Discharge Coordinator - C2 Medical Radiation Oncology - Regular Full-Time - 2025-13395

Summary of Duties:

The Discharge Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the timely discharge of medical and radiation oncology patients on the unit.  This will be achieved through planning, coordinating and facilitating the use of hospital resources to ensure efficiency in the discharge process and by evaluating discharge planning processes with the goal of ensuring appropriate lengths of stay on C2.  

The Discharge Coordinator responsibilities include:
•    Maintaining the continuity of care when multiple services and care providers are involved on C2.
•    Attending daily interdisciplinary rounds team and engage in discussions and planning, identify key areas to be coordinated
•    Assist in identifying discharge disposition for medical and radiation oncology patients to home or other care areas including but not limited to transitional care units, rehabilitation programs etc.
•    Identifying services required from Ontario Health at Home for medical and radiation oncology patients being discharged home and initiate new referrals
•    Reviewing with Ontario Health at Home coordinator all patients with Ontario Health at Home referrals 
•    Completing and submitting RM&R referrals and other applications in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team
•    Collaborating with the Team Leader and Social Worker with questions/troubleshooting regarding patient disposition planning
•    Initiating discharge planning as soon as possible after admission, with the multi-disciplinary team
•    Collaborating with other inpatient units and ambulatory areas to facilitate discharge plans for Medical and Radiation oncology patients. 
•    Coordinating activities/appointments for patients with pending discharges
•    Anticipate discharge needs, adjust plan of care with the inter-professional team to facilitate discharges
•    Facilitating all appropriate and documentation required for patient discharge
•    Developing an excellent working relationship with all areas/services that work closely with C2 staff and to be proactive to issues related to discharge planning
•    Completing documentation in a timely manner  

Qualifications/Skills:
-    Registered Nurse (RN) with Current Ontario College of Nurses Certificate of Competence
-    Undergraduate degree preferred
-    Current B.C.L.S. Certificate
-    Minimum of 3 years recent experience working with Medical/Radiation Oncology patient population required
-    Completion of Oncology courses preferred
-    Certificate in Oncology Nursing preferred
-    Experience in discharge planning required
-    Demonstrated analytical and organizational skills required
-    Demonstrated process improvement and project coordination skills required
-    Demonstrated collaboration and team work skills required
-      Excellent communication/interpersonal skills required
-    Demonstrated satisfactory job performance and attendance