CCAC Care Coordinator vs Hospital Nurse

[MaleNurseYH]

Hi everyone,

Anyone prefer working at CCAC or at Hospital setting?

Are there anyone who worked at a hospital setting and transitioned to work at a CCAC office? If so, how do you like it? Is it better or worst for you?

Are there anyone who worked at a CCAC office setting and transitioned to the hospital setting? If so, how do you like it? Is it better or worst for you?

[Trishrpn80]

Currently the CCAC is under major scrutiny and people are worried about losing their jobs. There may be limited jobs depending on the area. Most nurses who work at ccac are older or have work injuries. There is very little nursing involved and tons of administrative work. Depends on what you like to do.

[RobinLeger]

In our area it has already been announced that the ccac is being taken over by LHIN....so will not be ccac here at all

[Daisy_08, BSN, RN]

If you are a new grad it is nice to have the hospital experience first, but not necessary if CCAC is your dream job. However with the threats of closures I would not pick CCAC. It seems to be easier going out of the hospital then getting in, and now with all of the RN layoffs, who knows.

[MaleNurseYH]

That's a scary thought! I thought CCAC are going to shift to LHIN and retain their employees. I hope there's no lay off. I just received an offer from CCAC and im still debating whether to accept it or not... This offer is so tempting but also risky

[dishes, BSN, RN]

There will be CCAC job cuts as the shift to LHINs is to save money.

[Trishrpn80]

They announced keeping 350 of the current care coordinators when transition to LHINs. It will be interesting to see. It won't happen quickly but its going to be a change for sure. I am hoping to see a lot of the higher managers go. They are way too top heavy.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

In theory the LHINs recommedations should result in cost savings and better ability to provide patient care, but in reality it doesn't result in improved care.

[MaleNurseYH]

They announced keeping 350 of the current care coordinators when transition to LHINs. It will be interesting to see. It won't happen quickly but its going to be a change for sure. I am hoping to see a lot of the higher managers go. They are way too top heavy.

Oh wow! That's some scary stuff, especially for new hires. Where did you hear about this? Is there an article you can provide so I can read about it?

[dishes, BSN, RN]

The CCACs have been under scrutiny for years (look at RNAO's ECCO reports), reports of the decision to scrap CCAC management positons has been in the media since the fall of 2015 through to December 2015 (look at the globeand mail and thestar). There will likely be constant change and chaos over the next year while CCAC restructures, if you need a clear sense of direction in your work environment, than now is probably not the best time to accept a CCAC coordinator position.

[Trishrpn80]

The Health Minister made a huge announcement after the Auditor General's report on CCAC last year. All you have to do is look it up. It was all happening around election time. They found i think it was around or less than 0.60 for every dollar funded actually went to direct patient care and the rest the administrative needs of ccac. Too many managers and not enough patient care. They didn't help themselves, in my opinion, when they went on strike asking for money and the system didn't fall apart. We had absolutely no issues so the

government was able to go "hmm". Nursing in homecare haven't received raises since 2005 and ccac hadn't had one in 2yrs so that also caused a lot of ill feelings. I may make crap money but i do love my job and to me happiness is more important than $$ (just wish my bills thought the same way lol)