Come work as a Clinical Coordinator with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse or a Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Substance Use Assessment Team in North Vancouver as a Clinical Coordinator. Apply today to join our team!

As a Clinical Coordinator you will:

• Provide leadership, supervision and guidance to designated staff including the planning and the implementation of innovative approaches for delivering quality, efficient services to support/promote health and illness prevention for patients with substance use issues/challenges/complaints.
• Consult and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, patients and family members and applies the principles of recovery to provide treatment and care coordination that is both inclusionary and flexible for individuals with substance use and concurrent disorders.
• Act as a clinical resource for staff by supporting staff training, development and promoting education and research.
• Assist the Manager by performing various administrative duties, coordinating staffing, scheduling, clinical research, reporting activities and providing input into proposals, budgets, policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with the manager, leadership team and other health care providers to promote excellence in patient and family centred care delivery within substance use services.

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

• Completion of applicable post-graduate course work and/or applicable certification and three (3) years' recent, related clinical experience working with a mental health and substance use patient population including one (1) year experience in supervisor/leadership role, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to provide effective leadership, supervision, work direction and consultation.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive substance use clinical and risk assessments, formulate treatment and discharge plans and provide crisis intervention.
• Demonstrated knowledge of harm reduction and opioid replacement modalities.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff and ability to provide clinical guidance and work direction.
• Knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations
• Knowledge of evidence-based best practices and issues to provide substance use and concurrent disorders treatment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, both verbally orally and in writing
• Ability collaborate effectively with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff and staff of external agencies.
• Knowledge of evidence informed nursing practice related to the designated clinical area.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to the patient population.
• Ability to apply knowledge of theory and practice to a mental health and substance use process.
• Knowledge of health care disciplines and their role in patient care and service provision.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver educational materials for staff/patients and families based on education theories, principles and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a supportive, creative learning environment and continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, adjust to unexpected events, mediate and deal with conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and support staff through transition.
• Knowledge of basic research including research ethics, research question, hypothesis and qualitative and quantitative data analyses methods.
• Demonstrated skill in clinical techniques and the use of applicable equipment and supplies.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• 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.

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.


***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.