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Vancouver Coastal Health

Mental Health and Addictions Initiatives Coordinator

Richmond

PART TIME

November 26, 2024

Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27/Hr. - CAD $52.81/Hr. Job Summary:

Come work as a Mental Health & Addictions Initiatives Coordinator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Mental Health & Addicitons Initiatives Coordinator to join the Mental Health Rehabilitation Housing Team in Richmond, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Mental Health & Addictions Initiatives Coordinator you will:

Engage staff in clinical and process improvement initiatives.
Develop and evaluate processes, make recommendations and facilitate changes in support of identified strategic directions and quality improvement initiatives.
Support quality improvement initiatives including standards of care, staff education and facilitating the family advisory group, using agreed-upon best practice quality improvement measures, guidelines and protocols.
Primary partnerships are with mental health and addiction managers, coordinators, clinical resource team members, physician leads, organizational quality council, and family advisory groups.
Represent the program team at various meetings both internal and external to VCH including presenting quality improvement results at professional meetings and conferences.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

Master's Degree in a applicable health science and three years’ recent, related experience in mental health and addiction education.
Experience with facilitating change, group process and team building, and quality improvement initiatives or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Eligible for registration in applicable governing body.
Valid BC Drivers License. Local area travel requires the use of a personal vehicle for which mileage will be reimbursed.

Knowledge & Abilities

Excellent communication skills to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment including ability to communicate with the physician community.
Ability to deal with others.
Utilizes initiative, vision, independent thinking and creative problem-solving abilities to implement program plans and initiatives.
Displays ability to understand and analyze complex information and identify process change potential to improve resource utilization.
Displays leadership skills to coordinate resources, advance priorities and promote collaboration and commitment of key stakeholders.
Comprehensive knowledge of health care disciplines and their role in mental health and addiction procedures/processes.
Broad knowledge of clinical practice that includes comprehensive and coordinated care for mental health and addiction, using agreed upon best practice quality improvement measures, guidelines and protocols.
Broad knowledge of research methodology and processes, including analytical and evaluation skills.
Demonstrated ability to function as an effective team member, leader, and facilitator.
Demonstrated ability to teach, demonstrate, facilitate and coach.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, physicians, other health care staff and clients and their families, either one-on-one and in-groups.
Demonstrated ability to promote a creative practice change environment.
Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
Demonstrated ability to deal with and/or guide others in resolution of conflict issues.
Physical ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
Computer literacy with demonstrated word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database skills.

Closing Statement:

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

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.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH):

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

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

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on Career Hub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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