Professional Practice Consultant, Social Work

4 weeks ago


Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada PHSA Full time

Job Summary

BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services is seeking a Professional Practice Consultant, Social Work to provide leadership in creating, articulating, innovating and sustaining an organization-wide vision for inter-professional collaborative practice that emphasizes highest quality, family-centred care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership in creating, articulating, innovating and sustaining an organization-wide vision for inter-professional collaborative practice that emphasizes highest quality, family-centred care.
  • Support strong inter-professional collaboration through the development of structures, processes and mechanisms that support positive patient outcomes.
  • Utilize and model effective change management strategies to achieve systems-level transformation.
  • Support organizational strategy deployment, ensuring that professional practice priorities are aligned with PHSA and provincial strategic priorities.
  • Track, analyze and report progress in relation to designated performance indicators.
  • Ensure professional standards and regulations, practice guidelines and code of ethics for all assigned professions are achieved working in collaboration with discipline leaders.
  • Provide professional practice input and decision-making to clinical information system design and implementation, particularly as it relates to scope.
  • Participate in policy and procedure development, including those related to clinical informatics, consults and/or participates in system change processes for implementation and evaluation of information systems in practice settings.
  • Participate in design of data collection tools for practice decision-making and record keeping.
  • Participate in determining the impact of clinical information systems on the roles of the inter-professional team to improve the use of informatics within clinical practice, and encourage professionals to develop comfort and competency in technology use in practice.
  • Provide leadership for a wide range of projects designed to address PHSA-wide operational goals and vision.
  • In collaboration with PHSA agencies and programs, plan and implement complex projects and initiatives aimed at improving; inter-professional collaborative practice, new technology integration, innovative practice approaches and models of care to enhance patient outcomes.

Requirements

  • A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in the applicable profession such as Nursing, Allied Health or related Health Sciences field, plus five (5) years of recent, related experience including two (2) years of leadership experience.
  • Current practicing registration with own discipline professional regulatory body.
  • Informatics training/certification an asset.
  • Demonstrated knowledge in facilitation of inter-professional practice.
  • Current knowledge of controls on practice, regulatory bodies, and the Health Professions and Occupations Act.
  • Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in providing care.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of PHSA mission, vision, values, strategic directions and goals.
  • Knowledge of research processes and methodology.
  • Well-developed project planning and management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work, including the ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team and ability to function as an effective leader, mentor, and facilitator.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and to work effectively with co-workers, other health care professionals, and with the various PHSA programs.
  • Ability to work autonomously and be self-directed and agile in complex and changing environments.
  • Ability to work with emerging technologies, including development, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and to participate in and support the learning of others.
  • Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  • Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

What We Offer

  • Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families.
  • Join one of BC's largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
  • Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
  • Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
  • Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
  • PHSA is a remote work-friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
  • Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.

About Us

PHSA and BCMHSUS is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA's North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at .

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.



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