About the Role
The Leukemia Nurse Coordinator works with the Leukemia Program team & leadership, as well as other internal and external provider care teams to ensure the effective management, planning and coordination of care for Leukemia patients.
Responsibilities
- Management and coordination for patients in shared care, transitioning and planning for allogeneic blood & marrow transplant, and new patient consultations through our Rapid Assessment Clinic.
- Utilize and apply current specialized knowledge and expertise on recent advances in nursing practice to provide, manage, coordinate and facilitate patient care for patients with complex needs both directly and through consultation.
- Functioning as a consultant in the resolution of complex patient management problems.
- Performing teaching/education responsibility.
- Collaborating with the others to develop and implement continuous quality improvement activities.
- Participating in academic and research activities/projects.
- Performing administrative responsibilities where indicated.
- Performing cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested.
Requirements
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Master’s Degree preferred
- Current certificate of competency (licensure) from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
- Five years current and relevant experience, including experience working in an advanced clinical practice role required (e.g. experience working with malignant hematology patients)
- Certification in Oncology Nursing from C.N.A. preferred
- Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent decision-making and problem solving skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent teaching skills with the ability to teach one-on-one and/or groups
- Ability to function collaboratively within an inter-disciplinary team and/or independently
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner
- Demonstrated awareness of and adherence to professional and ethical standards
- Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand
- Computer literacy
- Research experience preferred
- Membership with the RNAO preferred
- 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.
- 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.
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Decision-making skills
- Problem solving skills
- Time management skills
- Teaching skills
- Collaborative skills
- Independent work ability
- Self-directed work ability
- Client service orientation
- Computer literacy
Location
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Work Type
- Permanent Full-Time
Experience Level
- Five years current and relevant experience
- Experience working in an advanced clinical practice role
Education Level
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing
- Master’s Degree preferred
- Current certificate of competency (licensure) from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Completion of Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S.) program
- Certification in Oncology Nursing from C.N.A. preferred
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 45.85 - CAD 57.31 - hourly
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- 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.)
About the Company
- 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.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
- www.uhn.ca
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
