Come work as a People Health Accommodation Advisor with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a People Health Accommodation Advisor to join the Employee Health Team. Apply today to join our team!  

Reporting to the Manager, Accommodation Team, provides advice, support and education related to sustainable accommodations to employees who are ill or injured. Utilizing best practice guidelines, research studies, published consensus opinions and/or case law findings, the People Health Accommodation Advisor identifies sustainable accommodation opportunities that integrate employees back into the workplace in meaningful and productive employment. Collaborates with People Health and Workplace Health teams to foster safe and effective return to work plans. Makes recommendations to the Employer on the accommodation issues as required.

As a People Health Accommodation Advisor with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide advice, support and education related to employees with disabilities and accommodation and return-to-work plans and priorities. 
• Identify sustainable accommodation opportunities to integrate employees back into the workplace in meaningful and productive employment and work collaboratively with the employee, HR Advisor, WorkAbility Team and managers to foster a culture of acceptance for disabled employees to be effective in the workplace.
• Establish accommodation plans to address the employee’s limitations and restrictions, and meet the managers’ needs with respect to the work place demands. Arrange for orientation of the employee, establish expectations, and ensure employee’s needs are captured to ensure a smooth transition and re-entry into the workforce.  Follow up after each accommodation to determine success and assess if further action to be taken.
• Conduct legal analysis as part of recommendations as to whether the accommodation should proceed or not due to undue hardship.
• Share appropriate medical information to facilitate assessment with the manager as to whether the accommodation is appropriate to the unit and sustainable.
• Review completed Disability Attendance Forms and assess the appropriate course of action.
• Develop strategies that promote the acceptance of the duty to accommodate program and inclusion of disabled employees in to the workplace.
• Collaborate with WorkAbility Team and Workplace Health to ensure a safe and effective return to work.
• Educate clients on employee/labour relations issues, Human Rights legislation and obligations, which reflect industry standards, best practices and VCH’s core competencies.
• Investigate and facilitate the resolution of issues/grievances/disputes related to duty to accommodate, grievances, investigations, third party preparations and advocacy.
• Utilize effective targeted communication strategies for unions, employees and other stakeholders to provide information and gain acceptance.
• Provide vocational counseling to staff who have been off work for a period of time to better enable the re-integration into the workforce.
• Interpret and apply the collective agreements, People policies, legislative requirements and other legal documents.
• Ensure consistent application of processes and procedures related to duty to accommodate, human rights complaints, etc.

Education & Experience

• University degree in a related field, Human Resources certificate and/or Disability Management certificate (NIDMAR).
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of recent related experience in a unionized health care environment, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

Skills: 

• Negotiation
• Analytical
• Relationship management
• Communication
• Emotional intelligence
• Conflict resolution
• Creative solution-focused
• Current computer literacy in Excel, Power Point, Word

Knowledge:

• Health care jobs
• Disability management
• Labour code
• Collective agreements
• Jurisprudence
• Human rights code

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 2025.

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.