Come work as a Senior Contract Analyst, Medical Administration with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Senior Contract Analyst to join the Medical Administration Team. Apply today to join our team!  

As a Senior Contract Analyst, Medical Administration with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide leadership and support to the organization by ensuring Medical Staff contracts and deliverables are effectively managed within the CoC.
• Be responsible for drafting contracts to reflect services and increasingly, novel service delivery models; and undertaking due diligence by completing relevant contract support documentation and approval process.
• Be accountable for developing, socializing and maintaining a comprehensive Contact Management Framework for medical staff contacts within the CoC, and must take a proactive approach to create efficient process and policy-oriented solutions to business issues and trends.
• Manage many concurrent projects and balances competing priorities based on a broad understanding of organizational needs.
• Work collaboratively with the team providing advice on best practices in all aspects of the contract cycle, including contract planning, development and ongoing management.
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with corporate Medical Staff Engagement and Contract Strategies, VCH Finance, internal and external Medical Staff billing contractors, operations leaders, and partners in other health authorities, and potentially Ministry of Health representatives.

This work is aligned with VCH’s people-centred values and focused on advancing Indigenous Cultural Safety, anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline with five (5) years related experience, preferably in the health care field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s license required as local area travel within the designated Community of Care geographic area may require the use of a vehicle.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of Medical Services Plan fee guides and billing procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and highly developed interpersonal, facilitation, negotiation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex health care programs and working in a fast-paced and public environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to client focused services and teamwork with direct experience working collaboratively and effectively with Medical Staff.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate administrative, professional and operational aspects of the department throughout VCH in an effective and efficient manner.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture an environment where quality improvement principles are embraced and used on a continuous basis.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a strong sense of teamwork and principles of team.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Good decision making/problem solving skills.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
  
  

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 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 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.