People Health Advisor

Posted 15 days ago

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Job Details

Full Time

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 38.130 to 52.820 per hour

Job Description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $38.13/Hr. - CAD $54.82/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a People Health Advisor with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a People Health Advisor to join the People Health Team. Apply today to join our team!

As a People Health Advisor with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

Develop, implement and monitor safe stay at work and/or return to work plans for employees with injury or illness.
Utilize support resources on the Team to develop a safe and suitable care pathway that allows and encourages employees to stay-at-work or return-to-work in a timely manner following injury or illness.
Maintain full medical confidentiality within the scope of VCH’s Accessing Employee Medical Information Policy.
Coordinate disability case management of ill and injured employees, including early intervention and provision of services and referrals, to implement cost effective strategies to decrease absence and facilitate early return to work or stay at work.
Maintain a high level of support for employees participating in disability management through frequent communication with the employee, collaborating with the employee and their care providers in development of goals and objectives compatible to the employee’s disability, monitoring the progress of the employee, communicating and collaborating with managers and union representatives.
Promote best practices in disability management through communication, provision of expert advice and training of employees, managers, union representatives, HR Advisors and others, as appropriate.
Follow established guidelines and standards of practice throughout the care pathway.
Assess employees’ fitness for work based on bona fide medical and functional information.
Develop, in collaboration with the employee and their care providers, individualized plans that facilitate an injured or ill employee’s return to work or stay at work that meet’s the employee’s functional ability.
Maintain and evaluate a comprehensive roster of preferred internal and external providers of rehabilitation services.
Maintain accurate and up to date records of all employees enrolled in the disability management program.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

University degree in kinesiology, OT, PT or other health care discipline.
Five (5) years recent related experience in a unionized health care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Disability Management certificate (National Institute of Disability Management and Research).

Knowledge & Abilities

Relationship management
Verbal and written communication
Negotiation/influence
Current computer literacy in Excel, Power Point, Word
Clinical reasoning
Creative solution-focused
Disability management
Health care jobs

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.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

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
Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our goals of creating a great place to work and delivering exceptional care. We acknowledge and accommodate unique differences and ensure special measures are in place so that all prospective and current employees are given an opportunity to succeed.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

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.

About Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is one of five regional health authorities that work under the Ministry of Health together, with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), to provide high-quality, appropriate and timely health services to British Columbians. VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering care to more than one million B.C. residents living in Vancouver, the North Shore, Richmond, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast and the Central Coast. We are dedicated to providing exceptional care across the full continuum in areas including public health, primary care, acute services, community-based long-term care and home health, mental health, substance use, and research. We are an organization fully committed to supporting healthy lives in healthy communities with the robust resources of more than 27,000 staff, 3,200 medical staff, 13 hospitals, 55 long-term care and assisted living sites, a number of urgent primary care centres, and 17 community health centres.