Come work as a Regional Allied Health Education Initiatives Lead with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Regional Allied Health Education Lead to join the Medical Imaging Team. Apply today to join our team!  

As a Regional Allied Health Education Initiatives Lead with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Develop an organizational Clinical Education Strategy that promotes and facilitates ongoing development/growth needs of educational leaders and clinical staff.
• Provide leadership and consult with managers, Allied Health professional practice leaders, and educators regarding clinical education strategies, and initiatives, and develop innovative educational programming to support organizational initiatives, in accordance with VCH’s people-centred values and focus on advancing Indigenous Cultural Safety, cultural humility, anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Participate in the development of project proposals and funding applications for new initiatives.
• Consult with the Regional Director, Professional Practice, Quality & Safety - Medical Imaging, Clinical Education team, Professional Practice leaders and HR Data Analytics to provide planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of clinical education projects and initiatives.
• Develop, implement and evaluate data analysis methodologies to support strategic initiatives for clinical education and health human resource planning and reporting under the direction of the Regional Director, Professional Practice, Quality & Safety - Medical Imaging and in collaboration with the regional Clinical Education team.
• Promote knowledge translation and act as a resource to Regional Clinical Education team members.

This position is for employment with medical imaging and will directly report to the Regional Director, Professional Practice, Quality & Safety of Medical Imaging. 

Education & Experience

• Current full registration with a recognized Allied Health college or association as applicable to the profession.
• Master’s Degree in Education, or other related field plus seven (7) years’ recent, related experience in a complex health environment, including progressive clinical education, and education program planning and delivery experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License is required, as local area travel requires the use of a personal vehicle for which mileage reimbursement will be paid in accordance with excluded contract agreement.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and skill in educational theory, research, technology and related best practices as well as an understanding of health care disciplines and networking abilities to support enhanced educational practices.
• Applies diligence, with attention to detail to maintain, monitor, calculate, process, and summarize statistical data, records, and confidential information.
• Uses superior group facilitation, team building, negotiating, conflict resolution skills and an interactive teaching style to engage learners with a variety of different learning preferences and facilitate critical thinking and problem resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to foster, lead and role model a healthy and safe workplace.
• Fosters creativity and innovation in strategic planning involving learning and development and in the development of teaching and learning strategies.
• Applies superior written communication abilities and proficient computer skills in the design and composition of creative high quality, interactive learning materials.
• Advanced computer literacy including the flexibility to work with various work related software programs including Microsoft Office (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, etc), Outlook, Internet, etc. Familiarity and comfort using social media for educational purposes.
• Exercises strong initiative, self- direction and problem-solving abilities to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement and incorporate them into the workplace.
• Superior process design and project management abilities applied in the design and development of learning and development initiatives.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

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 in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.