Job Summary

Come work as a Care Management Transition Leader with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Transition Services team at Lions Gate Hospital as a Care Management Transition Leader. Apply today to join our team!
As a Care Management Transition Leader you will:

• Facilitate patient care management and transition planning across the care continuum from admission through discharge.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the acute interprofessional team to expedite effective patient care and coordinates timely sustainable discharge plans.
• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, direct the interprofessional team on appropriate level of care and determine sustainable, quality discharge plans.
• Assess and evaluate the clinical and functional status of the patient by coordinating both acute and community staff and resources to ensure the timely and safe discharge of patients.
• Plan and facilitate clinical discussions to support timely and safe patient discharges with care teams and other health care professionals by advising on availability and eligibility of community resources.
• Accountable for the development and effectiveness of policies, procedures and standards to support care management and discharge planning.
• Intervene to address barriers and provide leadership to achieve optimal outcomes including securing funding and approvals for services as required.
• Ensure relevant assessments are completed to determine the appropriate treatment and make community referrals based on patient care needs and urgency.
• Provide education and consultation to the patient/family and coordinate the transition of the patient post acute care.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ recent, related clinical nursing experience across the care continuum (i.e. acute/community) including (1) year experience in a supervisory/leadership role responsible for patient care coordination, access and planning, case management and/or discharge planning, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  Knowledge & Abilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of Nursing theory and practice within a patient/family centered model of care across the care continuum.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the BCCNM standards for nursing practice.
• Broad knowledge of evidence-based nursing practice related to various patient population groups, acute and community care areas, and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge to a case management process.
• Broad knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge to safely plan transition/discharge.
• Broad knowledge of biological and pathophysiology indicators related to severity of illness to apply medical appropriateness criteria to resource utilization and transition/discharge planning.
• Broad knowledge of the illness or disease process and potential long-term complications.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their roles in patient care.
• Broad knowledge of clinical pathways, expected length of stays, resource utilization, and patient assessment.
• Broad knowledge of external agencies and community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in comprehensive assessment, observation and monitoring of patients.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work in relation to unit and hospital access and flow needs.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze situations, problem solve, deal with conflict and negotiate resolutions in a timely manner.
• General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, work direction and consultation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an interprofessional team.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships and communicate (verbally and in writing) effectively with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff, and staff of external agencies.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR Techniques.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.
As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.