Clinical Coordinator - Pediatric Oncology AfterCare Clinic

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

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Union: Non-Union

Replacement or New: New

Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Department: Outpatient Clinics - Solid Tumor

Reports to: Nurse Manager

Work Model: On-Site

Wage Range: $40.34 - $50.43 per hour (to commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)

Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week

Status: Permanent Full-Time

Position Summary

The Pediatric Oncology AfterCare Clinic at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PMH) is seeking a Clinical Program Coordinator – Registered Nurse to join their dynamic team focused on delivering high quality care to survivors of childhood cancer. In this role you will provide patient-centered nursing care to mostly young adults in an exclusively outpatient setting. You will work in collaboration with a team of expert interdisciplinary healthcare providers to organize and coordinate all aspects of care for patients in the PMH AfterCare Clinic. An additional focus in this role is helping patients and families transition their survivorship care to PMH from SickKids and other Pediatric Oncology centers. This position allows for a flexible, in-hospital and work-from-home model. 

Duties

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary AfterCare Team to support childhood cancer survivors
• Attend the weekly clinic on Monday mornings, meet with all patients by rooming them and performing vital signs
• Conduct detailed chart abstraction for new referrals with ongoing maintenance and preparation for weekly clinics
• Triage patient phone calls, managing clinical concerns, providing psychosocial support and education
• Help patients/families transition their survivorship care from SickKids to PMH, which includes participation in the planning and execution of the AfterCare Transition Workshop 2-3 times per year
• Partner with the AfterCare RN Clinic Program Coordinator at SickKids to streamline the transition process including reviewing all new referrals
• Act as a resource and point of contact for community partners (eg. primary care providers) for Pediatric Oncology AfterCare
• Participate in AfterCare research, coordinate with research teams at SickKids, PMH, and other centers

 

 

• Registered Nurse with a Baccalaureate degree and/or Diploma in Nursing
• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum 5 years of paediatric oncology nursing experience, outpatient oncology nursing experience is preferred
• Excellent organization and solution-oriented problem-solving skills with an ability to manage many priorities related to the care of a large patient population
• Demonstrated ability to utilize your critical thinking and teamwork abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.