Home and Community Care Support Services South East 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.

These organizations were previously known as Local Health Integration Networks (or "LHINs") at a time when they also led local health care planning and funding, and those functions are now part of Ontario Health.

Home and Community Care Support Services South East 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.
The south east region extends from Brighton on the west, to Prescott and Cardinal on the east, north to Perth and Smiths Falls, and back to Bancroft. The boundaries are for funding and planning purposes only. Residents of the Home and Community Care Support Services South East can seek health care services wherever they prefer, inside or outside these boundaries.

Position Summary

CARE AND BE CARED FOR – THIS IS YOUR HOME

Are you an experienced registered nurse with a Masters level education in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair seeking a rewarding career that cares for others, in a professional practice that cares for you? You’re looking in the right place.

As an Advanced Practice Nurse – Wound Ostomy and Continence, you will contributed to excellence in the delivery of care to clients requiring support with wound care, ostomy management and continence care within the community serviced by Home and Community Care Support Services South East. You will be collaborating with inter professional care teams across the health care continuum and provide direct care for individuals in collaboration with a care team. You will also provide face to face and virtual visits to patients to collaborate and conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to develop a care plan and set therapeutic service goals.

Whether you work in our office, in the community, or a health care facility – you will play a lead role in providing connected, accessible, patient-centred care – and be supported by our collaborative team that includes over 8,000 regulated health care and other professionals.

As a valued team member, your mission will be to help our patients be healthier at home, while you benefit from our supports for professional growth, personal wellness and work-life balance.

What will you do?

• Provide face to face and/or virtual visits with patients to collaborate and conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, and consults with patients and other team members as required, to develop a care plan and set therapeutic service goals
• Provide clinical expertise/advice to primary care physicians and community nurses.
• Provide input and evidence informed clinical rationale with respect to reassessment and adjustment to care plans as necessary based on patient progress.
• Collaborates with discharge planning for patients, when therapeutic service goals have been met.
• Teaches and delegates specific aspects of patient care to a person(s) deemed competent and capable to carry them out and accepts responsibility for these delegated tasks according to the standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario and Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada
• Collaborates with the patient/family and inter-professional team to design goals that best matches the patient’s circumstances.

What must you have?
• Current unrestricted registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
• Certificate as a Nurse Specialized in Wound Ostomy and Continence Canada Program (Previously known as Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Program).
• Masters level education in Wound Healing and Tissue Repair required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in WOC service delivery.
• Hold current CPR-Level C &AED certification.
• Vehicle and a valid Ontario driver’s license is required.
• A thorough understanding and working knowledge of the Canadian Standards of Practice for Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence.
• Knowledge about leading priority interventions for chronic wound care, and implementing the transferable knowledge to SPOs and patients. e.g., compression therapy, DFU offloading, and pressure redistribution practices.
• Thorough knowledge of wound, ostomy and continence products and indications for use
• Solid knowledge of health care related legislation and practices.
• Knowledge of direct care / case management models used in community health care organizations.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, assessment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• A valid driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle
• Proficient in a Windows environment
• We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to start date.
What would give you the edge?
• Commitment to patient-focused care.
• Previous experience working with an interdisciplinary team and community services, combined with understanding of the roles of health professionals, support workers, and programs related to community health and social services.
• Time management skills
• Previous experience facilitating the learning of adult students.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent presentation and group facilitation skills.
• Commitment to change and quality improvement.
• Working knowledge of RAI software, CHRIS, Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel).

What do we offer?
We know wellness is supported with work-life balance. In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuous learning, growth and innovation, we offer:
• Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits
• Valuable development opportunities
• Membership in a world class defined benefit pension plan

Who are we?
We are Home and Community Care Support Services, ready to serve every person in Ontario. We partner with patients and caregivers, primary care providers, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centred care.

Why join us?
If you’re interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery, and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn, partner and connect, care and be cared for, this is your home.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Commitment
Home and Community Care Support Services is committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism. We are committed to attracting, engaging and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request. La version française de cette annonce est disponsible sur demande.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Home and Community Care Support Services has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy across the province that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants being considered for employment will be required to provide proof of vaccination documentation confidentially to Human Resources, prior to start date. Any medical or human rights exemption requests will be reviewed and validated prior to an offer of employment.