[Hiring] Clinical Planner @Vancouver Coastal Health

Role Description

Come work as a Clinical Planner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinical Planner to join the Virtual Health Team. Apply today to join our team!

The Clinical Planner undertakes a lead role in planning and supporting the implementation of designated initiatives across the health authority. Ensures the identification and incorporation of evidence-based standards and best practices for care delivery, coordinates project development for a broad range of initiatives and ensures appropriate frameworks and processes for evaluation are in place.

• Take a lead role in providing clinical project coordination for designated projects at Vancouver Coastal Health.
• Lead planning processes to help identify specific needs within the project and in relation to other areas of health.
• Coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic initiatives identified for implementation.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders/managers throughout Vancouver Coastal Health to ensure VCH-wide plans meet standards to be implemented across the health authority, while at the same time being sensitive to individual community needs, supports and capacity.
• Research and recommend policies and practices to support care delivery models that are specific to the project/initiative.
• Consult with Physicians, Managers, staff, consumers and family members and other stakeholders in Vancouver Coastal Health.
• Work collaboratively with other provincial and federal authorities and organizations to provide the resources and contacts necessary for sourcing and developing various care models.
• Develop and complete an action research/evaluation process to be utilized for the gathering and sharing of expertise for incorporation into plans within Vancouver Coastal Health.
• Manage the transition of assigned projects through the development state and ensure the transition of the management of these to the identified responsible Manager.
• Carry out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements.
• Immediately report unsafe situations by notifying supervisor or other appropriate personnel.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in a health related discipline.
• Five years recent experience related to the designated initiative or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Extensive knowledge & clinical experience in designated area.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects.
• Knowledge and experience in community development.
• Demonstrated ability in change management and change processes.
• Ability to undertake program evaluation.
• Experience with budget development.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with diverse populations and stakeholder groups.
• Excellence in computer skills, including the Microsoft Office group of products.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

Closing Statement

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.