Registered Nurse-Screening Mobile Coach

Unit Summary

The Mobile Cancer Screening Coach Program aims to increase participation in breast, cervical and colon cancer screening by providing direct on-site cancer screening services in neighbourhoods with low cancer screening rates. The Program reaches out to clients whose access to health services is affected by the social determinants of health (e.g. transportation, language, culture, poverty etc). The Coach is a 45-ft bus that is staffed daily by a team that includes a clerk, Registered Nurse (RN) and Medical Radiation Technologist (MRT). The Coach provides service at multiple community locations throughout the region including Hamilton, Niagara, Haldimand and Brant Regions, as well as Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit Territories.

Reporting to the Manager, Regional Cancer Programs, the Registered Nurse accepts privileges and responsibilities of authority, accountability and aut...