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$46/hr–$66/hr
Temporary
bachelor degree
Comprehensive Health Benefits Package, MSP, Extended Health, Dental, Municipal Pension Plan, Employer-paid Training
Posted 58d ago
Apply by Jul 8
~38 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of medical staff wellness, health, and safety strategies, aligning initiatives across psychological safety and violence prevention. Partner with organizational leaders to integrate trauma-informed and cultural safety frameworks into wellness programming.
Requirements
Requires a degree in Psychology, Education, Counselling, or a related field with at least 5 years of experience in organizational wellness or psychological health and safety. Experience applying the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in a large complex organization is required.
Full job description
Salary Details
The salary range for this position is CAD $46.39/Hr. - CAD $66.68/Hr.
Job Summary
Come work as a Wellness, Health and Safety Advisor, Medical and Academic Affairs with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Wellness, Health and Safety Advisor, Medical and Academic Affairs to join the Medical Quality Leadership & Practice, Medical and Academic Affairs team. In this role you will bring your knowledge and expertise Occupational Health and Safety to serve as a subject matter expert, shaping and advancing a tailored wellness, health and safety program, for medical staff. Working collaboratively across the organization, you will partner with medical staff, working groups, the People team, and other key stakeholders to play a key role in designing, building, and promoting practical, meaningful supports that reflect the unique needs of medical staff.
As a Wellness, Health and Safety Advisor, Medical and Academic Affairs with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:
Lead Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Medical Staff Wellness, Health and Safety strategy, design, including the creation of linkages across all related portfolios.
Align initiatives across wellness, violence prevention occupational health, accommodation, and psychological safety.
Develop and recommend approaches, design, implementation and evaluation of wellness, health and safety programs, while ensuring programs align with trauma-informed and cultural safety frameworks.
Inform, partner with, and guide designated VCH People, Medical & Academic Affairs (MAA) and contract advisors and educators when rolling out program initiatives and developing training curriculum and policy.
Support the implementation of CSA Psychological Health and Safety, WorkSafe BC and Violence standards into wellness programming. This role champions both psychological safety and employee wellness and brings together medical staff, leaders and organizational partners to increase strategy adoption.
This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
As a minimum, a Degree in Psychology, Education, Counselling, Organizational Development, Health Promotion, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in Psychological Health and Safety, Learning & Development, or Organizational Wellness in a large complex organization, including experience applying the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety and wellness program development, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Recent related clinical professional experience and working alongside medical staff structure are considered assets to the position.
Certification or advanced training in psychological health and safety, mental health, health promotion, organizational development, coaching, or trauma-informed practice would be an asset to this role.
Knowledge & Abilities
Develops and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external partners to promote and enhance services provided with sensitivity to diversity and Indigenous lens.
Practices the recognition, inclusion and support of all types and aspects of diversity at all stages of engagement, with an understanding of the issues faced by people from equity-deserving groups.
Fosters collaboration and effective working relationships with partners that promote cooperative goals and contribute to an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills with a focus on system transformation and meaningful engagement.
Demonstrated ability to lead, guide and facilitate change as well as anticipated future change in service delivery and develop strategies that optimize resources to improve efficiency and quality of care.
Demonstrated knowledge of psychosocial factors impacting personal well-being and organizational health.
Demonstrated knowledge of organization development theory and applications.
Demonstrated group facilitation skills in an organization development role.
Demonstrated knowledge of leadership and team development.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff 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, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, 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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VCH is a people-focused organization that focuses on our organizational values of learning, caring, and results.
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Vancouver, BC
LinkedIn followers
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