Community Care Resource Nurse

**Community Care Resource Nurse** **Casual** **Join Us in Supporting People, Strengthening Community** At Community Care Durham (CCD), coordinated networks of volunteers and inter-professional staff, working out of integrated community hubs and other locations, strive to enrich the well-being and quality of life for people wherever they choose to call home. As the largest community support services agency in Durham Region, CCD collaborates with its partners and the broader community to address community issues and support local citizens to achieve their goals to live independently. **Why Join CCD?** At CCD we offer purposeful work, as every role contributes to supporting people and strengthening communities in a supportive environment where compassion drives everything we do. The Community Care Resource Nurse works collaboratively across Durham Region supporting clients of our Community Support Services providing rapid front-line nursing response to older adults living in the community who are at risk, or who have experiences a gerontological event that may result in loss of independence, emergency department visit, hospitalization or a move to a long-term care setting without timely intervention. Responsibilities include but not limited to: * Receives requests and attend to needs of adults living in the Durham Region, provides interventions as appropriate; * Performs assessment activities, including conducting client interviews, comprehensive physical examinations and assessment of psychosocial, cultural, and ethnic factors affecting client needs; * Facilitates communicating the plan of care to the client/family and members of the healthcare team; * Utilizes and demonstrates a comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and advanced level of clinical competence in providing care for adults living in the community; * Provides health teaching and education to clients; * Provides health care navigation assistance by collaborating and coordinating care with Most Responsible Practitioner (MRP) and other health care professionals; * Acts as an advocate for CCD clients; * Practices within the guidelines stipulated in the infection control policies; * Documents client history, physical examination data, progress notes, nursing assessment, family conference notes and other pertinent information in an accurate and timely manner according to organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines; * Liaises with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure appropriate treatment plans; * Collaborates with other staff members of CCD such as Care Coordinators and Management Teams to evaluate and adjust care plans to reflect clients’ care needs; * Participates in regular data collection of the nursing services being provided to CCD clients; * Identifies opportunities for improvement and participates in quality initiatives; * Maintains skills/knowledge by attending educational sessions and keeping informed of CCD policies and procedures. **Qualifications required:** *