Coordinator Central Functions - Kelowna, Canada - Interior Health Authority

Interior Health Authority

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Kelowna, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Interior Health is hiring a permanent full-time
Coordinator, Central Functions. This position is located at the Kelowna General Hospital, in Kelowna, BC.

Within this role you will assist with the following: Volunteer Services, Fit Test Clinic, MAiD, Space Management, KGH Lockers and Sustainability.

What we offer:

An attractive remuneration package
Excellent career prospects
Employer paid training/education
Employer paid vacation
Medical Service Plan
Employer paid insurance premiums
Extended Health & Dental coverage
May be eligible to contribute to MPP
Worklife balance

How will you create an impact:

The Coordinator, Central Functions develops, implements, and evaluates provincial, regional, and site wide initiatives to improve/maintain site/program operations and staff safety.

The Coordinator liaises with department managers to provide a standard approach to Workplace Health and Safety Initiatives, such as Violence Risk Assessments and Safe Patient Handling, among other site/program wide initiatives.

The Coordinator is responsible for retrieval, analysis, and presentation of strategic utilization information that is required to support operational and administrative decision making.

The Coordinator is responsible for guiding and coordinating activities of the assigned areas in accordance with professional standards; and supporting the goals and strategic direction of IH.

In alignment with IH's Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

What will you work on:

In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, facilitates change within the facility or program by supporting IH initiatives, monitoring ongoing compliance, identifying needs, and providing timely feedback as directed.
Develops followup processes with staff and others. Resolves daytoday problems as required, evaluates operating procedures, and advises management as necessary. Drafts correspondence/ reports as requested. Prepares spreadsheets, graphs, flow charts, and statistics as required.
Coordinates sitewide health and safety initiatives as well as quality control initiatives. Participates in the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee. Accountable to quality reporting programs by following up with staff incident reports; resolves complaints in coordination with leadership.
Supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of unit or department specific goals and objectives, standards and policies, ensuring consistency with the established standards and objectives of the services within Interior Health.
Participates in the development and implementation of the local quality improvement and risk management initiatives in accordance with Interior Health standards and processes.
Analyzes current trends and data in assigned area of responsibility related to the provision of accessible, comprehensive, efficient, and effective service/care.
Participates, as part of the local management teams, in coordinating the utilization of shared resources including services, equipment, and space with other departments and/or sites.
Prepares formal reports including project executive summary, project charters, assessment of need, summary of program and services, cost estimates, status reports, cost control reports, and other reports as appropriate related to site wide operational initiatives.
May recruit, hire, discipline, and terminate nonclinical staff as required. Provides mentoring and coaching to staff, completes performance evaluations and prepares staff development, training and succession plans. Administers collective agreements and represents the employer in the grievance process, on various union/management committees, and during essential service situations.
Supports the analyses current trends and data in assigned areas of responsibility relating to the provision of accessible, comprehensive, efficient, and effective service/care. This includes sick time, overtime, casual utilization, WCB, turnover, staff mix, vacation utilization, and vacancies.
Supports project implementation and work plan for programwide initiatives including identification of key partners, critical timeframes, and processes required to ensure effective identification of capital and program requirements.
Collects and monitors fiscal and utilization data and analyzes data to ensure the effective use of resources in the service area. Monitors expenditures, and identifies and reports on variances.
Represents Clinical Operations and Clinical Services at the assigned service area(s) and IH level by participating in committees/teams as required.
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