DEPARTMENT: PATIENT ACCESS & FLOW
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: ONA
STATUS: FULL-TIME, TEMPORARY (APPROX. END DATE MARCH 2025)
WAGE RATE: $39.07 – $56.00

SCOPE (Seamless Care Optimizing the Patient Experience) is a quality improvement collaboration between hospital and primary care providers in Grey Bruce. SCOPE is a virtual service that facilitates greater access to hospital based interdisciplinary resources and other specialists care. SCOPE aims to help reduce avoidable ED visits and hospital re-admissions for patients in need.  Reporting to the Manager, Patient Access & Flow the RN (nurse navigator) serves as a point of access to connect family physicians and nurse practitioners to appropriate community, clinical and specialized supports to address patient health concerns.

Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:

Required

  • BScN required
  • Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience within acute care and/or primary/community care
  • Experience working within an Interprofessional team environment as well as independently and autonomously
  • Experience working with older patients with complex medical needs required
  • Must be flexible and able to adapt to changing environments and travel outside of hospital
  • Excellent interpersonal and decision making skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment and assume responsibility for own learning
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and ability
  • Computer literacy required -Database management skills preferred
  • Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
  • Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
  • Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes

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