
- Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in computer applications including MS Word, Excel, Epic, Microsoft Teams
- Membership in relevant professional organizations.
- Highly motivated and capable of working independently and collaboratively.
- Satisfactory attendance and performance record.
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply. Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant. Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act. Our organization may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (AI) or algorithm-assisted systems, to support the initial review of applications. These tools are used only to assist our recruiters and hiring managers; all hiring decisions include meaningful human involvement and final review. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Trillium Health Partners
Trillium Health Partners is a leading hospital with an outstanding record of performance, fiscal responsibility and quality patient care. The hospital encompasses three main sites – Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre – offering the full range of acute care hospital services, as well as a variety of community-based, specialized programs.
Our intention is to achieve the highest quality of care that is easily accessible for our community, at the lowest cost. We are committed to creating an exceptional experience for everyone who walks through our doors.
As our diverse community continues to grow and age, and as more people are living with chronic diseases, we’re taking into account the inevitable changes on the horizon. We know that to continue to deliver exceptional patient care, we must think and act differently, and take a new and innovative approach to the delivery of health care. We envision a new kind of health care for a healthier community – an inter-connected system of care that is organized around the patient, both inside the hospital and beyond its walls. Through partnership, working in a coordinated way across the system, we can meet the needs of our patients and continue to provide outstanding, sustainable quality patient care.
As partners in creating a new kind of health care, we are Better Together.