Manager Allied Health

2 weeks ago


Kelowna, Canada Interior Health Authority Full time

Are you an Allied Health Professional looking for your next leadership challenge? Kelowna General Hospital is hiring a **Manager, Allied Health**

This position will oversee: Practice areas: Hospital, Long Term Care, Short Stay Unit and the Child Advocacy Center. Disciplines: Respiratory Therapy, Registered Dietitians, Clerical and Occupational Therapy.

**What we offer**:

- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Employer paid training/education opportunities
- Employer paid vacation
- Medical Services Plan
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended health &dental coverage
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Work-life balance

**How will you make an impact?**

The Manager, Allied Health is responsible for managing allied health services for the assigned geographic area or program. The Manager plans, coordinates, implements, evaluates, and monitors allied health services based on the clinical and operational needs, and works collaboratively with counterparts as well as with frontline operational supervisors to ensure that allied health services within the area are operating with optimal efficiency and effectiveness. The Manager provides recommendations, advice, and council to clinical and medical leaders throughout the area regarding allied health.

**What will you work on?**
- Manages allied health services in the geographic area or program by planning, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring all aspects of allied health services based on clinical and operational needs. Provides direction for optimized services for the geographic area and ensures that allied health services comply with current legislation, professional standards, and organizational policies.
- Provides leadership for clinical practice by seeking out and identifying best practice in patient care and takes an active role on applicable working groups with the goal of striving toward standardization and best practice, ensuring that standard procedures and policies developed by these groups are communicated and implemented throughout IH.
- Manages financial resources by preparing the assigned budget for approval, monitoring the budget, identifying variances, and taking required corrective action in order to maintain fiscal responsibility and accountability. Supports operational supervisors in relation to these functions through regular consultations.
- Plans and implements new programs and improvements to existing programs within the geographic area and participates on IH-wide projects to ensure the delivery of the highest quality of service with existing resources.
- Provides recommendations, advice, and council to clinical and medical leaders regarding allied health services by participating in cross-discipline committees and site-specific councils where appropriate.
- Recruits, hires, disciplines, and terminates staff as required. Provides mentoring and coaching to allied health operational supervisors as required. Completes performance evaluations and prepares staff development and training plans.
- Participates in labour relations activities as required. Interprets collective agreements and legislation in consultation with Human Resources.
- Ensures that safe, quality service is delivered in a cost-effective, consistent, and standard manner by working with leadership and quality service teams to ensure that accreditation standards are met and monitored appropriately.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

**Education, Training, and Experience**
- Bachelors Degree in health sciences, nursing, or related field.
- Seven to ten years recent, related clinical experience, including three years in a leadership role.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Current registration with the relevant professional college or association as required.



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