Transition Coordinator – Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Title of the Job: Transition Coordinator

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Job Description: Requisition ID: 368082Position Number: 20023760Posting End Date: October 16, 2024City: WinnipegEmployer: Winnipeg Regional Health AuthoritySite: WRHA Community Health Services – Winnipeg CommunityDepartment / Unit: MH St JamesJob Stream: ClinicalUnion: MAHCPAnticipated Start Date – End Date: 12/16/2024 – 12/31/2025Reason for Term: Maternity LeaveFTE: 0.60Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;WeekendsWork Arrangement: In PersonDaily Hours Worked: 7.25Annual Base Hours: 1885Salary: $36.711, $37.962, $39.371, $40.789, $42.297, $43.857, $45.559, $47.349, $49.176, $50.635Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.Position Overview“Our Vision is Healthy People, Vibrant Communities, Care for All”. To bring this vision to reality the WRHA Adult Mental Health Program provides an integrated and comprehensive range of mental health services and supports primarily for adult residents of Winnipeg across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health, social service and community sectors the program strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities and the impact of mental health problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.The Mental Health Program (MHP) in Winnipeg provides services and supports to adults with severe and persistent mental health problems through a variety of service models. The complexity of the mental health service system creates a need for service navigation in order to support continuity of treatment and support during service transitions. The intent of the Mental Health Centralized Access process is to:

• Streamline service requests and determine eligible clients who can be matched to services based on client need and an urgency rating within specified timeframes that clients can expect to receive services.
• Address continuity of service across service transitions (e.g. inpatient referral from hospital to CMHP) respond with an appropriate intensity from the onset of service.
• Develop specialized service contracts to meet complex needs that outstrip current available resources.
• Provide service to eligible persons who have no fixed address even when it is a challenge to assign to geographic based services.
• Respond to persons leaving from hospital and/or long-term care facilities (e.g. SMHC) who need extensive assistance in re-establishing life in the community.

The Mental Health Transition Coordinator is part of a team within the community mental health program who assist in providing system navigation, meeting complex needs and providing bridging services until appropriate resources are accessible. This team consists of:

• Access Coordinator.
• Transition Coordinator and;
• Coordinator of Centralized Functions, Specialized and Support Services.

Each has a fundamental role in the overall systems navigation process and in providing interim services as well as other responsibilities.Experience

• Minimum of four years directly related community mental health experience.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• BSW, OT, PT, BScPN, RPN, BN, RN, SLP, RD, or related health/human services degree required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Licensure/Registration as per professional designation required.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and a vehicle.
• If successful applicant is a Registered Dietitian, must be a graduate of a recognized dietetic internship program accredited by Dietitians of Canada.

Qualifications and Skills

• Effective networking and agency relations skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding the bio/psycho/social model of mental illness and recovery.
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge and advanced level expertise in clinical assessment, crisis intervention, brief treatment, service coordination and consultation.
• Able to use problem resolution skills to handle sensitive and complex issues related to multiple service involvement.
• Adheres to all safety and health regulations and safe work practices.
• May be required to perform other duties and functions related to this job description not exceeding above stated skills and capabilities.

Physical Requirements

• May require evening and weekend work.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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